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Steven Fischer traces the human history of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia from prehistoric culture to the present day. The second edition has been revised throughout in the light of recent scholarship and brings the story right up-to-date in terms of events and developments. Additional maps also enhance this established text.

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The period from the first temporary convict camp of 1803 to the formal separation of Victoria from New South Wales in 1851 encompasses years of struggle and adversity. They saw the future of the territory shaped by Aborigines, whalers, adventurers, squatters, speculators and immigrants.

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Presents the history of Royal College of Nursing, one of the largest nursing organizations in the world. This book deals with the position of nurses in British society during 20th century by examining the largest of their organizations. It sheds light on both gender relations and the position of women in the work place in Britain since 1916.

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A beautiful new cover for one of Fontana Presss hardiest perennials.

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This work of environmental history examines the political, economic, and ecological consequences of the spread of the water hyacinth in Africa. It also analyzes how the plant migrated to the continent through human agency and investigates the various ways in which Africans have responded to the resulting challenges and opportunities.

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The first work to chronicle the history of Vietnam beginning in the legendary pasta memory that is so significant to the Vietnamese identity and belief system. Written by a native, this history portrays the Sino-Viet interdependence that lasted for 1,000 years and had such an influence on Vietnamese culture.

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This volume is the first of three that explore all aspects of water - social, cultural, political, religious, historical, economic and technological - from ancient times to the present day. Empirical and ethnographic case studies from around the world feature.

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"Mr. Bill has brilliantly rendered the stately progress of life in and out of Morven through its two hundred and fifty years. He has brought history home to us as a warm and living thing."--Christian Science Monitor. Originally published in 1954. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previ

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Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery.

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The only child of divorced parents, the author was often sent to stay at her grandparents' country house Golsoncott. Years later, she began to piece together the lives of those she knew fifty years before. In this title, she delves into the domestic past of her former home, and the contrasts between life today and the way they lived then.

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The Bancroft Prize-winning author of "The Name of War" brings her historical narrative skill to a group portrait of seven men who had radically different aims and temperaments but shared a common belief in the importance of language in shaping national boundaries. 47 illustrations.

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Revises the conventional view that the Jewish experience in medieval Spain - over the century before the expulsion of 1492 - was one of despair, persecution, and decline. Focusing on the town of Morvedre in the kingdom of Valencia, this title shows how and why Morvedre's Jewish community revived and flourished in the wake of the violence of 1391.

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Examines the scripting and performance of festivals in Spain between 1327 and 1620, offering a look at the different types of festivals that were held in Iberia during this crucial period of European history. This book focuses on the travels and festivities of Philip II, exploring the complex relationship between power and ceremony.

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If Charles Theveneau de Morande was a character in a novel, he would be considered the ultimate anti-hero. Morande's life story is a tale of intrigue, blackmail, espionage, duels, kidnap, murder, politics, conspiracy and crime. At the same time, it offers a chance to examine some of the most important issues of French history and revolution.