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For centuries, Jews lived in areas that are now part of Greece. But Greek Jews as a nationalized group existed in substantial number only for a few short decades - from the Balkan Wars (1912-13) until the Holocaust, in which more than 80 percent were killed. This book offers a comprehensive English-language history of Greek Jews.

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At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian cities into concrete jungles. Enraging employers and politicians but delighting the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders Labourers' Federation took a stand. Green Bans, Red Union documents the Unions story.

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Bridging historical scholarship and Aboriginal oral tradition, this innovative book tells the story of the Gugu Badhun people of the Valley of Lagoons in North Queensland. It provides new insights into Aboriginal-European interactions, and new understandings of how Aboriginal people sustained their identities and exercised agency.

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In 1901, two titans of American railroads set their sights on the Northern Pacific. The subsequent battle was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only James J. Hill against Edward Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J. P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the Waldorf Astoria's ballroom.

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Explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt. This book presents a tale of war, culture and political intrigue during the reign of the legendary Harun al-Rashid from "The Thousand and One Nights".

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A history of the fabled heroes and miracles of the Middle Ages.

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The most complete account of the classical city of Antioch, this study incorporates the findings of the excavations of 1932-1939. Dr. Downey, who participated in the excavations, tells the story of the rise and fall of Antioch, with nineteen excursuses, closely integrated with the text, affording a rich store of data on travel books, maps, and info

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The definitive account of the Russian Revolution, by Leon Trotsky, its leader and key historian.

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What is it about Australian history Students dismiss the subject for being boring while politicians and concerned parents fret over their lack of historical knowledge. This work taps into heated national debates on education and the History Wars, but takes a fresh perspective by talking to the children and teachers.

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Konrad Morgen pursued Nazi Germany's worst murderers from inside the SS. This is his incredible true story.

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Focuses on one of the most visible and important consequences of total defeat in postwar Germany: the return to East and West Germany of the two million German soldiers and POWs who spent an extended period in Soviet captivity.

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Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life.

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A historical defense of the concept of bourgeois revolution, from the sixteenth century to the twentieth.

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This practical book is an indispensable guide to writing history. It advises writers on how much research is necessary, how to manage notes and files, when you should start writing, whether to use the first person, and whether to structure your work chronologically or thematically. It offers tips on how to write a compelling narrative.