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This volume provides a history of the way in which war has transformed modern society, as well as a political analysis of the ways in which wars have been waged. Professor Kolko focuses on World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War as evidence for his study.

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This book explores the life courses of children born of war
in different twentieth-century conflicts, from the Second World War to the
Rwandan Genocide and the LRA conflict. It is based on extensive archival
research, as well as oral history and participatory research methods, to add
the voices of the children born of war to historical analysis.

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This text is the first volume of a two volume set on the history of China. It covers the political, social, and cultural development of Chinese civilization, from Neolithic cultures through the Qing Dynasty to 1799. Includes a chronology, suggested further readings, illustrations, maps, and an index.

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This text is the second volume of a two volume set on the history of China. It covers the political, social, and cultural development of Chinese civilization, from the Great Qing Empire to the People's Republic of China, (1644 - 2009). Includes a chronology, suggested further readings, illustrations, maps, and an index.

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This book offers a panoramic view of Georgian London, redefining the citys role in the industrial, agricultural and consumer revolutions. It does this by examining, for the first time, the huge contribution that horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs made to the worlds first modern metropolis, as well as the serious challenges the animals posed.

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This is a handy pocket guide to Scottish clans, covering over 100 clan names, including details of ancestral lands associated with every clan. It also features each clan tartan in colour.

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A colourful and engaging account of the Devils influence on the English landscape.

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Retired navy officer Adolfo Scilingo was the first man ever to break the Argentine military's code of silence, stunning his compatriots and the world by openly confessing his participation in the hideous practice of pushing live political dissidents out of airplanes during Argentina's dirty war.

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This book is about the spectacles and ceremonies of society in the Low Countries. It is the first ever attempt to unite and translate some of the key texts which informed Johan Huizinga's famous study of the Burgundian court in The Waning of the Middle Ages, a work which has never gone out of print. -- .

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A comprehensive account of how the Athenian constitution was created and how political and economic goals that were normally associated with Western developed countries were once achieved through different institutional arrangements--with lessons for contemporary constitution-building.ding.

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The adoption of White Australia as government policy in 1901 demonstrates that whiteness was crucial to the ways in which the new nation of Australia was constituted. And yet, historians have largely overlooked whiteness in their studies of Australia's racial past.

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The remarkable success story of how a local community adapted to survive in the face of potential annihilation and a fascinating portrait of one of Scotland's most ambitious civil engineering projects.

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Curating empire explores the diverse roles played by museums and their curators in moulding and representing the British imperial experience. This collection demonstrates how individuals, their curatorial practices, and intellectual and political agendas influenced the development of a variety of museums across the globe. -- .

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Reviews major historical and cultural events while explaining the more personal details of daily life, such as the role of camels, housing arrangements, and entertainment. For the truly immersive experience, Lindsay even provides a few medieval Islamic recipes and instructions for converting between Christian and Islamic calendars.

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Describes and explains various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, political - with details on such activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting.

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A fast-paced and absorbing read of the final months of the vital Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.