Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Asia and Oceania" is a new two-volume A-to-Z reference to the peoples of the Asia-Pacific region east of the Caspian Sea, not including the countries of the Middle East. More than 400 entries cover the major
Early Blazon: Heraldic Terminology in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries with Special Refere. Reissued to coincide with the publication of Professor Brault's edition of 'The Rolls of Arms of Edward I ', this new edition of 'Ea
Armoured cars, armoured personnel carriers and self-propelled artillery, including the Gun Carrier, Jeep, Sturmmorser Tiger Assault Rocket Mortar, and many more. Features 90 landmark vehicles from 1900-1945 with over 370 colour and black-and-whi
This is a sumptuous record of the myriad ways in which the popular cultivation of plants, vegetables, and flowers has played-and continues to play-an integral role in everyday British life. This magnificently illustrated people's history celebra
A major advance in our understanding of human societies, Guns, Germs, and Steel chronicles the way that the modern world came to be and stunningly dismantles racially based theories of human history. In this "artful, informative, and delightful"
Strange Bird: The Albatross Press and the Third Reich. In so doing, Troy exposes the contradictions in Nazi censorship while offering an engaging detective story, a history, a nuanced analysis of men and motives, and a cautionary tale. In
The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. In The Silk Road, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes.
Fourth Estate Ltd. Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history
As the final month of fighting in Europe in 1945 dawned the Allies embarked upon a series of mopping up operations, destroying the last centres of German resistance as the essentially defeated Wehrmacht fought on in increasingly desperate conditions, d
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Only in Naples: Lessons in Food and Famiglia from My Italian Mother-in-Law. Only in Naples recalls the rich and wry culinary writing of Laurie Colwin's Home Cooking and the charmingly eccentric family portraits of Jenny Lawson's Le
Suitable for 19th and 20th century Europe/modern Europe undergraduate courses.This well-established and immensely successful book provides a standard introduction to the subject by one of Britain's most popular historians. Social, economi
Today, just as then, the wider embrace of mass politics, technology, and the pursuit of wealth and individualism has cast many more millions adrift in a literally demoralized world, uprooted from tradition but still far from modernity - with the same t
Supported by a fully updated companion website featuring further exercises, quiz questions, an interactive timeline, links to relevant articles and videos online and tutor guidance, British Civilization is a vital introduction to the cruc
No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden: The Autobiography of a Navy SEAL.
Italian Jewry in the Early Modern Era: Essays in Intellectual History. While remaining faithful to the beliefs, behaviours, and language of their tradition, Italian Jews proved themselves open to a rapidly evolving world of great r
Thunder Below!: The USS Barb Revolutionizes Submarine Warfare in World War II.
Oriental and western Siberia; a narrative of seven years' exploration and adventures in Siberia.
History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy: From the Earliest Times to the Death of Lorenzo the Magnificent.
Project Checo Southeast Asia: Fixed Wing Gunships in Sea.
How Societies Are Born: Governance in West Central Africa Before 1600. Like stars, societies are born, and this story deals with such births. Whether cattle, initiations, or social position, Vansina uncovers what drove each society
Was Mau Mau a national effort or an ethnic outburst? What were its political aims? Maloba describes the participants and their differing ideologies; relationships between the revolt and the conventional party politics of the Kenya African
The Conciliarist Tradition: Constitutionalism in the Catholic Church 1300-1870. In so acting the council gave historic expression to a tradition of conciliarist constitutionalism which long competed for the allegiance of Catholics
Remembering Woodstock: From the Publications & Archives of the Historical Society of Woodstock.
A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the U.S. To secure the Constitution's adoption in the face of this inherent suspicion, the Federalists had to balance the formation of a powerful national government with the strong c
Forbidden Friendships: Homosexuality and Male Culture in Renaissance Florence. In 1432, the Office of the Night was created specifically to police sodomy in Florence. He uncovers a culture in which sexual roles were strictly
China's Examination Hell: The Civil Service Examinations of Imperial China. Written by one of the foremost historians of Chinese institutions, this book focuses on China's civil service examination system in its final and most elab
