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An exploration of the extraordinary role that food played in shaping Britain during the `long eighteenth century.

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Elusive Jannah is a remarkable portrait of the very different experiences of Somali migrants in the UAE, South Africa, and the United States. Cawo M. Abdi clearly reveals the importance of immigration policies in the migrant experience.

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This books offers both a narrative and an analysis of the influence of British imperial involvements on history writing since 1750. -- .

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This book examines the 11,000 foreign nationals who worked for the Chinese Customs Service1854-1949, exploring how their lives and careers were shaped by imperial ideologies, networks and structures. Looks at professional lives, social activities, private lives, and how these factors were influenced by the changing political context. -- .

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How could the United States, a nation founded on the principles of liberty and equality, have produced Abu Ghraib, torture memos, Plamegate, and warrantless wiretaps Did America set out to become an empire And if so, how has it reconciled its imperialism--and in some cases, its crimes--with the idea of liberty so forcefully expressed in the Decla

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Usually viewed as a symbol of imperial might, Chaichian argues that Walls better fit as signs of an empire's decline.

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Features over 400 assassinations, attempts, and plots against political figures. This title contains narrative entries that detail history's turbulent moments, including the date, location, and description of each incident, as well as biographical information about the victim and assassin and the circumstances surrounding each historical event.

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On the eve of World War II, a small group of Africans and West Indians in London dared to imagine the unimaginable: the end of British rule in Africa. In books, pamphlets, and periodicals, they launched an anti-colonial campaign that used publishing as a pathway to liberation. This book traces the development of this publishing community.

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A unique guide to the built heritage of Edinburgh from the time of the Scottish Enlightenment

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Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition

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From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, this title explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time.

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New York in the 1960s was a hotbed for progressive causes of every stripe, including women's liberation, civil rights, opposition to the Vietnam War--and the Cuban Revolution. Fighting over Fidel brings this turbulent cultural moment to life by telling the story of the New York intellectuals who championed and opposed Castro's revolution. Setting

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An essential reference for both amateur family historians and professional genealogists, for biographers and historians, and for all those who have a general interest in Australian history and society. Provides a comprehensive guide to the Commonwealth records held in offices throughout Australia.

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The story of soda is the story of the modern world, a tale of glamorous bubbles, sparkling dreams, big bucks, miracle cures, and spreading waistlines. This book charts soda's remarkable, world-changing journey from awe-inspiring natural mystery to ubiquitous presence in all our lives.

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An illustrated survey of the military Colours of France's enemies during the Napoleonic Wars. Included here are the flags of Imperial Russia, Hapsburg Austria, Britain and Prussia.

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A People's History of community organizing in New Orleans in the years before and after Katrina.