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The early mandolin - James Tyler, Paul Sparks - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=hc0IAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA64&dq=%22Giovanni+Hoffmann%22#v=onepage

The name "mandolin" was used to refer to two quite different instruments: the gut-stringed mandolino, played with the fingers, and the later metal-stringed Neapolita mandoline, which was played with a plectrum. This is the first book devoted exclusively to…

The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=RSvAKgxEhuwC&pg=PAxiv#v=onepage

Torture is the most widespread human rights crime in the modern world, practiced in more than one hundred countries, including the United States. How could something so brutal, almost unthinkable, be so prevalent? The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and…

The CONTECS project - The CONTECS project

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Contecs project

Mathemagical Buffet - Liong-shin Hahn - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=rK9PBvtf9XIC&pg=PA71

Mathemagical Buffet offers a delectable feast to everyone with a basic facility in secondary-school mathematics. Every topic reflects the incomparable excitement, beauty, and joy of mathematics; they present a wealth of ingenious insights and marvelous…

Between Prague Spring and French May: Opposition and Revolt in Europe, 1960-1980 - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=xomqmgS2sgEC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q&f=false

Abandoning the usual Cold War–oriented narrative of postwar European protest and opposition movements, this volume offers an innovative, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive perspective on two decades of protest and social upheaval in postwar Europe. It…

The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=Q1xbAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q&f=false

In antiquity, the Mediterranean region was linked by sea and land routes that facilitated the spread of religious beliefs and practices among the civilizations of the ancient world. The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Mediterranean Religions provides an…

Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831 - Panos Sophoulis - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=Y8Y-3zVnvbEC&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q&f=false

This innovative survey of Byzantium's relations with pre-Christian Bulgaria in the late eighth and early ninth century offers an entirely new framework for understanding the developments that shaped one of the most turbulent periods in the history of the…

The End of Greek Athletics in Late Antiquity - Sofie Remijsen - Google Books

https://books.google.de/books?id=a7ksCQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=de#v=onepage&q&f=false

This book presents the first comprehensive study of how and why athletic contests, a characteristic aspect of Greek culture for over a millennium, disappeared in late antiquity. In contrast to previous discussions, which focus on the ancient Olympics, the…

A Concise History of the Classic Guitar - GRAHAM WADE - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=ytfJvpphLqQC&pg=PA128

A Concise History of the Classic Guitar by Graham Wade, one of the foremost international writers on the guitar, explores the history of the instrument from the 16th century to the present day. This compact assessment of five centuries of fretted…

Adland: A Global History of Advertising - Mark Tungate - Google Books

http://books.google.de/books?id=gE05D1A4X3gC&pg=PA179

Adland is a ground-breaking examination of modern advertising, from its early origins, to the evolution of the current advertising landscape. Bestselling author and journalist Mark Tungate examines key developments in advertising, from copy adverts, radio…

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