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The military and guerrillas may seem marginal today, but Lewis questions whether the Dirty War is really over.

Lewis traces the Dirty War's origins back to military interventions in the 1930s and 1940s, and the rise of General Juan Peron's populist regime, which resulted in the polarization of Argentine society.

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This guidebook includes in-depth descriptions of all of Philadelphia's Civil War museums, archives, libraries, historical buildings, underground railroad sites and cemeteries, and all the commemorative statues and plaques that abound throughout the city.

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This unique compilation on the Eurasian states of the former Soviet Union introduces the little-known, yet strategic heartland of the world.

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Using soldiers' memoirs, letters and diaries, as well as contemporary illustrations, the human ordeal of the battle at Guilford Courthouse in 1781 comes to life. All of the units, important individuals and actions of each engagement on the battlefield are described in a clear and concise narrative.

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Explores the Gullah culture's direct link to Africa, via the sea islands of the American southeast. This book explores not only the history of Gullah, but takes the reader behind the scenes of Gullah culture to show what it is like to grow up, live, and celebrate in this American community.

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The Cipriano Castro administration, which ruled Venezuela from 1899 to 1908, was characterized by a series of internal and external political crises which seemed capable of toppling it at any moment.

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Presents a study of the educational system for the Greeks of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt, and a window to the vast panorama of educational practices in the Greco-Roman world. This book describes how people learned, taught, and practiced literate skills, how schools functioned, and what the curriculum comprised.

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Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian as a masterful negotiator of power relationships. This title investigates the vibrant urban life that existed under Hadrian's rule.

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The description for this book, Hadrian and the City of Rome, will be forthcoming.

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Isolation led inevitably to involution, to the exploitation of Haitians by Haitians, and to cycles of despotic rule which, in part, explain Haiti's unenviable present condition as one of the least developed nations of the Western Hemisphere.

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This detailed volume presents and analyzes the two worlds of Haiti: one, the rural masses from whom have emerged an original and vibrant culture, and two, the urban-based elites who have saddled the land with an immobile political order unwilling to tackle the enormous economic and social problems the country has faced from independence in 1804 to the present day.

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This is the story of the amazing and uncommon life of George Bent, a Halfbreed born to a prominent white trader and his Indian wife, whose lifetime spanned one of the most exciting epochs in America's history.

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This text uses modern financial theories to look at old problems in early American republic historiography from new perspectives. Concepts such as information asymmetry, portfolio choice and principal-agent dilemmas open up scholarly vistas.

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This work aims to explain the various ethnic conflicts in South Asia and other parts of the world. The role of history, narratives, and violent pathologies is also explained. Some of the most prominent South Asian conflicts - such as the "Ramjanmabhumi temple" - are analyzed in detail.

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