Новинки Питера Брауна

Период между 150 и 750 годами н. э. — эпоха, в которую навсегда исчезают казалось бы самые незыблемые античные институты. К 476 году в Западной Европе прекратила свое существование Римская империя, а к 655 году на Ближнем Востоке — Персидская империя. Ставшее уже классическим исследование Питера Брауна — это попытка понять, что отличало позднеантичный мир от классической античной цивилизации и как эти перемены предопределили разные пути развития Европы и Ближнего Востока. Автор исследует социальные трансформации и реакцию современников на них, чтобы ответить на один из ключевых вопросов мировой истории: как и почему средиземноморский мир…

The Army of George II is often forgotten, as 18th century British military history is bookended by the victories of the Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession and the final defeat of Napoleon by the Duke of Wellington. Yet it was in this period that Britain rose to prominence, not only as a European, but also as a world power, defeating the French in India, North America, and the Caribbean and fighting them in two major wars in Europe. Great leaders emerged, such as Robert Clive and James Wolfe, whilst the private soldiers proved themselves to be adaptable, stoic, and, above all, brave in the face of extreme hardship. This was the army that crushed French colonial ambitions and in so doing laid the groundwork for the British Empire.

In this book you will find details of how the army was recruited, funded, and how it functioned day-to-day. Details are also provided of the uniforms worn by infantry, artillery, and cavalry; how they were organised, paid, and punished. There are also new insights into the logistics of 18th century warfare; how the soldiers performed in battle, both in Europe and in the colonies; and what medical treatment they could expect when the battles were over.

Copiously illustrated with period images as well as new artwork by Patrice Courcelle, this book provides a unique insight into what it was like to serve in the Army of King George II.

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In-depth and definitive, The Love You Make is an astonishing account of four men who transformed the way a whole generation of young people thought and lived. It reigns as the most comprehensive, revealing biography available of John, Paul, George, and Ringo.
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В своей книге известный британский астроном Питер Браун рассказывает о необыкновенной науке – астроархеологии. Основная часть исследования посвящена подробному повествованию о феномене знаменитого Стоунхенджа – загадочным мегалитическим кругам и земляным сооружениям, разбросанным повсюду на Британских островах и в северо-западной части Франции. Автор познакомит вас с тонкостями астрономических расчетов, а также различными теориями и гипотезами, которые связаны с доисторическими каменными монументами.

This remarkable study in social and cultural change explains how and why the Late Antique world, between c.150 and c.750 A.D., came to differ from "Classical civilization". These centuries, as the author demonstrates, were the era in which the most deep-rooted of ancient institutions disappeared for all time. By 476 the Roman empire had vanished from western Europe; by 655 the Persian empire had vanished from the Near East. Peter Brown, Professor of History at Princeton University, examines these changes and men's reactions to them, but his account shows that the period was also one of outstanding new beginnings and defines the far-reaching impact both of Christianity on Europe and of Islam on the Near East. The result is a lucid answer to a crucial question in world history; how the exceptionally homogeneous Mediterranean world of c.200 A.D. became divided into the three mutually estranged societies of the Middle Ages: Catholic Western Europe, Byzantium and Islam. We still live with the results of these contrasts.

Питер Браун (род. 1935) - известный исследователь культуры поздней античности и раннего средневековья - обладает редким даром представлять результаты сугубо специальных изысканий в форме увлекательного повествования.
Герои этой книги - христиане Средиземноморья. Рассматриваются социально-психологические аспекты культа святых, вобравшего античные традиции власти и патроната, аристократической дружбы, жажды справедливой власти и поисков рая, говорится о "терапии удаленностью" при паломничествах, о психодрамах, разыгрывавшихся при изгнании бесов из одержимых, об эмоциональных инверсиях, когда страждущие исцелялись в местах, где некогда пытали и казнили, и еще о многом другом. Впервые данная работа была опубликована в серии "Huskell Lectures по истории религий. Новая серия" под общей редакцией Дж.М.Китагавы.

Книга интересна как специалистам по античности и средним векам, так и самому широкому кругу образованных читателей.

In this history of the late antique period, which appeared earlier in the five-volume series A History of Private Life, Peter Brown shows the slow shift from one form of public community to another--from the ancient city to the Christian church. In the four centuries between Marcus Aurelius (161-180) and Justinian (527-565), the Mediterranean world passed through a series of profound transmutations that affected the rhythms of life, the moral sensibilities, and the sense of the self of the inhabitants of its cities, and of the countryside around them.

Peter Brown presents a masterly history of Roman society in the second, third, and fourth centuries. Brown interprets the changes in social patterns and religious thought, breaking away from conventional modern images of the period.