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Migration looks at the history of migration from prehistoric man's first steps out of the Rift Valley to the present-day exodus from Syria, and considers the effects migration has had on language and culture, artistic and scientific advancement throughout history.

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The first major work of popular history on breastfeeding, exploring how it has been represented and repressed, celebrated and censured

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(Paperback)

We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in conditions of "Total War" millions of women demonstrated that they were cleverer, more broad-minded and altogether more complex than anyone had ever guessed. This title tells the story of the women's Second World War.

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Remarkable reinterpretation of Milton and his poetry by one of the most famous historians of the seventeenth century

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A ground-breaking, beautifully illustrated book exploring the early Ming period in the years 14001450, a time when China was the largest (and one of the most prosperous) states in the world, ruled by a single family through a network of imperial and regional courts.

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(Hardback)

The untold story of two sisters whose discoveries sped the growth of American science in the nineteenth century

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This book uses ground-breaking digital technology to bring this fascinating story to life as never before. With the help of a smart phone or tablet the reader can trigger video footage, 360-degree images and complete documents including the official report into the Apollo 11 Moon landing.

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"Examination of the relationships among conservation, restoration, novel ecosystems, collective trauma, and memorialization as illustrated by the Green Belt between the former East and West Germanies"--

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A radical new perspective on the Holocaust that focuses on the mindset of its willing perpetrators, who aimed to make Germany great again and, perhaps more importantly, to make Germany's enemies suffer, rather than on those it persecuted and killed.

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For two and a half years, and against all odds, the Biafrans held their own against their better-outfitted and more numerous Nigerian opponents, capturing the attention of the Western media.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Fully revised and updated, the third edition of this deservedly popular history book incorporates new currents in historical writing on matters such as the language of class, the position of women, and the revolution worked by the Internet and mobile technologies.

(Paperback, Second Edition)

Now in a fully updated edition, this accessible text provides a balanced history of modern China in a global context. The authorsfocus especially on Chinas culture, warfare, and immediate neighbors and provide a uniquecomparative approach to bridge the cultural divide separating Chinese history from Western readers trying to understand it.

(Hardback, Second Edition)

Now in a fully updated edition, this accessible text provides a balanced history of modern China in a global context. The authorsfocus especially on Chinas culture, warfare, and immediate neighbors and provide a uniquecomparative approach to bridge the cultural divide separating Chinese history from Western readers trying to understand it.

(Paperback, Main)

Acclaimed for its penetration, balance and insight, Modern Greece tells the story of Greece and the Greek people from the founding of Constantinople to the late twentieth century. 'Very readable, very informative.' Sunday Times

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Looks at how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the 'Irish Nation'. This book supersedes all other accounts of modern Irish history".

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(Paperback, Main)

A luminous, original and unforgettable exploration of a country and its literature, viewed through the eyes of Vyacheslav Molotov, one of Stalin's fiercest henchmen.

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(Paperback)

A narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 and paradoxically led to the birth of modern finance.

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(Paperback)

Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponents.