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The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: From the Earliest Fragments to the End of the Vth Century A.D.
История, Культурология

The Oxford Book of Latin Verse: From the Earliest Fragments to the End of the Vth Century A.D.

Автор: Garrod H. W.
Язык: английский
Год: 1912
Статус: Закончена
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Latin poetry begins where almost all poetry begins—in the rude ceremonial of a primitive people placating an unknown and dreaded spiritual world. The earliest fragments are priestly incantations. In one of these fragments the Salii placate...
Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story
История, Экология

Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story

Автор: Tynan Elizabeth
Язык: английский
Год: 2016
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In September 2016 it will be 60 years since the first British mushroom cloud rose above the plain at Maralinga in South Australia. The atomic weapons test series wreaked havoc on Indigenous communities and turned the land into a radioactive...
Geopolitical Exotica
Политика

Geopolitical Exotica

Автор: Anand Dibyesh
Язык: английский
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Geopolitical Exotica examines exoticized Western representations of Tibet and Tibetans and the debate over that land’s status with regard to China. Concentrating on specific cultural images of the twentieth century-promulgated by novels, popular...
Red Sky in the Morning
Военная история

Red Sky in the Morning

Автор: Pearson Michael
Язык: английский
Год: 2013
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The Arctic convoys that sailed through the cold malevolent waters of the Barents Sea ran the gauntlet of German air and sea attacks as they struggled to transport vital supplies to Britain’s Russian allies. Convoy JW51B sailed in December...