Evil Lords
Theories and Representations of Tyranny from Antiquity to the Renaissance
Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
Av Nikos Panou, Hester Schadee, SUNY Stony Brook) Panou, Nikos (Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Peter V. Tsantes Endowed Professor in Hellenic Studies, Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Peter V. Tsantes Endowed Professor in Hellenic Studies, UK) Schadee, Hester (Lecturer in European History 1450-1750, Lecturer in European History 1450-1750, University of Exeter
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2018-09-06
- Mått236 x 165 x 22 mm
- Vikt517 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor264
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780199394852