War of the Fists, The: Popular Culture and Public Violence in Late Renaissance Venice (Pocket)
avRobert C. Davis
ISBN: 9780195084047 - UTGIVEN: 1994-02-10
Christian Slaves, Muslim Masters (Inbunden)
avRobert C. Davis
ISBN: 9780333719664 - UTGIVEN: 2003-09In this book, Davis uses many new historical sources to re-examine one of the least understood forms of human bondage in modern times - the systematic enslavement of white, Christian Europeans by the Muslims of North Africa's Barbary Coast. Far from the minor phenomenon that many have assumed it to [...]
Renaissance People (Inbunden)
avRobert C. Davis, Beth Lindsmith
ISBN: 9780500251775 - UTGIVEN: 201109Like every era, the Renaissance brims with stories. In this book, Robert Davis and Beth Lindsmith highlight dozens of notable lives from between 1400 and 1600. They bring to life wily politicians, eccentric scientists, fiery rebels and stolid reactionaries, as well as a pornographer, an acrobat, an [...]
The Prevention of Crime (Pocket)
avDennis P. Rosenbaum, Arthur J. Lurigio, Robert C. Davis
ISBN: 9780534507602 - UTGIVEN: 1998-04-09This groundbreaking book presents a definitive look at the history of crime prevention strategies and policies in the United States. It analyzes the failures of American crime prevention techniques and possible solutions our country might seek to reduce crime, drugs, and disorder in the future. It l[...]
Does Religious Education Work? (Pocket)
avJames C. Conroy, David Lundie, Robert A. Davis
ISBN: 9781474234658 - UTGIVEN: 2015-04Society for Educational Studies Annual Book Prize winner: 2nd Prize This ground-breaking volume draws upon a rich and variegated range of methodologies to understand more fully the practices, policies and resources available in and to religious education in British schools. The descriptions, explana[...]
