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Explores one of the most versatile, useful and enduring technologies ever invented: the book. This title charts the evolution and influence of books around the world, from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Sumer through the development of movable type and the emergence of the modern information revolution.

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Murrie author Herb Wharton has had a lifetime's outback experience droving, horse breaking, rodeo riding and more. In Cattle Camp he draws on his considerable yarn-spinning skills to capture, in writing, stories told by his friends of their droving days.

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This concise history gives an account of the political, cultural and social trends in Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1989. With a focus on ordinary citizens, it is an essential contribution to the modern history of a country that is sure to play a key role in the 'new Europe'.

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Over 600 terms identify and explain the history and suffering of ethnic and religious groups experiencing genocide throughout the world. The people, places, governments, agencies, documents, legal terms, and all other aspects of genocide are defined for new students and scholars alike.

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Tibetan culture and artistic tradition were virtually unknown in the West until the eight major expeditions led by Giuseppe Tucci between 1926 and 1948. This catalogue retraces his travels through period photographs and his contributions to the study of Tibetan art.

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The fascinating story of the Chinese presence in and influence on this country - our intertwined history from before Captain Cook to the present day.

African slaves living in the Americas resisted subhuman treatment in myriad ways, from passive resistance to armed insurrection. This encyclopedia provides historical detail of how slaves struggled against bondage. It highlights key revolts and examines important cultural and religious currents that nurtured and fed slaves' hunger for freedom.

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A wonder drug, a disputed Nobel Prize, and a patent that shaped modern medicine

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A richly-told, personal quest across the ancient trade routes of West Africa, and the unforgettable story of a rare, luminuous colour

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The writings that underpinned the Chinese revolution, introduced by Slavoj Zizek.

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The most comprehensive encyclopedia available on the U.S. government's responses to poverty from the colonial era to the present day.

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An enthralling cultural history of post-war occupied Germany from the critically acclaimed author of The Love-charm of Bombs.

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The gripping story of the Levellers, the radical movement at the heart of the English Revolution

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In THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA, bestselling writer William McInnes brings together stories from regular Australians to create a personal view of our country since WWII.

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Victoria was the first Australian colony to open a steam railway, in 1854. Railway history both reflected and made Victorian history as a whole, especially during the boom and bust of the 1880s and 1890s. This book tells the story of the early railways opened in the wake of the gold rush to Ballarat and Bendigo.

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The renowned Pan-Africanist and socialist analyses the Russian Revolution

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Shakespeare's working life, from about 1590 to 1615, was not only a period of rich activity on the London stage, but also one of prolific writing and publishing about food. This book explores the plays alongside contemporary recipes to offer insight into daily life and gastronomy in Shakespeare's London.

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The amazing tale and unfortunate life of James Porter - Australian convict, pirate and master mariner.

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Is there any tale more thrilling than a shipwreck

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The story of the settlement of Australia and how our culture has been shaped by the scarcity of water and by the need to fill the imagined silence of the continent with the sounds of civilisation. It's the story of who we are today as much as a history of how the country grew. It's an important work of environmental and cultural history.