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This work describes the dramatic and colourful history of the provincial units which were raised in the 13 original American colonies. Units covered include the Virginia Regiment (in which George Washington served), and the "Ranger Companies" of forest guerrillas.

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This work concludes the three-part mini-series that describes the history of the local forces raised in the 13 original colonies of eastern North America.

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This work deals with capture, imprisonment and punishment in colonial and post-colonial cultures. Each chapter focuses on a specific national or regional arena, providing insight into the social, economic and cultural conditions prevalent in colonial societies.

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An unusual view of an agrarian region in the process of development by a colonial power. Taiwan (or Formosa), when it reverted to Chinese control in 1945, had been for fifty years the Japanese empire's most cherished foreign possession. Using the remarkable statistical data that the Japanese compiled to aid their administration--one of the most com

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This introductory text details the process of colonization that followed the Norman Conquest, an event which defined much of the history of England over the next 150 years, structurally altering the distribution of land and power in society.

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When European powers colonised the globe, they spread not only political power but also ideas. Yet those within colonised societies did not receive those ideas passively. They instead sought to transform or repurpose them, often in surprising or ambiguous ways. This volume illustrates a variety of examples worthy of further study. -- .

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When European powers colonised the globe, they spread not only political power but also ideas. Yet those within colonised societies did not receive those ideas passively. They instead sought to transform or repurpose them, often in surprising or ambiguous ways. This volume illustrates a variety of examples worthy of further study. -- .

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Thanksgiving celebrations and the increasingly sophisticated fare served in inns and taverns, this book provides a window onto daily life in Colonial America. It shows how European methods and cuisine were adapted to include native produce such as maize, potatoes, beans, peanuts and tomatoes, and features a section of authentic menus and recipes.

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The description for this book, Colonial Identity in the Atlantic World, 1500-1800, will be forthcoming.

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Through a transnational and comparative analysis of official and subaltern sources, explores the indigenous naval forces that emerged in a period of British imperial prestige and international tension.

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This work looks at the period of South African history before the "mineral age", and particularly the years of British rule up to the 1850s, and establishes its importance in the shaping of South African society. It argues that the roots of the 20th-century racial state lie in this period.

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This book takes an entirely new approach to the evolution of cities and of societies in premodern periods. Refining the theory advanced in his earlier study of China and Japan, Gilbert Rozman examines the development of Russia over several centuries with emphasis on the period immediately preceding the Industrial Revolution. He makes possible compa

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This book tells the story of how the monarchy aimed at creating a new capital city in a remote and forgotten area of the empire and shows how the local Creole bourgeoisie rapidly assumed the role of urban developers and enhanced their economic status by investing in and controlling the Buenos Aires property market.

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Stanly Aronowitz

Literate and scholarly, this intriguing ethnology studies the effects of French colonization on the identity of Algerian Jews and how that identity was forged again in their subsequent flight to France following Algerian independence.

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This book explores how the concept of colonialism can help us to understand the past and present of Antarctica, and how in turn Antarctica may illuminate and rethink our understanding of colonialism.

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Discusses areas in which the colonial impact has generally been overlooked. This book contains essays, which form an exploration of the ways in which the British discovery, collection, and codification of information about Indian society contributed to colonial cultural hegemony and political control.

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