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Dating from the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popular conceptions of the time. The enthralling story revealed by this extraordinary artefact is central to an understanding of the long history of China's relationship with the sea and with the wider world.

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(Paperback)

At the height of the debate about the slave trade and its abolition in the 1780s and 90s, each side issued pamphlets in support of its position. This valuable source-book reproduces a selection of representative pamphlets encompassing the arguments for and against. Issues discussed include humanitarianism and the Rights of Man.

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This study uses English and Swedish sources to illustrate the importance of clerical marriage to the success of the Reformation, and examines the social standing of the clergy through their material wealth and financial networks.

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The Story of Soy reveals the importance of soy throughout history, and why it should never be underestimated.

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"With a new preface by the author"--Cover.

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Demonstrates the way in which the discovery, application, and adaptation of materials has shaped the course of human history and the routines of our daily existence.

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Spanning the late-19th century and early-20th century, this volume seeks to introduce and understand the evolution of the modern Conservative party.

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In The Thatcherite Offensive, Alexander Gallas provides a class-centered, Neo-Poulantzan political analysis of Thatcherism.

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(Paperback)

Presents the stories of heroism of those involved in the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott, which brought Dr Martin Luther King, Jr to prominence and improved the lives of all black Americans. This title includes a look at King's trial and an examination of how black and white lawyers worked together to overturn segregation in the courtroom.

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Features findings, photos, and interviews that shed light on the world's most famous marine disaster for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking. This title recreates the vessel's last desperate hours afloat and addresses the questions that have continued to haunt the tragedy of the Titanic.

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Examines how Indianness has propagated U.S. conceptions of empire

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Portrays the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). This collection includes maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms.

Portrays the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). This collection includes maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms.

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The era of American labor's greatest struggles, vividly reconstructed by one of labor history's greatest historians.

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This book presents a comprehensive history of the modern Middle East and Arab-Israeli conflict through the Cold War, focusing on relations between the region and the two superpowers. -- .

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(Paperback)

A micro-history of anti-Semitism, xenophobia, police brutality, and terror.

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A micro-history of anti-Semitism, xenophobia, police brutality, and terror.

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The Weimar Century reveals the origins of two dramatic events: Germany's post-World War II transformation from a racist dictatorship to a liberal democracy, and the ideological genesis of the Cold War. Blending intellectual, political, and international histories, Udi Greenberg shows that the foundations of Germany's reconstruction lay in the count