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Rediscover the Civil War Through the Voices That Refused to Be Silenced Unforgettable Sacrifice offers a groundbreaking exploration into the heart of African American memory of the Civil War, challenging conventional narratives and revealing a rich...

This book is the first critical anthology in English on the history and legacy of race in the Caribbean. It brings together the major debates, lines of inquiry and theories around race and racism that have emerged out of the Caribbean from the beginning...

Brought to you by Penguin.A masterful new translation of Suetonius' renowned biography of the twelve Caesars, bringing to life a portrait of the first Roman emperors in stunning detailThe ancient Roman empire was the supreme arena, where emperors had no...

For the first time in English! Milescu's remarkable work takes you on a thrilling journey back to the 17th century when he was dispatched to China. But it's more than just a diplomatic tale; it's a captivating adventure of exploration. Follow the...

Transylvanian Superstitions, a seminal work by Emily Gerard, first published in 1885, stands as a cornerstone in Gothic literature and is recognized for its profound influence on Bram Stoker's creation of the iconic novel, Dracula.Gerard's meticulous...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer turns his eye to the seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age Twenty years ago, Benjamin Moser followed a love affair to an ancient Dutch town. In order to make sense of this new place, he threw himself into the Dutch...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399417730Author Jack WeatherfordFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLCPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLCWeight(grams) 454g

A rigorous reflection on recent literary accounts of violence at the US-Mexico border.Writing Juárez is a rigorous reflection on recent literary accounts of violence at the US-Mexico border. The book foregrounds questions of political resistance and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798888571088Author David PettsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Casemate PublishersPublisher Casemate Publishers

Significantly expanded and updated—a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture. Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063161955Author Richard ParkerImprint HarperAudioPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

The period of Viennese Modernism is widely regarded as Europe’s cultural heyday. This was when Vienna, with a population of two million, was the capital of the Austro-Hungarian dual monarchy and a melting pot of European cultures. Around 1850, a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626401198Author Todd LerewFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Angel City Press,U.S.Publisher Angel City Press,U.S.

In the late 1960s, Israel became more closely entwined with the United States not just as a strategic ally but also through its intensifying intimacy with American culture, society, and technology. Coca-Cola, Black Panthers, and Phantom Jets shows how...

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What was the mood of the British people during the middle and later years of the Second World War? How did they react to the major military and domestic events of the period? What issues were uppermost in their minds? What incidents caused particular...

This volume fills a gap in current research on the Hellenistic Peloponnese, complementing and challenging traditional interpretations by adopting new perspectives on its complex social and political history. The resurgence of interest in the Hellenistic...

Throughout history, how has the sea served as a site for cross-cultural exchange, trade and migration? As historians, how do the fields of naval history, maritime history and oceanic history intersect? 56 experts, 48 chapters and over 1,700 pages explore...

Als 'Stille Größe' bezeichnete Winckelmann die Fähigkeit antiker Bildwerke tiefe Leidenschaften zu verkörpern und dennoch ruhig zu verbleiben sowie gemäßigt im Ausdruck. Seine ästhetische Prämisse barg dabei einen ethischen Kern, der sich in die...

A detailed tour, inside and out, of Chicago's distinctive towers from an earlier age For more than a century, Chicago's skyline has included some of the world's most distinctive and inspiring buildings. This history of the Windy City's skyscrapers begins...

A first-hand account of the defense of Outpost Harry, a strategic position in Korea’s Chorwon Valley brutally contested by the US and Chinese armies as they jockeyed for advantageous positions in anticipation of peace negotiations in Panmunjom. Evans...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957454108Author Jana MynárováFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Lockwood PressPublisher Lockwood Press

An electrifying history of protest and its transformations in post-war Europe In post-war Europe, protest was everywhere. On both sides of the Iron Curtain, from Paris to Prague, Milan to Wroclaw, ordinary people took to the streets, fighting for a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804515471Author Edward M FurgolFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

'The queen of food historians' LUCY WORSLEY 'Annie Gray leads the pack' JAY RAYNERA colourful history of one of our most loved and ever-changing public spaces The modern-day cry is that the high street is dying. But are our present concerns so different...

A fresh look at the global dimensions of US painting from the 1850s to 1898.Painting US Empire is the first book to offer a synthetic account of art and US imperialism around the globe in the nineteenth century. In this work, art historian Maggie M. Cao...

World War II issues relating to race, ethnicity, and class make the work timely and relevant The World War II Bond Campaign is a history of the World War II bond drive led by the federal government, an effort called the most successful marketing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804515556Author Douglas MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804515761Author Antonio Luis Sapienza FracchiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

This volume brings together scholarship from both established scholars and early career academics to provide fresh insights and new research on the cinema of Iran. The book is organised around eight broad themes including cinema before and after the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804515631Author David SnapeFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804515594Author Christopher DuffyFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

From the bestselling author of Bush Runner: The Adventures of Pierre Esprit-RadissonThis is the story of the collision of two worlds. In the early 1600s, the Jesuits—the Catholic Church’s most ferocious warriors for Christ—tried to create their own...

Contested City offers a history of state-society relations in Baghdad, exploring how city residents managed through periods of economic growth, sanctions, and war, from the oil boom of the 1950s through the withdrawal of US troops in 2011. Interactions...

In this illustrated study, an acknowledged expert charts the development of close air support and battlefield air interdiction in theory and practice during World War II. In World War I the use of aircraft to support ground operations was in its infancy,...

The first book to examine the Japanese and American tank forces in the Philippines campaigns, which saw the biggest armored clashes of the Pacific War. The Philippines saw the most extensive tank combat of any single theater in the Pacific War. In this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912018482Author Rixt WoudstraPage Count 2Imprint Blue Crow MediaPublisher Blue Crow MediaWeight(grams) 40g

An exploration of queerness in visual and material culture with regard to the specific conditions of the making and experience of art in different cultural, sociopolitical, and historical contexts.ambivalent work*s presents case studies, close- and...

When Stalin came to power, making music in Russia became dangerous. Composers now had to create work that served the socialist state, and all artistic production was scrutinized for potential subversion. In The Sound of Utopia, Michel Krielaars vividly...

Contrary to the view that postmodern architects regarded themselves as self-referential artists, this book draws on the buildings, projects and writings of Charles Willard Moore (1925–1993) to reveal the architect’s socio-political aspirations.Moore, one...