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Slaves are associated not just with the Colosseum of ancient Rome but also with Californian labour factories and south Asian sweatshops, while young women and children appear increasingly vulnerable to sexual trafficking. This title shows that slavery, far from being extinct, is alive and well in the contemporary era.

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At the turn of the 16th/ 17th centuries, the Safavid state in large measure depended on an elite class of Royal slave.

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"An historical investigation into how a Slav minority was treated in a postwar Austrian province, where the legacy of and ideas behind Nazism remained strong"--

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This book focuses on the state level analysing factors that determine small state survival and proliferation. It demonstrates theoretically, quantitatively, and historically that small state survival depends first-and-foremost on the structure and particular features of the states system in which the small state finds itself. -- .

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During the Revolutionary War smallpox created havoc within both the British and American armies and the colonial civilian population. Washington's implementation of isolation policies and troop innoculations removed the threat of epidemic smallpox and ultimately protected American soldiers and civilians from the dangers of this feared disease

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Smash the Pillars explores the efforts by scholars and activists to decolonize Dutch history and memory and resist the physical, epistemological, and psychological violence imposed by the Dutch state, its institutions, and dominant narratives.

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Charts women's changing relationship to tobacco from the 1880s to the 1980s, during which time smoking transformed from a male practice to one enjoyed by both sexes. Focusing on the feminization of cigarette smoking, the author unravels the role of visual culture and the impact of social, economic, medical and technological changes.

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Charts women's changing relationship to tobacco from the 1880s to the 1980s, during which time smoking transformed from a male practice to one enjoyed by both sexes. Focusing on the feminization of cigarette smoking, the author unravels the role of visual culture and the impact of social, economic, medical and technological changes.

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A history of smoking in British popular culture from the early-19th to the end of the 20th century. It explores the culture of the pipe and cigar in the 19th century, the cigarette's role in the mass market economy of the early 1900s, and the politics of smoking and health since the 1950s.

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Examines the emergence of 'modern' markets in the complex social environment of the Middle East. Focusing on the tobacco market in Egypt, this book looks at how markets interact with the society, politics and culture of the region. It discusses the politics of smoking in the context of contemporary economic globalisation.

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Explains who the smugglers were, what motivated them, where they operated, and how items ranging from barrels of brandy to boxes of tea would surreptitiously be moved inland under the noses of, and sometimes even in collusion with, the authorities.

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Exploring the history of smuggling around the world, Alan L. Karras traces all aspects of this pervasive and enduring crime. Through a compelling set of cases drawn from a rich array of historical and contemporary sources, Karras shows how smuggling of every conceivable good h...

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Surveys the subject of American natural and environmental studies.

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From whitened doorsteps to polished boots, starched pinafores to scrubbed floors, this title tells the story of how Victorians and Edwardians engaged in the pursuit of cleanliness and the battle against grime in domestic life. It reveals how cleanliness and dirt were perceived and understood at this period of history.

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Established in German-occupied Poland, the Nazi at Sobibor began its killing operation in May 1942 in which 167,000 people had been murdered. On 14 October 1943, prisoners staged a uprising in which 300 men and women escaped. This book presents the creation of the killing centre, its personnel, forced labour, escape attempts and the uprising.

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Established in German-occupied Poland, the Nazi at Sobibor began its killing operation in May 1942 in which 167,000 people had been murdered. On 14 October 1943, prisoners staged a uprising in which 300 men and women escaped. This book presents the creation of the killing centre, its personnel, forced labour, escape attempts and the uprising.

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This book aims to use soccer as a tool to understand key elements of Brazils history from the overthrow of the Monarchy in 1889 to the 1930 Revolution that brought Getulio Vargas to power the so-called First Republic.

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This book aims to use soccer as a tool to understand key elements of Brazils history from the overthrow of the Monarchy in 1889 to the 1930 Revolution that brought Getulio Vargas to power the so-called First Republic.