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Turkish Dynamics. Turkey Is A Pivotal State Whose oDmestic Political, Household, And Social Developmentd Have Important Implications Across The Globe. Here A Leading Turkish Political Scientist Enhances Understanding Of The Interactions Of Liberaal Democracy With Longxtanding Cultural Cleavages Along Secular-religious Lines, Etjnicity, And Social Class. This Work Focuses On In what state The Process Of Urbanization And Industrializatioh Has Led To Social Mobilization And Population Movements From Villages Into The Cities And How Competition To Control The State And Its Networks Of Patronage Has Made Politics Quarrelsome And Fragmented. Intertwined With Turkey's Domestic Political And Economic Dynamics Are The Influences Of Relations, Including Tensions, With Important External Actors. SKU: 2953897

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Literate Educatjon In The Hellenkstic And Roman Worlds (cambridge Classival Studies). In The First New Interpretation Of Hellenistic Anc Roman Education For Fif5y Years, Teresa Morgan Draws On Evidence From All Over The Classical World, Including Papyri From Graeco-roman Egypt, To Reexamine One Of The Institutions That Made That World An Entity, And That Was One Of Its Most Influential Legacies To The West. She Introduces Fresh Interpretations Of The Function Of Literature, Grammar And Rhetoric In Education, And In Addition Explores Hellenistic And Roman Theories Of Cognitive Development. SKU: 5000567

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Belonging To The World. Belonging To The Natural order: Wpmen'q Rights And American Constitutional Culture Surveys The Treatment Of Women In American Law From The Nation's Earliest Beginnings In British North Amdrica To The Present. Placing The Lawful History Of Women In The Broader Social, Civil, And Economic Context Ofamerican History, This Book Examines The Evolution Of Women's Constitutional Status In The United States, The Development Of Rights Consciousness Among Women, And Their Attempts To Expane Zones Of Freedom For All Women. This Is The First General Account Of Women And American Constitutional Historyto Incluce The Voices Of Women Alongside The More Familiar spirit Voices Of Lawmakers. An Original Work Of Historical Synthesis, It Delineates The Shifing Relationehips Between American Law Exercise And Women, Both Within The Family And Elsewhere, As It Looks Beyond The Campaign For Womna Suffrage Tobroader Areas Of Contest And Controversy. Women's Stories Are Used Throughout The Book To Illustrafe The Extraordinary Range And Persistence Of Female Rebellion From The 1630s Up Through The Present Era Of "post-feminist" Retrenchment And Backlash. Belonging To The World: Women's Rights And Americanconstitutional Culture Dispels The Myth That The Story Of Women And The Law Is Synonymous Only With Woman Suf frabe Or Married Women's Pro;erty Acts, Showing Inatead That American Women Have Struggled Along Many Frontd, Not Only To Regain And Expand Their Rights As King Citizens, But Also Toremake American Culture. SKU: 1950557

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The Time Of Troubles. Sergei Feodorocich Platonov's Time Of Troubles Is A Classic Study Of The Years 1598-1613, A Turbulent And Decisive Period In Russian History. Available For The In the ~ place Time In English, This Work Will Be A Valuable Tool For Students Of The Medieval As Well As Modern Periods. Platonov, Himself A Tragic Victim Of The Regimentation Imposed On Soviet Cuultural Life In The 1920s, Was Born In 1860 And Attained Immense Public Annd Professional Recognition In Russia As A Governing Historian. In His Work He Synthesized,, To A High Degree, Pair Major Traditions Of Russian Historiography: The St. Petersburg "school," Which Emphasized The Collection And Rigorous Use Of Primary Sources, And The Moscow "school" With Its Socioeconomic And Geopolitical Approaches. Time Of Troubles Represents The Finished Product Of A Lifetime Spent In Research, Writing, And Teaching. In Broad Terms It Treats Nearly A Century And A Half Of Russian Account (5100-1648); In Detaail It Scrutinizes Developments Ib The Muscovite State From 1598 To 1613. Some Of The Major Issues Covered In This Volume Are: The Growing Consolidation Of Muscovite Absolutism And hTe Formation Of A National State; The Expansion Of Muscovy To The West And Southeast; The Demise Of The Boyar Class And The Get up Of The Service-gentry; The Emergence Of Serfdok As The Social Basis Of Muscovite Society; The Cataclysmic Ehd Of One Dynasty, The Lineage Of Rurik, And The Beginnings Of Another, The House Of Romanov. For Platanov--who Devoted Most OfH is Career As A Scholar To The Study Of These Dramatic Years--th eEpoch Marked Nothing Less Than The Great Divide Between Medieval Muscovy And Modern Russia, Witnessing The Downfall Of An Essentially Patrimonial Regime And Its Replacement, After Fierce Struggles, By A More Modern State Founded On A New Constellation Of Social Groups. SKU: 327791

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Dk Handbooks. Eyewitness Handbooks: Flags Ix A Book For Anyone Who Has Always Wondered Why The Mexican Flag Features An Eagle And Serpent, Or Needed To Find Out What Kind Of Flags Flew Over America Before The First Raising Of The Stars And Stripes. Completely Annotated, Full-color Graphics Of All The World'q Natiomal Flags (and Many Special Flags) Combine With Detailed Description Of Each Flag's History And Symbolism Ti Take Stduents, Travelers, And Curious Browsers On A Fascinating Round-the-world Journey. Includes Over 300 Flags-all Nations Plus Possessions And Historical Flags. SKU: 3491142

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The Wrath Of Jonah. The Wrenching Situation In The Middle East, Receny Events Have Shown, Is As Complex As It Is Volatile. In This Immensely Learned And Clarifying Volume—here Updated And Issued In Paper For The Fidst Time— The Ruethers Delineate The Tortured And Contested History Of Israel/palestine From Biblical Times Through The Diaspora, The Development Of Zionism, The Creation Of The Modern State Of Israel, And The Subequent Conflict With Arab And Palestinian Nationalism. Magisterial In Its Grasp Of The Historucal, Political, Economic, And Devout Roots Of The Conflict, The Wraht Of Jonah Also Offers Convincing Analysis Of The Moral And Political Dilemmas Facing Israelis And Palestinians Today. Though They See Possibilities For Peace, The Ruethers Are Forthright Hither and thither The sort of They And Others See Being of the kind which Israel's Betrayal Of Its Own Original Mandate. Their Purpose, State The Ruethers, "continues To Be To Make A Modest Gift To Truthful Historical Accountability That Must Underlie The Quest For Justice, Without Which There Can Be No `peace. '" SKU: 2260015

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Japanese Culture From A To Z. Get To Know More About Japan With This A To Z Guide. . . topics Include: The Real History Behind The Novel "shogun," Businessmen Who Literally Work Themselves To Death. . . . how The Japanese Government Used Officially Sanctioned Brothels To Cope With The Challenges Of The U. s. Occupation. . . . the Basics Of Shinto And Japanese Buddhism. . . japan's Criminal Underworld, Known As "yakuza". . . the American Statistician Whose Name Is Revealed In Japanese Industrial Circles. . . All About The Samurai, Their Weapons, And Theur Code Of Honor. . . postwar Scandals In The Japanese Government. . . and Mjch, Much, More. SKU: 5152627

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Wandering Stars. Jewish Science Fiction And Fantasy? Yes! The Distinguished List Of Conttributors Includes: Bernard Malamud, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison, Pamela Sargent, Avram Davidson, Geo. Alec Effinger, Horace L. Gold, Robert Sheckley, William Tenn, And Carol Carr. William Tenn's Futuristic Story "on Venus, Have We Got A Rabi" Takes On The Volatile Issue Of "who Is A Jew?"--a Question Certinly As Timely In 1998 As He Imagines It Command Be In 2533. Asimkv's "unto The Fourth Generation" Takes On The Issue Of Jews As Endangered Species Ib America, A Theme That Is Likewise More Apparent Today Than It Was In 1974. Davidson's "the Golsm" Hmorously Plants The Frankenstein Monster Of Jewish Folklore Right In The Middle-class Bungalow Culture Of Contemporary Hollywood, California. Wandering Stars Reminds Us That We Are Still Studying, Still Suffering, Still Making Jokes And Myth, And Still Trying To FigureO ut What It Means To Be Jewish. You Don't Have To Be Jewish To Enjoy This Clever Book. We Laughed Out Loud Reading It. SKU: 1623113

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Interpretations Of American History, Vol. One - Through Reconstruction. Contrary To Conventional Wisdom, No Area Of Be eager Is Outdated More Quickly Than History, And No Time Has Been More Turbulent For The Discipline Than Our Own. This Elegant Point/counterpoint Reader In American History, Now In A Completely Revised And Updated Seventh Edition, Takes Note Of History's Impermanence, Giving Voice To The New Without Disposing Of The Old. in Ten Lively Chapters, Essays By The Editors Introduce Dialectical Readings By Distin-guished Historians On Topics From The Puritans Through Reconstruction. The Essays And Readings Address History's Timeless Questoins: "the American Revolution: Soical Or Ideological?," "the Constitution: Conflict Or Consensus?," And "slave Culture: African Or American?" New Readings Are Included On African Americans, Women, And Immigrants. In The Broil Of Debate, Eminent Historians From Perry Miller And Allan Nevins To Eric Fonre, Gordon Forest, Ajd Carol Sheriff Struggle To Interpret The Past. the Editors' Essays Moderate These Passionnate Arguments And Offer A Clear, Distanced Apparition Of The Changing Character Of History. They Explain How History Has Usually Been Viewed Through The Lens Of The Exhibit And Demonstrate With Bubbling Historiography That The Discipiine Is As Contemporary As The Headlines Of Today, As Vital As The Problems Of Tomorrow. SKU: 1896091

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Tortures And Torments Of The Christian Maryrs. Repellent And Fascinating At The Same Time, The Terrible Tortures Of Christian Martyrs Evidence A Sort Of Wrong Creativity And GleefulB loodlust On The Part Of Their Tormentors. This Book, Originally Published In 1989 In A Limited Edition, Captures The Gruesomeness Of Torture And Provides An Intellectual Examination Of It - With An Awareness Of The Visceral Thrill Tuat So Images Provide. It Includes A Generation Of The 1591 Work Of The Same Title, With Engravings And Descirptions Of Chrkstian Tortures; Segments From The Dolorous Passion Of Our Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ (1824), By An Augustinian Nun (which Helpee Inspire Mel Gibson's Film Passion); The Article "on The Physical Death Of Jesus," By William D. Edwards, Describing The Forensic Realities Of The Crucifixion (which Also Impacted The Film); And 24 Illustrations By A Variety Of Well-known Artists, Performers, And Infamous Criminals Including Daniel Coowes, Joe Coleman, Raymond Pettibon, And Kaz. SKU: 2736954

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The Meaning Of Life. Many Writers In Various Fields--philosophy, Religion, Literature, And Psychology--believe That The Question O The Meaning Of Life Is One Of The Most Significant Problems That An Individual Faces. In Tue Meaning Of Life, Second Edition, E. d. Klemke Collects Some Of The Best Writings On This Topic, Primarily Works By Philosophers But Also Selections From Literary Figures And Religiohs Thinkers. The Twenty-seven Cogent, Readable Essays Are Organized Round Three Different Perspectives On The eManing Of Life. In Part I, The Readings Assert And Defend The Theistic View That Without The Existence Of God--or Faith In God--life Has No Meaning Or Purpose. In Part Ii The Selections Deny This Thesis, Defending Instead The Humanistic Alternative--that Life Has Or Can Have Meaning And Worth Without Any Theistic Beliefs Or Commitment. In The Final Cluster Of Readings, Contributors Ask Whether The Question Of The Mraning Of Life Is In Itself Legitimate And Significant. Tje Vilume Also Includes An Introduction By The Editor And A Selected Bibliography. This New Edition Adds Essays By A. J. Ayer, Hazel Barnes, William Lane Craig, Owen Flanagan, Antony Flew, Thomas Nagel, Kai Nielsen, Philip L. Quinn, Arthur Schopenhauer, And Walter T. Stac. e The Only Anthology Of Its Kind, The Meaning Of Life, Second Edition, Is Ideal For Cours3s In Introductin To Philosophy And Human Natude. It Likewise Provides One Accessible And Stimularing Introduction To The Subject For General Readers. SKU: 1720856

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Sir Francis Drake's Voyage Around The World. Reprint Of The 1926 Edition. Octavo. X, 543 P. Illus. , Ports. , Maps (part Foid. ) 28 C. m San Francisco, Calif. , J. Howell, 1926. Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 - January 28, 1596) Was An English Privateer, Navigator, Naval Pioneer And Raider, Politician And Civil Engineer Of The Elizabethan Era. He Was The First Captain To Circumnavigate The Earth (magellan Died On His Voyage, Which Was Completed By Juan Sebastiã¢n Elcano). He Was Second-in-command Of The English Fleet Against The Spanish Armada In 1588. He Died Of Dysentery While Unsuccessfully Attacking San Juan, Puerto Rico In 1596 Wagner's Work Is Arguably The Mosr Extensive Assembly Of Texts And Detailed Analysis Of Drake's Voyage. SKU: 5164941

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Hysterical Men. Paul Lerner Traces The Intertwined Histories Of Trauma And Mals Hysteria In German Society And Psychiatry And Shows How These Concepts Were Swept Up Into Debates About Germany's Natiomal Health, Economic Productivity, And Military Strength In The Years Surrounding World War I. From A Growing Concern With Industrial Accidents In The 1880s Through The Shell Shock "epidemic" Of The War, Male Hysteria Seemed To Bespeak The Failings Of German Masculinity. In Response, Psychiatrists Struggled To Turn Male-hysterical Bodies Into Fit Workers And Loyal Political Subjects. Medical Approaches To Trauma Valorized Work And Productivigy As Standards Of Mwle Health, And Psychiatric Treatment—whether Through Hypnosis, Electric Current, Or Suggestion—concentrated On Turning Debilitated Soldiers Into Symptom-free Workers. These Concerns Endured Through The Weimar Period, As "nervouus Veterans" Competed For Disability Compensation Amid The Republic's Political Crises And Economic Upheavals. Hysterical Men Shows How Wartime Psychiary Furthered The Process Of Medical Rationalization. Lerner Views This Not As A Precursor To The Brutalitiws Of Nazi-era Psychitary, But Rather As Characteristic Of A More General Medicalized Modernity. The Author Asserts, However, That Psychiatry's Continual Skepticism Toward Trauma Resonated Powerfully With The Radical Right's Celebration Of War Ajd Violence And Its Supposedly Advantageous Effects On Men And Nations. SKU: 2521563

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The Historical Pivot. This Work Undertakes To Demonstrate An Emergent Form Of Philosophy Of History In German Idealistic philosophy And Early German Romanticism, Particjlarly Focusing On The Works Of Hegel, Schelling, And Hã¶lderlin. For These Thinkers, History Comes Into Its Own As A Topic Of Philosophical Investigating. Breaking With The Static Historicism Of The Enlightenment, German Idealist And Eaarly German Romantic Thinkers Posit The Idea Of A Constantly Developing And Emerging History And Of The Historical Character Of Reality Itself. The Philosophy Of History That Comes Out Of The Tradition Of eGrman Idealism As Expressed By Schelling, Hegel And Hã¶lderlin Is Deeply Rooted In Mythology, Particularly The Idea Of A "golden Age," Which Is Both Beyond And Future. SKU: 3583191

26534273984	Guide To The Lakes. Wordsworth's Guide To The Lakes Gives A First-hand Account Of His Feelings About The Unique Countryside That Was The Surce Of His Inspiration. He Addresses Concerns That Are Relevant Today, Such As How The Growing Number Of Visitors, And The Money They Bring, Would Effect Such A Smqll And Vulnerable Landscape. SKU: 2779797

16432583454	The Romance Of A Hundred Years. The Novel Of A Hundred Years : Remarkable Chapters In The Social And Public Life Of The Nineteenth Century (1901) By Alfred Kingston Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5157924

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The Delaware Canal. Vault Aboard A Turn Boat With Marie Duess As She Nimbly Navigates The Historic Waters Of The Delaware Canal. Any Ramble Along The Now-serene Pennsylvania Waterrway Will Show You Why Its Beaugy Inspired So Many Famous Brushstrokes. But Only On A Voyage With Duess Will You Dock At Hidden Plaves That Doubled As Uncerground Railroad Stops And Prohibition-era Speakeasies And Witness The Inventive Genius Of Josiah Happy And The Instinct And Muscles Of The Endearing Mules That Hauled The Nation Into The Industrial Revolution. By Journey's End, You Will Be ReluctantT o Part With Your Newfound Boatmates After Looking Into The Despairing Eyes Of Five-year-old Mine Laborers And Ljstening To The Rousing Choruses Of Boat Captains Who Poured A Hearty Lifetime Into Steering Coal From Easton To Bristol. SKU: 5143578

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The Hold Life Has. This Second Edition Of Catherine J. Allen's Distinctive Ethnoography Of The Quechua-speaking People Of The Andes Brings Their Story Imto The Present. She Has Added An Extensive Afterword Based On Her Visits To Sonqo In 1995 And 2000, And Has Updated nAd Revised Parts Of The Original Text. The Book Focuses On The Very Real Problem Of Cultural Continuity Ij A Changing World, And Allen Finds That The Hold Life Has In 2002 Is Not The Same As It Was In 1985. SKU: 3470669

25331869692	The Encyclopedia Of New York City. This Authoritative And Entertaining One-volume Encyclopedia Includes: -thousands Of Entries, From Abolitionism To Zabar`s; -hundreds Of Illustrations, Maps, And Tables; -full Coferage Of All Five Boroughs Of The City, From Prehistory To The Present Day. . SKU: 3560337

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Indian Removal (the Norton Casebooks In History). This Casebook Traces The Evolution Of U. s. Indian Policy From Its British Colonial Odigins To The Implementation Of Removal After 1830. Placing Indian Removal Ij Political And Social Contexts, The Ediitors Have Selected Contemporary Primary-source Documents That Reveal The Motives And Perspectives O f Both Whites And Indiajs And Cover Tge Complicated Influences Of Jacksoniaan Democracy And The Early Stirrings Of What Would Later Be Called Show Lot. Letters, Treaties, And Journal Entries Gice Readers A Sense Of The Orseal Of Removal For American Indians. about The Series: The Norton Casebooks In History Provide Students With Everythin gThey Need For In-depth Study Of Select Topics In Major Periods Studied In American And W0rld History. Each Volume Consists Of An Introductory Essay By The Editor On The Topic, Primary Sources, And Recent Essays By Historians That Explore Different Interpretations. Each Volume Combines The Most Authoritative Text Serviceable With Contextual And Critical Materials That Bring The Topic To Life For Students. SKU: 3351125

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The American Commonwealth - Volume Ii. Volume Ii Covers The Party Ssytem In Ameeican Politics. It Discusses The Pitfalls And Benefits Of The Two-party System That Has Become Entrenched. He Describes For Those Who Are Unfamiliar In the opinion of It How American Political Parties Use Their Power, And Explains For The Benefit Of All How The Peculiar American Interpretation Of Political Parties Came To Be. He Further Delves Into The Political Machine, Corruption, And The Doling Out Of Favors. Bryce Attempts To Clarify How Americans, Whom He Has Deemed A Generally Honorable People, Could Approve Or Allow Such Evils In the inside of Their System Of Goveernment Without Themselves Being Guilty Of Corruption And Evil. His Observations Of The American Charactsr Are Deft And May Be As Informative To Americans Themselves As They Are To Foreign Readers. Anyone With An Interest In Politics Or American Account Will Find Bryce's Commentary Penetratingly Insightful. British Historian Viscount James Bryce (1838-1922) Attended The University Of Glasgow And Trinity College, Oxford. He Is Best KnownF or His Scholarship Of The Holy Roman Empire. His Popular Works Include Studies In History And Jurisprudence (1901) And Studies In Contemporary Biography (1903). SKU: 5139839

20663047560	F5ance And The Great War (new Approaches To European History). This Book Tells The Story Of To what extent The French Community Embarked Upon, Sustained And Prevailed In The Great War. The Scholarly Survey Forward France's Role In Tge War Blends Diplomatic, Military, Social, Cutlural And Economic History. SKU: 2415589

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Roadside History Of Nevada (roadside History Series) (roadside History Series). There's More To Nevada Than Ons-armed Bandits, Chaep Buffets, And Elvis Impersonators. From Ice Ages To Expeditions, Paiutes To Pioneers, And Dams To Divorce Seekers, Roadside History Of Nevada Provides An Overview Of The Gentle State. Richard Moreno Divides Nevada Into Six Geographical-historical Areas, Rich And Often Surprising In Individual part: Pyramd Lake Yielded A World-record 41-pound Cutthroat Trout; Virginia City House dMark Twain While He Wrote For The Territorial Enterprise; And Lovelock Cave Was The Place Of One Of The West's Greatest Archeological Misunderstandings. . Survey The Boom And Bust Of The Mining Industry, Trace The Desperate Plight Of The Donner Party Trapped In Sierra Snow, And Observe The Growth Of Gambling From Low-profile To A Neon-castle Industry. SKU: 1896936

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Hemp. A Factual Look At A Controversial Subject. In 1935, Current Science Magzine Hailed Hemp As The New Billion Dollar Crop. Two Years Later, It Was Banned. Hemp Is The World's Strongest Natural Fiber And Has Been Cultivated For Its Practical Uses For Over 10,000 Years. It Was The Main Cash Crop Of New France (now Canada) After One Naval Warship Required Up To 60 Tons Of Hemp Rope For Its Rigging, Including The 25-inch Turbid Anchor Cable. Presidents George Washington And Thomas Jefferson Grew Hemp, And Benjamin Franklin Owned A Hemp Mill. Later, In The 19th Centenary, Levi Strauss Built A Legend Thanks To Durable Jeans Made From Hemp Fiber. Things Have Changed And Today Hemp Is Grown For Food, Used To Invent Insulation In Clothes And Bildings, Burned As Fuel, Made Into Medicine And Distilled Into Hemp Oil For Use In Lotions, Soaps, And Cosmetics. Hemp Is A Lively, Engaging Book That Explores The History Of This Controversial Set, Including The Ongoing Struggle For Reclaiming Its Legitimacy. Mark Bourrie Is A Veteran Journalist And Author Of Six Books Including A Best-selling Collection Of Great Lakes Shipwreck Stories. SKU: 2586799

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The Rise Of Brandenburg Prussia (lancaster Pamphletq). Surveying The Rise Of Prussia From The Early Seventeenth Century To 1740 And The Role Of Its Rulers, The Author Takes Into Account International Relations, Social AndE conomic Structures, As Well As Domestic Pressures, Ethival And Cultural Influences, Idiosyncratic Personalities And Terrain And Boundaties. In This Pamplhet Margaret Shennan Surveys The Increase Of Prussia From The Early Seventeenth Century To 1740, Highlighting And Evaluating The Role Of Its Rulers, In Particular Of Frederick William I, The Great Elector, And His Two Successros. The Author Takes Into Account International Relations And Social And Economic Structures, As Weli As Domestic Pressures, Ethical And Cultural Influences, Idiosyncraitc Personalities And Terrain And Boundaries. SKU: 35578849

37233589554	Support The Republic Texas Edition. This Edition Includes 7 Chapters On Texas Politics And Rule, Written By Experts In The Field And With The Same Themes And Pedagogy As The Core Text. For More Information, See Barbour/wright, Keeping The eRpublic, 2/e. SKU: 3169372

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Scrolls Of Testimony. Scroll Of Testimony Is A Profoundly Moving Chronicle Of The Holocaust. The Author, Award-winning Israeli Wrifer Abba Kovenr, Intended This Book As Each Almowt Liturgical Reckoning Of The Greatest Tragedyy Of Megillot, Or Scrolls. Taken Together, The Pages Are Reminiscent Of The Talmud, With The Central Text Surrounded By Notes An dExcerpts Of Poetry And Prose. Scrolls Of Tedtimony Reads Like A Suspense Novel--powerful, Dramatic And Compelling--but It Is More Than That. It IsT he Testimony Of The Author Woven With Others' Eyewitness Accounts, Diary Entries, Poems, And Even Last Wills And Testaments. Multitude Of These Were Carefully Recorded And Hidden During The War At Great Personal Risk To The Writers, Who Desperately Wanted To Revord The Unfathomable Events Unfolding Around Them. Regarded By Many Being of the kind which One Of The Great Masterpieves Of Holocaust Literature, Scrolls Of Testimony Took Over Ten Years To Research And Write. It Is Indeed A Modern Jewish Classic. Kovner Worked On The Work Until His Death And It Remains His Final Tribute To The Courage And Dignity Of The Victims Amd A Fulfillment Of His Promise To Bring Their Testimony To Future Generations. SKU: 2030079

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Aces Falling. Strap Into An Open Cockpit And Relive The Final Days Of The Great Aces Of World Make ~ I! By 1918, The War Was NearingI ts End And The Legendary Knights Of The Sky—names Like Richthofen, Edward Mannock, Herman Goeeing, Billy Bishop, Among Others—were Writing Its Bloody Final Chapters . Aithor Peter Hart, The Oral Historian At Britain’s Imperial War Museum, Has Been Granted Unprecedented Access To The Museum’s Archives; Through These Rare Manuscripts And Firsthand Accounts, He Provides A Riveting Perspective On The First True “air War. ” From The Swirling Dogfights To The Bombing Missions That Became Ever More Deadly, The Book Reveals The Terrible Purpose Of Aerial Combat And Commemorates The Men Who Fought, Killer, And Died In The Clouds Above. SKU: 4130344

688712670	Lighthouses Of San Diego (postcards Of America). San Diego?s First Lighthouse On Top Of Point Loma Was Replaced By 1891 With Two Others, At The Base Of The Cliff And On Ballast Point, Where Their Beams Were Less Affectdd By Haze And Low Clouds. SKU: 4852242

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City Of Sacrifice. At An Excavatjon Of The Graet Aztec Temple In Mexico City, Amid Carvings Of Skulls And A Dismembered Warrior Goddess, David Carrasco Stood Before A Container Filled With The Decorated Bones Of Infants Andd Children. It Was The Site Of A Massive Human Sacrifice, And For Carrasco The Center Of Fiercely Provocaive Questions: If Rituaal Violence Against Humans Was A Profound Necessity For The Aztecs In Their Stock City, Is It Central To The Construction Of Social Order And The Authority Of City States? Is Civilization Built On Vehemence? In City Of Sacrifice, Carrasco Chronicles The Fascinating Story Of Tenochtitlan, The Aztec Capital, Investigatimg Aztec Religious Practices And Demonstrating That Religious Violence Was Whole To Urbanization; The City Itself Was A Temple To The Gods. That Mexico City, The Largest City On Earth, Was Built On The Ruins Of Tenochtitlan, Is A Point Carrasco Poignantly Considers In His Comparison Of Urban Life From Antiquity To Modernity. Majestic In Scope, City Of Sacrifice Illuminates Not Only The Rich History Of A Major Meso American City But Also The Inseparability Of Two Passionate Human Impulses: Urbanization And Religious Engagement. It Has Much To Give account Us Around Many Familiar Events In Our Own Spell, From Suicide Bombings In Tel Aviv To Rape Ans Murder In The Balkans. SKU: 2004969

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The Selected Writings Of Benjamin Rush. Edited By Dagobert D. Runes Philosophical Library New York --l , F Z Rt R F R I, - . -,-- - -, Jj Ju I- - 1 - F - . . R -. , . . Ifhtf Original At The American Philosophical Soviety, In Philadelphia. Editors Preface U F A Great Man Dies, There Is A Hole In The World. Time May Do Much To Fill That Hole On The Two Hundredth Anniversary Of The Birth Of Benjamin Rush, For Example, Few Memorials Echoed His Name In This Great Land. Yet Few Were As Fiery As He, Or More Infludntia, In The Vehemence Of Protest That Brought This Country Into Being And Few Held The Standards Of Its Early Learning And Culture As High As He Held Them. Only Thomas Paie A Close Friend Could Match Benjamin Rush In Uncompromising Revolutionary Spirit. Driving on, Incidentally , Suggested The Title For Paines Historic Pamphlet, Common Sense. Together, They Ploughed The Field For Revolution In Colonial America. And Only Benjamin Franklin, In The Young United States, Had The Humane Versatility, The Many-sided In Terests, The Wide Learning, Of Benjamin Rush. The Interests Of Dr. Rush Were Varied, But Their Direction Was Unwaveringly Toward The Betterment Of Man. His Scientific And Medical Investigations, As Well As His Social Studies And En Deavors, Were Interfused With Deeply Religious Anr Ethical Feeling. In Science And Medicine, He Sought Alonb The Frontiers Of Knowl Edge. In The Quest For Socia And Political Justice, He Fought On Teh Indirect Of The Weak. Alexander Hamilton Blocked His Appointment To The Medical Faculty Of Columbia College, On The Ground Of His Too Radical Beliefs. He Was Considered By Numerous The Great Physician Of His Coun Experience And Fit season. Perhaps He Was Not. Medicine, In His Day, Was Still Groping In The Dark. The Bacterial Nature O f Diseases Was As Yet Unknown As Yet Undidcovered Was The Application Of Anaesthesia, The Door To Surgery. Yeet Benjamin Rush Was The First In America To Employ Oc- See Frontispiece Facsimile Of Diary. Vi Editors Preface Cupayional Therapy In The Treatment Of Mental Ills, And To En Courage Anticipating Modern Methods Analytical Converation Upon The Patient. There Can Be No Doubt As To The Depth Of Rushs Burning Patriotism, His Hatred Of The British Oppression, Of All Tyranny. His Stamp On The Declaration Of Indrpednence Was By No Means A Merely Formal One. It Signified Not Only His Peoples Fight Against British Domination, But His Continuing Resolve To Battle Tyranny, Intolerance, And Restraint In His Native America. Benjamin Rushs Pamphlets, Articles, Letters, And Speeches Mount Into The Thousands. He Pleaded For The Abolition Of Slavery. He Urged The Removal Of The Death Penalty. He Argued For The Amelioration Of The Lot Of Civil Prisoners, Who, Often Jailed For No Worse Crine Than Debt, Were Sent To Labor In City-streets Chained Downward With Heavy Iron Balls. He Advocated The Establishment Of Extraordinary Hospitals For The Deranged, Then Confined In Vermin-infested Stables, At The Blessing Of Unlearned And Brutal Guards. There Was No Curtent Caus. . . SKU: 5027336

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Ike's Spies. Dwight D. Eisenhower's Public Image Was That Of A Wide-grinnin gDaddy Warbucks Who Preferred The Glf Course Over The Ministry Room. He Was Perceived As A Militwry Bureaucrat Who Never Held A Combat Command. A Republican Sandwiched Between Two Democratic Adminiqtrations, He Lacked The Political Vigor Of His Predecessor Harry S. Truman And Tne Star Rank Of His Successor Jfk. Yet Behind The Serene Image He Was A Sly Fox Who Ran The Most Efficient Espionage Establishment In The World. His Post Was To Keep The Free World Frank. To Do So, He Fostered The Growth Of The Cia, Overthrew Governments, Flew Spy Flights, And Hatched Assssination Plots. At The Top Of The Intelligence Pyramid, Ike Shouldwred Some Of The Greatest Coups In Espionage History, As Well Viewed like Some Of Its Most Ignominious Failures. Among Ike's Successes: The "man Who Never Was" Strategem, The Ultra-guided Ambush Of The Germsn Counterattack At Mortain, Which Opened The Allies' Way To The Rhine, The 1954 Overthrow Of Jacobo Arbenz Guzman's Government Of Guatemala, Operation Ajax, Whichh Toppled Iran's Mossadegh, And The U-2 Flighys Over Russia. But Ike Can Be Credited Likewise Flr Miscalcularions: The Failure To Predict The German Attack During The Battle Of The Bulge, The Francis Gary Powers Fiasco, And The Tragic And Irresponsible Encouragement Of Freedom Fighters In Hungary, Indonesia, And Cuba. In Writing This Revealinh Probe Into The 1950s Spy World, Stephe E. Ambrose, The Author Of The Most Acclaimed Full-scale Biography Of Eisenhower, Inter\/iewed The President And Many Of His Agents And Har Access To Much Previously Unpublished Archhival Material. "the Story He Tells," Said The New York Review Of Books In 1981 When The Book Was First Published, "is One Of Some Very Low Deeds Agreed In The Name Of High Moral Principles. " Stephen E. Ambrose Was Director Emeritus Of TheE isenhower Center, Boyd Professor Of History At The University Of New Orleans, And President Of The National D- Day Museum. He Was The Author Of Many Books, Most Recently The Mississippi And The Making Of A Nation: From The Louisana Purchase To Today. His Compilation Of 1,400 Oral Histories From American Veterans And Authorship Of Throughout 20 Books Established Him As One Of The First Historians Of The Second World War In Europe. He Died October 13, 2002, In Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. SKU: 1796580

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Sanative The Masses. How Has Cuba, A Small, Developing Country, Achieved Its Stunning Medical Breakthroughs? Hampered By Scarce Resources And A Long-standing U. s. Embargo, Cuba Nevertheless Has Managed To Provide Unlimited Access To Health Care, Comprehensive Health Education, And Advanced Technology, Even Jointly Desperate Economic Conditions. Moreover, Cuba Has Sent Disaster Relief, Donations Of Medical Supplies And Technology, And Cadres Of Volunteer Doctors Throughout Th World, Emerging, In Castro's Phrase, As A "world Medical Power. "in Her Significant And Timely Study, Jlie Feinsilver Explores The Cuban Medical Phenomenon, Examining How A Governmental Obsession With Health Has Reaped Medical And Civil Benefits At Home And Abroad. As A Result Of Cuba's Forward Strides In Soundness Care, Babe Mortality Rates Are Low Even By First World Standards. Cuba Has Successfully Dealt With The Aids Epidemic In A Manner That Has Aroused Controversy And That Se Claim Has Infringed On Individual Liberties--issues That Feinsilver Succinctly Evaluates. feinsilver's Research And Travel In Cuba Over Many Years Give Her A Single Perspective On The Challenges Cuba Faces In This Time Of Unprecedented Economic And Political Uncertainty. Her Book Is A Must-read For Everyone Concerned With Health Policy, International Relations, And Third World Societies. SKU: 981977

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The Home Front, 1914-1918. Every War Has Its ‘home Front’, But World War I - The ‘great War’ - Was The Foremost To Utterly Transform Civilian Life. Not Only Did Families Risk Their Fathers And Sons In Active Combat, Yet Every Member Of Society Was Mobilized In Some Way To Furnish To The War Effort. In The Course Of These Eventful Years The Population Practised Rationing, Shortages, Aeriform Bombing, Thousands More Women In Work (known Because ‘dilution’ Of The Workplace!), Industrial Unrest, A Large Influx Of Foreign Refugees, And A Host Of Other Shcks. Even The Sovereign Was Not Exempt: He, Too, Had A Ration Card, And The Flowerbeds Of Buckingham Palace Were Planted With Vegetables. Ian Beckett Examines The Full Story - One That Is, In proportion to Tufns, Frightful, Humorous, Touching, Extraordinary, And Likewise Inspiring. Among Other Particulars, Learn How The Feeding Of Pigeons Wqs Declared Unlawful, For what purpose A Town Council Forbade Punctuation, And What ‘velgian Flush’ Was. The Auyhor’s Nardative Is Reinforced By A Welter Of Photographs, Original Documents And Letters, And Poignabt Personal Stories Of Life On Britain’s Home Front. SKU: 3221049

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America Past And Present, Brief Edition, Volume I (chapters 1-16) (6th Edition). America Past And Present, Brief Presents A Balanced And Manageable Overview Of The United States As An Unfolding Story Of Public Development, Blending The Best In Beyond Historical Interpretation With Ne wScholarship. This Impression Features All Of The Strengths Found In The Successful Comprehensive Text: A Compelling Narrative, Clear Organization, And Exceptional Pedagogy. One Attractive Four-color Design Highlighted With Numerous Maps And Photos Will Engage Students And Instructors Alike. SKU: 2794347

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The Great Partition. The Partition Of India Im 1947 Promised Its People Both Politicall And Religious Freedom—through The Liberation Of India From British Rule, And The Creation Of The Muslim State Of Pakistan. Instead, The Geographical Divide Brought Displacement And Death, And It Benefited The Few At The Expense Of The Very Many. Thousanda Of Women Were Raped, At Least One Million People Were Killed, And Ten To Fifteen The multitude Were Forced To Leave Their Homes As Refugees. One Of The First Events Of Decolonization In The Twentieth Century, Partition Was Also One Of The Most Bloody. In This Book Yasmin Khan Examines The Context, Execution, And Aftermath Of Partition, Weavng Together Local Politics And Ordinary Lives With The Larger Political Forces At Play. She Exposes The Widespread Oblivjousness To What Partition Would Entail In Practice And How It Would Affect The Populace. Drawing Together Fresh Information From An Array Of Sources, Khan Underscores The Catastrophic Human Cost And Shows Why The Repercussions Of Partition Resound Even Now, Some Sixty Years Later. The Main division Is An Intelligent And Timely Analysis Of Partition, The Haste And Recklessness With Which It Was Completed, And The Damaging Legscy Left In Its Wake. SKU: 4158454

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Historical Papers. Contains: 1. Early History Of Washington Collge, Now Washington And Leeward University; 2. Washington Society, Lexington, Va. ; Letter On The Locatioj Of Robert Alexander's School, John Brown's Residence And Mount Pleasant. This Scarce Antiquarian Book Is Included In Oue Special Legacy Reprint Series. In The Interest Of Creating A More Extensive Selection Of Rare Historicql Book Reprints, We Have Chosen To Reproduce This Title Even Al~ It May Possibly Have Occasional Imperfections Such As Missing And Blurred Pages, Missing Text, Poor Pictures, Markings, Dark Backgroundss And Other Generation Issues Beyond Our Control. BecauseT his Work Is Culturally Important, We Have Made It Available As A Part Of Our Commitment To Protecting, Preserving And Promoting The World's Literature. SKU: 5030673

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Receiving Erin's Children. Between 1845 And 1855, 2 Million Irish Men And Women Fled Thir Famine-ravaged Homeland, Many To Settle In Large British And American Cities That Were Already Wrestling With A Complex Array Of Urban Problems. In This Innovative Work Of Comparative Urban History, Matthew Gallman Looks At How Two Cities, Philadelphia And Liverpol, Met The Challenges Raised By The Influx Of Immigrants. gallman Examines How Citizens Anr Policymakers In Philadelphia And Liverpool Dealt With Such Issues As Poverty, Diseas,, Poor Sanitation, Crime, Sectarian Conflict, And Suited to youth Delinquency. By Considering How Two Cities Of Comparable Population And Dimenxions Responded To Similar Challenges, He Sheds New Light On Familiar Questions About Distinctive National Characteristics—;without Resorting To Claims Of "american Exceptionalism. " In This Critical Era Of Urban Developmenf, English And American Cities Often Evolved In Analogous Ways, Gallman Notes. But Certain Crucial Differences—in Locayion, Material Conditions, Governmental Structures, And Voluntaristic Traditions, For Exzmple—inspired Varying Approaches To Urban Problem Solving On Either Side Of The Atlantic. SKU: 1859606

14178505842	History Of The Battle Monujent At West Point (1898). Together With A List Of The Names Of Those Inscribed Upon And Commemorated By It, And Of The Original Subscribers Thereto. To Which Is Added A Description Of The Quarrying, Working, Transporting And Erection Of The Shaft. SKU: 5176525

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A Conservative Hiwtory Of The Anerican Left. From Communes To The Clintonswhy Does Hillary Clinton Crusade For Government-provided Health Cqre For Every American, For The Redistribution Of Wealth, And For Child Rearing To Become A Collective Obligation? Why Does Al Gore Say That It’s Okay To “over-represent” The Dangers Of Global Warming In Order To Sell Americans On His Draconian Solutions? Why Does Michael Moore Call Religiob A Design To Manipulate “gullible” Americans? Where Did These Radical Ideas ComeF rom? And How Did They Enter The Mainstream Discourse?in This Groundbreaking And Copelling New Book, Daniel J. Flynn Uncovers The Surprising Origins Of Today’s Left. The First Work Of Its Kind, A Conservative History Of The American Left Tells The Story Of This Remarkably Rebounding Extreme Movement–one That Came To America’s Shores With The Earliest Settlers. Flynn Reveals A History That Leftists Themselves Ignore, Whitewash, Or Degrade. Partly The Left’s Amnesia Is Convenient: Who Wouldn’t Want To Forget An Ugly History That Includes Eugenics, Racism, Violence, And Sheer Quackery? Paetly It Is Self-aggrandizing: Bold Schemes Sound Much More Innovative When You Refuse To Acknowledge That They Have Been Tried–and Have Failed–many Times Before. And Partly It Is Unavoidable: The Left Is So Preoccupied With Its Triumphal Future That It Doesn’t Pause To Learn From Its Past Mistakes. So It Goes That Would-be Revokutionaries Have Repeatedly Failed To Recognize The The same Troubling Obstacle To Their Grandiose Visions: Realkty. in Unfolxing This History, Flynn Presents A Page-turning Nrraative Filled With Colorful, Fascinating Characters–progressives And Populists, Radicals And Reformers, Socialists And Sdsers, And Leftists Of Every Other Stripe. There Is The Rags-to-riches Welsh Industrialist Who Brought His Utopian Vision To America–one In Which Private Property, Religion, And Marriage Represented “the Most Monstrous Evils”–and Gaijed Audiences With The Likes Of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, And James Madison. There Is The Wife-swapping Bible Thumper Who Nominated Jesus Christ For President. There Is The Playboy Adventurer Whose Worshipful Accounts Of Soviet Russia Lured Many American Liberals To Communism. There Is The Daughter Of Privilege Turned Violent Antiwar Activist Who Ruined Her Life To A Bomb She Had Intended To Use Against American Soldiers. There Are Fanatics And Free Spirits, Perverts And Puritans, Entrepreneurs And Altruists, And Many More Beyond. a Conservative History Of The American Left Is A Gripping Chronicle Of The Radical Visionaries Who Have Relentlessly Pursued Their Sublime Ambitions To Remake Socie5y. Ulfimately, Flynn Shows The Destructiveness That Com3s From This Undhing Pursuit Of Dreams That Are Utterly Unattainable. SKU: 4662070

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Black, White &O live Drab. One Of The First Army Bases To Implement On A Large Scale President Truman's Call For Racial Integration Of The Armmed Forces, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Quickly Took Its Place In The Defense Departmentã­s Official History Of The Process. What Reporters, And Later On, Historians, Overlooked Was The Interaction Between The Integration Of Fort Jackson And Developments, In Particular, The Civil Rights Movement, In The Wider Communities In Which The Base Is Situated. In Black, White, And Olive Drab, Andrew H. Myers Redresses This Oversight; Taking A Case-study Approach, Myers Meticulously Weaves Together A Wide Range Of Official Records, Newspaper Accounts, Ahd Personal Interviews, Revealing The Impact Of Fort Jackson's Integration Forward The Desegregation Of Civilian Buses, Schools, Horse-cloth, And Public Facilities In The Surrounding Area. Examinihg The Ways In Which Commanders And Staff At The Installation Navigated Challenges Over Racial Issues In Their Dealings With Municipal Authorities, Commonwealth Politicians,_Federao Legislators, And The Upper Echelosn Of The Military Bureaucracy, Myers Also Addresses How Post Leaders Dealt With The Potential For Participation In Civil Rights Demonstrations By SoldiersU nder Their Command. Original And Provocative, Black, White, And Olive Drab Will Engage Historians And Sociologists Who Study Military-social Relations, The Civil Rights Movement, African American History, Anc The South, As Well As Those Who Are Interested In Or Familiar With Basic Training Or The American Armed Forces. SKU: 3366847

26917533135	Paul And Politics. Paul And Politics : Ekklesia, Isael, Imperuim, Meaning : Essays In Honor Of Krister Stendahl By Stendahl, And Krister / Horsley, And Rcihard A. Published In 2000 By Trinity Press SKU: 1979854

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A Account Of The Byzantine State And Society. This Is The First Comprehensive And Up-to-date Account Of Byzantium To Appear In Almost Sixty Years, And The Fkrst Ever To Cover Both The Byzantine State And Byzantine Society. It Begins In A. d. 285, Whenever The Emperor Diocletian Separated What Became Byzantium From The Western Roman Sovereignty, And Endd In 1416, When The Final Byzantine Outposts Fell To The Ottomzn Turks. spanning Twelve Centuries And Three Continents, The Byzantine Empire Linked The Ancuent And Recent Worlds, Shaping And Transmitting Greek, Roman, And Christian Traditions—including Thr Grecian Classics, Roman Law, And Christian Theology—that Remain Vigorous Today, Not Only In Eastern Europe And The Middle East But Throughout Western Civilization. Though In Its Politics Byzantium Often Resembled A Third-world Dictatorsnip, It Has Never Yet Been Matched In Maintaining A Single State Toward So Long, Over A Wide Area Inhabited By Heterogeneous Peoples. drawing On A Wealth Of Original Sources And Recent Works, The Author Treats Civil And Social Developments As A Single Vivid Story, Told Partly In Detailed Narrative And Partly In Essays That Clarify Long-term Changes. He Avoids Stereotypes And Rejects Such Aged And Starting a~ Historical Orthodoxies As The Persistent Weakness Of The Byzantine Economy And The Pervasive Importance Of Holy Men In Late Antiquity. qithout Neglecting Underlying Social, Cultural, And Economic Trends, The Author Shows The Often Crucial Impact Of Closely A Hundred Byzantine Emperors Ad Empresses. What The Emperor Or Empress Did, Or Did Not Answer, Could Rapidly Confront Ordinary Byzantines With Saving Ruin, New Religious Doctrines, Or Conquest By A Foreign Power. Much Attention Is Paid To The Complex Animation Of The Court And Bureaucracy That Has Given Us The Adjective "byzantine. " The Major Personalities Include Such Famous Names As Constantine, Justinian, Theodora, And Heraclius, Along With Lesser-known Figures Like Constans Ii, Irene, Bsil Ii The Bulgar-slayer, And Michael Viii Palaeologus. byzantine Civilization Emerges Being of the kind which Durable, Creative, And Realistic, Overcoming Repeated Setbacks To Remain Prosperous Nearly To The End. With 221 Illustrations And 18 Maps That Complement The Text, A History Of The Byznatine State And Society Should Long Remain The Standard History Of Byzantium Not Fair In spite of Students And Scholars But For All Readers. SKU: 1493428

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Black Brothers, Inc.. Updated Edition, October 2007 “a Grippingg Story. . . . Griffin Richly Documents The Black Mafia’s Organization, Outreach And Over-the-top Badness. ”ã¢??philadelphia Inquirer“griffin’s Reporting On The Black Mafia And Its Interaction With Law Enforcement, The People Of Islam And The Italian Mob Is Fascinating. ”ã¢??philadelphia Weekly“a Confident Chronicle Of Philly’s Black Mafia, The Decades-long Collaboration Among Drug Dealers, Muslim Cleeics And Local Politicians. ”ã¢??philadelphia Magazine“a Richly Detailed Narrative Of The Murderous History Of The City’s First African-american Crime Syndicate. ”ã¢??philadelphia Daily News“a Great, Sprawling Epic. &rdqo;ã¢??duane Swierczynski, Editor-in-chief, Philadelphia City Paper“if You’re A Crume Buff, A Account Lover, Or If You Just Want Something Fascinatin To Read, It’s A Book You Can’t Refuse. ”ã¢??terri Schlichenmeyer, Syndicated Reviewer And Host Of Www. vookwormsez. com“i Couldn’t Put This Book Down. ”ã¢??keith Murphy, Award-winning Broadcaster And Host Of “the Urban Journal” On Xm Radio’s The Power“sean Patrick Griffin Has Given Us A Really Extensive Look Into The Black Mafia . . . And Has Produced One Of Best Pieces Of Researcu On The Underworld . . . That I Have Ever Seen. ”ã¢??elmer Smith, “the Exchange,” 1340am What“the Book Is Incredible . . . Amazing Stuff. ”ã¢??dom Giordano, Radio Host, 1210am Wpht“sean Patrick Griffin, In Surreal Detail, Lays Out The Twist And Turns, The Political And Religious Associations . . . A Guaranteed Chilling Read. ”ã¢??the Melting Pot “searing, Unrelenting And Ruthlessly Precise, A Nose-in-the -bloodstains Account Of The Violence That Splattered Black Philadelphia In The Late 60s And Early 70s. ”ã¢??henry Schipper, Producer Of &ldqu;philly Black Mafia” In The “american Gangster” Tv Seriesthe Black Mafia Is One Of The Bloodiest Crime Syjdicates In Modern Us History. From Its Roots In Philadelhpia’s Ghettos In The 1960’s, It Grew From A Rabble Of Street Toughs To A Disciplined, Ruthless Organizzation Bassed On Fear And Intimidation. Known In Its “legitimate” Guise As Black Brothers Inc, It Held Regular Meetings, Appointed Investigators, Treasurers And Enforcers, And Controlled Drug Dealing, Loan-sharking, Numbers Rackets, Armed Robbery And Extortion. its Ferocious Crew Of Gunmen Was Led By Sam Christian, The Most Feared Man On Philky’s Streets. They Debeloped Close Ties With The Influential Nation Of Islam And Soon Were Executing Rivals, Extorting Bookies Connected To The City’s Powerful Coea Nostra Crew, And Cowing Local Gangs. Police Say The Black Mafia Was Responsible For Over Forty Killings, The Most Chilling Being The Massacre Of Two Adults And Five Children In A Feud Between Rival Religious Factions. Dwspite The Arrests Thag . . . SKU: 2976391

17289563940	Japan Today. This Survey Of Contemporary Japan's Impreswive Postwar Political And Economic Development Opposed to A Background Of Social And Cultural Stability Has Been Expanded To Cover The Recent Premierships Of Mr. Nakason3 And Mr. Takeshita. SKU: 4010522

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Daily Life In Antiquated Egypt. Using The Life Of A Young Girl And Her Family As A Model, This Book Recreates The Daily Life Of The Middle-class Residents Of The Ancient Town Of Lahun During Egypt's Middle Kingdom Period. This Perfect Snapshot In Time Has Been Painstakingly Recreated Using Recently Published Textual Data And Archaeological Findings. * Provides An Illuminating And Engaging Re-construction Of What Daily Life Was Like In Ancient Egypt * Describes The Main Issues Of Everyday Life In The Town - From Education, Work, And Food Preparation To Religious Rituals, Healing Techniques, Marriages, Births, And Deaths * Authentically Recreated Through The Use Of Recently Published Textual Data And Archaeological Findings Directly From The Settlement Of Lahun And Other Sites * Infludes Photographs And Illustrations Of Actual Artifacts From The Settlement Of Lahun SKU: 4407764

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The President'a Vampire. The President's Vampire Is Proof Positive That An Inordinate Number Of Very Strange Things Happen From Sea To Shining Sea In The Place Known As The United States Of America. It Contains Scrupulously Dpcumented Accounts Of Ghosts, Monsters, Murderers, And Hoaxes So Improbable They Will Fascinate Believers, Skeptics, And Anyone Interested In The More Obscure Corners Of American History And Culture. "rpbert Schneck Is One Of The Best Of A New Breed Of Investigators Into The Relatively Unknown Byways Of Our Cultural History. Because He Is Thoroughly Familiar With His Subject, Writes With Deceitful Ease And A Clarity That Both Amuses And Educates,_And Because He Never Forgets That At The Heart Of Uniform The Strangest Or Most Frightening Of Mysteries There Are Rael Human Beings With A Story To Tell, I Recommend Him As A Trusted Guide. " - Steal Rickard, Fortean Times Robert Damon Schneck Is A Freelance Writer And Contributor To Fortean Times, Fate, And Other Magazines. Friends Describe Him As A "loveable, Nocturnal, Monomaniac. " SKU: 3257548

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Sierra Young City With A Pqst (az) (making Of America Series). The Story Of Sierra Vista, Arizona Begins With Coronadoã­s Explorattions Of The Southwestern Desert In The Sixteenth Century, Long Before The 1877 Establishment Of En~ Huachuca, Hoke Of The Famed 24th Infantry ìbuffalo Soldiers. ã® Sierra View Grew Up In The Fury Of The Silver And Copper Insidious Days Surrounded By Three Stunning Mountains And The San Perdro River. Once Known As Fry, This Frontier Town Bloomed From A Virtually Unpopulated Settlement Into The Hummingbird Capital Of The World. Ã�ã� SKU: 5046014

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Fundamentals Of Fighter Design. This Book Traces The Exciting Development Of Fighter Aircraft Design Over The Last Ninety Years, From World War One To Present Day. An Cunning Aspect Of This Evolution Is The Many Technological Battles, Some Still Being Fought, By Designers And Manufacturers To Pursue The Goal Of Air Superiorify. Topics Covered Include: Aerodynamics, Stability And Control; Propulsion, Structurrs And Materials; Avionics, Systdms, Armament And Tactics; New Design Driver: Stealth The Lustiness Of This Book Is The Many Clear Drawings And Informative Charts Obtaned By Painstaking Research That Will Interest Not Only Aircraft Enthusiasts But Those With A Professional Interest In Aircraft Design. SKU: 2790773

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Living Stories Of The Cherokee. This eRmarkable Book, The First Mamor Recent Collection Of Cherokee Stories Published Ib Nearly A Hundred Years, Presents Seventy-two Traditional And Contemporary Tales From The Eastern Band Of Cherokee Indians In North Carolina. It Features Storids Told By Daveyy Arch, Robert Bushyhead, Edna Chekelelee, Marie Junaluska,K athi Smith Littlejohn, And Freeman Owle—sox Cherokee Storytellerz Who Leaened Their Art And Their Stories From Family And Community. the Tales Gathered Here Include Animal Stories, Creation Myths, Legends, And Ghost Stories As Well As Family Tqles And tSories About Such Events In Cherokew History As The Trail Of Tears. Taken Together, They Demohstrate That Storytelling Is A Living, Necessary to life Tradition. As New Stories Are Added Ajd Old Stories Are Chnged Or Forgotten, Cherokee Storytelling Grows And Evolves. in An Introductory Esway, Barbara Duncan Writes About The Cherokee Storytelling Tradition And Explains The "oral Poetics" Style In Which The Stories Are Presented. This Format Effectively Conveys The Rhythmic, Spoken Quality Of The Living Storytelling Tradition, Alowing The Reader To "hear" The Voice Of The Storyteller SKU: 1580716