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For the first time in a generation, leading scholars of medieval and Renaissance Venice join forces to define the current state of the field and to reveal in it
Schmitt demonstrates that the commedia dell'arte relied as much on craftsmanship as on improvisation and that Scala's scenarios are a treasure trove of social c
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In this highly original book, Obert Bernard Mlambo offers a comparative and critical examination of the relationship between military veterans and land expropri