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Was the 1960s really that great time of liberation, joyful experimentation and celebration of youth

For this wide-ranging and eye-opening survey of the sexual landscape of the 1960s Peter Doggett has assembled a dozen little-known stories that reveal how the sexual revolution transformed people's lives.

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A concise account of the painting often described as the most important work of art produced in the twentieth century.

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When Jason Webster and his wife moved into an idyllic old farmhouse in the mountains north of Valencia, by chance he found an unmarked mass grave from the Spanish Civil War on his doorstep. Yet the more Webster unveils of the passions that set one countryman against another, the more he is led to wonder.

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The powerful and tragic history of US domination of Puerto Rico that explores the Puerto Rican independence revolt of 1950, the FBI and CIA's involvement, and the life and mysterious death of its charismatic leader.

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Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late 1940s and eventual collapse in the era of glasnost.

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Written with the perfect combination of scholarship and accessibility, HADRIAN's EMPIRE is an intimate social history of a crucial era in the history of Rome, Britain and the world.

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An account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by an expert on Ancient Rome.

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A nuanced, balanced, up-to-date history of Hamas: terrorist group, organized resistance, government, and among today's most controversial social movements.

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Two years before the action in Lone Survivor, a Green Berets A Team conducted a very different, successful mission in Afghanistan's notorious Pech Valley. Led by Captain Ronald Fry, the Hammerhead Six mission applied the principles of unconventional warfare to "win hearts and minds" and fight against the terrorist insurgency.

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Seeks to bridge the gap in studies of indigenous Americans and settlers of the last five hundred years; accounts which have usually cohered around accounts of frontier life in the United States or the cultures and lifestyle of Native North Americans.

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An intricate and personal history of watches and time, told by an extraordinary watchmaker and historian.

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An intricate and personal history of watches and time, told by an extraordinary watchmaker and historian.

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Hard Times presents a comprehensive account of economic depressions in America, from colonial times to the great recession that began in 2008. Striner conveys how Americans have always endured and rebounded from hard times, emerging as a stronger nation in the aftermath of each downturn.

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A history of New York's vibrant cultural and political scene in the 1940s as seen through the lives of three female African-American artists: novelist Ann Petry, choreographer Pearl Primus, and composer Mary Lou Williams.

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An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and '88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels.

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This touching, brutally honest diary of a First World War soldier makes a fascinating contribution to our understanding of what life was like for the British Tommy.

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Harold Drinkwater was not supposed to go to war. He was told he was half an inch too short. But, determined to fight for king and country, he found a battalion that would take him and was soon on his way to trenches of the Somme. This book offers a moving testament to one man's struggle to keep his humanity in the face of unimaginable violence.

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Drawing from temple art, myths, rituals, and poetry, Dr. Roberts examines the female aspect of the complex Egyptian pantheon, particularly the goddess Hathor-Sekhmet, providing a powerful new perspective on women's theology.

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This title is about the real America: a nation more misunderstood than any other on Earth. It is a counter-blast to the lazy anti-Americanism that infects European thinking, an effort to answer the simple question, 'why is America so successful'.

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Hawkwood is a brilliant illumination of one of the outstanding figures of English and European history