Smithsonian Magazine takes you on a journey through history, science, world culture and technology with breathtaking images from around the world. Smithsonian Magazine brings history, science, nature, culture and travel to you: * Explore history and archaeology from the Sphinx to Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. * Catch up on the latest science from wildlife to evolution and the solar system. * Travel to the best places from Petra to Prague. Stop at art museums and cultural treasures along the way!
Romancing Treason addresses the scope and significance of the secular literary culture of the Wars of the Roses, and especially of the Middle English romances that were distinctively written in prose during this period. Megan Leitch argues that the pervasive textual presence of treason during the decades c.1437-c.1497 suggests a way of conceptualising the understudied space between the Lancastrian literary culture of the early fifteenth century and the Tudor literary cultures of the early and mid-sixteenth century.
Talking Culture is a flexible new culture course for young teenagers learning English. Talking Culture contains 6 self-contained modules dealing with a specific theme. Each spread is full of useful and interesting information, chosen to appeal to young teenagers and to give them an insight into life in the English-speaking world. The four skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) are developed systematically throughout the book.
Rhetoric, Politics and Popularity in Pre-Revolutionary England provides a completely new account of the political thought and culture of Elizabethan and early Stuart England. It examines the centrality of humanist rhetoric in the pre-revolutionary educational system and its vital contribution to the political culture of the period. Humanism, Markku Peltonen argues, was crucial to the development of the participatory character of English politics as schoolboys were taught how to speak about taxation and foreign policy, liberty and tyranny.
Adventure Guides are the perfect travel companion for the modern explorer. Whether you're looking to backpack around your home state or boost the number of stamps in your passport by traveling overseas, these books will heighten your travel experience.Our team of knowledgeable authors offers comprehensive introductions that cover history, geography, climate, when to go, transportation, planning and culture. Region-by-region, the books then delve into the heart of the area, with driving tours and side trips to the best museums, historic sites and shops.
