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  • A Moral History of Western Society - Volume Two
    Miles H Hodges
    This second volume begins with the picture of the 'glory' of this new dynastic- tribal alliance of European monarchs and their fired-up nationalist people ... armed with massive industrial might enabling them to take over massive portions of the rest of the world (Asia and Africa). But this energy turns Europeans on each other when finally there are no more overseas lands to ca...
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    19,71 €

  • A Revolutionary Woman
    Donna Tesiero
    At the end of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Freeman was an enslaved widow and mother living in Massachusetts. Hearing the words of the new Massachusetts state constitution which declared liberty and equality for all, she sought the help of a young lawyer named Theodore Sedgwick, later Speaker of the House and one of America’s leading Federalist politicians. The lawsuit ...
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    57,57 €

  • America in 2040 New Edition
    David Walker
    This book provides a 'Wake-up Call' regarding what the international and domestic situation could look like for America in 2040 absent a change in course. It includes an overview of the significant adverse implications of COVID-19 related activities, lessons learned from past great powers, and key concepts from our nation’s founding and past history. It summarizes a broad range...
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    23,54 €

  • Second Collapse, First Republic (Persian)
    Abdul Hamid Muhtat
    In Afghanistan’s rich and often chaotic history, the period from 1973 to 1978 stands out as one of the most critical and transformative. Characterized by the demise of the monarchy and the birth of the first Republic, this era is characterized by initial relatively non-violent transition, followed by political unrest, societal evolution and eventual demise of the first Republic...
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    18,93 €

  • UPROOTED... From Africa to America to Bring Forth Fruit ...In Education, and with 'Witty Inventions' Volume II
    Zaire Feronz
    UPROOTED... from Africa to America to Bring Forth Fruit, by Zaire Feronz, was written upon request to help middle-to-high school students have a more in-depth knowledge of Black History. The content of this textbook covers 250 years, spans two continents, and highlights nearly 400 African American inventors-with more than 1,000 inventions; educators, journalists, political figu...
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    44,52 €

  • Amazonian Indigenous Cultures in Art and Anthropological Exhibitions
    Cinthya Lana
    The book discusses the representation of Amazonian indigenous cultures in exhibitions from a postcolonial perspective through the analysis of several temporary exhibitions taking place in both art and anthropological institutions from the 1980s onwards. ...
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    71,91 €

  • A Veritable Hell
    Gavin Scrimgeour
    During the Battle of Fromelles on one terrible night in July 1916, the 32nd Battalion from South Australia and Western Australia lost over 85% of its fighting strength.Using the words of those from the 32nd Battalion who survived, the course of the battle in their sector during that night is reconstructed, and the tragic experiences of brave men thrust into an impossible situat...
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    15,94 €

  • Pure Laine
    Marc Seguin
    Pure Laine... or, perhaps, not so pure? Over the course of the past 400 years, people from France, England, Switzerland, Belgium and Germany, in addition to several Indigenous North American nations; among them, Catholics, Puritans, Calvinists and pagans - all have contributed to the bloodline of two families that came together in Canada in the 20th Century. In 1926, Theodore S...
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    111,40 €

  • Sketches of Curious Events and Practices in the Lives of the Intriguing People Who Inhabited Early America
    Frank E Kuron
    Few stories can compare to the true tales that have written themselves through the lives of real people. As the title states, this book focuses on some of the intriguing events and practices of the souls who left their mark on North American lands before our present era.If you enjoy thinking about what life may have been like had you been born in the seventeen or eighteen hundr...
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    21,24 €

  • Alive in the Five
    Glen Humphries
    In 1982 the Illawarra Steelers played their first season in the NSW Rugby League competition. It wasn’t a great start for the club - they finished second-last on the ladder. The rest of the 1980s didn’t bring much joy - the club picked up the wooden spoon three times, including a double in 1985 and ’86.But then the new decade brought with it the bright, shining season of 1992, ...
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    16,63 €

  • História Da Civilização Ocidental
    Clara Morais Rocha Nunes
    A História da Civilização Ocidental é uma obra compacta e ricamente ilustrada, onde uma inteligência artificial foi usada para simular e reconstruir os rostos de grandes personalidades históricas, paisagens e momentos. A obra também foi desenvolvida através de um desencadeamento de ideias enquadrados em mapas mentais com textos atrativos e intervenções interativas que envolve o...
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    36,74 €

  • C for Cristero
    Johnathon Vermaelen
    The Cristero War was a dark period of Mexican history. It was essentially a Catholic Holocaust that occurred in 1920s Mexico. Due to the actions of various people and organizations, Mexico went from a socialist country based on a code of atheism to a country where a vast majority of its citizens are Catholic. ...
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    26,74 €

  • From Slavery to the Stars
    Andreea Kindryd
    This story is a tapestry woven with threads of resilience, love, and adventure. It’s about more than working on the original Star Trek or her slave ancestor’s love story; it’s a journey through history, loss, and triumph.Andreea has walked alongside giants, and mourned the loss of friends like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King. She has navigated the complexities of love and fac...
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    41,97 €

  • The Southern Sudan
    Elijah Malok
    For many centuries, the politics of Sudan has been characterised by racial dichotomy and identity crisis, specifically between the North and the South. Added to these is the long history of domination, unfavourable policies and uneven development. The resulting marginalisation, neglect and underdevelopment has bred a series of fierce conflicts culminating in one of the longest ...
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    56,02 €

  • Gates County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1837-1842. (Volume #10)
    Fouts
    By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 2008, reprinted 2024, 182 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-206-4.  Gates County was created in 1778 from Hertford, Chowan and Perquimans counties, N.C. It is located in the Northeastern corner of the state bordering Virginia. It is surrounded by the counties of Camden, Chowan, Hertford, Pasquotank, Perquimans counties N.C. and by Nansem...
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    48,32 €

  • Festivals, Feasts, and Gender Relations in Ancient China and Greece
    Yiqun Zhow / Zhou Yiqun / Razin Andrei
    ENGAncient China and Greece are two classical civilisations that have exerted far-reaching influence in numerous areas of human experience and are often invoked as the paradigms in East-West comparison. This book examines gender relations in the two ancient societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as family banquets, public festivals, and religious feasts. Two distinct...
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    62,08 €

  • Threads of globalization
    Melia Belli Bose
    Threads of globalization is an interdisciplinary volume that brings fashion-specific garments, motifs, materials, and methods of production-into dialogue with gender and identity in various cultures throughout Asia during the long twentieth century. ...
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    170,33 €

  • The Bond of Two Worlds
    James Battles
    Many of us have heard of the Last of the Mohegans, but few have heard of the First of the Mohegans. The Bond of Two Worlds: Captain James Avery and Uncas First of the Mohegans is the story of two influential figures who worked together to defend early colonial Connecticut. While Avery was an English colonist and military leader, Uncas was a Native American chief who played a ...
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    17,53 €

  • The Annotated Laozi
    Paul Fischer
    A clear translation and helpful explanations illuminate this ancient classic of self-cultivation for a modern audience. ...
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    47,02 €

  • Colombian Peasants in the Neoliberal Age
    Nazih F. Richani
    Presents a timely discussion of the core problems faced by peasant communities under neo-liberal economics. ...
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    46,96 €

  • Vestry Minutes of St. Paul’s Parish, Chowan County, North Carolina, 1701-1776 (2nd Edition)
    Fouts / Raymond Parker Fouts
    By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 1983, reprinted 2024, 144 pages, (2nd Edition) 8 1/2' x 11' soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-176-0. Chowan County was form as a Precinct in 1670. It sits the northeastern portion of the state while be surrounded by the Albemarle Sound and the counties of: Bertie, Hertford, Gates and Perquimans. St. Paul’s Parish adjoined the Upper Parish of Nansemond...
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    41,38 €

  • The House of Hardships and Deceits
    Selebogo Stevens Hlongwane
    In the heart of Mamelodi Township, a community forged by the harsh winds of forced relocation and apartheid-era hardships, a vivid tapestry of resilience and cultural richness unfolds. Born from the ashes of Vlakfontein Farm, Mamelodi became a crucible for survival, where families navigated the tumultuous waves of racial segregation imposed by the National Party. The echoes of ...
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    17,76 €

  • What Went Wrong?
    John A. Bernbaum / Philip Yancey
    The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a tumultuous period for Russia and Ukraine. The Soviet Union broke apart, Communism was exposed as morally bankrupt, and Russian leaders turned to the West for help. In an astonishing development, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin invited a group of American evangelicals to give advice on restoring morality to Russia. The nation ...
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    17,71 €

  • What Went Wrong?
    John A. Bernbaum / Philip Yancey
    The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a tumultuous period for Russia and Ukraine. The Soviet Union broke apart, Communism was exposed as morally bankrupt, and Russian leaders turned to the West for help. In an astonishing development, Mikhail Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin invited a group of American evangelicals to give advice on restoring morality to Russia. The nation ...
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    30,19 €

  • Rickets, Race and Reproduction
    Deborah Kuhn McGregor / Robert Kuhn McGregor
    This book outlines the history of rickets, a disease commonly associated with childhood, and studies its association with race and its long-reaching effects on childbirth. For centuries, the condition was poorly understood. For females, rickets could pose a double jeopardy: suffering in childhood and severe danger in adulthood when giving birth. The disease could result in a...
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    108,32 €

  • Hokkaido Dairy Farm
    Paul Hansen
    Argues that the dairy industry in Japan has always been entwined with notions of Otherness and security seeking, notably in terms of frontiers. ...
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    126,71 €

  • The China Race
    Fei-Ling Wang
    An analysis of the China Race-the global competition for leadership and world order between the US-led West and the People’s Republic of China. ...
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    126,10 €

  • Catholics across Borders
    Mark Paul Richard
    Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York. ...
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    126,37 €

  • The Great Murdering-Heir Case
    William B. Meyer
    Uncovers the facts behind the celebrated 1889 case of Riggs v. Palmer and shows how they transform our understanding of the decision. ...
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    127,10 €

  • The Birth Certificate
    Susan J. Pearson
    For many Americans, the birth certificate is a mundane piece of paper, unearthed from deep storage when applying for a driver’s license, verifying information for new employers, or claiming state and federal benefits. Yet as Donald Trump and his fellow 'birthers' reminded us when they claimed that Barack Obama wasn’t an American citizen, it plays a central role in determining i...
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    34,99 €


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