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On a June morning in 1870, seventy-five Chinese immigrants stepped off a train in New England. They threaded their way through a hostile mob and then their new employer lined them up and had them photographed. This work seeks to understand the social forces that brought this photograph into being, and the events it subsequently spawned.

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Arguing that celebrity is a mirror reflecting some of the worst as well as some of the best aspects of modern history itself, this book considers how the lives of the rich and famous provide not only entertainment but also social cohesion and, like morality plays, examples of what - and what not - to do.

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A Short History of China provides an absorbing introduction to more than 4,000 years of Chinese history, telling the stories of the tyrants, despots, femmes fatales, artists, warriors and philosophers who have shaped this fascinating and complex nation. It describes the amazing technological advances that her scientists and...

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Having conquered the world's taste buds and established itself as a staple in our daily lives, coffee has mirrored the moods and movements of society for centuries - yet, how much do we know about its history A Short History of Coffee lifts the lid on the business of coffee, as well as the pleasures that it brings its...

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A Short History of Parliament was first published in 1953. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.

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The Cathars taught that the world is evil and must be transcended through a simple life of prayer, work, fasting and non-violence. They believed themselves to be the heirs of the true heritage of Christianity, and completely rejected the Catholic Church and all its trappings, regarding it as the church of Satan. Cathar services and...

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A Short History of the First World War tells the story of this cataclysmic event describing the background to war, the international rivalries and conflicts of the previous decades that led to the nations of Europe forming virtual armed camps, the relentless build-up of military and naval hardware that characterized the early...

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This extraordinary new book draws dramatic links between the events of the Cuban Missile crisis and the death of JFK

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For ten hair-raising years, Andrew Graham-Yooll was the news editor of the Buenos Aires Herald, and under threat of 'disappearance' he helped families of the missing, attended guerilla conference, and took tea with torturers.

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A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty.

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A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for this introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics. This work includes discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; and more.

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Takes an unprecedented look at one of the great rivalries of the Middle Ages and offers it as a revealing lens through which to view the intertwined histories of medieval England and France. This book compares Westminster Abbey and the abbey of Saint-Denis - two of the most important ecclesiastical institutions of the thirteenth century.

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The classic travel narrative from one of the greatest writers in American history.

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A chronicle and natural history of the Caribbean. It records experimental adoption of the sugar/African slavery complex that would come to characterise the Caribbean for two hundred years, to such disastrous effects.

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A chronicle and natural history of the Caribbean. It records experimental adoption of the sugar/African slavery complex that would come to characterise the Caribbean for two hundred years, to such disastrous effects.

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Through vivid histories drawn from virtually every continent, Weitz describes how, since the 18th century, nationalists have struggled to establish their own states that grant human rights to some people. At the same time, they have excluded others through forced assimilation, ethnic cleansing, or even genocide.

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The story behind Spielberg's film Bridge of Spies On 10 February 1962, Gary Powers, the American pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down in Soviet airspace, was brought to Berlin's Glienicke Bridge, where he was to take part in the most famous prisoner exchange in history.