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By: Angus Konstam

ISBN: 9781510702851
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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(Hardback)

By: Monica Klem

ISBN: 9781641773393
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2024
Publisher: Encounter Books,USA
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"After the Civil War, pioneers in the women's rights movement, women's medical education, and in public-private charitable partnerships joined forces to reduce the incidence of abortion in America. Alumni of the abolitionist movement, the analyses they applied to abortion resembled their earlier critiques of slavery"--


(Paperback)

By: Demetrius J. Georgacas

ISBN: 9780816657711
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 1969
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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(Paperback, Customer-Specific)

By: Plutarch

ISBN: 9780760780923
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2006
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
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Blending history and biography, the author evokes the characters of great leaders in history. He systematically pairs a Greek with a Roman, comparing characters and lives with similar careers so as to serve his particular goal of moral instruction. He defines for all ages the character of Greek and Roman moral identity.


(Paperback, Customer-Specific)

By: Plutarch

ISBN: 9780760780930
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2006
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
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Blending history and biography, the author evokes the characters of great leaders in history. He systematically pairs a Greek with a Roman, comparing characters and lives with similar careers so as to serve his particular goal of moral instruction. He defines for all ages the character of Greek and Roman moral identity.


(Paperback)

By: Jordan Miller

ISBN: 9781641604994
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2021
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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(Paperback)

By: Robert L. Morlan

ISBN: 9780816658305
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1955
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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(Paperback)

By: Phil Mailer

ISBN: 9781604863369
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: PM Press
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What started as a military coup within Portugal in 1974 turned into a profound attempt at social change. This is the compelling story of what happened, as seen through the eyes of a deeply commited participant.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Roberts

ISBN: 9781851243228
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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The postcards in this fascinating volume trace the Wall from its beginnings as a simple stretch of barbed wire, to the daunting final structure containing over 300 watchtowers. Haunting images include Allied and East German soldiers coldly observing one another with binoculars and John F. Kennedy in 1963 declaring his solidarity with all Berliners.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Roberts

ISBN: 9781851243860
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2008
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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The Bolshevik revolution of 1917 was one of the most important events of the 20th century. It has been studied from many angles, but never before from the visual perspective of postcards. This is a unique visual record capturing the fading splendour of monarchy and the mood of revolution which swept through the country.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Roberts

ISBN: 9781851243914
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2008
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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The First World War was unique in being fought largely in trenches. Men ate, slept, fought, sang, prayed, and died there. This book brings together a collection of postcards which portray this strange subterranean world and provides a fascinating insight into the everyday lives of the men who fought one of the most gruesome wars in history.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Roberts

ISBN: 9781851243372
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2009
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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In the totalitarian states of the twentieth century, state-sanctioned art performed a key function, giving visual dimension to abstract political ideology. This book presents fifty postcards from the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China, between 1920s and the 1970s, providing a fascinating look at the art of power and its expression.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Roberts

ISBN: 9781851243327
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2009
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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A century ago, hereditary rulers governed the great world powers. Today, just ten monarchs still reign in Europe, their powers significantly curbed. Where have all the royals gone These regal portraits hint at the values of another era and capture something of the essence of the long-vanished world of international royalty.


(Hardback)

By: Andrew Roberts

ISBN: 9781851243273
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Bodleian Library
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The twentieth century has seen perhaps more political upheaval and change than any other period. This book draws together a unique collection of images of the individuals who influenced and shaped the course of the century in the political arena. The result is a fascinating and unique insight into the iconography of political power.


(Paperback)

By: Andrew Kincaid

ISBN: 9780816643462
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2006
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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An examination of how history and politics can change the face of a city, this work shows how perpetrators of colonialism have made use of urban planning and architecture to underscore and legitimate ideologies. It highlights Ireland's colonial history and the significance of architecture in the evolution of national identity.


(Paperback)

By: Jon Beasley-Murray

ISBN: 9780816647156
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2011
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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Posthegemony is an investigation into the origins, limits, and possibilities for contemporary politics and political analysis. Jon Beasley-Murray grounds his theoretical discussion with accounts of historical movements in Latin America, from Columbus to Chvez, and from Argentine Peronism to Peru's Sendero Luminoso.


(Paperback, Second Edition)

By: Howard Zinn

ISBN: 9781608463008
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2012
Publisher: Haymarket Books
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Howard Zinns unique take on this vital period in U.S. history.


(Paperback)

By: Fabio Luis Barbosa dos Santos

ISBN: 9781642593716
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2020
Publisher: Haymarket Books
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A timely and instructive reconsideration of South America's recent 'progressive' era.


(Hardback)

By: Kai Eide

ISBN: 9781616084646
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2012
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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Based on the author's own conversations with President Karzai and other Afghan politicians, as well as prominent international representatives, this title presents a Norwegian diplomat's account of his two years at the United Nations. It offers an account of contemporary Afghanistan, and critiques military and civilian operations in Afghanistan.


(Paperback)

By: Laurie B. Green

ISBN: 9780816690473
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2014
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
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Precarious Prescriptions brings together essays that place race, citizenship, and gender at the center of questions about health and disease. Exploring the interplay between disease as a biological phenomenon, illness as a subjective experience, and race as an ideological construct, this volume helps us better understand the long and fraught history of health care in America.


(Paperback)

By: Joel S. Wit

ISBN: 9780876094266
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2009
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations
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Focuses on how to manage one of the central unknowns: the prospect of change in North Korea's leadership. This title outlines three scenarios of succession - managed, contested, and failed - and offers policy recommendations for dealing with potentially fractious leadership change.


(Hardback)

By: James M. Banner

ISBN: 9781620975497
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2019
Publisher: The New Press
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"A reissue of the 1974 report for the House Committee on the Judiciary updated to cover presidents Nixon through Obama"--


(Hardback)

By: Michael K. Bohn

ISBN: 9781628724318
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2015
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
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(Hardback)

By: Lewis Lapham

ISBN: 9781595581129
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2007
Publisher: The New Press
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"Pretensions to Empire" deals with current affairs.

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