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Until the 18th century or even later, beer was the staple drink of most men and women at all levels of society. This volume describes the brewing equipment, such as coppers, mash tuns, underbacks and coolers, and the types of beer brewed, from strong ale to small beer, and how they were kept.

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Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- .

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Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- .

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This text deals with Chinese art during the Tang Dynasty, from 618 to 907. It presents the artistic findings from the last ten years of archaeological excavations in China - never before published in the West. Ceramics, wall paintings and utensils of all materials are covered.

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Looks at the circle of officials that surrounded the king in the Middle Kingdom of ancient Egypt (Eleventh to Thirteenth Dynasty, including the Second Intermediate Period; c 2040-1550 BC). Describing the history of the principal offices of state, this work considers inscriptions, monuments and the few preserved tombs.

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Irresistiblehistory at its most human. Elegant and addictively readable. William Dalrymple

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A history of the ancient Athenians' consuming passions for food, wine and sex.

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In an age when even the humblest marriage was influenced by material calculation, O'Hara maintains that courtship still played a vital role in securing marriages. Here, the structured nature of Tudor courtship is examined using both historical and anthropological perspectives.

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This book examines the popular publications of the Victorian period, illuminating the intricacies of courtship and marriage from the differing perspectives of the working, middle, and upper classes.

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Serving as a companion volume to Frederick Taylor's acclaimed Dresden, this is the definitive account of the bombing of Coventry, England on November 14 1940.

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This book is the first comprehensive archive-based study to explore governance, surveillance, political culture and public policymaking in colonial Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997, using newly released archival documents in London and Hong Kong. Using historical discipline, it provides a thorough understanding of state-society relations in Hong Kong.

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This book is the first comprehensive archive-based study to explore governance, surveillance, political culture and public policymaking in colonial Hong Kong from 1966 to 1997, using newly released archival documents in London and Hong Kong. Using historical discipline, it provides a thorough understanding of state-society relations in Hong Kong.

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"A Civil Action" meets Indian country, as one man takes on the federal government and the largest boondoggle in U.S. history--and wins.

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In 1932, the Al Saud family officially incorporated the Kingdom of the Hijaz into the new Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Hijazis became a people without a country of their own.

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What did it mean to be an artisan in early modern London Through an innovative and inter-disciplinary approach to urban social, cultural and architectural histories, this book examines how individual and corporate identities were forged through negotiation of the spatial and material cultures of the early modern city.

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Crashing an American Wake is an important read for anyone interested in Irish history and finding their own Irish roots.

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As a case study of the Truman Administration's Early Cold War efforts, it explores pre-Containment policy in light of U.S. security concerns vis-a-vis the Pearl Harbor Syndrome.

The American pursuit of a secure Pacific Basin was inconsistent at the time with its foreign policy toward other areas of the world.

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Creating Australia argues for greater emphasis on the originality of Australians and a greater appreciation of their achievements. It shows how recent historical research on the plurality of Australian experience can in fact contribute to a positive view of our past.

An examination of the attempts authoritarian Syria has made to create consent for its rule.

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This study provides a comprehensive institutional history of Japans post-1945 army. It also analyzes representations of the military in popular culture, the place of soldiers in the formation of the countrys postwar national identity, and the social and political impact of constitutional restrictions on the military.