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The central theme of this book is the double role of the Sahara: as both a link between tropical Africa and the Mediterranean Islamic world; and as a restrictive/protective barrier that allowed considerable autonomy and originality to the southern Sahel ('shore') of the desert and its immediate hinterland. Thus Austen discusses the structural...

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This is the first comprehensive history of renaissance rhetoric, an advanced        training in the use of language to argue, persuade, and convey information, which        was an essential component of renaissance culture, and discusses rhetorical training        as well as the opinions on rhetoric of major scholars including...

The Shaping of Modern FinanceThis book examines the differences and commonalities of eight global financial crises since the late nineteenth century (including the Great Depression of the 1930s and the Financial Debacle of the early twenty-first century) to give insights into how the financial landscape has - or has not - been reshaped after a...

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Stanley Sadie presents a study of Mozart's life and works which aims to reach a better understanding of the composer by viewing him in the context of his times. It considers how his extraordinary experiences as a child prodigy coloured his approach to the world and his contemporaries....