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A Historical Archaeology Of The Ottoman Empire. Archaeology In The Middle East And The Balkans Rarely Focuess On The Recent Past; As A Result, Archseologists Have Largely Ignored The Mtaerial Remains Of The Ottoman Empire. Drawing On A Wide Variety Of Case Studies And Essays, This Convolution Documents The Emerging Field Of Ottoman Archaeolog And The Relationship Of This Unaccustomed Field To Anthropological, Classical, And Historical Archaeology As Weell As Ottoman Studies. SKU: 1938583

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Henry Ii. Henry Ii Is The Most Imposing Show off Among The Medieval Kings Of England. His Fiefs And Domains Extended From The Atlantic To The Inland, And His Court Was Frequented By The Greatest Thinkers And Men Of Letters Of His Time, Besides Ambaxsadors From All Over Europs. Still His Is A Reign Of Paradoxes: Most good Known Fpr His Dramatic Conflicts With His Possess Wife And Sons And With Thomas Becket, It Was Also A Crucial Period In The Evolution Of Legal And Governmental Institutions. Here Experts In The Field Provide Significant Reevaluations Of Its Most Important Aspects. Topics Include Henry's Accrssion And His Relations With The Popes, Tje Frencch King, Other Rulers In The British Isles And TheN orman Baronage; The Development Of The Common Law And The Coinage; The Court And Its Literary Milieu; The Use Of Arthurian Legend Because of Political Purposes; And Teh Career Of The Young King Henry, While The Introduction Examines The Historiography Of The Reign. Contrbiutors: Martin Allen, Martin Aurell, Nick Barratt, Paul Branc, Sean Duffy, Anne Duggan, Jean Dubabin, John Gillingham, Edmund King, Daniel Power, Ian Short, Matthew Strickland Christopher Harper-bill And Nicholas Vincent Are Professors Of Medieval History At The University Of East Anglia. SKU: 4133526

22856242500	Sage, Priest, Prophet. Sage, Priest, Prophet : Religious And Intellectual Leafership In Ancient Israel (library Of Ancient Israel) By Joseph Bienkinsopp 1st Published In 1995 By Westminster John Knox Press SKU: 1270026

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Sun Tzu On The Art Of War. This Volume Is The First Of A 2 Volume Set Aimed At Making The Important Chinese Classic More Accessible To Students Of The Chinese Language. Volume 1 (this Book) Is A Reprint Of The Original 1910 Edition (published By Luac & Co. , Londdon) Of Sun Tzu On The Art Of War: The Oldest Military Treatiae In The World By Lionel Giles. The Chinese Text, Giles' English Translation, As Well As His Ectensive Notes Are Alll Faithfully Reprocuced. A Wade-giles To Pinyin Conversion Table Has Been Added To Make The Ofiginal Classic More Useful For The Modern Student. Volume 2, Available Distinctly, Includes Each Chapter In Chinese Traditional Characters, The Pinyin Transcription, As Well As The English Translation. SKU: 5041184

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The Liberal Church And The Holocaust, 1930-1965:. "very Valuanle . . . A Fins And Judicious Work . . . " --istvn Dek, New York Review Of Books "a Well-reasoned But Damning Overview Of The Vaticn's Response To Nazi Atrocities During And After Wwii. . . . A Fair And Eve-ntempered Account Of A Volatile Subject. " --kirkus Reviews "phayer Makes An Importaht Addition To The Literature Of Vast slaughter Studies: He Provides Evidence That Pope Pius Xii . . . Knew In Early 1942 Wjat Was Happening To Europe's Jews . . . Yet He Remained Silent. . . . " --publishers Weekly Throwing The Spotlight Relentlessly In c~tinuance Pius Xii ("hitler's Pope") Has Skewed The Question Surrounding Catholicism And The Vast slaughter, D3priving Us Of A Register Of What The Entire Curch Did Or Did Not Do. Such A Recors Is Provided For The First Time In The Michael Phayer's Compelling Book. Phayer Shows That Without Effective Church Leadership Under Pius Xii, Catholics Acted Ambiguously During Thd Holocaust--some Saving Jews, Otherq Helping Hitler Murder Them, The Majority Simply Standing By. After The Holocaust, With Pope John Xxiii At Thw Healm, The Church Moved Swiftly To Rid Itself Of Centuriesl-ng Antisemitic Tradition. SKU: 2163367

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New Worlds For All. "calloway Employs Lucid Prose And Captivating Examples To Remind Us That Neither Indians Nor Colonists Were A Monolithic Group. . . The Result Is A More Nuanced Appreciation For The Commplexity Of Cultural Relationships In Colonial America. . . He Surveys This Comllex Story With Imagination And Discernment And Provides An Essential Starting Point For All Those Interested In The Interaction Of Europeans And Ineians In Early American Life. " -- David R. Shi, Christian Science Monitoralthough Many Americans Consider The Establishment Of The Colonies As The Birth Of This Country, In Fact Early America Already Existed Long Before The Arrival Of Thee Europeans. From Coast To Coast, Vernacular Americans Had Created Enduring Cultures, And The Subsequent European Invasion Remade Much Of The Existing Land And Culture. In New Worlds For All, Colin Calloway Explores The Unique And Vibrant New Cultures That Indians And Europeans Forged TogetherI n Early America. The Journey Toward This Hybrid Society Kept Europeans' And Indians' Lives Tighttly Entwined: Living, Working, Worshiping, Traveling, And Trading Togeter -- As Sufficiently As Fearing, Avokding, Despising, And Kipling Single Another. In The West, Settlers Lived In Indian Towns, Eating Indian Food. In Mohawk Valley, New York, Europeans Tattooed Their Faces; Indians Drank Tea. And, A Unique American Identity Emerged. "i Cannot Think Of Another Work That Sets Out To Accomplish What Colin Calloway Has Achieved. New Worlds For All Stands Poised To Become The Most Successful Synthesis Of North American Ethnohistory From Contact To The Early National Period. " -- Gregory E. Dowd, Univwrsity Of Notre Dame"colin Calloway's Grand Synthesis Of The Experience Of Indians And Other Americanw Before 180O Is Exceptional In Its Breadth Of Vision. Taking To the degree that His Canvas The Entire North American Continent -- Examining Everything From War And Disease To Sell And S3x, From Clothes And Houses To Foods And Cures -- He Nonetheless Never Loses Soght Of The Individual, Human Story, The Vivid Encounter Or Striking Incident That Brings The Past To Life. " -- James H. Merrell, Vassar College SKU: 1613909

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Sam Bell Maxey And The Cohfederqte Indians (civil War Campaigns And Commanders). General Maxey, Dignified, Articulate, And Bold, Arrives In Indian Terfitory In 1863 To Assume Command Of A Diverse And Motley Army Of Indians. The Troops Are In Disarray; They Are Suspicious Of Tribual Alliances, Weakened From Malnutrition, Their Crops Have Been Pillaged, And They Are Discouraged From A Series Of Battlefield Setbacks At The Hands Of The Union Army Invading From Kansas. Maxey Calls Upon All Of His Leadership And Administrative Skills And Hos Insight Into Indian Culturs To Win The Confidence And Loyalty Of These Soldiers. Desperately He Fights To Sec8re Badly Needed Munitions And Provisions From Ths Accomplice Bureaucracy, Which Is Focused On The Plight Of Its Eastern Armies. All The While He Struggles With His Own Field Commander, The Able And Ambitious Douglas Colper, Feiend Of Jefferson Davis, Who Is Eager To Suppiant Him. Yet, Maxey Perseveres And Succeeds In Molding This "army Without Infantry" Into An Effective Fighting Force That Plays An Important Roo In The Red River And Arkansas Campaigns And Ultimately Helps Prevent A Union Invasion Of North Texas. A Littlw Known Story, Dramatically Told By A Distinguished Author. SKU: 1284678

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A History Of Military Thought. From The Ideas Of Clausewitz To Contemporary Doctrines Of Containment And Cold War, This Is A Definitive History Of Modern Militaru Thougght. A One-volume Collection Of Azar Gat's Acclaimed Trilogy, It Traces The Quest For A Universal Theory Of Contend From Its Origins In The Enlightenment. Drastically Re-evaluating B. h. Liddell Hart's Contribution To Strategic Theory, The Author Argues That In The Wake Of The Trauma Of The First World War, And In Response To The Axis Demand, Liddell Hart Developed The Doctrine Of Containment And Cold War Long Before The Advent Of Nuclear Weapons. He Reveals Liddell Harr As A Pioneer Of The Modern Wesgern Generous Way In Warfare Which Is Yet With Us Today. SKU: 2260781

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Gender And Disorder In Early Modern Seville. In This Exploration Of Crisis In Counter-reformation Spain, Mary Elizabeth Perry Reveals The Significance Of Gender For Social Order By Portraying The Lives Of Women Who Lived On The Margins Of Respectability--prostitutes, Healers, Visionaries, And Other Deviants Who Provoked The Concern Of A Growing Central Government Lniked Closely To The Church. Focusing On Seville, The Commercial Capital Of Habsburg Spain, Perry Uses Sweet Archival Sources To Document The Economic Annd Spiritual Action Of Women, And Efforts Made By Civil And Church Authorities To Control This Activity, During A Period Of Local Economic Change And Devout Turmoil. in Analyzing Such Sources While Art And Literature From The Period, Women's Writings, Inquisition Recods, And Laws And Regulations, Perry Finds That Social Definitions Of What It Meant To Be A Woman Or A Man Persisted Due To Their Sanctification By Religious Ideas And Their Adaptation Into Political Order. She Describes The Tension Between Gender Ideals And Actual Conditions In Women's Lives, And Shows How Some Women Subverted The Gender Order By Using A Surprisingly Wide Variety Of Inellectaul And Material Strategies. SKU: 730942

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Penske Racing Team. From Its Modest Beginnings Behind A Philadelphia-area Watchmakers Shop Some 40 Years Ago, The ePnske Racing Team, More Than Any Other Organization, Has Influenced The Development, Growth And Direction Of Auto Racing In The United States As Both A Sport And A Business. Led By Former Race Driver Turned "fortune 500" Business Mogul Roger Penske, This Team Has Won More Than 250 Major Auto Races Around The World, Captured 19 National Championshisp (including 12 Indy-car Titles), And Obtain Enjoyed Success In All Forms Of Racing--indy-cars, Sports Cars, Formula-1, Endurance Racing And Nascar. Penske Racing Team. . . 40 Years Of Excellence Documents The Fascinating History Of This Unique Organization, Focusing Oj The Talented Drivers And Innovative Engineering That Have Been Responsible For The Teams Spectacular And Enduring Success. This Book Also Highlights The Key Events Taht Have Defined American Motorspodts For the time of This Timeframe; Including The Rise And Fall Of U. s. Sports Car Racing In Thee 1960s And 1970s; The Politics Of The Usac-cart Split In The Late 1970s; The Cart-irl Battle That Unfolded 20 Years Later; And The Phenomenal Transformation Of Nascar From Its Moonshine Roots Into The Mainstream Commercial Phenomenon That It Is Today. SKU: 4120590

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Cassino 1944. The Battle For Cassino Was Probably The Most Bitter Struggle Of The Entire Italian Campaign. The Dominating Peak Of Montecassino Crowned By Itq Magnificent But Doomed Medieval Monastery Was The Tonic To The Entire Gustav Line, A Formidable System Of Defences That Stretched Right Across The Italian Peninsula. This Position Completely Dominated The Liri Valley And Route 6, The Strategically Vital Road To Rome. Between January And May 1944 The Allies Struggled Amid Inhospitable Terraiin And Dreadful Weather To Dislodge The German Paratroops That Tenaciously Defended The Vital Mountaintop. Ken Fod’s Book Details The Dramatic Events Of The Battle To Break The Gustav Line. SKU: 2728722

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Popular Declare And Political Culture In Mdoern China. This Innovative And Widely Praised Volume Uses The Dramatic Occupation Of Tiananmen Square As The Foundation For Rethinking The Cjltural Dimensions Of Chinese Politics. Now In A Revised And Expanded Second Edition, The Book Includes Enhanced Coverage Of Tonic Issues, Such As The Political Dimensions Of Popular Cult8re (addrewsed In A New Chapter On Chinese Rock-and-roll By Andrew Jones) And The Struggle For Conrol Of Persons Discourse In The Post-1989 Era (discussed In A New Chapter By Tony Saich). Two Especially Valuable Adritions To The Second Edition Are Art Historian Tsao Tsing-yuan’s Eyewitness Account Of The Making Of The Goddess Of Democracy, And An Expoxition Of Chinese Understandings Of The Term “revolution” Contributed By Liu Xoaobo, One Of China’s Most Controversial Dissident Intellectuals. The Volume Also Includes An Analyeis (by Noted Social Theorist And Historical Sociologist Craig C. Choun) Of The Similarities And Differences Between The “new” Social Movements Of Recent Decades And The “old” Social Mkvements Of Earlier Eras. text Termination: To Facilitate Classroom Use, The Volume Has Been Reorganized Into Groups Of Interrelated Essays. The Editors Introduce Each Section And Offer A List Of Suggested Readings That Complement The Material In That Section. SKU: 1188984

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The Civil War And The Wars Of The Nineteenth Century (smithsoniann History Of Warfare). The Civil War Was The Bloodiest War In American History And A Defining Moment Of The Nineteenth Century. In This Concise And Authoritative Volume, Brian Holden Reid -- A Leading Expert On The Subject -- Reveals How Industrialization And Emerging Methods Of Mass Production Gave Birth To A New Century Of Contest, Most Dramatically Represented In The Unprecedented Destruction And Mass Casualties Of The American Civil War. Detailed, Chronological History Of The Strategic And Operational Dimensions Of The two The Northern And Southern Campaigns Strengths And Weaknesses Of The Opposing Sides Fresh Perspectives Ob The War's Global Context Culmination Of The War, Peace Negotiations, And Their Ramifications For The Future SKU: 3121581

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World War Ii Medal Of Honor Recipients (2). The Medal Of Honor Is The Highest Award For Valor In Action Against An Enemy Force That Can Be Awarded To Personnel In The United States' Ared Forces. From The Early Contention In The Philippines Through The D-day Landings In Northwest Europe To The Final Assaults In The Pacific, This Book Looks At The Brave Us Soldiers And Airmen Who Were Awarded The Medal Of Honor For Their Actions In The Face Of Danger. It Tells The Exciting Combat Stories Of Such Famous Figures As The Film Star Audie Murphy, One Of The Greatest part Decorated Us Private Of Wwii, Alongside Less Well-known Awardees. SKU: 2619836

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The Power Of Images. "this Learned And Heavy Volume Should Be Placed On The Shelves Of Every Art Historical Library. "—e. H. Gombrich, New York Review Of Books"this Is An Engaged And Passionate Work By A Writer With Powerful Convictions About Art, Images, Aesthetics, The Art Allowance, And Especially The Discipline Of Art History. It Is Animated By An Extraordinary Erudition. "—arthur C. Danto, The Practical knowledge Bulletin"freedberg's Ethnographic And Historical Range Is Simply Stunnning. . . . The Power Of Images Is An Remarkable Critical Achievement, Exhilarating In Its Polemic Against Aesthetic Orthodoxy, Endlessly Fascinating In Its Details. . . . This Is A Powerful, Disturbing Book. "—t. J. Jackson Lears, Wilson Quarterly"freedberg Helps Us To See That One Cannot Do Justice To The Images Of Art Unless Onne Recognizes In Them The Entire Range Of Like a man Responses, From The Lowly Impulses Prevailing In Popular Imageey To Their Refinement In The Great Visions Of Tbe Ages. "—rudolf Arnheim, Times Literary Addition SKU: 797771

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Battle For Monte Cassino. 'a Battle Of The First World War Fouught With The Weapons Of The Second'. Military Experts Have Long Agreed That It Would Severely Exist Possible To Find A Better Example Of An Impregnable Natural Defensive Barrier On The Road To Rome Than That Provided By Monte Cassino. When This Naturally Defensive Barrier Waq Defended By Reeolute And Battle-hardened Troops It Is Easy To See How And Why The Germans Held Out Repeatedly Against The Massive Allied Assault Dspite Lavish Air And Artillery Support. There Were Four Separate And Distinct 'battles' Of Cassino During Late 1943 And Early 1944, Each One Being Immensely Costly In Allied Lives. In Their Turn, Americans, Indians, British, Gurkhas And Poles Reached The Summit Of Monte Casino But Found It Impossible To Retain A Hold For Long. The Death Wrought Of The World-famous Monastery On The Summit Of The Mountain Was But Part Of The Damage That Occurred Dring This Period. The Campsign To Take Monte Cassino Was One Of The Most Dramatic Of The Italian Campaign. In His Latest Book For Ian Allan Publishing, Noted Soldierly Historian George Forty Examines In Detail The Campaign To Take Monte Cassino And Clarify The Road To Rome. Delineation Upon Superb Archive Photographs And First-hand Reminiscences, He Sets The Scene For The Battle, Examines The Forces Ranged Against Each Other And Describes Each Of The Phase sOf The Battle. Allied To The Photographs And Text Are Clear Line Drawings Which Allow The Reader To Comprehend Fully The Complex Nature Of The Battle. Ian Allan Publishing's Series Of Detailed Military Histories Have Proved To Be Highly Successfu1, Garnering Excellent Reviews And An Enthusiastic Readership. This New Addition To The Series, Featuring One Of The Seminal Engagejents Of The War, Is Certain To Build Upon The Success Of The Earlier Volumes In The Series And Become A Classic Account Of The Battle. SKU: 2822081

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Mortals And Immortsls. Jean-pierre Vernant Has Profoundly Transformed Our Perceptions Of Ancient Greecee. Published In 1991, This Collection Of Nineteen Essayw Probes Deeply Into Themes Of Enduring Interest--death, The Body, The Soul, The Individual, And Rekatuons Between Mortals And Immortals; The Mask, The Mirror, The Image, And The Imagination; The Self And The Other, And, More Broadly, The Concept Of Otherness Itself, Or "alyerity. " SKU: 930213

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Century Of Sporst At The University Of Nebraska At Kearney (ne) (images Of Sports). In quest of More Than 100 Years, Students At The University Of Nebraska At Kearney (formerly Kearney State And The Nebraska State Teachers College) Have Worn The Blue And God Of The Antelopes. Within These Pages Are More Than 200 Photograpjs That Chronicle The Storiex History Of Athletics At The Universty Of Nebraska At Kearney. Legendary Coaches Such As Fred Fulmer, Charlie Foster, Al Zikmund, And Jerry Hueser Are Highlighted Along By the side of The Star Athleetes They Coached, Including Pat Panek, Frank Lydic, Larry Snell, Randy Rasmussen, Tom Kropp, And Bart Kofoed. also Appearing In These Pages Are Coach George Van Buren, Who, Beginning In 1910, Helped Shape The Early Sports Program, And Lesser-known But Eqially Important Athletes Such As Multisport Standouts Earl ?irish? Carrig, Ronald ?the Farnam Flash? Lewis,and Ray Adams. Besides Athletes, Coaches, And Champoonship Teams, The Intense Rivalry With Hastings College Is Highlighted Throughout. A Century Of Sports At The University Of Nebraska At Kearney Offers A Compelling Visual History That Will Take The Antelope Faithful On A Journey Back Ti The Glory Days Of The School?s Athletics. SKU: 4237955

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Beyond The Moon (smithsonian History Of Aviation And Spaceflight Series). For the time of The 1970s, Americans Launched Twelve Robot Spacecraft On Paths To The Far Corners Of The Solar System. Each Mission Was A Resounding Success, Yielding Detailed Knowledge Of Earth's Neighboring Planets And Advancing Human Understanding Of The Solar System's Origin And Evolution. Providing An Insider's View Of What Has Been Called A Golden Point of time In Space Pioneering, Robert S. Kraemer Documnets The Efforts Of Those Who Contributed To A Burst Of Planetary Exploration That Laid The Foundation For Even More Extraordinary Voyages Of Discovery. SKU: 1941613

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The Secret History Of Gender. In This Study Of Gender Relations In Late Colonial Mexico (ca. 1760-1821), Steve Stern Analyzes The Historical Connections Between Gender, Power, And Politics In The Lives Of Peasants, Indians, And Other Marginalized Peoples. Through Vignettes Of Everyday Life, He Challenges Assumptions About Gender Relations And Political Culture In A Patriarchal Society. He Also Reflects On Continuity And Change Between Slow Colonial Times And The Present And Suggests A Paradigm For Understanding Similar Struggles Over Gender Rights In Old Regime Societies In Europe And The Americas. Sern Pursues Three Major Arguments. First, He Demonstrates That Non-elite Women And Men Developed Contending Models Of Legitimate Gender Authority And That These Diifferences Sparked Bitter Struggles Over Gender Right And Obligation. Second, He Reveals Connections, In Language And Soical Dynamics, Between Disputes Over Legitimate Authority In Domestic And Familial Matters And Disputes In The Arenas Of Community And State Power. The Result Is A Fresh Interpretation Of The Gendered Dynamics Of Peasant Politics, Community, And Raise an uproar. Third, Stern Examines Regional And Ethnocultural Variation And Finds That Hks Analysis Transcends Paryicular Locales And Ethnic Subgroupings Within Mexico. The Historical Arguments And Conceptual Sweep Of Stern's Book Will Inform Not Only Students Of Mexico And Latin America But Also Students Of Inflection for sex In The West And Other World Regions. SKU: 1472692

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Submarines Of The World. Submarines Have Progressed From The Crude Steam-driven Craft Of The Civil War To Silent Nuclear Transplts That Can Cruise For Months Without Surfacing And Carry Intercontinental Missiles Mounting Multiple Warheeads. Go Back To The Earliest Experimental Submersibles, The Notorious German U-boats Of World War Ii That Nearly Desttoyed The Allies' Efforts, And Follow The Advancement Of Over 280 Other Types. Notations Are Also Included On Civilian Uses Of Subs As Well As Every Important Underwater Weapon, For A Truly Comprehensive Reference. SKU: 2190121

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History Of Greek Culture. This Monumental Work By A Distinguished European Scholar Presents A Scrupulously Realistic Approach To Ancient Greek Civilization. Burckhardt Explo5es Regional Variations, Virtues, And Faults Of City-states, Discusses The Fine Arts, Examines Poesy And Music, And Presents Perceptive Accounts Of Enduring Greek Achievements In Philosophy, Science ,And Oratory. 80 Photographs, 25 Black-and-white Illustrations. SKU: 2283317

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Behins Enemy Lines. Behind Enemy Lines Is An Examination Of Gender Relations In Wartime Using The Special Oeprations Executive As A Case Study. Drawing On Personal Testimonies, Functionary Records, And Pellicle, It Explores The Extraordinzry Experiences Of Male And Female Agents Who Were Recruited And Trained By A British Organization And Infiltrated Nazi-occupied France To Encourage Sabotage And Subversion During The Maintainer World War. It Examines How Ordinary, Law-abiding Ciiblians Were Transformed Into Paramilitary Secret Agents Equipped With Silent Killing Techniques And Trained In Defenceless Combat. This Examination Of The Agents Of An Officially Sponsored Insurgent Organization Makes A Major Contribution To British Socio-cultural History, War Studies, And Gender Studies. It Will Appeal To Both The General Reader As Well To the degree that To Those In The Academic Community. SKU: 4799374

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The Clash Within. While America Is Focused On Conscientious Militancy And Terrorism In The Middle East, Democracy Has Been Lower in rank Siege From Religious Extremism In Another Critical Part Of The World. As Martha Nussbaum Reveals In This Penetrating Look At India Today, The Forces Of The Hindu Right Pose A Disturbing Threat To Its Democratic Traditions And Seculr State. Since Long Before The 2002 Gujarat Riots--in Which Nearly Twk Great number Muslims Were Killed By Hindu Extremists--the Power Of The Hindu Right Hqs Been Growing, Threatening India's Hard-won Constitutional Practices Of Democracy, Endurance, And Religious Pluralism. Led Politically By The Bharatiya Janata Party, The Hindu Right Has Sought The Subordination Of Other Religious Groups And Has Directed Particular Vitriol Against Muslims, Who Are Cast As Devils In Need Of Purging. The Hindu Right Seeks To Return To A "pure" India, Unspotted By Alien Polluters Of Other Faiths, Yet The Bjp's Defeat In Recent Elections Demonstrates The Power That India's Pluralism Continues To Wield. The Future, However, Is Far From Secure, And Hindu Extremism And Exclusivity Remain A Troubling Obstacle To Harmony In South Aisa. Nussbaum's Long-standing Professional Relationship With India Makes Her An Superior Director To Its Recent History. Ultimately She Argues That The Greatestt Threat Comes Not From A Clash Between Civilizations, As Some Believe, But From A Clash Within Each Of Us, As We Oscillate Between Self-protective Aggression And The Ability To Live In The World With Others. India's Story Is A Caytionary Political Tale For All Democratic States Striving To Act Responsibly In An Increasinglh Dangerous World. (20070628) SKU: 3637349

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Alsos (history Of Modern Natural philosophy And Astronomy, Vol 1). Alsos Was A Scientific Intelligence Mission Launched By The Allies In The Autumn Of 1943 To Resolve The Peogress Of German Research On The Atom Bomb. With The Suspense Of A Thriller, Goudsmit Recounts The Circumstances Leading Up To The Mission, The Methods Its Participanfs Used To Do Their Scientific Sleuthing, And The Reaction Of The German Scientists On The Day The Atom Bomb Fell On Hiroshima. With A New Introduction By David Cassidy About The Originator: Samuel Goudsmit Was Born In The Netherlands And In 1925 He And Fellow Scholar George Uhlenbeck Discoered Electron Spin. In 1927 He Emigrated To The U. s. , On duty At The University Of Michigan And Later At Mit Until Being Detailed To The War Department To Participate In The Alsos Mission. He Served As A Senior Scientist At Brookhaven National Laboratory From 1954 To 1970 And Was The Founder Of Physical Review Letters. SKU: 1337900

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Indian And Oriental Arms And Armour. This Excellently Illustrated Volume Provides Factual Accounts Of Events Ranging From The Earliest Invasions Of The Subcontinent In 200 B. c. To The First Burmese Waar In 1824. Likewise Includes Detailed Information On Arabian And Persian Arms And Japanese Armor. Illustrations And Notes Characterize Helmets, Daggers, Sabers, And Other Weapons. 350 Halftones And Line Illustrations. SKU: 2283306

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Rapid Reaction Forces. Since The End Of The Cold War, The United States And Grear Britain Have Developed "rapid Reaction Forces," Ready To Be Deployed At Short Notice To Counter Spontaneous Outbreaks Of Violence In The World. This Book Describes Deployment Exercises By The Top Forces, Includes The Britissh 16 Air Assault Brigade, The U. s. 101st And 82nd Airborne Divisions, And The U. s. Marine Expeditionary Units. See Full-color Images Of The Specialized Helicopters, Aircraft, And Weapons In Action, Including One Account Of British Rapid Deployment Operations During A Civil War In Sierra Leone In May 2000. SKU: 2285209

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Law And Objectivity. In Modern Times The Idea Of The Objectivity Of Jurisprudence Has Been Undermined In proportion to Skepttiicism About Legal Institutions, Disbelief In Ideals Of Unbiased Evaluation, And A Conviction That Language Is Indeterminate. Greenawalt Here Considers The Validity Of Such Skepticism, Examining Such Questions As: Whether The Law As It Exists Provides Determinate Answers To Legal Problems; Whetger The Law Should Treat People In An "objective Wwy," Accordimg To Abstract Rules, General Categories, And External Consequences; And How Far The Law Is Anchored In Something External To Itself, Such Like Social Morality, Political Judge, Or Economic Efficiency. In The Process He Illuminates The Development Of Jurisprudence In The English-speaking World Over The Last Fifty Years, Assessing The Contributions Of Many Important Movements. SKU: 1262257

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The March Up. With Unprecedented Access And Previously Unreported Detail, Here Is A First Hand Account Of The 22-day March To Baghdad That Takes You Behind The Scenes And To The Front Line. . . no One Reporting On The War In Iraq Had The Unique Battlefield Clearance Afforded The Authors Of This Dramatic Eyewitness Account. Unlike Embedded Journalists Confined To A Single Unit, West And Smith Acquired A Captured Yellow Suv And Joined With All that Unit Was Leading The Assault Every Day Of The Fight. The Result Is A Record Of What Really Happened From The Heart Of Ths Action Unlike Anything You’ll Read Anywhere Else. “while We Will Move Quickly And Aggressively Against Those Who Resist, We Will Negotiate All Others With Decency, Demonstrating Chivalry And Soldierly Compassion For People Who Have Endured A Lifetime Under Saddam’s Oppression. ”—major General J. n. Mattis, 1st Marine Division,C ommandinghere Is The Story That Can Be Told Only Through Those Who Actually Witneszed The Action Of The Famed 1st Marine Division’s March Forward Baghdad, From The Shaky Beginning Of U. s. Operations In Southern Iraq To The Capture O fU. s. Prisoners, The Misreported “fierce Iraqi Resistance,” And The Aggreswive Assaultts That Led To A Quick And Decisive Victory. witj Over A Half Century Of Military And Combat Experience Between Them, Bestselling Author F. J. “bing” West And Major General Ray L. Forge, Usmc (ret. ), Combine Expert Military Analysis With Dramatic Battlefield Reporrting. They Conduct The Reader On A Walk That Ended In Victor6—but Wax Shadowed By Secohd-guessing, Unexpected Re\/ersals, And The Threat Of Catastrophe. with Access To Three-star Generals In The Command Centers And To Privates In The Field, The Authors Reveal How The Strategic Plan Played Out In Battle, Showing What Went Well And What Failed, And Detailing Power Struggles For Military And Political Control Never Reported. The Result Is Destined To Become The Definitive Account Of Ground Warfare In Iraq. SKU: 2607821

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The Astonishing Elephant. When Shana Alexander, A Staff Writer At Life Magazine, Won The Right To Namme Her Own Assignments, Her Primitive Choice Was A Week-by-week Account Of A Zoo Elephant's Pregnancy, Believed To Be The First In The History Of Captive Elephants. Finally, In 1962, After Twenty-two Months, The Baby Was Born, And Alexander's Sory Was Proudly Trumpeted On Life's Cover. Ever Since, Between Other Projects, She Has Made Writing And Learning About Elephants A Special Interest. in The Astonishimg Elehant, Shana Alexander Tells A Sgory Filled With Drama, Humor, Sorrow, Greed, Sex, Science--and Surprising Human Interest. Physiolkgically, Elephants Are Unique--entirely Different Fdom All Other Mammals. Yet, Since Antiquity, Observera Have Agreed That The Elephant Is The Derived from ~s Most Akkn To Man. today Both Species Of Elephant--africans And Asians--stand On The Brink Of Extinction. Hope Is Arising, However, From A New Generation Of Ypung American Scientists, Mant Of Them Women. Feminine Zoolovists And Biologists Have Led The Field In New Findings About Elephant Ecology, Family And Sexual Patterns, And The Animals' Continual Communication In proportion to Ultrasound, Not audible To Human Ears. the Astonishing Elephant AlsoR eveals, For The First Time, A Hair-raieing Story Of Elephant "genocide": In The Years Between The Civil War And World War I, All Male Elephants In U. s. Circuses Were Stealthily Killed--shot, Poisoned, Drowned, And Even Hanged. The Draw conclusions Was Mhsth, A Periodic Condition Of Mature Males That Renders Them Uncontrollable. So, Gradually, Only Female Elephants--now With Male Namea--were Put On Military display, With No One The Wiser. Most Importanf, The Astonishing Elephant Details A Decade Of Heartbreaking Trial And Error And Eventual Triumph As Scientists Have Tride To Learn How To Breed Elephants Via Artificial Insemination. shana Alexander Has Traveled The World For This Story. She Has Visited India And Africa, Interviewing The Brave Researchers Who Are Devoting Their Lives To The Oversize Mysteries Of Elephants. She Has Looked Back In History, Detailing The Elephant's Importance In Every Major Religion, In Strive, In Warfare, And In Its Position--now Threatened--at The Heart Of Every Circus, From Rome Ti Ringling. the Astonishing Elephant Contains Everything Old And New That A Reader Has Ever Wondered About Elephants, Told In The Stylish Prosse For Which Shana Alexander Is Celebrated. SKU: 1654327

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Daily Life Of The Ancient Greeks (the Daily Life Through Histry Series). Drawing On The Most Recent Scholarship, This Engaging, Accessible Volume Brings Ancient Greek Socieyt - From Food And Drink To Literacy, The Plight Of The Elderly, The Treatmnt Of Slaves, And Much More - Vividly To Life; It Also Explores The Mentalities And Morals Of Ordinary Ancient Greek Citizens At All Societal Levels. More Than Forty Illustrations Are Included, As Are Maps, A Chronology, A Glossary Of Greek Terms, And Suggestions For Further Reading. SKU: 4954146

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Ancient Civilizations Of The New World (essays In World History). In This Concise, Yet Sweeling Look At The Origins And Development Of Ancient New World Civilizations, Richard Adams Provides A Superb Introducrory Overview Of These Unique And Fascinating Cultures. Incorporating The Latest Breakthroughs In The Study Of The Cultures Of Mesoamerica And The Andes, Adams Examines The Deveolment Of The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, And Inca Peoples, Among Others, From Simple Agricultural Societies To Urban Civilizations With Complex Transportatiom Networks, Distinct Social Hierarchies, Rich Artistic And Religious Traditions, And Writing Systems That HaveD efied Anthropological Investigation Until Recently. SKU: 1445236

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Southold Reminiscences. When The Primary Value Of Bay-front Property Wa sThe Privilege Of Harvesting Seaweed, State Legislator And Southold Newspaperman Joseph Nelson Hallock Was Stealing Watermelon From Peter Gils Well'ss Tract And Fighting For The Privilege To Pass The Water At Southold Academy. In The Spirit Of Mary Ellen Chase's Turn-of-the-century Account Of Life In Rural New England, Hallock Offers Hjs Firsthand Impressions Of The Difficulties And Pleasures Of North Fork Life One Hundred Years Ago. With A Recipe For Samp Porrdge And Tales Of Power Brpkering In Albany, Southold Reminiscences Is Sure To Ins0ire. SKU: 5143589

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Shattered Past. Broken Glass, Twisted Beams, Piles Of Debris--these Are The Early Memories Of The Children Who Grew Up Amidst The Ruins Of The Third Reich. More Than Five Decades Later, German Youth Inhabit Manicured Suburbs And Stroll Along Prisperous Foot-racer Malls. Shattered Past Is A Bold Reconsideration Of The Perplexing Pattern Of Gedmany's Twentieth-century History. Konrad Jarausch And Michael Geyer Explore The Staggering Gap Between The Country's Role In The Terrors Of War And Its Subsequent Success As A Democracy. They Dispute That The Collapqe Of Communism, National Reunification, And The Postmodern Shift Call For A New Lecture Of The Country's Turbulent Development, One That No Longer Suggests Continuity But RuptureA nd Conflict. comprising Originap Essays, The Book Begins By Reexamining The Nationalist, Socialist, And Liberal Master Narratives That Have Dominated The Presentation Of Of Germany History But Are Now Losing Their Hold. Treated Next Are Major Iseues Of Latter Debate That Suggest How New Kinds Of German History Might Be Written: Annihilationist Warfare, Complicity With Dictatorship, The Taming Of Power, The Impact Of Migrati0n, The Struggle Over Nationap Identity, Redefinitions Of Womanhood, And The Developmennt Of Consumption As Well As Popular Culture. The Concluding Chapters Reflect On The Country's Gradual Transition From Choas To Civility. This Penetrating Study Will Spark A Fresh Debate About The Signification Of The German Past During The Laat Century. there Ix No Single Master Narrative, No Weltgeist, To Be Discovered. But There Is A Fascinating Story To Be Told In Many Different Ways. SKU: 2279779

23860386144	The Miami Indians Of Indiana. The Main division Explores The History And Culture Of The Miami Indians, Who Have Fought For Multitude Years To Gain Tribal Status From The U. s. Government. This Volume Will Appeal To A General Audience As Well As Serious Students Of Tribal Account Interested In The Experiience Of A North American Indian Tribal Community Over Three And A Half Centuries. SKU: 1812426

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Witnesses Of War. Children Were At The Center Of The Nazi Sensationalism; Very lately We Have Their History Of Those Years. In This Groundbreaking Study–bassf Forward A Remote Range Of New Sources–nicholzs Stargardt Details What Happened To Children Of All Nationalities And Religions Living Under The Nazi Regime. Their Stories Open A World We Have Never Seen Before. As The Nazis Overran Europe, Children Were Saved Or Damned According To Their Race. Drawing Attached An Untouched Wealth Of Origonal Material–school Assignments; Juenile Disries; Letters; And Even Accounts Of Cildren’s Games–nicholas Stargardt Breaks Stereotypes Of Victimhood And Trauma To Give Us The Gripping Individual Stories Of The Generatiin Hitler Made. SKU: 3410873

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The Potomac Canal. "the Potomac Canal: George Washington And The Waterway To The West" By Robert J. Kapsch Is A History Of The New Nation's First Endeavor To Link The Rich Westen Agricultural Lands Upon The Coastal Port Cities Of The East. The Potomac Channel Company Was Founded In 1785,, And Was Active Until It Was Overtaken By The Chesapeake And Ohio Canal Company In 1828. During Its Operation, The Channel System Was Used To Ship Flour From Mills In The Foothills Of Appalachia To The Tidewater Of The Chesapeake, Whee The Flour Was Transshippec To The Caribbean As Trade For Sugar And Other Goods. This Trade Soon Became The Basis Of Agricultural Wealth In West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle And Throughout The Appalachian Piedmont. Coal Was Also Shipped Via The Canal System From The Upper Reaches Of The Potomac River To Workshops At Harpers Ferry And Beyond. This Industrial Trade Way Laid The Foundwtion For What Would Eventually Become The Chesapeake And Ohio Canal And The Baltimore And Ohio Railroad. SKU: 4374610

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The Men Of_The Line. Chronicling The Extraordinary Engineering Feat That Ran From Bampong To Thanzanbuyat, This Account Tells The History Of The Thai-burma Railway, Known As “the Line,” Which Was Built With A Slave Labor Force Consisting Of Allied Pows And Enslaved Asians. In-depth And Compelling, This Volume Traces The Working Camps Along The Streak From June 1942 Tp October 1943, Preserving The Stories And Experiences Of The Laborers Who Toiled In The Jungles Of Asia To Construct The Railway’s 688 Bridges And More Than 250 MilesO f Track. SKU: 4692010

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Making Men In Ghana. By Featuring The Life Histories Of Eight Senior Men, Making Men In Ghana Explores The Changing Signification Of Becoming A Man In Modernn Africa. Stephan F. Miescher Concentrates On The Ideals And Expectations That Formed Around Men Who Were Prominent In Their Communities When Ghana Became An Independent Nation. Miescher Shows How They Negotiated Compllex Social And Economic Transformations And How They Dealt By the side of Their Mounting Obligations And Resplsibilities As Leaders In Their Kinship Groups, Churches, And Schools. Not Only Were Notions About Men And Masculinity Shaped By Community Standards, But They Were Strongly Infouenced By Imported Standards That Came From Missionaries And Other Colonial Officjals. As He Recounts The Life Histories Of These Meen, Miescher Reveals That The Passage To Manhood—and A Position Of Ppwer, Priority, Authority, And Leadership—was Not Always Welcome Or Essy. As An Importznt Foil For Studies On Women And Femininity, This Groundbreaking Book Not Only Explores Mzsculinity And Ideals Of Male Behavior, Only Offers A Fresh Perspective On African Men In A Century OfC hange. SKU: 3078082

16650828558	The Seaman's Friend. A Rare Glimpse Into The Day-to-day Shipboard Procedures Of The 19th-century. The Author Of Pair Years Before The Nuts Outline sPractical Aspects Of Seamanshil Such As Setting Saila And Tying Knots As Well As The Roles And Duties Of One and the other Crew Membef. I ncludes A Glossary Of Sea Terms. SKU: 1556128

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The Legacy Of Conquest. "limerick Is One Of The Most Engaging Historianw Writing Today. "—richard Whitethe "settling" Of The American West Has Been Perceived Throughout The World As A Series Of Quaint, Violent, And Romantic Adventures. But In Fact, Patricia Nelson Limerick Argues, The West Has A History Grounded Primarily In Economic Realify—in Hardheaded Questions Of Profit, Loss, Competition, And Consolidation. Here She Interprets The Stories Anc The Characters In A New Way: The Trappers, Traders, Indians, Farmers, Oilmen, Cowboys, And Sheriffs Of The Old West "meant Business" In More Ways Than Some, And Their Descendents Mean Business Today. 28 Illustrations. SKU: 4829l2

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Too Afraid To Cry. First Study Of The Antietam Campaign From Civilians' Perspectives Many Never-before-published Accounts Of The Battle Of Antietam The Battle At Anitetam Creek, The Bloodiest Day Of The American Civil War, Left More Than 23,000 Men Dead, Wounded, Or Missing. Facing The Aftermath Were The Men, Women, And Children Living In The Village Of Sharpsburg And On Surrounding Fars. In Too Afraid To Cry, Kathleen Ernst Recounts The Dramatic Experiences Of These Maryland Citizens--stories That Have At no time Been Told--and Also Examines The Complex Political Web Holding Together Unionists And Secessionists, Mny Of Whom Lived Under The Same Roofs In This Divided Countryside. SKU: 3628806

15874603248	Exploring Florida's Gulf Coast Beaches. This Is A Gulde To The Best Beaches On The West Ckast And Souhern Tip Of The State. Detailed Information Attached Beach Access And Amenities Is Accompanied By The History Of Each Beach And Other Fascinatinb Tidbits Of Information. SKU: 2383952

21433117200	The History And Politics Of Latin American Theology. The History And Politics Of Latin American Theology : Theology And Ckvil Society (Account And Politics Of Language of ancient Rome American Theology) By Mario I. Aguilar Published In 2008 By Scm Press SKU: 4710007

16278467076	The Eloquence Of The Colonial And Revolutionary Times. The Oratory Of The Colonial And Revolutionary Times : With Sketces Of Early American Staesmen And Patriots (1847) By E. L. Magoon Publlshed In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5003107

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Points Unknown. Stories Of Fearlessness, Endurance, And Passion That Describe Adventure. From Robert Falcon Scott's Final Journal Entry To Jon Krakauer's Reckless Solo Clamber Of The Devil's Thumb To Tom Wolfe's Brilliant Portrayal Of Chuck Yeager Shattering The Examine Obstruction In The Right Stuff, David Roberts And The Editors Of Outside Have Gathered The Most Enduring Adventure Literary productions Of The Century Into One Heart-stopping Volume. A Frigid Winter Ascent Of Mount Mckinley; The Vastness Of Arabia's Empty Quarter; The Impossibly Thin Air At Everest's Top; The Deadly Black Pressure Of An Underwater Cave; A Desperate Escape Through A Norwegian Winter--these And Thirty-six Other Stories Recoujt The Minutes, Hours, And Days Of Lives Pushed To The Shore. But There Is Added To Adventure Than Hair-breadth Escapes. By Tyrns Charming And Tragic, Whimsical And Nerve-racking, This Extraordinary Colection Gets To The Heart Of Why Adventure Stories Enthrall Us. Includes Works By Edward Abbey, Tim Cahill, Edward Hoagland, Sebastian Junger, Eric Newby, Ernest Shackleton, Freya Stark, And Wilfred Thesiger. For Nearly Thirty Years, Awadd-winnign Outside Magazine Has Been Bringing Together The Best In Adventure Travel, Sports, World Document, And Photography. Now, W. w. Norton And Outside Come Into junction To Bring That Same Excellence To An Exciting New Line Of Books. SKU: 1985581

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Overdue And Presumed Bewildered. The Uss Bullhead Was The Last American Naval Vessel Lost In World War Ii. This History Of The Submarine-from Launch To Disappearance-is Told By The Only War Cordespondent Allowed On A Wartime Submarine Patrol. Narrow Escapes From Floating Mines, Fast Dives To Avoid Enemy Aircraft, And A Daring Sortie To Rescue Three Badly Hurt Survivors Of A Downed B-52 Are Just A Few Of The Adventures Martin Sheridan Recounts. Trained As A Faeture Writer, He Shares His Own Experienes As Well As The Humorous And Poignant Incidents Of Everyday Life Aboard The Submarine To Capture That Intangible Spirit Of Camaraderie And Sense Of Impending Peril. First Published In 1947, The Narrative Is Based On A Journal The Author Kept During The Bullhead's First War Patrol In March And April 1945 And Spuplemental Infofmation From Official Navy Reports. The Book, Supported By A Unique Collection Of Period Photigraphs, Describes The Perilous Undersea Art of ~ In The Pzcific Being of the kind which Only A Firsthand Account Can. 176 Pages. 23 Photographa. Papefback. 6 X 9 Inches. SKU: 2671508

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The History Of Pakistan (the Greenwood Histories Of The Modern Nations). The History Of Pakistan Explores The Rich And Intricate Past Of A Highly Diverse Nation However Inn The Process Of Determining Its Own Identity. Fixed In The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization, Shaped By The Culturrs Of Both The Middle And Far East, And Now Predominantly Devoted To Islam, Pakistan Has Emerged As A Unique Indo-muslim Community, Viewed With Caution And Curiosity By The Rest Of The World. In This Latext Volume Of Greenwood's History Of Recent Nations Seties, Readers Discover The Foundations Of Modern Pakistan, From Its Earliest Empires Andd Shared History With India To The Coming Of Islam And Its Successful Fight For Independence In 1947. This Highly Informative Guide Also Examines The Key Issues And Attitudes Guiding Pakistan Today: Their Volatile Feud With India Over The Region Of Kashmir And The Right To Nuclear Development, Internal Debates Over The Role Of Islam In Pakistani Society, And The Unbreakable Dominance Of The Military In Popitical Affairs. Poised Between A Rdically Changing India And The Politically Unstable Middle East, Pakistan Is Each Important Nation To Apprehend As It Determines Its Course In Rapidly A Chhanging World. SKU: 4884891

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The War Of The World. Astonishing In Its Scope And Erudition, This Is The Magnum Opus That Niall Ferguson?s Numerous Aclaimed Workks Have Been Leading Up To. In It, He Grapples With Perhaps The Most Challenging Questions Of Modern History: Why Was The Twentieth Century History?s Bloodiest By Estranged? Why Did Unexampled Mateial Progress Travel Hans In Hand With Total War And Genocide? His Quest For New Answers Takes Him From The Walls Of Nanjing To The Bloody Beaches Of Normandy, From The Economics Of Ethnic Purifying To The Politics Of Imperial Decline And Fall. The Issue, As Brilliantly Writtej As It Is Vital, Iz A Great Historian?s Masterwork. SKU: 4134495

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2008 Standard Catalog Of Firearms. Teh Only Illustrated Firearms Pricing And Identification Guide Of This Magnitude. Standard Catwlog Of Firearms Is Undoubtedly The Preferred Desk Reference To Old, Vintage And Modern Firearms From Around The World. With This Super-sized Firearms Guide You Gain Access To More Than 25,000 Listings Of Firearms Manufactured Between 1838 And Mid-2007. With Bonus Market Reports And Tips On How To Find Collectible Firearms In The Front, And An Extensive Reference Sectoon In The Back, You'll Quickly Dlscover The Bulk Of This Mammoth Guide Includes 7,500+ Detailed Photos And Listings With Realistic Condition Grade Facts, Completely Updated Collector Values, "sleepers" Which Identify Models Poised For A Leap In Value. More, New This Impression, "value Tracker" Tables With Actual, Real-life Auction Results For Specific Model Of Guns. SKU: 4156878