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Gillian Tindall brings Paris alive - whether it's the network of streets that form the Left Bank, the resonance of 'Bohemia' and its garrets, cafes and artists, 'Gay Paree' with its music halls and courtesans or the past chroniclers of the city such as Zola, George du Maurier and Orwell.

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This encyclopedia examines all aspects of beauty, body ornamentation and grooming from ancient times to the present.

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His own courage was officially recognised as he was mentioned in despatches three times and posthumously awarded the D.S.O.

The letters have been transcribed and edited by Hermon's granddaughter Anne Nason with the guidance and historical advice of James Holland, the distinguished historian and writer.

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The engaging and admirable story of how the Irish have saved themselves, FOR THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY is a peerless work of scholarship, and it offers a fresh context for the ongoing discussion of Ireland's political future.

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Members of the Polish Air Force fought through the defeat of their own country in 1939 and then alongside the French until the fall of France the following year, when they made their varied ways to Britain.

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A comprehensive history of a small, but important, comic book publisher, this work reflects the reading tastes of tens of millions of Americans during the Golden and Silver ages of comics (1934-1970).

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Argues that modern history has been shaped less by the actions of human beings than by three natural forces: population growth, food supply, and disease. This book examines history from the time of the Black Plague, observing in each period and historical situation the relative roles of the three sides of the triangle.

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This concise diplomatic history of the Confederation era is the first new work on the topic in a generation. In its pages, three distinguished diplomatic historians offer a realist interpretation of the way in which the Founding Fathers conducted foreign affairs, refreshing our collective memory about their priorities and their values.

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During World War II, Germany recruited over eight million foreign laborers from her allies, the neutral countries, and the occupied territories. This book describes the inception, organization, and administration of the Nazi foreign labor program and its relationship to the over-all economy and government. Originally published in 1967. The Prince

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This bibliography, the most comprehensive yet published, contains over 4,100 citations and offers a wealth of useful information to aid the researcher in locating sources for the study of the foreign policy of the French Second Empire.

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Histories investigating U.S. immigration have often portrayed America as a domestic melting pot, merging together those who arrive on its shores. Yet this is not a truly accurate depiction of the nation's complex connections to immigration. Offering a brand-new global history of the subject, Foreign Relations takes a comprehensive look at the links

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Forever Fluid is the first English commentary on Luce Irigaray's important text, Elemental Passions. It provides a lively alternative to the binary logic that runs through western culture, showing how sexual difference enables appreciation of difference of all kinds -- .

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Offering a fresh perspective on the making of the American nation, Forging America: New Lands and High Culture shows how the various new portions of the countrythe Northeastern wilderness, the West, and later the South and Midwestwere assimilated into the national and intellectual consciousness of the young nation.

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A major figure in the history of twentieth-century American radicalism, William Z. Foster (1881-1961) fought his way out of the slums of turn-of-the-century Philadelphia to become a professional revolutionary as well as a notorious and feared labor agitator. Drawing on private family papers, FBI files, and recently opened Russian archives, this fir

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A fascinating look at neglected figures in American history, from the pen of one of America's most popular biographers.