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The Decline of Britishness in Scotland since 1979 This study examines the decline of British identity in Scotland from 1979 to the present. It shows that the main cause of this decline in the period between the two devolution... more
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Andarin, ancient Androna, northeast of Hama in Syria is the focus of a new international field project, being undertaken by Syrian (under Dr. A. Zaqzuq), German (Heidelberg) and British (Oxford) archaeologists, which plans by means of... more
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      ArchaeologyHistory of TechnologyLate Antique ArchaeologyByzantine Studies
Request Permissions : Click here Downloaded from http://journals.cambridge.org/CAQ, IP address: 137.44.26.28 on 11 Nov 2013 DEPRECIATION IN VITRUVIUS Vitruvius has something interesting to say at De architectura 2.8.8: 1
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Historiens, archéologues et philologues invoquent fréquemment l’œuvre de Vitruve comme témoin privilégié des techniques et de l’architecture romaines. Ils le font parfois de manière abusive mais la démarche est, sur le fond, justifiée par... more
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      Ancient HistoryVitruviusGreek ArchaeologyAncient Technology (Archaeology)
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Il volume è stato pubblicato grazie al contributo di ISBN 978 88 222 6254 7 CONTENTS
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      History of ScienceCometsHistory of AstronomyHistory of Astrology
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      History of ScienceHistory of AstronomyEpistolographyHistory of Observation
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      History of ScienceHistory of AstronomyNeo-latin literatureEarly Modern Science
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A quick and dirty translation of Regiomontanus's 'tradelist' of c.1475. I've produced this for use in teaching; corrections, comments, queries are welcome. Others are welcome to make use of it for teaching too - but caveat lector!
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      Print CultureHistory of MathematicsHistory of the BookRenaissance Humanism
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      History of scientific instrumentsEarly Modern Astronomy
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      Latin LiteratureHistory of scientific instrumentsTranslation
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An overview and assessment of the historiography of British sport. Please reference the published version.
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      Cultural HistoryBritish HistorySports HistorySocial History
Pre-publication print of: Martin Johnes, 'A prince, a king and a referendum: rugby, politics and nationhood in Wales, 1969-1979', Journal of British Studies, 47 (2008), 129-148. There may be small textual differences between this version... more
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      HistoryBritish HistoryContemporary HistorySports History
Pigeon racing was immensely popular amongst male industrial workers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This article offers an overview of the history of pigeon racing in this period before moving on to explore the sport’s... more
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      HistoryBritish History
This paper examines recent calls for a greater use of fiction as source material for sport history. Influenced by postmodern ideas and an appreciation of the mediated nature of much sport, historians like Jeff Hill have suggested that... more
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      HistoryBritish HistorySports HistoryPostmodern Literature
This paper explores the health and future of academic sports history in the United Kingdom. It argues that there is much to celebrate on the 25th anniversary of the British Society of Sports History. There is a body of scholars producing... more
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      HistoryBritish HistorySports History
Examines sport and national identity in Wales.
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      HistoryBritish HistoryNationalismNationalism And State Building