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An ancient design, emerging from Central Asia in the second millennium BC, the composite bow was adopted by a staggering variety of cultures. This book tells the story of this extraordinary piece of military hardware; how it was made and how various cultures developed differing tactics for using it.

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The notion among Western powers is that Russia is a democracy, or at least that it remains in the process of democratisation. This title seeks to explain not just what Russia did and the consequences of those decisions, but why Russia's leaders made the choices that undermined democratic political development.

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In a time of heightened hostility towards experts, academics and scientists, the 2017 collection of the best Conversation articles and essays is a must-read. If proof were needed that academia makes an essential contribution to public debate, you'll find it in these pages.

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For many years I harbored anger and resentment toward some who have really hurt me. This anger caused issues in my life with health, depression and relationships, to name a few. That is not the story. We have all been hurt, let down or disappointed at some point in our lives. This story tells of my talks with Jesus and how I made the choice to let go of the cords that bound me.

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An anthology of the best work of an always compelling, often controversial, and absolutely essential philosopher of the modern American Experience.

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An explosive, news-breaking account of Donald Trump's collision with the American national security establishment.

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Contains riveting first-hand recollections of working with Martin Luther King and of his character.

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Talks about a writer, Islamic fundamentalism, mythmaking, and international literary politics. This book presents the story of Taslima Nasreen, a writer who shot to international fame in 1993, at the age of thirty-four after she was accused of blasphemy by religious extremists in Bangladesh and her book "Shame" was banned.

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A dramatic shift is taking place in Israel and America. In Israel, the deepening occupation of the West Bank is putting Israeli democracy at risk. In the United States, the refusal of major Jewish organisations to defend democracy in the Jewish state is alienating many young liberal Jews from Zionism itself.

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Offers the comprehensive history of Australian medical and scientific ideas about race and place. This work examines the notion of 'whiteness' as a flexible category in scientific and public debates. It also provides an account of experimentation in the 1920s and 1930s on Aboriginal people in the central deserts.

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This volume shows how masculinity is a socially constructed entity with a definition that has evolved over time. Masculine icons/heroes and methods of male socialization allow for contextual examination of specific time periods, which is necessary to understand the concept of Western masculinity.

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The 20th Century saw the mass production of corpses through war and the triumph of technology over the human body. The new millennium has opened with global terrorism and the suspension of all human rights in far-flung prison camps. This book analyses our exposure to death in modern culture.

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Western culture has always been obsessed with death, but now death has taken on a new, anonymous form. The 20th Century saw the mass production of corpses through war and the triumph of technology over the human body. The new millennium has opened with global terrorism and the suspension of all human rights in far-flung prison camps.

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This illustrated survey of 600 years of fashion investigates its cultural and social meanings from medieval Europe to 20th-century America. It provides a guide to the changes in style and taste, showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society.

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Throughout its long history, homedressmaking has been a formative experience in the lives of millions of women. This volume is an account of the significance of homedressmaking as a form of American and European material culture, and explores themes including gender, technology and consumption.

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Throughout its long history, homedressmaking has been a formative experience in the lives of millions of women. This volume is an account of the significance of homedressmaking as a form of American and European material culture, and explores themes including gender, technology and consumption.

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A hilarious and deeply irreverent take on the political life and times of our twenty-ninth prime minister and his stumbling government.

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The author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Odd Girl Out" delivers lessons in breaking the curse of the good girl, and raising authentic girls with courage and confidence.