Tokyo a Cultural History 9780199729654, 9780195386349

An Armchair Traveller's History of Tokyo 9781909961593

With almost 13 million residents, Tokyo is now as much an icon of modernity as it is a city, with its neon-lit billboard

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Understanding Russia: A Cultural History

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Civility: A Cultural History 9781442687660

Davetian's rich, multi-dimensional review of civility from 1200 to the present day provides an in-depth analysis of

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Olympia: A Cultural History 9780691218533

A comprehensive and richly illustrated history of one of the most important athletic, religious, and political sites in

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Fear: A Cultural History 9780349006925

Fear is one of the most basic and most powerful of all the human emotions. Sometimes it is hauntingly specific: flames s

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Sport. a Cultural History 9780231891158

Studies the cultural history of sport in the lives of all people from before the Greeks to the late 1900's. Looks a

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A Cultural History of the British Empire: A Cultural History of the British Empire 9780300268812

A compelling history of British imperial culture, showing how it was adopted and subverted by colonial subjects around t

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Tokyo Before Tokyo 9781789142709

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Andalucia : A Cultural History 9780199704514, 9780195376104

Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: The Garden of Earthly Delights Part One: Iberia: From Prehistory to the Visigo

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Italian Neorealism: A Cultural History 9781487535575

This book seeks to redefine, recontextualize, and reassess Italian neorealism – an artistic movement characterized by st

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