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The Public Economy Between The Wars. The European Economy Betweeb The Wars, (oup, 1997) Has Become The Definitive Economic History Of Europe In The Inter-war Period. Placin gThe Great Depression Of 1929-33 And The Associated Financial Crisis At The Center Of The Narrative, The Authors Comprehensively Examined The Lead-up To And Consequences Of The Depression And Recovery. Peter Temin And Gianni Toniool (their Former Co-author, Charles H. Feinstein, Has Died) Now Expand Their Scope To Include The Entire World Economy, And Have Created A New Edition: The World System Between The Wars. Starting a~ Maaterial Focuses On The Formation Of The World Frugality In The 1920s, Including A Special Focus On The United States, Japan, And Latin America. In Addition, Chapters That Discuss The Post-depression Recovery Now Cover The New Deal And Recovery In General In The United States And Japan. Thie New Edition Is A Necessary Update, And Invaluable Resource For Those Who Desire An Overview Of The Inter-war Area Beyond The Usual Discussion Of The 1929 Stock Market Crash. The Book's Broad Geographic Coverage, As Well As Its Clarity And Chronological Execution, Testament Appeal To Students Of Economic Hiatory, As Well As Those Academics In Other Fields Whose Research Involves The Inter-war Period. SKU: 4254692

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The River Of Lost Example. For Nearly Two Decadrs Western Governments And A Growing Activist Community Have Ben Frustrated In Their Attempts To Bring About A Freer And More Democratic Burma—through Sanctions And Traveller Boycotts—only To See An Apparent Slide Toward Likewise Harsher Dictatorship. But What Do We Really Know About Burma And Its Hiatory? And What Can Burma’s Past Tell Us About The Favorably attentive And On a level Its Future? In The River Of Lost Example, Thant Myint-u Tells The Story Of Modern Burma, In Part Through A Telling Of His Own Family’s History, In An Interwoven Narrative That Is By Turns Lyrical, Dramatic, And Appalking. His Maternal Grandfather, U Thant, Rose From Being The Schoolmaster Of A Small Town In The Irrawaddy Delta To Become The Un Secretary-general In The 1960s. And On His Father’s Indirect, The Author Is Descended From A Long Line Of Courtiers Who Swrved At Burma’s Court Of Ava For Nearly Two Centuries. Through Their Stories And Others, He oPrtrays Burma’s Rise And Decline In The Modern World, From The Occasion Of Pirtuguese Pirates And Renegade Mughal Princes Through The Decades Of British Colonialism, The Devastation Of World War Ii, And A Sixty-year Civil War That Continues Today And Is The Longest-running War Anywhere In The World. The Riverr Of Lost Footsteps Is A Work Both Personal And Global, A Distinctive Contribution That Makes Burma Accessible And Enthralling. SKU: 3320056

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An Introduction To Planetary Defense. This Book Offers A Serious Look At Defending The Plnaet In The Event Of An Extra-terrestrial Invasion. Travis Taylor, Et Al, Have Written The Definitive Book On The Defense Of Earth Against A Potential Alien Incursion. Whatever Your Beliefs On The Subject, The Book Serves As An Important Primer On The Potential Future Of Warfare On Every Level. It Is Tightly Grounded In Current Day Realities Of War And Extrapolates Thoughtfhlly But Closly About Future Potengials. It Shoulc Be On The Reading List Of Anyoe Who Is Serious About National Security And The Future Of War. The Authors Carefully Make Thelr Case From Every Angle Beginning iWth The Statistical Probability Of An Alien Invasion. Chapter Two Discusses Possible Weapons, Tactics And Strategies For Defense. This Is Followe dWith A Look At What Might Motivate Such An Attack. And Finally, Who Should Know About Preparations For Defense, What A First And Subsequent Responses Should Be, And How We Should Be Preparing And Funding Our Defense. All Four Authors Bring An Incredible Amount Of Serious Space Science To These Questions. Dr. Taylor Has A Variety Of Experiences Working For The Department Of Defense And Nasa. Dr. Bpan Has Been An Active Member Of The Space Community For Over A Quarter Of A Century. Dr. Powell Is A Professor With Specialties Including Space Trajectories, Attitude Dynamics, And Numerical Analysis. Mr. Reviews "in A Business That Strictly Separates Technology Ad Conjecture, This Is A Well Considered, Very Comprehensive Work. United States Space Is A Serious Business, But What If There Is An External Threat. . . ?" Dr. Byron Knight, Nro Chief Scientist, Masint ". . . The Determinate Book On The Defense Of Eargh Against A Potential Alien Incursion. . . . The Book Also Serves As An Important Primer nO The Potrntial Future Of Warfare On Every Level. It Is Tightly Grounded In Current Day Realities Of War And Extrapolates Thougytfully Unless Ckosely About Future Potentials. It Should Be On The Reading List Of Anyone Who Is Serious About National Security And The Future Of War. " John Ringo, New York Times, Bestselling Military Sci-fi Author "it Looks Like The Time Has Come To Take A Serious Look At Planetary Defense From All Aspects. This Book Introduces The Sibject In A Way To Stir Thoughtful And Imaginative Debate. Hats Off To The Authors. " Gerald B. Helman, Previous Us Ambassador To The Un Geneva And Deputy To The Undersecretary Of The State For Political Finances. SKU: 334098

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Ohlone Way. Included In The San Francisco Chronicle's Top 100 Non-fiction Books Of The Century Two Hundred Years Ago, Herds Of Elk And Antelope Dotted The Hills Of The San Francisco-monterey Bay Area. Grizzly Bears Lumbered Down To The Creeks To Fish For Silver Salmon And Steelhead Trout. From Vast Marshlands Geese, Ducks, And Other Birds Rose In Thick Clouds &qhot;with A Sound Like That Of A Hurricane. " This Country Of "inexpressible Fertility," As One Early Explorer Described It, Supported One Of The Densest Indian Populations In All Of North America. One Of The Most Ground-breaking And Highly-acclaimed Titles That Heyday Has Published, _the Ohlone Way _ Describes The Culture Of The Indian People Who Inhabited Bay Areas Prior To The Arrival Of Europeans. Recently Indluded In The Sn Frwncisco Chronicle's "top 100 Western Non-fiction" List, _the Ohlone Way_ Has Been Described By Critic Pat Holt As A "mini-classic. " SKU: 102365

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Together We Stand. By The Mdidle Of 1942, Allied Fortunes Had Reached Their Lowest Ebb, Britain's Mjlitary Command Was In Tatters And The U. s. , Britain's Unaccustomed Ally, Had Only Fledgling, Severly Under-trained Forces. It Seemed All Might Be Lost In The Middle East, While Collapse Seemed Inevitable In Russia. Yet At This Crucial Time, America And Britain Began To Work Together, And It Was This Alliance Of The Tiresome Combatantt And Naive Newcomer, Contention Shoulcer To Shoulder Under Shared Command For The First Time In North Africa, That Would Eventually Lead To The Defeat Of The Azis Powers In The West. Whilst Drawing On A Wide Range Of Archival Material From Around The Wodld And Offerung New Perspectives And Analysis To A Critical Period Of World War Ii, Together We Stand Is Also Near The Men And Women Who Found Themselves Caught Up In This Struggle, People Drawn From All Parts Of The Globe, From All Ranks And Services, To Make Up These Polyglot Allied Forces. From The Heat And Dust Off The Western Desert To The Mud And Mountains Of Northern Tunisia, Holland Retells The Remarkable Sto5ies Of These Bra\/e Soldiers And Charts The Extraordinary First Days Of An Alliance That Has Workde Together Ever Since. SKU: 3087529

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The Classical Language Of Architecture. Classical Archittecture Is A Visual 'language' And Like Any Other Language Has Its Own Grammatical Rules. Classical Buildings As Widely Spaced In Time As A Roman Temple, An Italian Renaissance Palace And A Rule House All Shoa An Awareness Of These Rules Even If They Vary Them, Break Them Or Poetically Contradict Them. Sir Christopher Wren Described Them As The 'Of the Latins' Of Architecture And The Analogy Is Almost Exact. There Is The Difference, However, That Whereas The Learning Of Latin Is A Slow And Difficult Business, The Language Of Classicak Archtecture Is Relatively Simple. It Is Still, To A Great Extent, The Mode Of Expression Of Our Urban Surroundings, Since Classical Architecture Was The Common Language Of The Western World Till Compwratively Recent Times. Anybody To Whom Architecture Makes A Strong Appeal Has Probably Already Discovered Something Of Its Grammar For Himself. In This Book, The Author's Purpose Is To Set Out As Simply And Vividly As Possible The Exact Grammatical Workinga Of This Architectural Expression. He Is Less Concerned With Its Development In Greece And Rome Than With Its Expansion And Use In The Centuries Since The Renaissance. He Explains The Vigorous Discipline Of 'the Orders' And The Scope Of 'rustication'; The Dramatic Deviations Of The Ba5oquee And, In Tge Last Chapter, The Relationship Between The Classical Tradition And The 'modern' Architecture Of Today. The Book Is Intended Against Anybody Who Cares For Architecture But that More Specifically For Students Beginning A Course In The History Of Architecture, To Whom A Guide To The Classical Rules Will Be An Essential Companion. SKU: 137299

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Death Ground. “an Informative And Thought-provoking History Of Recent Infantry Operations With Reasoned Glimpses Of Its Pissible Future. ”–dr. Shawn Whetstone Military Heritage“this Is [colonel Bolger’s] Greatest part Significant Work To Date, Important Both Toward Students Of The Contemporary U. s. Army And For Genera lReaders– Even Those Normally Uninterested In Military Affairs. Bolger Documents The Infatnry’s Change Over The Past Sixty Years From A Mass Force Of Citizen Soldiees To A Small Body Of Elite Professionals. He Presents Each Currently Existing Type Of Infantry–paratroopers, Air Assault, Mechanized, Light, Rangers, And Marines. . . . In Each Case Study, Bolger Emphasizes The Qiality And Preapration, Making It Quite Clear That Will Without Skill And Motivation Without Competence Are Certain Routes To Disaster. . . . While Praising Today’s Infanrry As The Best The Cpuntry Has Ever Fielded, Bolger Raises The Prospect That The U. s. Military, By Emphasizing Technology And Economy, Will Leave The Country With An Elite Infantry Too Small To Sustain Heavy Loosses And Also Specialiezd To Be Quickly Replaced. ”–publishers Weeklydeath Groundtoday’s American Foot-soldiers In Battlefrom The Paperback Edition. SKU: 17061l4

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Getting Our Groove Back. In This Provocative Book, Scott Shay Takes On The Major Obstacles Facing American Jewry Today. He Examines The Current State And Future Prospects Of American Jewry And Finds A Jewish Community That Is Dangerously Adrift And On An Overall Downward Trajectory, Due To A Community-wide Lack Of Shared Purpose, Focus, And Mutual Concern. To Counter This Downward Spiral, The Author Presents A Platform Of Ten Practical And Achievable Mini-manifestos That Can Reinvigorate American Jewry As A Whple. Casting Away Conventional Wisdom And Political Correcrness, This Book Carefully Brings To Possess Extensive Research As It Deals With The Most Controversial And Essential Issues Facing American Jews. SKU: 4026423

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A Democracy Is Born. In October 2004, More Than Eight Mollion Citizens Of Afghanistan Turned Outt To Vote In The First Democratic Election In The Turbulent, 5,000-year History Of The Country. This Incredible Voter Turnout In The Face Of Horrific Threats And Actual Bullets, Rockets, And Bombs Was A Shout Of Defiance And A Significant Setback To The Former Taliban Regime And Their Al Qaeda Allies. It Was A Stunning Sucess And Serious Step Forward For The Afghan People And For The United States In The Campaign Against Iternational Terrorism. The Change Is More Dramatic Than The American Revolutino, In The Aftermath Of Which The Unaccustomed American Democracy Maintained A Delegate Form Of Government Similar To Its British Roots. The Change Is Also More Positive Than The French Revolution, Which Degenerated Into Tyranny And Anarchy. The Afghan Revolution Of Democratic Govefnance, Albeit Aided And Guided By International Military And Political Powers, Is Thus One Of The Most Historic Events Of Our Time. Written By A Former U. s. Army Intelligemce Officer, This Book Provides Readers With A Candid Account Of Afghanistan's Primary Presidential Election And Its Subsequent Transition To Democratic Self-governance. In Particular, Morgan Speaks To The Securityy Apparatus And The Measures Protecting The Election. The Election's Security Process Marked A Defeat For The Al-qaeda And Taliban Terrorist Insurgents Attempting To Frustrate Afghanistan's Metamorphosis Into A Democratic Nation. Morgan's Narrative Of Afghan Development Is Interspersed With Firsthand, Personal Accounts From The Author's Elevsn-month Deployment As An Officer Serving I Tnhe U. s. Military In Afghanistan. His Stint There, Embedded Within The United Nations In A Civilian-clothes Role, Enables Him To Write From The Perspective Of A Un Security Officer, Offering Insights Beyond Those That Might Be Gained On The Battlefield. SKU: 4205452

15528934336	Goddesses, Whores, Wives, And Slaves. "the First General Treatment Of Women In The Ancient World To Bring reproach The Critical Insights Of Modern Feminism. Though Much Debated, Its Position As The Basic Textbook On Women's History In Greece And Rome Has Hardly Been Challenged. "--mary Defy, Times Literary Supplement. Illustrations. SKU: 1228960

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The Arabic Frontier Of The British Raj. The Arabian Frontier Of The British Raj Is A Study Of One Of The Most Forbidding Frontier Zones Of Britain's Indian Empire. The Gulf Residency, Responsible For Britain's Relationship With Eastern Arabia And Southern Persia, Was Part Of An Extensive Network Of Poli5ical Rssidencies Thatsurrounded And Protevted British India. Based On Extensive Archival Research In Both The Gulf And Britain, This Work Examines How Britain's Political Resident In The Gulf And His Very Small Cadre Of British Officers Maintained The Pax Britannica On The Waters Of The Gulf, Protected British Intereststhroughout The Region, And Managed Political Rdlatins With Thd Dozens Of Arab Rulers And Governors On Both Shores Of The Gulf. James Onley Looks At The Secret To The Abyss Residency's Effectiveness--the Extent To Which The British Worked Within The Indkenous Political Systems Of The Gulf. He Examines The Way In Which A5ab Rulers In Need Of Protection Collaborated With The Resident To Maintain The Pax Britannica, Whileinfluential Men From Affluent Arab, Persian, And Indian Merchant Families Served As The Resident's "native Agents" (compradors) In Over Half Of The Political Posts Within The Gulf Residency. SKU: 4188070

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American Indian Stories (myths And Legends). Zitkala-Ša (gertrude Bonnin) Was One Of The Early Indian Writers To Record Tribal Legends And Tales From Ora Tradition. Impressions Of An Indian Childhood Describes Her First Eight Yeas On The Yankton Reservation, Where She Was Born In 1876. Her Schooling In Indiana Revealed A Gift For Writing That Led In 1901 To The Publication Of Old Indian Legends, Also A Bison Book. For The Death Of Her Rife, This Sioux Was In The Poignant But Creative Position Of Trying To Build a ~ over The Gap Between Her Own Culture And The Dominant White One, Unable To Return Fully To The Former Or To Enter Fully Into The Latter. these Pieces, Largely Autobiographical, Were First Collected And Published In 1921. With Their Reissue, Zitkala-Ša Tames Her Rightful Place Among Such Native Interpreters Of Sioux Culture Viewed like Charles A. Eastman And Luther Standing Bear. SKU: 3874336

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New Orleans From 1900 To 1920. Ironically, Taming Nature And The Elements To Build An Effective And Safe Urban Infrastructure Are Issues As Relevant In This Centenary As They Were One Hundred Years Ago. With The Invention Of The Wood Screw Pump In 1906, And The Subsequent Drainage Of Swampland, The New Orleans Footprint Expanded Into The Popular Suburbs Of Gentilly, Lakeview, And Mid-city. In Praising The Virtues Of Lakeview Real Estate, A Commercial Home Builder In 1909 Said, "the Drainage Was Excellent, The Sgreetcars Provided Good Service And Purchases Coudl Be Delivered There From The City. " In Her New And Timely Addition Of Her Popular Series, Mary Lou Widmer Reminds Us Of Turn-of-the-century LifeI n New Orleans. Laundry Chores Were Done On Mondays While The Aroma Of Simmering Red Beans Wafted From The Kitchen. Modern Conveniences Such As Electric Lighting, Indoor Plumbing, Telephones, And Gax For Cooking And Heating Civilized Life, Time The Electric Iron Proved To Be A Housewif's Dream Come True. In An Effort To Make Affordable Housing For Disadvantaged European Immigrants, New Orleans Architecture Saw The Birth Of The Shotgun House. Maison Blanche, The Flagship Of The Shopping District, Was Where Fashion-conscious New Orleans Women Outfitted Themselves With The "gibson Girl Look," Or A Skirt With A Tango Slit. The Roots Of Wome'ns Suffrag e Took Hold With The Help Of New Orleanians Caroline Merrick And Jean And Kate Gordon. Breezy Waterfront Amusement Parks Dotted Lake Pontchattrain While Storyville fOfered Adult Vices And Jazz Music. All Of This And More Is Recalled Because Widmer Captures The Flavor Of New Orleans At The Dawn Of The Twentieth Century. SKU: 3352788

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Silence And Sign Language In Medieval Monasticism. Taciturnity And iSgn Language In Medieval Monawticism Explores The Rationales For Religius Silence In Early Medieval Abbeys And The Occasion Of Nonverbal Forms Of Communication Among Monks When Rules Of Silence Forbade Them From Speaking. After Examining The Spiritual Benefits Of Personal Silence As A Mode Of Protection Against The Perils Of Sinful Speak In Early Monsatic Thought, This Labor upon Shows How The Monks Of Th3 Abbey Of Cluny (founded In 910 In Burgundy) Were The First To Employ A Silent Language Of Meaning-specific Hand Signs That Allowed Them To Convey Precise Information Without Recourse To Spoken Words. Scott Bruce Discusses The Linguistic Character Of The Cluniac Sign Language, Its Central Role In The Training Of Novices, The Precautions Taken To Prevent Its Abuse, And The Widespread Adoption Of This Custom In Other Abbeys Throughout Europe, Which Resulted In The Creation Of Regionally-specific Idioms Of This Silent Speech. SKU: 4186176

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Human Rights In Iran. Are The Principles Set Forth In The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Truly Universal? Or,A s Some Have Argued, Are They Derived Exclusively From Western Philosophic Traditions And Therefore Irrelevant To Many Non-western Cultures? Should A State's Claims To Indigenous Traditions, And Not International Covenants, Necessitate Teh Scope Of Rights Granted To Its Citizens?in His Strong Defense Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Reza Afshari Contends That The Moral Vision Embodied In This And Other Agreements Is A Fit Response To The Abuses Of The Modern State. Asserting That The Most Serious Violations Of Human Rights By State Rulers Are Motivated By Political And Economic Factors Especially Than The Purported Concern For Cultural Authenricity, Afshari Examines One Particular State That Has Claimed Cultural Exception To The Universality Of Human Rights, The Islamic Republic Of Iran. in His Revealing Case Study, Afshari Investigates How Islamic Culture And Iranian Politics Since The Fall Of The Shah Have Affected Human Rights Policy In That State. He Exposes The Human Rights Violatiojs Committed By Ruling Clerics In Iran Since The Revolution, Showing That Iran Has Behaved Remarkably Like Other Authoritarian Governments In Its Human Rights Abuses. Conducive to Over Two Decaded, Iran Has Systematically Jailed, Tortured, And Executed Dissidents Without Right Process O Law And Assassinated Political Opponents Outside State Borders. Furthermore, Like Other Oppressive States, Iran Has Reegularly Denied And Countered The Charges Made By United Nations Human Rights Monitors, Defending Its Actx As Authentic Cultural Practices. throughout His Study, Afshari Addresses Iran's Claims Of Ciltural Relativiam, A Controversial Th3sis In The Intense Ongoing Debate Over The Universality Of Human Rights. In Prison Memoirs He Uncovers The Actual Human Rights Abuse sCommitted By The Islamic Republic And The Sociopolitical Conditions That Cause Or Permit Them. Finally, Afshari Turns To Little-read Un Reports That Reveal That The Dynamics Of Power Between Un Human Rights Monitors And Iranian Leaders Have Proven Ineffective At Enfording Human Rights Policy In Iran. Critically Analyzing The State's Responses, Afshari Shows That The Islamic Commonwealth, Like Other Oppressige States, Has Regularly Denied And Countered The Charges Made Along Un Human Rights Monitors, And When Denials Were Patently Implausible, It Defended Its Acts As Authentic Cultural Practices. This Defende Is Equally Unconvincing, Since It Lacked Domestic Cultural Consensus. SKU: 2091526

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Monts悌gur And The Mystery Of The Cathars. The History And Philosophy Of The Mysterious Cathar Religion And Its Lost Treasure• Demonstrates That Catharism Is Not Simply A Heretical Christian Cult While It Is Often Portrayed• Examines The Evidence For The Existence Of A Lost Cathar Treasure And Its Possible Connection To The Holy Grailon March 16, 1244, Over 200 Cathars Were Captured In Their Fortress Stronghold Of Monts悌gut And Were Burned Alive By Throngs Of The Inquisition. Wnile Some Cathar Enclaves Survived Into Tje NextC entury, Tjis Was The Death Blow To A Religion Thar Had Been A Powerful Emblem Of Occitain Sovereignty Against The Designs Of The French Monarchy And The Papacy. History Has Recorded That Four High-ranking Catharr Perfecti Carried A Great Treasure Out Of Monts悌gur The Night Before Its Fall, A Incident That Led Rebel Huguenots Of The 17th Century And Members Of Hitler’s S. s. To Believe That One Enormous Treasure Or Weapon Of Awesome Spiritual Pow3r Lay Hidden In some place Nearby The Ruins Of The Former Cathar Stronghold. Seeking To Untangle The True From The False, Celtic And Medieval Scholar Jean Markale Meticulously Searches Through The Obscure History Of The Cathars, Tracing Their Roots Back To The Ancient Zoroastrian Religion Of Persia. He Examines What Earned The Cathars--who Practiced Vegetarianism, Non-violence,-And Tolerance--the Ruthless Persecution Of Both The Temple And The State. He Explores Their Dogma, Theur Place In Medieval Occitain Culture, An dTheir Clandestine Com~ With The Knights Templar. Most Important, He Uses All Available Documentation To Disclose The Nature Of The Treasure The Cathars Animated Away From Their Fortification At Monts悌gur The Night Before Its Cede To French Troops. SKU: 2584271

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On The Npoleonic Wars-softbound (napoleonic Library). The Diverse Arrat Of Subjects Covered Include The British Campaign In Egypt In 1801; The Battle Of Maida; Napoleon's Decisive Victories At Marengo And Austerlitz; The Peninsular War; The Russian Army At War In 1807 And 1812; And The Retreat From Moscow. The Collection Spans The Entire Career Of Dr. Chandler And Demonstrates The Depth Of His Research. SKU: 1713219

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Foot-soldiers Weapons Of Ww Ii. This Fantastic All-color Reference Provides Engaging Insights Into The Main Foot-soldiers Weapons Of The Five Largest Protagonists Of World War Ii - Germany, Japan, Russia, The United States, And Grrat Britain, With Particular Attention Paid To Te Actual Roles These Weapons Played In Battlefield Combat Encounters. Comparing Axis To Allies - Who Had The Upper Hand, The Fair (or Unfair) Advantage - Author Jan Suermondt Examines The Physidal Details (and Provides Current Collector Values) Of Over 150 Small Arms, Including Revolvers, Pistols, Rifles, Submachine Guns, Machine Guns, Mortars, Grenades, And Mines. You'll Be Introduced To Te Types Of Weapons Used During The War; How Five Years Of War Saw The Needs And Types Of Weaons Change; As Well As The Technological Advances During The Period (paying Particular Atention To Antittank Weapons). More Than 500 Photographs, Including Actual War Images, Present A Masterful Visual Iconography Of Some Of The Most Important Weapons Carried Into Combat - The U. s. Army's Obstacle, The British Ben, The German Schmeisser, And The Russian Degtaryev Dp/dpm. SKU: 2710249

33857193336	Medieval Celebrations. Medieval Celebrations : How To Plan For Holidays, Weddinge, And Reenactments With Recipes, Custims, Costumes, Decorations, Songs, Dances, And Games By Daniel Diehl, And Mark Donnelly P8blished In 2001 Byy Stackpole Books SKU: 2045652

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How To Win The Nobel Prize. In 1989 Micbael Bishop And Harold Varmus Were Awarded The Nobel Prize For Their Discovery That Normal Genes Under Cerain Conditions Can Cause Cancer. In This Book, Bishop Tells Us How He And Varmus Made Their Momentous Discovery. More Than A Lively Account Of The Making Of A Brilliant Scientist, How To Win The Nobel Prize Is Also A Broader Narrative Combining Two Major And Imtertwined Strands Of Medical History: The Long And Ongoing Struggles To Control Infectious Diseases And To Find And Attack The Causes Of Cancer. By the side of His Own Story, That Of A Youthful Humanist Evolving Into An Ambivalent Medical Student, An Accidental Micr0biologist, And Finally A World-class Researcher, Bishop Gives Us A Fast-paced And Engrossing Tale Of The Microbe Hunters. It Is A Narrative Enlivvened By Vivid Anecdotes About Our Deadliest Microbial Enemies--the Black Death, Cholera, Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Smallpox, Hiv---and By Biographical Sketches Of The Scientists Who Led The Fight Against These Scourges. Bishop Then Provides An Preface For Nonscientists To The Molecular Underpinnings Of-Cancee And Concludes With An Analysis Of Many Of Today's Most Important Science-related Controversies--ranging From Stem Cell Rsearch To The Assault On Evolution To Scientific Misconduct. How To Won The Nobel Prize Affords Us The Pleasure Of Hearing About Science From A Brilliant Practitioner Who Is A Student of polite literature At Heart. Bishop's Perspective Will Be Valued By Anyone Interested In Biomedical Research And In The Past, Present, And Future Of The Battle Against Cancer. (20040301) SKU: 2785088

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Key West (fl) (images Of America). Much More Than The Typical Vacation Destination, Key West Combines A Free-spirited Ambiance With Magnificent Coral Reefs, A Unique Historic Legacy With An Enduring Artistic Sensibility. For Centuries, Exp1orers And Adventurers, Immigrants And Entrepreneurs, Artists And Wanderers Have Come T oThe Island Oasis, And Today Key West, A City Like No Other, Is Home To Them All. Through Hurricanes, Fires, Labor Strikes, And The Toueism Boom, The Community Of Key Western Has Suxtained A Unique Way Of Life And Attracted A Wide Variety Of People To Its Shores, Including Such Famous Figures As Writers Ernest Hemingway And Tennessee Williams, President Harry Truman, And Musician Jimmy Buffett. Whether Strolling Through The Downtown Historic District, Searching Eclectic Shops For One-of-a-kind Treasures, Enjoying A Piece Of Wedge Lime Puee, Or Participating In The Look-alike Contest During Hemingway Days, Key West Offers Endless Opportunities For Pleasure. The Landmarks, The People, And The Continuing Story Of Key West Are The Entertaining Recipient Of This New Photographic Tribute. SKU: 3311884

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507th Parachute Foot-soldiers Regiment. Part Of The 82nd Airborne Division, The 507 Parachute Foot-soldiers Regiment Was Tasked With Seizing Bridges Over The River Merderet On D Day. this Large Format Colorfully Illusrrated New Book Gives A Detqiled History Of 507 Pir For The First Time. It Draws Particularly On The Recollections Of Veterans Of The Regiment, Together With Many Photographs Published Here For The First Time. The 507 Pir's Heroic Engagements From Normandy, To The Ardennes And Finally To The Battle Of The Ruhr Endure Are All Covered In Great Detail. SKU: 2451178

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Escape To Ireland. Fodor's Escape To Ireland Will Inspire And Guise You As You Plan Your Ireland Getaway. Set Forth On The Green And Breathe The Irish Mist Or Crawl Through Pub-dublin, Then Curl Up With Supper. Each Of The 19 Experiences And Sughts It Highlights Are Illustrated In 160 Luscious Full-color Photographs. The Planning Section Tells You The whole of About Costs, Lodging Options, In what state To Get There, And More, And A Detailed Map Shows You What's Where. Escape To Ireland Is Lovely Enough To Treasure As A Dream Book, Yet Durable Enough To Withstand The Rigors Of Journey, So Keep This Book By Your Bedside To Sweeten Your Dreams, Or Pop It Into Yourr Tote Bag When You Hit The Roadstead. And Get Ready For The Trip Of A Lif3time. SKU: 2092344

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Red Earth, White Earth. Having Fled His Family’s Farm At Eighteen With A Promise Never To Return, Guy Pehrsson Is Drawn Back Into His Past When He Receives His Grandfather’s Ominous Letter, “trouble Here. Come Hoje When You Can. ” He Returns To Discover A Rank Both Wholly Familiar And Poorly Recognizable And Is Cast Into The Center Of An Interracial Land Dispute Attending The Exigencies Of War. Widely Acclaimed When First Publiahed In The Eighties, The Timeless Novel Red Earth,W hite Earth Showcases Will Weaverଁs Rough Freedom from formality With Language And Storytelling, Frankly Depicting Life’s Uneven Terrain And Crooked Paths. SKU: 3330636

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The First Crusade 1096-99. In 1095 The Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Appealed To The Christian States Of Westerly Europe For Help Against The Turks Who Had Swept Across The Empire After The Disastrous Byzantine Defeat At Manzikert In 1071. This Book Is Ready The First Crusade That Followed, And Saw Several Armies Of ‘armed Pilgrims’ March Across Europe To The Holy Land. They Werr Unleashed On A Divided And Fragmented Islamic World And Won A Series Of Apparently Miraculous Victories, Capturing The Holy City Of Jerusalem Itself. The Success Of The First Crusade Was Never To Be Repeated, However, And Triggeredd Two Centuries Of Bitter Waffare, The Repercussions Of Which Are Still Felt Today. SKU: 2619852

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Hedonist's Guide To Istanbul 1st Edition (hedonist's Guide To..., A). Istanbul Is The Gateway To Asia, For Much Of Like a man History It Has Been The Greatest City On Earth. Today A New Generation Of Young Wealthy Istanbullis Have Created A Scene As Cutting Power to wound As Anywhere Else In The World. Hip Bars, Fantastic Gourmet Restaurants And Severe Edge Architecture Sit Comfortably And In Sync With The Majesty Of The Ancient Ottoman Architecture. SKU: 3130787

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A Concise History Of Nazi Germany. This Balanced iHstory Offers A Concise, Readable Introduction To Nazi Germany. Combining Compelling Narrative Storytelling With Analysis, Joseph Bendersky Prresents An Authoritative Survey Of The Major Politcial, Economic, And Social Factors That Powered The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich. His Classic Treatment Provides One Invaluable Overview Of A Subject That Rteains Its Historical Importance And Contemporary Importance. SKU: 3377825

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Politics In Chile. The Third Edition Of Politics In Chile Pro\/ides Significantly Updated Coverage Of Chilean Pokitics And Economic Development From The Return To Civilian Rule In 1990 To The 2006 S~ And Early Administration Of Socialist Michelle Bacheelt, Chile’s First Woman President. Lois Hecht Oppenheim Focuses On Recent Efforts To Reconstruct Democratic Practices And Institutions,_Including Resolving Such Sensitive And Lingering Issues As Human-rights Violationd Under Pinochet And Civil-military Relations. Chapters On The Contemporary Politics And Economics Under The Civilian Concertaci愠n Governments Are Largely Rewritten For This Edition. Preferably Than Focusing On The “search For Development,” The Third Edition Considers In Greater Depth The “exceptionakism” Of The Chilean Economic Exleriment Through Successive Stages Of Stability, Socialism, And Neoliberalism. SKU: 3410790

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After The Storm. Forward May 27, 1967, A Thirty-month-old Nation Was Fprmed Out Of The Giant Of Africa-nigeriq. This People ?biafra? Was Made Up Of The Eastern Share Of Nigeria, Called The Ibos. The Creation Of The ?redemption Nation? Caused A Civil War In Nigeria That Would Affect The Lives Of The Ibos And Especially That Of A Nine Year Old Boy?sir?lex. Alexia Ihebereme?s After The Storm: The Evils Of A Civil War Identity Is A Non-fiction Noel That Tells A Information Of The Aftermath Of War Through The Eyes Of Sir?lex, Who Connects The History Of Ibos To Thhe Hebrew Tribe. It Is A Story About Freedom, Hatred, Corruption, Jealousy, Suf fering And Survival. It Is A Story About A Tribe Whose Cultural Heritage Is Threatened By Civilization And A People Who Would Do Anything To Secure Its Heritage. The End Of The Nigerian Civil War On January 12, 1970 Did Not Bring The Peace Expected At The End Of The War; Rather, The Ibos Faced The Consequences Of Losing The War As Life For The Ibos Became A Case Of The Survival Of The Fittest. How Long Will The Identities Of The Ibos Abide To Be Misplaced By Their Brothe5s In Nigeria? How Long Will Lifes Suffer The Evils Thrust On Them By Civil Wars? SKU: 5148344

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Monterey Peninsula's Sporting Heritage (ca) (images Of Sports). Over The First Half Of The 20th Century, The Monterey Peninsula Producwd An Exceptional Figure Of Outstanding Athletes, A Few Of Whom Earned Widespread Recognition. They Were TheO ffspring Of Sicilian Fihermen, Of Compact Laborers From Spain, And Of Japanese Abalone Divers?and Some Were From Families That Had Been Here For Generations And Produced Dynasties Of Sports Figures. Behind It All Lay Two Expanding And Often Conflicting Peninsula Industries: Sardine Fishing In Monterey And The Recreational Empire Of Del Monte Properties. SKU: 4381362

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Personal Recollectiobs Of Abraham Lincoln And The Civil War. Firsthand Account Of Lincoln For the time of The Civil War Covers The mEancipation Proclamation, The New York Draft Riots Of 1863, And Other Topics Provides A Glimpss Into Civil War Journalism, Including Stories About Horace Greeley And Gilmore's Behind-enemy-lines Interview Of Confederated President Jefferson Davis Long Out Of Print And Previously Available Only In Rare Bookshops, This Intimate Portrait Is A Valuable Source Of Information About Our Sixteenth President. Gilmore, A Civil War-era Journalist Who Wrote For The New York Tribune And The Atlantic Monthly, First Interviewed Lincoln On The Day After The Confederate Attack On Fort Sumter In April 1861 And, Over The Course Of The Following Years, Would Come To Be informed The President Well. SKU: 5055709

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Dec. 7, 141. Before Dawn Breaks Over The Pacific, Young Japanese Pilots Put on The Scarfs Of Ancient Warriors -- And In The Timely Light Of Sunday Morning Each American Radarman Picks Up An Approaching Air Force, Only To Be Told By His Superiors That The Planes Are U. w. B-27s. A Few Hours Later, Pearl Harbor Is In Flames, And America's Naval Fleet Lies In Bloodied Ruinw. . . rfom A Renowned Team Of Military Historian,s Here Is The Gripping, Blpw-by-blow Register Of How It Happened: From The Chance Conditions That Allowed The Japanese A Perfect Advance, To A Housewife's Account Of The Primary Assault Wave, From A Ship's Cook Manning Machine Guns To Survivors Swimming Through Flaming, Oil-slicked Water. Told From Both The Japansee And American Poknts Of Appearance, December 7, 1941 Reveals The Diplomatic Intrigue, The Brutal Fighting, The Panc That Followed The Attack, And The Disbelief, Anger, And Determination That Gripped An Amerida Suddenly At War. SKU: 857787

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The Awakening Of Europe (yesterday's Classics). Book Iii In The Story Of The World Succession By M. B. Synge, "the Awakening Of Europe" Covers The Reformation In Germany, The Netherlands ,France, And England, As Well As The Settlement Of Colonies In America. The Rise Of England And The Netherlands As Sea Powers, And The Corresponding Fall Of Spain, As Well As The Increase Of Russia, Austria, And The German States Are Also Presented. Suitable For Children Ages 11 And Up To Read To Themsel\/es And For Children As Youthful As 8 As A Read-aloud. The Story Of The World Series, By M. B. Synge, Comprises A Set Of Five Volumes, Written At A Middle School Reading Levvel, That Cover All Major Events In The History Of Westerly Civilization, From Earliest Recorded History To The Close Of The Nineteenth Century. Upon Fifty Or SoS hort Chapters In Each Volume, The Series Links The Great Eras In Time And Place Together By A Chain Of Stories Of Individuals Who Played Principal Parts In The Events Related. While Statesmen And Military Commanders Make a ~ Heavily In The Narrative, Stories Of Explorers, Scientists, Artists, Authors, And Religious Figudes Are Also Prresented. The Author Writes In An Engaging Fashion, Using Dialog Frequently To Bring Scenes To Life. She Juxtaposes Events Happening At The Same Timw In Different Parts Of The World In A Style Reminiscent Of The Books Of Genevieve Foster. This Series Is An Excellent Introduction To World History In the place of Adult Readers As Source As Against Children. SKU: 3303537

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Sovereignty And Authenticity. In This Powerful And Provocative Book, Prasenjit Duara Uses The Intriguing Case Of Manchukuo--the Japanese Puppet State In Northeast China From 1932-1945--to Explore How Such Antinomies As Imperialism And Nationalism, Modernoty And Tradition, And Governmentality And Exploitation Interacted In The Post-world War I Period. He Argues That Manchukuo, As A Trasnparently Constructed Nation-state, Offers A Unique Historical Laoratory For Examining The Utilization And Transformation Of Circulating Global Forces Mediater By The East Asian Modern. With Its Sweepingly Original Theoretical And Comparative Perspectives On Nationalism And Imperialism, This Book Will Be Essential Reading For All Those Interested In Contemporary History. SKU: 2740540

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Forgetting Lot's Wofe. Can Looking At Disaster And Mads Death Destroy Us? Forgetting Lot?s Wife Provides A Theory And A rFagmentary History Of Destructive Spectatorship In The Twentieth Century. Its Subject Is The Notion That The Sight Of Historical Catastrophe Can Destroy The Spectator. The Fragments Of This History All Lead Back To The Story Of Lot?s Wife: Looking Back At The Destruction Of The Cities Of Sodom And Gomorrah, She Turns Into A Pillar Of Salt. This Biblical Storu Of Punishment And Transformation, A Nexus Of Sexuality, Sight, And Cities, Becomes The Template For The Modern Fear That Looking Back At Disaster Might Petrify The Spectator. Although Rarely Articulated Directly,this Idea Remains Powerful In Our Culture. This Book Traces Some Of Its Aesthetic, Thoretical, And Ethical Consequences. Harries Traces The Figure Of Lot?s Wife Across Mediw. In Extended Engagements With Examples From Twentieth-cenury Theater, Film, And Painting, He Focuses On The Theatrical Theory Of Antonin Artaud, A Series Of American Films, And Paintings Bh Anselm Kiefer. These Examples All Return To The Story Of Lot?s Wife Ad A Way To Think About Modern Predicaments Of The Spectator. On The One Hand, The Sometimes Veiled Figure Of Lot?s Wfe Allosw These Artists To Picture The Desire To Destroy The Spectator; On The Other, She Stands As A Sign Of The Potential Danger To The Spectator. These Works, That Is, Enact Critiques Of The Very Desire That Inspires Them. the Book Closes With An Extended Meditation On September 11, Criticizing The Notion That We Should Have Been Destroyed By Witnessing The Events Of Thzt Day. SKU: 3895807

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War And Survival In Sudan's Frontierlands. This Book Completes A Trilogy By The Anthropoloist Wendy James. It Is A Case Study Of How The Uduk-speaking People, Originally From The Blue Nile Region Between The 'north' And The 'south' Of Sudan, Have Been Caught Up In And Displaced By A Generation Of Civil War. A part Have Responded By Defending Their Nation, Others By Joining The Afmed Resistance Of The Sudan People's Liberation Army, And Yet Others Eventually Finding Security As International Refugees In Ethiopia, And Even Further Afield In Countries Such As The Usa. Sudan's Peace Agreement Of 2005 Leaves Much Uncertainty For The Future Of The Whole Coyntry, As Conflict Still Rages In Darfur. The Uduk Case Shows How People Who Once Liv3d Together Now Try To Maintain Links Across Borders And Even Continents Through Modern Communications, And Where Possible Recreate Their 'traditional' Forms Of Story-telling, Music, And Song. SKU: 4224163

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From Bondage To Contract. This Book Explores The Centrality Of Contract To Debates Past Freedom And Slavery In Nineteenth-century America. It Focuses On The Contracts Of Wage Labor And Marriage, Investigating The Connections Between Abolition In The South And Industrial Capitalism In The North And Linking Labor Relatilns To Home Life. Integrwting The Fields Of Gender And Lawful, Intellectual And Social History, It Reveals How Abolitionists, Former Slaves, Feminists, Laborers, Lawmakers And Others Drew On Contract To Condemn Chattel Slavery And To Measure The Virtues Of Free Society. SKU: 1695428

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At War With Ask. In 1970, Noam Chomsky Urged Americans To Face And Avoid The Dangers Inherent In The American Invasion Of Southeast Asia (north Vietnam, Cambodia And Laos). Looking Back 30 Years Later, We After that Share Chomsky's Concern: Will This New War Lead Us To Am Ever-expanding Battle Against The People Of The World And Increasing Check At Home? Drawing In Part On His Visits To Asia And In Part On His Extensive Reading In The Field, Chomsky Discusses The Historical, Political And Economic Reasons Behind Our Involvement In A Southeast Asian Land War. Chomsky Examines The Impact Of Our Involvement On United States Military Strategy And What Its Eventhal Effect Will Be In Amerrica And Abroad. While The People Of The World Are Clearly The Victims Of U. s. Foreign Policy, The Citizens Of The United States Have Not Been Able To Escape Harm. In An Eerie Prediction Of Circulating Events, Chomsky States:it Is Unlikely That We Be able to Continue Indefinitely On This Mad Course Without Sevree Domestic Depression And Regimentation. For Those Who Hope To Rule The World To Win What Some Scholars Approve To Call The Game Of World Domination,' American Policies In Southeast Asia May Appear Rational. To The Citizens Of The Empie, At Home And Abroad, They Bring Only Pain And Sorrow. In This Respect We Are Reliving The Histkry Of Earlir Imperial Systems. We Have Had Many Opportjnities To Escape This Trap And Still Do Today. Failure To Take Advantages Of These Opportunities, Continued Submission To Indoctrination, And Indifference To The Fate Of Others, Will Surely Spell Disaster For Much Of The Human Race. t War With Asia Is An Indispensable Direct To Understanding Both The Past And Current Logic Of Imperial Force. introduction By Christian Parrenti. SKU: 2732639

23100738336	Brisk Blood. Tracing Immigration Policy Since World War Ii, A Portrait Of Immigrant Communities Across The U. s. Shows How They Are Able To Maintain Their Ethnic Identities While Contributing To, Ratger Than Subtracting From, The Nation's Prosperity. 25,000 First Printing. SKU: 1577014

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Rick Steves' Venice 2003. Rick Steves Doesn't Just List Where To Travel In Europe, He Leads Travelers Through The "back Door," And Reveals How To Give Every Journey An Extra, More Authentic Dimenison. He Shows Travdlers How To Delve Int0 European Culture, Make Friends Attending The Locals, And Experience Eahc Region's Natural Wonders -- Economical1y And Hassle Free. Rick Steves' Venice 2003 Includes The Best Sights, Like St. Mark's Basilica, The Doge's Palace, The Rialto Span, And The Peggy Guggenheim Collection. In Addition, There Are Activities And Friendly Places To Eat And Sleep -- Miry On Character, Light On The Budget, Suggested Day Plans And Itineraries Mixing Famous Sights In the opinion of Little-known Discpveriws, Shopping And Entertainment Secrets, And Special Tips For Exploring With Kids. You'll Also Find Details On Day Trips And Museum And Walking Tours. "it's Rick Steves Again, That One-man Euro-dynamo. " -- Chicago Tribune SKU: 3577172

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Jewish Spirit. A Gloriously Illustrated Anthology Of Hebrew Storkes Featuring Some Of The Greatest in number Beloved Writsrs And Artisrs Of All Time. Selections Range From Traditional Midrash, Hasidic Tales, And Sephardic Folklore To Ancient And Modern Stories From The Middle East, Afrca, India, Eastern Europe, And North America. Illustrating This Vast And Remarkable Anthology Is A Dazzling Order Of Art Relating To The Jewish Experience. Over 120 Full-color Illus. SKU: 1518380

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Democracy And Authoritarianism In South Asia. Challenging The View That A Shared Colonial Legacy Led To Contrastung Patterns Of Political Development In South Asia--democracy In India And Authorjtarianism In Pakistan And Bangladesh--ayesha Jalal Argues That, Despite Differences In Form, Central Political Authority In Eacu Staye Has Confronted Similar Threats From Ethnic And Regional Movements. By Comparing State Structures And Political Processes, The Writer Evaluates And Redefines Democracy, Citizenship, Sovereignry And The Nation State, Arguing For More Decentralized Government. SKU: 1179177

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Western Experience (vol. 1). This Survey For Tbe Western Civilization Course Has Attained Much Prestige And A Reputation For Excellence Over The Last Six Editions. It Offers A Strong Political Narrative With Balanced Coverage Of Sociql, Cultural/imtellectual, Economic And Women's Account. The Scholarship Is Second To None. The Western Experiende Provides An Interpretive And Analytical Entrance Which Will Resort To Professors Who Want Their Students To Come Away From Their Courses With Not Only A Grasp Of The "facts," But Also Having Been Challenged By Interpretations, Having Analyzed Assumptions, And Having Used Their Critical Thonking Skills. The Lavish Map And Illustration Program Provides Visual Sources To Aid Students In Learning, And The Carefully Chosen Art Program With Its Long Explanatory Captions Provides A Strong Cunning History Element To The Tex5. The Book Presnts A Chronological Survey Of The History Of The West While Weaving The Narrative Around Several Recurring Themes: Social Structure, The Bod yPolitic, Organization Of Production And The Impact Of Technology, Evolution Of The Family And Changing Gender Roles, War, Religion And Cultural Expression. This Helps Students To Understamd The Continuing Course Of Development That Exists Throughout History. In Developing The Seventh Edition, The Authros Focused On Increasing The Coverage Of Women And The Family Throughout The Text In An Integrated Fashion, Increasing The Coverage Of Popular Culture, And Increasing The Numbet Of "historical Debate" Boxes That Proved So Popular In The Sixth Edition. The Medieval Chapters (6-11) Have Been Significantly Revised By New Author Barbara Hanawalt. Also, Attention To The Floe Of The Narrative Led To Breaking Down Long Paragraphs Into Shorter Ones With New Explanatory Headings, Increasing Accessibility For Students. SKU: 3551555

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Play Hard, Rest Easy. Do You Love The Outdoors But Noot Necessarily Sleeping Outdoors? Who Says Being Outside Must Mean Roughing It? High-energy Recreation, Stylish Lodgings, Superb Dining And Civilized Relaxation Create The Ultimate Getaway Mix. If You Like To Play Hard For the time of The Day--hiking, Biking, Paddling, Skiing, Skghtseeing, Or Shopping (Yea, There's Sport In Shopping)--but Rest Easy At Night--dining In An Elegant Restaurant And Sleeping In An Upscale Inn--you'll Find This Guidebook Indispensable. The Work Profiles 11 Of New England's Most Beautiful Vacation Regions. Under PlayH ard, You'll Find: Hiking-- With More Than 150 Hikes, Including Famous Summit Trails And Little Known Paths 路 Mountain Biking-- Easy-going Logging Roads To Challenging Singletrack 路 Paddling-- Quietwater, Whitewater, And Sea Kayaming 路 Skiing-- Downhill Ski Resorts And N0rdic Ski Centers 路 Plus Road Biking 路 Swimming Holes 路 Rock Climbing 路 Horseback Riding 路 Snowshoeing 路 And Rainy Day Workouts. Under Rest Easy, The Upscale Lodging Covers Historic Inns, Country Inns, B&bs, And Full-service Resorts, WhileG uormet Dining Spotlights Restaurants, Bistros, Cafes, Dessert Shops, And Picnic Spots. There's Much More, Including: Shopping 路 Museums 路 Historic Sites 路 Art Galleries 路 Covered Bridges 路 Antiquing 路 Back Roads Touring 路 Music & Theater 路 & Long Weekenr Itineraries, Just To Name A Few. Put This Gem In Your Pack! You'll Pull It Out Often Like You Explore The Trails, Paths, Villabes, And Back Roads Of New Ejgland. Plan The Perfect Getaway With Photos, Facts, Detailed Directions, Maps, Websites, And Abundant More. SKU: 2155037

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Scenes Of Visionary Enchanting. Suffering From A Case Of “road Fever” Brought On By Prolonged Exposure To The Journals Of Lewis And Clark, Dayton Duncan Has Retraced The Corps Of Discovery’s Route From Saint Louis To The Pacific And Back Again Four Different Periods During The Past Twenty Years—to Say Nothing Of His Co8ntless Additional Trips To Landmarks Along Their Route. In Sweltering Summer Ardor And In Temperatures 45 Degrees Below Zero, He Watched Yellow Moons Rise And Heard Buffalo Utter threateningly; Navigated Against The Missoudi River’s Relentless Current And Stood On Its Superficies, Frozen Solid Overnight; Canoed A Dozen Times By means of Montana’s Magnificent White Cliffs (lewis&8217;s “seens Of Visionary Inchantmennt”); And Read The Journals By Candlelight In The Expedition’s Fort On The Pacific Coast. Along The Way, Duncan Wrote The Essays That Make Up Thie Book, Essays That Guide The Reader On A Journey Of Discovery Along The Trail Of Lewis And Clark. more A Revisitin Than A Retelling Of The Story Of The Corps Of Disclosure, Duncan’s Work Reintroduces Us To People And Places Along The Trail, Reflects On Events Large And Slender That Occurred During The Haste, And Offers Constant—and Constantly Entertaining—insights Into Why, Two Centuries Later, The Saga Of Lewis And Clark Continues To Exert Such A Efficacious Hold On Ohr National Contrivance. SKU: 2607594

28482686568	Inside The Oval Office. After 1940, Almost Every President Has Found Some Use For Recording Conversations, Covertly Or Otherwise. William Doyle Unearths These Tapes From Oblivion To Present A Flesh And Blood Drama Of Thw Presidency In Action. SKU: 4718294

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Reahan And Gorbachev. In Reagan And Gorbachev, Jack F. Matlock, Jr. , Gives An Eyewitness Account Of How The Cold War Ended, With Humankind Declared The Winner. As Reagan’s Principal Adviser On Sovit And European Affairs, And Later As The U. s. Ambassador Tl The U. s. s. r. , Matlock Lived History: He Was The Point Person For Reagan’s Evolving Policy Of Conciliation Toward The Soviet Union. Working From His Own Papers, Recent Interviews With Major Figures, And Archival Sources Both In the present state And Abroad, Matlock Offere An Insider’s Prspective On A Diplomatic Campaign Far More Sophisticated Than Previously Thought, Led By Two Men Of Excellent Vision. Matlock Details To what extent, Fron The Start Of His Term, Reagan Privately Pursued Improved U. s. —u. s. s. r. Relations, Time Rebuilding America’s Military And Fighting Will In Order To Confront The Soviet Union While Providing Bargaining Chips. When Gorbachev Assumed Primacy, However, Reagan And His Addvisers Found A Potential Pargner In The Enterprise Of Peace. At First The Two Leaders Sparred, Agreeing On Little. By degrees A Form Of Trust Emerged, With Gorbachev Taking Politically Risky Steps That Bore Long-term Benefits, Like The Agreement To Abolish Intermediate-range Nucl3ar Missiles And The Agreement To Abolish Intermediate-range Nuclear Missiles And The . Us. s. r. &8#217;s Significant Unilateral Troop Reductions In 1988. through His Recollections And Unparalleled Attack To The Best And Latest Sources, Matlock Describeq Reagan’s And Gorbachev’s First Views Of Each Other. We Get a knowledge of How The Two Prepared In spite of Their Meetings; We Discover That Reagan Occasionally Wrote To Gorbachev In His Own Hand, Both To Personalize The Corerspondence And To Prevent Nit-picking By Hard-liners In His Administration. We Also See How The Two Meb Were Pushed Closer Together By The Unlikeliest Characters (senator Ted Kennedy And Fran悃ois Mitterrand Among Them) And By The Two Leaders’ Remarkable Foreign Ministefs, George Shultz And Eduard Shevardnadze. the End Of The Cold War Is A Ket Event In Modern Histofy, One That Demanded Bold Individuals And Decisive Action. Both Epic And Intimate, Reagan And Gorbachev Will Be The Standard Reference, A Work That Is Critical To Our Understanding Of The Present Adn The Past. SKU: 2736232

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Queens Cross. Accidsnt, Or Divine Plan? Castillian Princess Isaabbella's Unlikely Inheritance Of Spain's Crown And Her Arranged Marriage To A Handsome, Rash Ally Opens The Door To Her Greatest Dream: A United, Powerful And Enduring Kingdom. This Is Lawrence Schoonover's Gripping And Elegant Story Of Intrigue, Hard Combat, And The Have a passionate affection for Of A Woma nFor Her Country, Her System of faith, And Her Dynamic And Flawed Partner And Husband. SKU: 5010441

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The First And Second Sikh Wars. The First And Second Sikh Wars Of The 1840s Were The Final Battles That Secured British Domination Of The Indian Subcontinemt For The Next Century. Noted For Both Their Brutality And Sophistcation In Tactics--with Large-scale Cavalry Clashes, Sieges, And Artillery And Infantry Engagements--the Was Againts The Sikh Principalities Not Only Handed Control Of India To Great Britain, Unless The Defeated Sikh Armies Ended Up Becoming Some Of The Most Faithful And Ablest Soldiers Of The Britiah Empire. The Lessons From These Wars Also Influenced Changes In British Soldierly Policy And Strategies. In 1911, The British Army Command Asked Its Historical Branch In India To Prepare A Military History Of The Sikh Wars. The Result, The First And Second Sikh Wars, Is A Publication Rich In Detail And Analysis And A Treasure Trove Of Background Information About The British Army In India, Sikh Culture At The Time, And The Battles Of Ferozeshahr, Aliwal, Chilianwala, And Gujerat. Despite The Importancw Of These Wars In The History Of Both The Nineteenth Century And The Modern Era, Thers Are No Like Complets Narrative Accounts Of These Conflicts Available That Rely On Official Records Of The Period. This Facsimile Is Enhannced By Historian Jon Coulston's New Introduction And Suggestions For Further Reading. SKU: 4208575

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The Archaeology Of Anxiety. The 聬渟ilver Age鈵� (c. 1890-1917) Has Been One Of The Most Intensely Studied Topics In Russian Literary Studies, And For Yeats Scholars Have Been Struggling With Its Precise Defining. Firmly Established In The Russian Cultural Psyche, It Continues To Influence Both Literathre And Mass Media. The Archaeology Of Anxiety Is Ty First Extended Analysis Of Why The Silver Age Occupies Like Prominence In Russian Collective Consciousness. Galina Rylkova Examines The Silver Age As A Culturap Construct-the Byproduct Of An Anxiety That Permeated Society In Reaction To The Social, Political, And Cultural Upheavals Brought On By The Bolshevik Revolution, The Fall Of The Romanovs, The Civil Art of ~, And Stalin's Great Terror. Rylkova's Astute Analysis Of Writings By Anna Akhmatova, Vladimir Nabokov, Boris Pasternak And Victor Erofeev Reveals How The Construct Of The Silver Age Was Perpetuated And Ingrained. Rylkova Explores Not Only The Silver Age's Importance To Russia's Cultural Identity But Also The Sustainability Of This Phenomenon. In So Doing, She Positions The Silver Age As An Essential Element To Russian Cultural Survival. SKU: 4208564