Victor Kiernan (1913-2009) ranks among Britain”s most distinguished historians. After a fellowship at Trinity College, Cambridge, and a long period spent teaching in India, he joined the History Department at the University of Edinburgh, where he served as professor of modern history from 1970 until his retirement. Over the course of his life he authored such works as European Empires from Conquest to Collapse; The Duel in European History; Shakespeare: Poet and Citizen; Horace: Poetics and Politics and numerous others, as well as translating two volumes of Urdu poetry.
10 Ebooks by Victor Kiernan
Victor Kiernan: Lords of Human Kind
When European explorers went out into the world to open up trade routes and establish colonies, they brought back much more than silks and spices, cotton and tea. Inevitably, they came into contact w …
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€25.33
Victor Kiernan: America
While there have been many analyses of American imperialism, few have equalled the breadth or insight of this seminal text, one of the first to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the …
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€20.81
Victor Kiernan: Shakespeare
‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement Although Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued …
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€20.64
Victor Kiernan: Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement The seventeenth century saw the brief flowering of tragic dr …
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€20.66
Victor Kiernan: Duel in European History
For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, the romance and drama …
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€22.03
Victor Kiernan: Lords of Human Kind
When European explorers went out into the world to open up trade routes and establish colonies, they brought back much more than silks and spices, cotton and tea. Inevitably, they came into contact w …
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English
DRM
€25.47
Victor Kiernan: America
While there have been many analyses of American imperialism, few have equalled the breadth or insight of this seminal text, one of the first to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the …
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English
DRM
€20.74
Victor Kiernan: Shakespeare
‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement Although Shakespeare is rightly celebrated for the continued …
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English
DRM
€20.73
Victor Kiernan: Eight Tragedies of Shakespeare
‘This book rests on a lifetime’s thinking about history. It helps us see Shakespeare in a more realistic light .’Times Literary Supplement The seventeenth century saw the brief flowering of tragic dr …
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English
DRM
€20.75
Victor Kiernan: Duel in European History
For centuries, duelling played an integral role in the preservation of the aristocratic order in Europe, defying attempts by both church and state to ban the practice. Moreover, the romance and drama …
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English
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€21.97
