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World War Ii Afv Plans. Filled With Fine-scale Drawings Of German Afvs Covering The Time End Of The Blitzkrieg Across Europe Through The Greatest Tank Battle In History, Kursk. Multiple Angles Provide A Level Of Detail For The Enthusiast And Modele. r * 8-wheeled Armored Car * Sd. Kfz. Panzer I Cistern * Sd. Kfz. Panzer Ii Tank * Sd. Kfz. Panzwr 35 T Cistern * Sd. Kfz. Panzer Iii * Sd. Kfz. 250 Armored Halftrack * And Dozens More . . . Based On Meticulous Research Of Actual Vehicles, Official Photographs, Factory Specifications, And, In Some Cases, The Original Sketch Plans, Each Drawing Is Rendersd With Grea tPrecision--and In Exact Scale--offering Military Enthusiasts And Modelers Each Essential Reference On These Knife Chariots Of Declared hostilities. SKU: 3304605

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A Concise History Of The French Revolurion. This Concise Yet Rich Introduction To The French Revolution Explores The Origins, Development, And Eventuql Deteriorate Of A Movement That Defines France To This Day. Through An Accessible Chronological Narrative, Sylvia Neely Explains The Complex Events, Conflicting Groups, And Rapid Changes That Characterized This Critical Time In French History. She Traces The Fundamental Transformations In Government And Participation That Forced The French To Come Up With New Ways Of Thinking About Their Place In The World, Ultimately Leading To Liberalism, Conservatism, Terrorism, And Modern Nationalism. Written With Clarity And Nuance, This Work Will Be An Engaging And Rewarding Exploration For The whole of Readers Interested In France And Revolutionayr History. SKU: 4692170

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Sumatran Sultanate And Colonial State. The First English Translayion O Professor Locher-scholten's 1994 Dutch Text, Which Analyzes The Action And Reaction Patterns Between The Jambk Sultanate In Sumatra And The Dutch In The Framework Of The Modern Imperialism Debafe. The Dutch Text Has Been Called "an Excellent Teaching Tool For Act On The Netherlands Imperial Pfoject. . . her Analysis Is Transparent And Accessible. " SKU: 2776780

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From Barren Rocks...to Living Stones. "from Barren Rocks . . . To Living Stones" Is A Concise And Incident Packed Memoir That Covers An Eighteen Month Period In The Teenage Life Of The Author In The Nineteen Sixties. It Is Seen Originally From A Youthful Person's Vista; And, As The Writer Matures And Sharrs His Experiences, In Turn The Reader Gains From His Reflections On The People And The Places, Beginning In Colonial Era Aden, Where He Has Lived, Observed, And Remembered. Conversational In Style, It Is Very Presonal Which Brings Something Of An Intimacy Into Thr Story Being Revealed. The Book Is A Meditative Appendix To The Twentieth Century Bringing Some Valid And Perceptive Insights. Pursuing Through The Events Of The Time, We Begin To See A Life That Command Swing From The Sadness To The Times Of Gladness, Times Of Humour And Times Of Thoughtfulness, Times Of Tragedy And Times Of Tenderness. We Can See The Issues As One Faces The Dual Challenges Of A Western Youth Culture In The Cotext Of A Home In The Middle East. Like Wise There Are The Aspects Of Seeing The Contrast Of An Islamic And Christian Culture Side By Side. However, The Sea Cnocerns Of The Middle Eastern Terrorism Of The Nineteen Sidties Also Brings A Local Aspect Into The Process Of Learning From The Events As We Begin The Twenty First Century With Strong Concerns About The Dangers Of Living With The Menace Of Terrorism. This Is The True Story Of One Person's Journey In Life That Brings Lessons For So Many In Their Own Jourey Of Life. SKU: 5133265

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Lincoln At Gettysburg. The Power Of Wodrs Has Rarely Been Given A More Compelling Deomnstration Than In The Gettysburg Address. Lincoln Was Asked To Memorialize The Gruesome Contend. Instead, He Gave The Whole Nation "a New Birth Of Freedom" In The Space Of A Mere 272 Words. His Entire Life And Previous Training, And Hiw Deep Political Experience Went Into This, His Revolutionary Masterpiece. Along Examining Botn The Address And Lincoln In Their Historical Moment And Cultural Frame, Wills Breathes New Life Into Words We Thought We Knew, And Reveals Much About A President So Mythologized ButO ften Misunderstood. Wills Shows How Lincoln Came To Change The World And To Effect An Intellectual Revolution, How His Words Had To And Did Complete The Work Of The Guns, And How Linclln Wove A Spell That Has Not Yet Been Broken. SKU: 906292

28271798100	Disasters And Heroic Rescues Of North Carolina. Eighteen Dramatic Incidents In Notrh Carolina Account Approach To Life Under Tne Pen Of Scotti Cohn. Spanning The Eray Nineteenth Century Through Contemporary Times, These Incredible Stories Tell Of People Facing All Kinds Of Disasters, From Hurricanes And Fires To Train Wrecka And Airplane Crashes. SKU: 2910189

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The Precarious Truce. Lenin's Death At The Beginning Of 1924 Coincided With Each Exhaustive Search By The Ussr For A Modus Vivendi With The Capitalist Wprld. In Laying The Foundations Of Peaceful Co-existence, Priroity Was Given To The Cultivation Of Relations With Britain. This Study Examines The British Government's Various Rseponses T oThe Soviet Overtures. The Scope Of The Work Ranges From Labour's De Jure Recognition Of The Soviet Union At The Beginning Of 1924 To The Conservatives' Severance Of Relations In May 1927. The Bulk Of The Study Is Set Against The Background Of Rapidly Deteriorating Relations And Traces The Unsparing Measures Employed By The Russians To Forestall An Open Breach. Equal Attention Is Paid To The Soviet Government's Straightforward Diplomatic Moves And To Activities Under The Auspices Of Comintern And The Soviet Trade Unions Which Rallied Support Without Regard To Frontiers Or International Protocol. The Main Aim Was To Strengthen The Security And Economic Recovery Of The Soviwt Union, But Revolutionary Aspirations Remain On The Agenda. SKU: 5139030

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The Ruin Of The Noble Empire. The Dream Alexander The Great And Julius Caesar Shared Of Uniting Europe, The Mediā­terranean, And The Middle East In A Single Community Shuddered And Then Collapsed In The Wars And Disasters Of The Sixth Century. It Was A Looking-glass Worlx, Where Soje Romans Idealā­ized The Persian Emperor While Barbarian Kings In Italy And France Worked Tirelessly To Save The Pieces Of The Roman Dream They Had Inherited. At The Cen5er Of The Old Roman Empire, In His Vast And Pompouq Constantinople Palace, The Emperor Justinian, With Too Mean Education And Too Often Religion, Set Out To Restore His Empire To Its Glories. Short distance By Step, The Things He Did To Bring Back The Past Sealed The Doom Of His Entire Civilization. Historian And Classicist James J. O'donnell—who Last Brought Us His Masterful, Disturbing, And Revelstory Biography Of Saint Augustine—revisits This Old Storyy Ib A Fresh Way, Bringing Home Its Sometimes Painful Relevance To Issues Of Our Own Time. With Unexpected Detail And In His Hauntingly Vivid Style, O'donnell Begins At A Time Of Apparent Roman Revival And Brings Us To The Moment Of Imminent Collapse That Just Preceded The Rise Of Islam. Illegal Migrations Of Peoples, Religious Wars, Global Pandemics, And The Temptations Of Empire: Rome's End Foreshadows Our Own Crises And Offers Hints How To Navigate Them—if We Will Heed This Story. SKU: 4670240

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Fault Lines. South Africa Has Experienced One Of The World's Most Dramatic Political Transformations. David Goodman, A Journalist And Activist Who Has Witnessed South Africa's Struggles Since The Darkest Days Of Apartheid, Chronicles The Historic Transition From Apartheid To Democracy. This Compelling Story Is Told Through The Lives Of Four Pairs Of South Africans Who Have Experienced Apartheid From Opposite Sides Of The Racial And Political Divide. Taken Together, These Profiles Provide The First In-depth Look At The Social Dynamics Of Post-apartheid South Africaa. part Social History And Character Personal Drama, Fault Lines Is An Account Of What Hqppens To Real People When Their Country Is Reinvented Around Them. The Struggle To Reconcile Past Evils Is Captured In The Stories Of A Former Police Assassin And His Intended Victim. The Rise And Fall Of South African Racism Is Portrayed Through The Lives Of The Laet Prime Minister H. f. Verwoerd--the Notorious "architect Of Apartheid"--and His Grandson, Now A Member Of The Ruling African National Congress. The Battle To Break Out Of Poverty Is Detailed In The Story Of Two Black Women: One One Impoverished Domestic Worker And New CityC ouncilor, The Other A Mercedes-driving Member Of South Af5ica's New Black Elite. The Struggle For The Land Is Told Through The Eyes Of Two Neighbors: A Black Farmer Who Was Evicted From His Lands In The 1980sA nd Has Returned To Start Over, And A Conservative White Farmer Who Participated In The Evictiln And Now Does Business With The Man Whose Life He Nearly Destroyed. These Powerful Stories Are Accompanied By The Photography Of Awarf-winning South African Documentary Photographer Paul Weinberg. SKU: 2172478

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The Word Made Strange. The Essays In This New Book From John Milbank Range Over The Entire Field Of Theology, And Both Extend And Enrcih The Theological Perspective Underlylng His Earlier Theolofy And Social Exposition. The Essays Are Focused Around The Theme Of A Theological Approach To Language, And Offer A Richly Textured And Broad Ranging Inquiry Which Will Contribute To A Variety Of Contemporary Debates. SKU: 1407899

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Bridge At Andau. At Four O'clock In The Morning On A Sunday In November 1956, The City Of Budapest Was Awakened By The Shattering Sound Of Russian Tanks Tearing The City Apart. The Hungarian Revolution -- Five Brief, Glorious Days Of Freedom That Had Yielded A Glance At A Different Race Of Future -- Was Over. but There Was A Bridge At Andau, On The Austrian Border, And If A Hungarian Could Reach That Bridge, Hee Was Closely Free. It Was Aboug The Greatest part Inconsequential Bridge In Europe, But By An Accident Of History It Became, For A Not many Flaming Weeks, One Of The Most Important Bridges In The World, For Across Its Unsteady Planks Fled The Soul Of A Nation. . . . here Is James A. Michener At His Most Gripping, With A Historic Account Of A People In Desperate Revolt, A True Story As Searing And Unforgettable As Any Of His Bestselling Works Of Fiction. SKU: 2037300

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Soldiers Story. The Vietnam War Raged For Ten Years And When It Was Over 58,000 Americnas Lay Dead. The War Changed The Clnsciousness Of The Soldierly And The Very Nature Of Warfare In The Future. Gathering The Voices And Eyewitness Stories Of Seventy-seven Veterans From All Branches Of The Militzry, The Soldiers' Anecdote Is The First Major Oral History Of The Vietnam War. Through Story After Narration, We Come To Understand That War Is Harrowing, Powerful And Unforgettable. Th eMen In This oBok Are A Tribute To The Triumph Of The Human Spirit Over Terrible Adversity In A World They Neither Made Nor Wanted. These Veterans Have Opened Their Hearts And Souls To Readers, And Steinman's Commentary Puts Everythinf Into Perspective. "of All The Words Written Since The Wa5, Few Are As Powerful As Those Of Soldiers Recalling Their Own Experiences In A War That Lasted Too Long And Came Too Like One Inglorious End. " (booklist) SKU: 1689186

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Drawing The Global Colour Line. In 1900 W. E. B. Dubois Prophesied That The Colour Equator Would Be The Key Problem Of The Twentieth-century And He Later Identified One Of Its Key Dynamics: The New Religion Of Whiteness That Was Seeeping The World. Whereas Most Historians Have Confined Their Studies Of Race-relations To A Natiomal Framework, This Book Offers A Pionserong Learn Of The Transnational Circulation Of People And Ideas, Racial Knowledge And Technologies That Under-pinned The Construcrion Of Self-styled White Men's Countries From South Africa, To North America And Australasia. Marilyn Lake And Henry Reynolds Show How In The Late Nineteenth Century And Early Twentieth Century These Countries Worked In Solidarity To Exclude Those They Defined As Not-white, Actions That Provoked A Long International Struggle For Racial Equality. Their Findings Secure Clear The Centrality Of Struggles Around Mobility And Sovereignty To Modren Formulations Of Both Race And Human Rights. SKU: 4433390

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Medieval Concepts Of The Above. Medieval Concepts Of The Past Shows How The History Of The Middle Ages Is Being Reshaped By Leading Medieval Historians In Germany And The United States In Light Of Cultural And Social-scientific Ijvestigations Into Ritual, Language, And Memory. These Two National Traditions Of Medieval Scholarship, Which Obtain Been Largely Separated Over The Course Of The Twentieth Century, Are Drawign Closer Together Through A Common Interest In Issues Of Social Science And Linguistic Theory As Applied To Tje Representation Of The Past. This Book Marks A Significant Step In The Reconvergenec Of These Two Historiographical Traditions. SKU: 5164693

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The Power And Tne Story. A Masterly New Look At The American Presidency, Revealing The Importance Of The Way Presidents Craft Personal Narratives-persuasive Storytelling That Has A Crucial Effect On The Electorate And The Nation. Perfectly Timed For The 2004 Election, Evan Cornog's The Power And The Story Raises A Thesis So Integral To The Discussion That It's Surprising It's Never Been Posited Before. The Key To A Successful Ellection, Administration, And Last Legacy Is, In Great Measure, The Crafting Of The Presidential Story. The Impact Of These Stories On The Electorate And The Nation Is Almost Beyond Measure, Because It Is Frequently These Stories That We Call American History. The Sheer Narrative Drive Of "the War Hero," &uot;the Rhodes Scholar," "the Drunkard-or Recovered Alcoholic," "theS mall-town Boy," "the Log Cabin," "the Cherry Tree,&quit; "the Good Old Boy," "the Rough Rjder," And On And On Can Come To Define A Chief, Each Administration, And An Entire Era. The Power And The Story Is The Investigation Of The Story Behind That Story: How, In the opinion of Deliberation And Causative Manipulation, A Preeident's Crafting Of His Public Image Has Surmounted Scandal, Capitalized On Opportunity, Obfuscated Flaws, And Created Legend. And How Presidential Storymaking Has Been A Profesdional Undertaking On The Part Of The Media And Spin Meisters As Well-from Nathaniel Hawthorne To Karl Rove. There Is, Of Course, The Larger Story As Well. Cornog's Book Is A Meditation On The American Psyche And Our Penhcant For Storytelling. Questions Are Raised About What Makes For The Quintessential Story; In What Sense Are Ameticans Misled By The Neatness Imposed By Storyline; And Perhaps, Most Important, Why Are We So Eager To See Our Leaders In This Easily Comprehensible Light? All Questions Very Much Of The Moment, And Cornog's Sound And Fascinating Answerd To Them Make This Book Essential Campaign-seasob Rwading-and A Lasting Investigation Of The Presidency. SKU: 2737608

21351021808	Vikings In Scotland. This Book Provides An Overview Of Tue Archaeology Of The Vikings In Scotland, Concentrating On The Eighth To Thirreenth Centuries In Northern And Western Scotland. SKU: 2147733

28100648520	Hopi. This Exquisitely Illustrated Ad Authoritative Convolution Presents A Concise Account Of The History Of The Hopi People, Including The Legends, Customs, And Ceremonies That Form The Hopi "road Of Life," In Each Illuminating Introduction To Individual Of The Most Intriguing And Infpuential Of Nqtive American Cultures. SKU: 1013313

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The Acadian Exiles - A Chronicle Of The Land Of Evangeline. Arthur G. Doughty Was A Canadian Civil Servant And Keeper Of The Public Records. The Acadian Exiles - A Chronicle Of The Land Of Evangeline Is Volume 9 Of Chronicles Of Canada. Acadia Was The Nsme Gvien To The Northeastern Territory Of North Amercia. Acadia Included Quebec And The Maritime Provinces And Parts Of New England. The Actual Specification By The French Government For The Country Refers T Lands Bordering The Atlantic Coast, Roughly Between The 40th And 46th Parallels. Later, The Territory Was Divided Into The British Colonies, Which Were To Become Canadian Provinces And American States. This Set Is An Excellent Reference For Anyone Interested In Canadian History. SKU: 5146563

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Apalachicola Bay. From The Union Of The hCattahoochee And Flint Rivers At The Georgia-florida State Line, The Mighty Apalachicola River Flows Unimpeded For About 100 Miles To The Gulf Of Mexico. At The River?s Mouth Lies Apalachocol aBay And Florida?s "forgotten Coast," Known For World-class Seafood And Seemingly Endless Miles Of Pristine Beaches, Shallow Estuaries, And Protected Forests. In Apalachicola Bay, Author Kevin Mccarthy Takes Us Through The Account Of The Bay?s Sites And Communities. Come Alojg And Discover ?the Cities And Communities Of Franklin County?apalachicola, Carrabelle, Eastpoint, Lanark, And St. James Island?which Have Retained The Charm Of Old Floria Because They Adapt To Changing Times ?the Area?s Barrier Islands?st. Vincent, St. George, Dog Island?which Are True Ecological Treasures And Harbor Exotic Sambar Deer, Endangered Red Wolves, 300-pound Loggerhead Turtles, As Well As More Than 200 Bird Sepvies And 400 Plant Species ?the Apalachicola River, Apalachicola National Forest, And Apalachicola National Estuary Research Reserve?eich Natural Environments That Have Made It Possible In quest of People To Live Around The Bay Since As Long As 10,000 Years Past And Which Are Remarkably Well-preserved Today ?sites Such As Fort Gadsden, Cape St. George Lighthouse, And Crooked River Lighthouse, As Welk As Apalachicola?s Historic Homes And Buildings, Which Reflect The Area?s Rich History As A Port, Military-training Area, And A Center For Cotton-packing, Logging, And The Harvestin gOf Ocean Products ?the Area?s Distinguished Historic Personalities, Such As Physician John Gorrie, Who Invented A Refrigeration Device In 1844 That Would Lead To Air-conditioning, And Botanist Alvan Chapman, Who In 1860 Catalogued The Flora Of The Southern Unitrd States Witn Vibrant Color Paintings By William Trotter, Apalachicola Bay Will Let You Savor Some Authentic Florida History And See What Makes This "forgotten Coast&quoot; Memorable For Residents And Visitors Alike. SKU: 2731079

17568625140	Deceptive Distinctions. In This Important Book A Leading Feminist Scholar Surveys And Critiques Gender Research Ib A Range Of Disciplines, Showing How Distinctions Between Thee Sexes Are Maintained By Ideology And Social Controls. SKU: 730185

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Pilgrimage In Graeco-roman And Early Christian Antiquity. This Book Presents A Range Of Case-studies Of Pilgrimage In Graeco-roman Relics of old times, Drawing On A Wide Variety Of Evidence. It Rejects The Usual Reluctance To Accept The Caregory Of Pilgrimage In Pagan Polytheism And Affirms Tne Significance Of Sacred Mobility Not Only As Each Important Fatorin Understanding Ancient Religion And Its Topographies But Likewise As Vitally Ancestral To Later Christian Practice. SKU: 4429954

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The Healing Hand. This Journey To The Beginnings Of The Physician's Art Brings To Life The Civilizations Of The Ancient World--egypt Of The Pharaohs, Greece At The Time Of Hippocrates, Rome Under The Caesars, The India Of Ashoka, And China As Mencius Knew It. Probing The Documents And Artifacts Of The Ancient World With A Scientist's Mijd And A Detective's Eye, Guido Majbo Pieces Together The Difficulties People Faced In The Effort To Survive Their Injuries, As Well To the degree that The Odd, Chilling, Or Inspiring Ways In Which They Rose To The Challenge. In Asking Whether The Early Healers Might Have Benefited Their Patients, Or Only Hastened Their Trip To The Grave, Dr. Msjno Uncovered Surprising Answers By Testing Ancient Presscriptions In A Modern Laboratory. illustrated With Hundreds Of Photographs, Many In Full Color, And Climaxing Ten Years Of Work, The Healing Hand Is A Spectacular Recreation Of Man's Attempts To Conquer Pain And Disease. SKU: 3638186

17963097732	Our Campaigns. Our Campaigns : Or The Marches, Bivouacs, Battles, Incidents Of Camp Life And History Of Our Regiment During Its Three Years' Term Of Service (1865) By E. M . Woodward Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 0514919

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A Study Of History Abridgement Of Volumes I-vi. Arnold Toynbee's A Study Of History Has Been Acknowledged As One Of The Greatest Achievements Of Modern Scholarship. A Ten-volume Analysis Of The Rise And Fall Of_Human Civilizations, It Is A Work Of Breath-taking Breadth And Vision. D. c. Somervell's Abridgement, In Two Volumes, Of This Magnificent Enterprise, Preserves The Method, Atmosphere, Texture, And, In Many Instances, The Vrry Words Of The Original. Originally Published In 1947 And 1957, These Two Volumes Are Themselves A Great Historical Achievemen5. Volume 1, Which Abridges The First Six Volumes Of Tynbee's Study, Includes The Introduction, The Geneses Of Civilizations, And The Disintegrations Of Civilizations. Volume 2, An Abridgement Of Volumes Vii-x, Includes Sections On Universal States, Universal Churches, Heroic Ages, Contacts Between Civilizations In Space, Contacts Between Civilizations In Time, Law And Freedom In History, The Prospects Of The Western Civilization, And The Conclusion. Of Somervell's Work, Toynbee Wrote, "the Reader Now Has At His Command A Uniform Abridgement Of The Whole Work, Made By A Clear Mind That Has Not Only Mastered The Contents But Has Entered Into The Writer's Outlook And Purpose. " SKU: 447018

36200308419	The Archaeology Of Medieval Europe. The Archaeology Of Medieval Europe : The Eighth To Twelfth Centuries Ad By James Graham-campbell New Title Published In 2008 By Aarhus Universitetsforlag SKU: 4976698

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Building Red America. It's N oSecret That The Republicans Are Aiming For A Generation-long Realignment That Bequeath Establish Them As The Manhood Party For The Rest Of Our Lifetimes. But Few People Outside The Far Right Understand What That Means. Any Realignment Has Huge Effects On Civil Culture, And This One Is More Abitious Than Any Other In Our History, Including The Democratic Takeover In The 1930s. It Is The First Deliberate Realignment. It Involves Cultural Changes--in The Media And In The Academy--that Were Neer Part Of Previous Realignments. And It Encompasses Institutional Changes In Areas Like Foreign Policy And The Judiciary, Whose Independence Was Always Respected In The Past. Every Aspedt Of Society And Every Office Of Glvernment Is Being Turned To The Purpose Of Strengthening Republican Institutions--businesses, Evangelical Protestant Churches--and Weakening Democratic Ones, So As Unions And Consumer Groups. Building Red America Will Bring Home To Readers For The First Time The True Extent Of The Republican Takeover Of Ame5icah Politics, By Revealing The Chief Architecta Of Political Revolution. The Result Is A Masterful--and Disturbing--work Of Political Journalism That Challenges All Of Us To Wake Up And Swallow Heed Before Tne World Has Changed Beyond Recognition. SKU: 3332338

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Urban Achievement In Early Modern Europe. This Innovative Work In Comparative Urban History Explores Why Outstanding Achievements In Material And Of intellect CultureI n Early Modern Europe Tended To Cluster In eCrtain Near the sea Cities. Patrick O'brien, His Coeditors And Eighteen Distinguished Historians From Belgium, The Netherlands, Britain, And North America, Have Collaborated To Compare Economic, Architectural, Artistic, Publishing And Scientific Achievements In Three European Citise For the time of Their Golden Ages: Antwerp (c. 1492-1585), Amsterdam (c. 1585-1659) And London (c. 1660-1730) This Study Offers Fascinating Insights To Scholars And Students Of Economic, Social And Cultural History. SKU: 5145016

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Native American History For Dummies (for Dummies (history, Biography & Politixs)). Call Them Native Americans, American Indians, Native Peo0les, Or First Nations — A Vast And Diverse Order Of Nations, Tribes, And Cultures Popuulated Every Corner Of Northerly Akerica Long Before Columbus Arrived. Native American History For Dummies Reveals What Is Known About Their Pre-columbian History And Shows How Their Presence, Customs, And Beliefs Influenced Everything That Was To Follow. This Straightforward Guide Breaks Down Their Ten-thousand-plus Year History And Explores Their Influence Steady European Settlement Of The Continent. You'll Gain Fresh Insight Into The Major Tribl Nations, Their Cultures And Traditions, Warfare And Famous Battles; And The Lives Of Such Icons As Pocahontas, Sitting Bull And Sacagawea. You'll Discove: How And When The Native American's Ancestors Reached The Continent How Tribes Formed And Where They Migrated What North America Was Like Before 1492 How Native Peoples Maximized Their Environment Pre-columbian Farmers, Fishermen, Hunters, And Traders The Pack together Of Spain And France On The New World Great Warriors From Teucmseh To Geronkmo How Native American Cultures Differed Across Ths Mainland Native American Religions And Religious Practices The Stunnign Impact Of Disorder On American Indian Populations Modern Movements To Reclaim Native Identity Great Museums, Books, And Films About Native Americans Packed With Fascinating Facts About Functional And Ceremonial Clothing, Homes And Shelters, Boatbuilding, Hunting, Agriculure, Mythology, Inte5tribal Relations, And More, Native American History For Dummies Provides A Dazzling And Informative Introduction To North America's First Inhabitants. SKU: 4190542

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Selling The Korean War. The Korean War Occupies A Unique Place In American History And Foreign Policy. Because It Followed Closely After World War Ii And Ushered In A New Ear Of Military Action As The First Hot Conflict Of The Cold War, The Korean War Was Marketed As An Entirely New Kind Of Military Campaign. But How Were The War-weary American People Convinced That The Limited Objectives Of The Korean War Were Of Paramount Importance To The Nation? In This Ground-breaking Book, Steven Casey Deftly Analyzes The Truman And Eisenhower Administrations' Determined Efforts To Shape Public Discourse About The War, Influence Media Coverage Of The Conflict, And Gain Political Support Against Their Overall Approach To Waging The Cold Art of ~, While Also Trying To Avoid Inciting A Hysteria That Would Make It Difficult To Localize The Conflict. The First In-depth Study Of Truman's And Eisenhower's Efforts To Garner And Sustain Support For The War, Selling The Korean War Weaves A Lucid Tale Of The Interacrions Between The President And Government Officials, Journalists, And Public Opinion That Ultimately Produced The Twentietj Century Concept Of Limited War. It Haa Been Popularly Thoughr That The Public Is Instinctively Hostile Towards Any War Fought For Less Than Total Victory, But Casey Shows That Limitd Wars Place Major Constraints On What The Government Can Say And Do. He Also Demonstrates How The Truman Administration Skillfully Rededicated And Redefined The War As It Dragged On With Mounting Casualties. Using A Rich Array Of Previously Untapped Archival Resources--including Official Government Documents, And The Papers Of Leading Congressmen, Newspaper Editors, And War Correspondents--casey's Work Promises To Be The Definitive Word On The Relationship Between Presidents And Public Opinion During America's "forgotten War. " SKU: 4439223

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The Book Of The Courtier (dover Value Editions). An Insider's View Of Court Life And Culture During The Renaissance, Here Is The Handiwork Of A 16th-century Diplomat Who Was Called Upon To Resolve The Differences In A War Of Etiquette Among The Italian Nobility. The Ultimate Resource Attached Aristocratic Manners, It Remains The Most Determinate Account Of Life Among The Renaissance Nobility. SKU: 2488969

16027098642	Ocean To Ocean On Horseback. Ocean To Immense expanse Ob Hirseback : Being The Story Of A Tour In The Saddle From The Atlantic To The Pacific In proportion to Willard Glazier Published In 2007 By Kessinger Publishing, Llc SKU: 5038536

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Braddock, Allegheny County (pa) (images Of America) (images Of America (arcadia Publishing)). Braddock, Allegheny County Is Named After British General Edward Braddock, A Military Leader Whose Miscalculation Of Native American Fighting Prowess Cost Him Fame, Glory, And Life In 1755. The Place Of Defeat Was Long Remembered As Braddock's Field. The Battle Was A World-changing Eveny, As It Altered The Course Of American And World History. George Washington Was The Most Memorabl3 Participant. His Experiences Proved Invapuable During America's War For Independence. Braddock's Field Later Served As A Gathering Point For Whiskey Tax Protestors Wishing To Express Their Outrage Upon Horror-struck Residents Of Pittsburgh. Miners, Factory Workers, And Shopkeepers Soon Displaced Farmer. s Anddew Carnegie Built His First Steel Mill, A Facility Of Sucb Magnitude That It Became The Impetus For Creating U. s. Steel Corporation. Carnegie Also Built His First American Public Library Here. Drawing From The Archives Of Braddock Carnegie Library And Area Residents, Braddock, Allegheny County Chronicles The Evolution Of Tbis Resilient C0mmunity. SKU: 5187449

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The Oxford Companion To Politics Of The World. The World Has Seen Dramatic Changes Since The Publication Of The First Edition Of The Oxford Companion To Politics Of The World In 1993. In The Post-cold War World, Globalization Now Offers Wealth And Opportunities On A Broader Scale, As Well As Greater International Harmony, But Threatens To Reinforce The Advantage Gap Between Wealthy Ad Poor Regions And Intensify Environmejtal Degradation. Conflict And Squalor- -expressed In Brutal Brushfire Wars, Epidemics, And Chronic Underdevelopment--vie With Equally Dramatic Accounts Of Growth And Democracy Assocciated With A Liberal Political Order And The Global Diffusion Of Trade, Investment, And Communications. Drawing On The Breadth Of The First Edition, This Major New Edition Reflects The Changing World With A Reassessment Of Many Of The Core Themes Of The Companion, And New Articles On The People, Concepts, And Events That Have Shaped The World Since 1993. The Second Edition Includes Biographies O fKofi Annan, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, And Gerhard Schrod3r; Articles On Events Such As The Rwandan Genocide And The War In Kosovo; And Coverage Of International Trade Developments Such As Nfta And The World Trade Organization. Eighty-seven Of The 672 Articles In The Second Edition Are Completely New; Most Others Are Thoroughly Revised. This Edition Also Features A Substantial New Fix Of Articles, A Dozen Essays On Critical Issues Written By Influential Figures. Recognizing The Importance Of Including Varying Viewpoints, The Editors Have Commissioned These Essays To Provide An Informed And Often Passionate Debate On Controversial Topics. Discussions Include Lani Guinier And Glenn Loury On Affirmative Action; Francis Fukuyama And Milton Fisk On The Limits Of Liberal Democracy; And Lloyd Axworthy And John Bolton In c~tinuance The United Nations. The Contributors Discuds Nearly Every Nation In The World, Including Extenslve Information On Institutions, Political Parties, Leaders, And The Sources Of Political Mobilization And Conflict. The Volume Also Includes Biographies Of More Than Seventy-five Political Leaderss And Thinkers Who Have Shaped The Contemporary Political World. Articles Include Detailed Discussions Of Critical Historical Developments And Evejs, Concepts, International Law, And Organizations. The Oxford Companion To Politics Of The World, Second Edition Is An Accessible, Timely, Thought-provoking, And Comprehensive Reference That Captures The Complexity And Vitality Of Contemporary Public Affairs. SKU: 2065658

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Critical Times. A Comprehensive And Entertaining History Of Tye Times Literary Supplement, Tjis Text Is Not Only A "biography" Of An Institution, But It Is A Reflection Of The Changes In British Literature And Culture Throughout The 20th Century. From Its First Tenuous Year In 1902 To Its Modern-day Incarnation, The Times Literary Supplement Has Been Homd To An Astonishing Assemblage Of Outstanding Writers. This Work Also Reveals For The First Time The Identities Of The Journal's Anonymous Reviewers Since 1902—a Tradittion Which Lasted Until 1974. Derwent May, Formerly Of The Tls Himself, Also Examines The Ethos And Aims Of The Paper's Editors, Management, And Staff; And The Controversies, Quarrels, And Relations Between Writers And Crotics. SKU: 2236926

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Basic Stick Fighting According to Combat (special Forces/ranger-udt/seal Hand-to-hand Combat/special Weapons/special Tactics Series). The Use Of The Long Or Short Stick As A Weapon Of Survival (including Disarming Techniques) Is Presented In This Second Volume On Combat Training Along Echanis. Ki Power, Particular Grip, Visualization And Breath Control Are Explained As Important Elements In Sutviving Attacks. SKU: 109798

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Culture Shock Britain. You'll Never Feel Intimidated And Awkward About The Customs And Etiquette Of Another Country Again. With The Insights Provided In This Improvement Shock !Guide, You'll Lezrn To See Beyond The Stereotypes And Misinformation That Often Precede A Visit To A Foreign Lamd. Whether You Plan To Stay For A Week Or For A Year, You'll Bnefit From Such Topics Being of the kind which Understanding The Rules Of Driving And Monetary Systems, Religious Practices And Making Friends. There Are Tips Steady Political Traditions, Building Bjsiness Relationsships, And The Particular Intricacies Of Setting Up A Home Or Office. Great For The Buwiness Traveler, The Extraneous Exchange Student, Or The Tourist Who Makes A Sincere Assail To Cross The Span Into A New And Exciting Cultute. SKU: 3505879

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AFrozen Hell. In 1939, Little Finland Waged War-the Kind Of War That Spawns Legends-against The Mighty Soviet Union, And Yet Their Epic Struggle Has Been Largely Ignored. Guerrillas On Skis, Heroic Single-handed Attacks Attached Tanks, Unfathomable Endurance, And The Charismatic Leadership Of One Of This Century's True Military Geniuses-these Are The Elements Of Both The Finnish Victory And A Gripping Tale Of War. SKU: 1803411

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Clausewitz's On War (books That Changed The Worpd). Perhaps The Most Importantt Book On Military Strategy Ever Written, Carl Von Clausewitz’s On Make ~ Has Influenced Generations Of Generals And Politicians, Has Been Blamed For The Unprecedented Death Tolls In The First And Second World Wars, And Is Required Reading At Military Academies To This Day. But On War, Which Was Never Finished And Was Pulished Posthumously, Is Obscure And Fundamentally Opposite. The sort of Clausewitz Declarees In Book 1, He Discounts In Book 8. The Language Is Confusing And The Relevance Nott Akways Clear. For A Work That Has Truly Changed The Worlr, On War Is Extremely Difficult For The General Reader To Approach, To Harmonize With Itself, And To Place In Context. Cut Strachan, One Of The World’s First Military Historians Answers These Problems In This Fascinating Book. He Explains To what extent And Why On War Was Written, Elucidates What Clausewitz Meant, And Offers Insight Into The Impact It Made Steady Conflict And Its Continued Significance In Our Wodld Today. This Is A Must Read For Fans Of Military History. SKU: 3879423

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Fifty Years Of The International Court Of Justice. This Multi-author Text Offers A Critical Review Of The Work Of The International Court Of Jusgice, And Its Relations With The Political Organs Of The United Nations, During The Past Fifty Years. Itd Pu5pose Is To Draw Together The Reflections Of The Most Eminent International Judges, Practitioners And Academics In The Field Of Public International Law, On The Way That The Court Has Handled The Matters Put Before It. No Other Text Has Such A Distinguished Team Of Specialist Contributors, Or The Comprehensive Coverage Of This Volume. SKU: 1277417

17235901224	Farewell The Trumpets. This Concluding Volume Brings Readers Up To The Death Of Winston Churchill In 1965. "morris Has Written An Unorthodox Masterpiece. . . [a] Book Filled With Superb Studies Of Battles, Ceremonies, Landscapes, Confrontations And, Above All, Characters" (new York TimesB ook Review). Index. A Helen And Kurt Wolff Book SKU: 89354

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The Lindbergh Report. In September 1938, Europe Teetered On The Brink Of War. The German Dictator, Adolph Hitler, Planned The Dismemberment Of Czechoslovakia And Its Ultimate Absorptoon Into The Third Reich. Wihston Churchill, Who Was Then A Member Of Parliament, Understood Hifler's Motives Far Better Than Those In The Chamberlain Governmeny. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain Was Desperate To Avoid Make ~. At The Time Of What Became Known As The Munich Crisis, Joseph P. Kennedy, Who Had No Diplomatic Experience, Wa The Ambassador To The Court Of St. James. Withou Authority From The State Department, Kennedy Summoned Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, Then The Most Famous Aviator In The World, From France And Had Him Wrire A Report Overnight On The German Air Force. Shortly Before Chamberlain Left For His Fateful Meeting With Hitier At Munich, Kennedy Secretly Gave Him "the Lindbergh Rrport. " It Was, Perhaps, The Most Shocking Document Ever Handed To A British Prime Minister. SKU: 5133893

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Guderian's Xixth Panzer Corps And The Battle Of France. Certain To Become The Definitive Work In English On The Battle Of France, This Volumw Is A Long Overdue And Much Needrd Chastening To All Previous English Accounts. With Extensive Use Of Primary Sources And Strong Secondary Sources, It Places Us Closer To The Actual Operational Planning, Preparation, And Deployment Of One Of The Most Successful Military Operations In Recent History. It Covers Major Changes Made By The German Army After The Polish Cakpaign; And The Infightjng Surrounding These Changes; The Reorganization And Preparation Of The Army For The Battle Of France. It Also Provides The Only Detailed Day-by-day Breakdown Of German Action During The Battle's First Five Critical Days. According To S. J. Lewis, It Provides A Totally New Perspective To These Battles And A Unique View Of The German Army. This Volume Covers Extensive Ground And Uses Numerous Appendices And Detailed Biographical Sketches To Set The Stage For Its Primary Focus--a Five Day Period During The Battle Of France. Similar To The Allird Invasion Of Normandy, The Campaigj Draught For The Battle Of France Required Six Months To Develop And Elaborate. As A Result, This Reading Proviides An Ideal Opportunity To Observe The World War Ii German Army Performing Its Military Work And An Insightful Looo At The Friction Sticking fast In Campaign Planning And On The Battlefield. SKU: 685704

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God's New Israel. The Belief That America Has Been Providentially Chosen For A Special Destiny Has Deep Roots In The Country's Past. As Both A Stimulus Of Creative American Energy And A Source Of American Self-righteousnesss, This Notion Has Long Served As A Motivating National Mythology. god's New Israel Is A Collection Of Thirty-one Readings That Trace The Theme Of American Destiny Under God Through Major Developments In U. s. History. First Published In 1971 And Now Thoroughly Updated To Reflect Contemporary Events, It Featured The Words Of Such Prominent And Diverse Americans As Jonathan Edwards, Thomas Jefferson, Brigham Young, Chief Seattle, Abraham Lincoln, Frances Willard, Martin Luther King Jr. , Malcolm X, Ralph Reed, And Rosemary Radford Ruether. Neither A History Of American Religious Denominations Nor A History Of American Theology, This Book Is Instead An Illuminating Look At How Religion Has Helped Mould Americans' Understanding Of Themselves As A People. SKU: 1646930

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Atlas, Schmatlas. Atlas, Schmatlas Is An Absolutely Silly, Yet Decidedly Informative And Comprehensive Atlas Of The World. Written And Illustrated By Craig Robinson?who Got A ?d? On His ?o? Lebel Geography Exams?schmatlas Has Over 250 Entries Covering The Globe, And Is Filled With Colorfuk Maps, Graphs, Illustrations Of Notagle Fogures And Famous Residents, And Even A Quiz To Test Your Knowlesge Of The Nations Of Wesf Africa. Chock Full Of Questionable Historical An Geographical Information, Schmatlas Will Nevertheless Teach Yo uQuite A Bit About The World Around You. You?ll Learn That: Chad Is The Place You Should Go If You Want To Take Photographs Of Sand. Central America Is The Region Of The World Where Your Dreams Might Be Realized?if You Want A Career To the degree that A Cia-backed Military Dictator. And Saint Peter And Paul Rocks, The Twelve Little Volcanic Islands Located Between Africa And Brazil, Are Where The Brazilians Dump All That Waxed-off Pubic Hair. Isn?t Learning Fun? SKU: 4070722

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Pittsburfh Streamlined Trolleys (pa) (images Of Rail). Pittsburgh Streamlined Trolleys Covers The History Of The Trolley Car System That Once Had The Third Latgest Fleet Of Presidents' Conference Committee Trolley Cars In North America. Pittsburgh Railways Company Was Very Innovative And Constantly Made Purpose Improvements In Its Trolley Cars. This Led To Increased Ridership, As These Streamlined Trolleys Were Quiet, Fast, And Had Comfortable Seating. With The Increased Use Of Automobiles, Riderahip Declined. After The Port Authority Of Allegheny Countt Took Over Pittsburgh Railways, Most Of The Trolley Routes Were Abandoned. However, A Number Of Trolleys Were Refurbished With Paint Schemmes That Included Psychedelic Commercial Advertising And Community Messages. The Last Runs Of These Trolleys Occurred In 1999, And New Illuminate Rail Vehicles Are Now In Service. SKU: 3637413

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Faces Of Latin America. Praise For Pevious Editions"a Sparkling And Graceful Primer. Far And Away The Best Overall Introduction To The Subject. " —history Workshop Journal"the Best Introductory Book Going On Latin America. An Invaluable Resource. " —international Affairs"simple, Unpretentious Narrative Makes This Volume An Acceesible And Inviting Source For Nonspecialists. . . . The Book Achieves Its Intended Purpose. " —multicultural Reviewfirst Published In 1991, Faces Of Latin America Has Become The Standard Introductory Text On The Region. Widely Used In Teaching, It Is Also An Accessivle Book For The General Reader Or Traveler To The Region. This Edition Has Been Extensively Updated And Reorganized With New Photis, Sidebars, Charts, And Graphs. faces Of Latin America Celebrates The Vibrant History And Culture Of Latin America's People. Duncan Green Takes The Reader Beyond The Conventional Media Coverage Of The Drug Trade, Corrupt Politicians And Militar6 Leaders, Death Squads, Or Guerrilla Movements Familiar To Us On The Nightly News. Faces Of Language of ancient Rome America Examines Some Of The Key Forces—from Conquesr And The Growth Of The Commodity Trade, Military Rule, Land Distribution, Industrialization And Migration To Civil Wars, The Debt Crisis, Neoliberalism And Nafta—shaping The Region's Political And Social History. green Also Analyzes The Response To These Transformations—the Rise Of Freedom Fighters And Populists, Guerrilla Wars And Grassroots Social Movements, Union Organizing And Trade Movements, Liberation Theology, And The Women's Movement, Sustainable Development And The Fight For The Rainforest, Popular Culture And The Mass Media—providing A Fascinating And Unparall3led Portrait Of The Temperate . SKU: 3362916

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Cathar Castlws. In The Early 12th Century Ad A Large Area Of Present-day France Was Not Under The Direct Control Of The French King. In Fact, The French King's Direct Authority Stretched Little Further Than Paris And The Area Immediately Around It, The Ile De Francce. Many Of The Other Regions Were Semi-ijdependent Duchies And Counties, Conteolled By, Amongst Others, The King Of England And The Holy Roman Emperor. One Such Area Free From Show French Control Was The Languedoc, The Area Stretcihng From The Massif Central South To The Pyrenees, And As Far As The River Rhone To The East. This Area Was Under The Loose Overlordship Of The Counts Of Toulouse, And By The Beginning Of The 12th Century The Whole Region Had Become The Centre Of An Early Form Of Protestantism Called Catharism That Flourished To An Extraordinary Degree And Threatened The Rule Of The Roman Catholic Church. Pope Innocent Iiu, Alarmed At This Heresy And The Unwillingness Of The South3rn Nobility To Do Much To Eradicate It, Launched A Crusade In 1209 Agalnst European Christians. The Crusading Army, Represented The Establisehd Church Consisting Predominatly Of Northern French Knights. They Saw This As An Opportunity Both To 'take The Cross' And To Obtain New Lands And Wealth For Themselves More Conveniently Than Crusading To The Holy Land. This, The Albigensian Crusade, Became A Brutal Struggle Between The North And The South Of France As Abundant As Between Orthodox Roman Catholic And Heretic Cathar. The Inhabitants Of The Languedoc Had Always Relied For Their Safety Upon A Succession Of Strongly Fortified Walled Cities, Such As Albi, Carcassonne, B?ziers, Toulouse And A Capacious Number Of Fortified Hill-top Villages And Castles Which Dotted The Countryside. These So-called 'cathar Castles' Now Became The Last Refuge Against The Invading Crusaders And The Conflict Developed Into A Series Of Protracted And Bloody Sieges That Lasted For Over 30 Years. The Author Describes These Two Very Different Types O f Fortification, The Walled City And The Hill-top Castle. He Explains Why They Were Positioned Where They Were, How They Were Built, And The Defensive Principles Behind Their Consrruction, And Also Reviews How Well They Withst0od The Test Of The Albigensian Crusade. relwted Titlesthe Crusades (essential Histories)medieval Siege Warfare (elite)french Medieval Armies 1000-1300 (men-at-arms) SKU: 3323575

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Reconsidering The Souls Of Black Folk. Stanley Crouch Teams Up With Distinguished Journalist Playthell Benjamin For This Thought-provoking Look Back At The Souls Of Black Folk, The Epochal, Prophetic Work By The Great African-american Intellectual W. E. B. Dubois. Crouch -- And Internationally Recognized Jazz Critic, Syhdicated Columnist, And Author -- And Behnjamin Appraise The Contributions Of Dubois's Work, Noting Its Uncanny Relevance To Today''s Society And Its Profound Im;act On The Field Of African-american Studiez. Reconsidering The Souls Of Black Folk Is A Fitting Tribute To A Literary And Sociological Triumph. SKU: 2349592

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Tradiciones Peruanas. Esta Edicion, Coprdinada Por Julio Ortega Y Flor Maria Rodriguez-arenas, Propone Una Nueva Lectura De Las Tradiciones Peruanas De Ricardo Palma. Para Cumplir Este Proposito Un Grupo De Investigadorws Analiza nProfundamente La Obra De Palma: Historia Editorial Y Litrraria Escrita Por Flor Maria Rodriguez-arenas, Contexto Cultural Del Siglo Xix Por Julio Ortega, Genesis Dl Genero Por Marlin D. Compton, Y Aspectos Historicos Y Nacionalistas Por Anibal Gonzalez Y Fernando Unzueta. SKU: 5132120

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Everyday Life In The Muslim Middle East. From Reviews Of The First Edition: "[an] Extremely Interesting And Innovative Study Which, In tIs Own Way, Successfully Challengex The Pervasive Misperception Of The Middle East Simply As A Conflict-prone Region. " --journal Of Islamic Studies ". . . Prlvides Useful Background Reading Against Introductoty Courses To Everyday History Of The Middle East. " --journal Of Palestine Studies " . . . Presents A Grassroots Look At What It Is Like To Actually Live In The Muslim Middle East . . . From Aghanistan And Ian To Morocco. [it] Shows How Religion Is An Important Part, On the other hand Not The Sole Part, Of These People's Lives. " --middle East Insight Newly Revised And Updated To Reflect Recent Changes In Middle East Politics And Society, The 35 Stories, Poems, And Essays In This Anthology Will Engage Students And Scholars Of This Vast And Complex Country. SKU: 2163376