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Historians of ancient Greece and Rome are sometimes hesitant to engage with the well-documented fact that Greek and Roman men regularly engaged in same-sex sexual relations with younger men.

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During the late 1980s and early 1990s the city of San Francisco waged a war against the homeless. This book treats the conflict between the city and activists as a unique opportunity to examine the contested nature of homelessness and public space while developing an anarchist alternative to liberal urban politics that is rooted in mutual aid, solidarity and anti-capitalism.

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During the late 1980s and early 1990s the city of San Francisco waged a war against the homeless. This book treats the conflict between the city and activists as a unique opportunity to examine the contested nature of homelessness and public space while developing an anarchist alternative to liberal urban politics that is rooted in mutual aid, solidarity and anti-capitalism.

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A deconstruction of the stereotypical depictions of the coolie in the British Empire.

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Tells the stories of women who ventured out in bonnets and petticoats to collect seeds, who abandoned sidesaddles to ride in the mountains, who risked their reputations to climb mountains. This work tells of the risky business of women who put their lives on the page to claim the importance of their experience.

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This is a thorough and reliable account of Frances Vasquez de Coronado, the Spanish protege of the Mexican viceroy, who was the first white explorer of the Southwest. Four hundred years ago he led a band through parts of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas, and became the pathfinder for future exploration.

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This work is a fascinating guide to one of Latin America's most stable and progressive nations, examining the country's development, unique features, and the challenges Costa Ricans face in the 21st century.

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An introduction to the major issues surrounding Greek tragic costume in its original and subsequent contexts, covering its appearance, its operation and significance in the plays, and the challenges of interpreting it.

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Ranging from its domestication 5,500 years ago to its influence in creating fashion empires, this volume is a detailed look at the plant that fooled Columbus into thinking he'd reached India, that helped start the Industrial Revolution and the American Civil War, and made one bug--the boll weevil--world famous.

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This work examines British rule in Cyprus, with a focus on how Britain formulated policies for that rule. After, its coverage of the war years, the book details the developments in Cyprus during the years 1945-1949, a period which saw the British offer the constitution to the Cypriots.

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The first comprehensive account in English of how the Portuguese Armed Forces prepared for and conducted a distant counterinsurgency campaign in its African possessions with very limited resources, choosing to stay and fight despite the small odds for success.

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Until the 18th century or even later, beer was the staple drink of most men and women at all levels of society. This volume describes the brewing equipment, such as coppers, mash tuns, underbacks and coolers, and the types of beer brewed, from strong ale to small beer, and how they were kept.

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Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- .

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Assesses the economic and cultural links between country houses and the empire between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries -- .

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