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UNINA9910451979303321 |
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War in the early modern world / / edited by Jeremy Black |
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London : , : UCL Press, , 1999 |
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1-135-36156-8 |
9786610144013 |
1-280-14401-7 |
0-203-98122-7 |
1-283-70755-1 |
1-135-36157-6 |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Military art and science |
History - General |
History & Archaeology |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Contributors notes; Preface; Chapter One Introduction; The rise of the West; Technological change; Military developments and state-building; Notes; Further reading; General; Important works not covered in other lists include; Chapter Two Warfare at sea 1450-1815; Maritime trade, state formation and warfare at sea; A Eurocentric form of warfare; Constraints on early modern naval warfare: climate, human endurance and technology; Changing frameworks and maritime expansion: warfare at sea, 1450-1650 |
Bureaucratic battle fleets: warfare at sea, 1650-1720Oceanic and continental power struggles: warfare at sea, 1720-1815; Further reading; Chapter Three Warfare in Japan 1467-1600; Notes; Further reading; Chapter Four War and warfare in China 1450-1815; The Battle of Tumu to the death of Hideyoshi; The rise of Nurhaci and the Liaodong campaign; The Qing conquest; Yongzheng and Qianlong's |
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reigns; Conclusion; Notes; Further Reading; Chapter Five Warhorse and gunpowder in India1 c. 1000-1850; Introduction; The inner frontier; Fitna; The horse-warrior revolution (1000-1200) |
Sieges and forts (1200-1400)The false dawn of gunpowder (1400-1750); The gunpowder revolution (1750-1850); Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; General; Elephants and horses; Gunpowder; Fortification and sieges; The military labour market; Regional developments; East India Company; Chapter Six Warfare, slave trading and European influence: Atlantic Africa 1450-1800; The geographical background; The art of war in sixteenth century Africa; Europeans in African war; War and the slave trade; Notes; Further reading; Chapter Seven Ottoman war and warfare 1453-1812; Introduction |
The formative period 1300-1453The imperial age 1453-1566; The limits of empire 1566-1699; The compromise 1699-1812; Notes; Further reading; General; 1300-1453: the formative period; 1453-1566: the imperial age; 1566-1699: the limits of empire; 1699-1812: the compromise; Chapter Eight European warfare 1450-1815; 1450-1530; 1530-1660; 1660-1720; 1720-89; 1789-1815; Notes; Further reading; Chapter Nine War, politics and the conquest of Mexico; CorteĢs and the conquest of Mexico1; Explaining the conquest; Reinterpreting the conquest; Notes; Further reading |
Chapter Ten European-Native American warfare in North America, 1513-1815Notes; Further reading; Index |
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A collection of essays charting the developments in military practice and warfare across the world in the early modern and modern periods. |
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UNINA9910453940703321 |
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"Imagining" biblical worlds [[electronic resource] ] : studies in spatial, social and historical constructs in honor of James W. Flanagan / / edited by David M. Gunn and Paula M. McNutt |
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London ; ; New York, NY, : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002 |
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1-281-80265-4 |
9786611802653 |
0-567-18990-2 |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; ; 359 |
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FlanaganJames W |
GunnD. M (David M.) |
McNuttPaula M |
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Sociology, Biblical |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Contents; Abbreviations; List of Contributors; Introduction; Select Bibliography; Part I: SPATIAL CONSTRUCTS; Part II: SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL CONSTRUCTS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors |
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The essays in this volume address the interface between biblical studies, archaeology, sociology and cultural anthropology, celebrating the pioneering work of James Flanagan. In particular, this collection explores various ways in which the real ancient world is constructed by the modern critical reader with the aid of various theoretical and practical tools.The contributors to this volume have all been involved with Flanagan and his projects during his academic career and the essays carry forward the important interdisciplinary agendas he has encouraged. Part One deals with his recent interes |
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UNINA9910459596403321 |
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Hill Emma, Dr. |
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So you want to be a medical mum? [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for female medics who have ever thought that maybe, somehow, one day, they might want to have a baby / / Emma Hill |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008 |
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0-19-176845-6 |
1-283-58197-3 |
9786613894427 |
0-19-155336-0 |
0-19-157980-7 |
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1 online resource (246 p.) |
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Pregnant women - Great Britain |
Women physicians - Great Britain |
Work and family - Great Britain |
Working mothers - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Dedication; Thanks; Preface; Glossary and abbreviations; Contents; Introduction; 1 Before you take the plunge; 2 Trying to get pregnant; 3 Life as a pregnant hospital doctor; 4 Life as a pregnant general practitioner; 5 Academic medicine; 6 Pregnancy as an undergraduate; 7 Know your rights: employment law; 8 Maternity leave; 9 Before the baby arrives; 10 Doctors giving birth; 11 Early days ... Yes, it was a baby (not flatus or fluid); 12 Planning your return to work; 13 Breastfeeding and working; 14 Childcare; 15 Being back at work; 16 Working fathers; 17 'Planning' further pregnancies |
18 Now we are six ... Watching your children grow19 Money matters; 20 Do you still wish you'd been a lawyer?; Frequently asked questions; Appendix 1: Useful contacts; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
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In 2006 over 60% of medical graduates in the UK were female, and the number of women going to medical school as 'mature students' is steadily increasing. Some of these women will, at some point, choose to have a baby, but the question always asked is how to fit it in with a medical career? Along with the problem of finding time to actually have a baby, and coping as a pregnant doctor, there is the problem of finding information when it is most needed. This book addresses thisproblem, bringing a wealth of information together in one easy-to-use resource. Written by a mother, who has faced the j |
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