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This monograph takes a unique archaeological approach to the investigation of innovation and the innovation process. Case studies span the breadth of human history, from our earliest hominin ancestors to the contemporary world. The emphasis is on the social context and temporality of invention, adoption, creativity and resistance.

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This is a materially focused exploration of the first wave of public asylum building in Britain and Ireland. Examining architecture and material culture, it proposes that the familiar asylum archetype, usually attributed to the Victorians, was in fact developed much earlier. -- .

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At the heart of the book lies the Boston Tea Party, an event that arose from fundamental flaws in the way the British managed their affairs.

With lawyers in London calling the Tea Party treason, and with hawks in Parliament crying out for revenge, the British opted for punitive reprisals without foreseeing the resistance they would arouse.

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An Historical Atlas of Staffordshire is the first attempt to demonstrate the varied historical development of Staffordshire through maps. Its use of cartography, in conjunction with succinct discussions, to illustrate themes from Roman times to the twentieth century, throws new and revealing light on Staffordshire's past. -- .

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Bestselling author and bold social commentator, Randall Robinson explores the singularly curious and ultimately tragic history of Haiti.

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This up-to-date history of Britains Jewish community focuses on the experiences of Jewish people themselves. It offers insight into the lives of queer Jews, Jews married to non-Jews, Israel-critical Jews, Messianic Jews and others.

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GAME CHANGER MODERN TECHNOLOGY EXPOSES THE SHROUD OF TURIN

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This book charts for the first time the decisions, motives and influences that carried Australia into Afghanistan. Based on interviews with dozens of key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, the book looks at the role of domestic politics and the decision to also wage war in Iraq.

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A volume that focuses on the complex and multifaceted answers that the international anarchist movement gave to the outbreak of the First World War and its aftermaths and, in turn, the impact of the Great War on the anarchist movement. -- .

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the US ever came to nuclear conflict during the Cold War. This work provides a compelling narrative and ready-reference to those events. Features include a blow-by-blow chronology of the crisis and detailed biographies of the key players.

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After an introduction to the topic of maritime archaeology and account of the way maritime archaeologists work, the author describes the building and use of rafts, boats and ships in north-west Europe up to about 1500. The evidence for early sea voyages and for navigation without instruments is also surveyed.

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One of the leading scholars of Chinese military history offers a definitive guide to the ways in which military strategy and technology shaped the face of ancient Chinese civilization.

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The development of the city-state in the Classical period of Greek history ensured a shift in the nature of fortifications in the region. No longer were fortresses designed to defend a ruler and his entourage, rather the whole of the citizen body had to be protected against any outside threats.

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Complex and unstable, in 922 BC, the kingdom of Ancient Israel was divided into Judah, in the South, and Israel, in the North. This book examines the politics, fighting, and consequences of Israel's battles during this period. It explains Israel's complex, often bloody, foreign policy, and provides a history of these ancient conflicts.

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Published in hardcover in the US by Crown Publishers in 2006, and in paperback by Broadway Books in 2007.

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