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Migration between the United States and Mexico is often compared to the river that runs along the border: a "flow" of immigrants, a "flood" of documented and undocumented workers, a "dam" that has broken. Scholars, journalists, and novelists often tell...

Originally published in 1975, this book examines the achievements of, and problems encountered by, African military regimes in office. It begins with 2 chapters discussing trends in the formation and organization of African armies and the influence on...

Witchcraft and witches throughout history have long captured the imagination, yet hidden away in archives are records of long forgotten cases. Many of these are tragic, some are unusual - perhaps even inexplicable - but all are fascinating in their own...

The riveting story of the most audacious diplomatic enterprise of the last century-creating and securing the Jewish state-as seen through the eyes of the foremost Israeli diplomat of our generation.Zionist Diplomacy tells the untold story of how the...

This book examines the connection between sociology and international military affairs, by analysing the work of key social and political scientists in the field.The book demonstrates the renewed relevance of older sociological concepts such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798895270868Author David J. ColesFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint University of Tennessee PressPublisher University of Tennessee Press

The Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970), also known as the Biafran War, remains one of the most politically charged and divisive issues in contemporary Nigerian politics. During its three years of violence, the war resulted in an astonishing number of deaths...

A provocative, critical take on the traditional narrative of US history-and a call to reimagine America's past. According to textbooks, the media, and politicians of all stripes, the story of the United States is one of steady progress toward a "more...

Persistent Illusions examines the visual representation of history in interwar Hungary, where interpretations of the past were suffused with references to the country's recent territorial loss. In these images of history, nineteenth-century themes and...

This book engages with an age-old question: What accounts for the persistence of Jewish culture through the ages? Despite significant variations, how were Jewish cultural elements sustained over the millennia? Mother's Milk: Essays on Child-Rearing, the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641894081Author Erika Graham-GoeringFormat HardbackPage Count 138Imprint Arc Humanities PressPublisher Arc Humanities Press

Coal's central role in America's history and its ongoing threats in the climate crisis. For decades coal has been crucial to America's culture, society, and environment, an essential ingredient in driving out winter's cold, cooking meals, and lighting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632462091Author Abraham Jimenez EnoaFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Ig PublishingPublisher Ig Publishing

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An empirically rich reconstruction of how informality became an intrinsic part of urban life across three continents. Over a quarter of the world’s urban population lives in informal settlements. While informality as a concept has been widely debated, we...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798895270851Author Lawrence Lee HewittFormat PaperbackPage Count 227Imprint University of Tennessee PressPublisher University of Tennessee Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798895270837Author Gary D. JoinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint University of Tennessee PressPublisher University of Tennessee Press

Between the Sheets reveals a space, hidden in plain sight in Third Republican Paris, where deviant sexualities and lives could be experimented with and financed, despite Republican attempts at growing and norming the population through the heterosexual...

A splendid new reproduction of the most luxurious and most famous example of medieval illumination.

This volume offers a structured presentation of the progress of research into the internal history of a part of the Byzantine world - Greece - in the centuries before the multiple changes induced or accelerated by the Fourth Crusade. Greece is a large...

Discover how railroad companies in America's heartland developed a monumental network that spanned nearly 70,000 route miles. Over a century, a wide array of carriers ranging from short lines to trunk roads spread through the Midwest and represented over...

From 1945 to 1989, the Yugoslav state connected its claims of progressive politics and gender equality to its support of free healthcare, sex education and contraception, and laws that supported reproductive choice. Yugoslav men and women internalized...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913875619Format PaperbackImprint D Giles LtdPublisher D Giles Ltd

This absorbing collection of Sussex carols and customs, seasonal recipes and literary tales, plays and pastimes, re-examines the rich heritage of Christmas past from around the county. Stories range from the Anglo-Saxon era to the Second World War,...

The two opposing political figures that shaped Irish life in the 1980s and beyond.In the 1980s, Irish politics was dominated by a fierce rivalry between Charles J. Haughey and Dr Garret FitzGerald, both leaders of their respective parties, Fianna Fail...

Originally published in 1985, Imprisonment in England and Wales is an account of the changing functions and conditions of imprisonment in England and Wales from the Medieval period to the present day. It is designed both as a text for students and...

So many of the world's sports have their origins in Britain. Why is this? How did sports innovate and evolve in step with social upheaval, and political and cultural change? Why did British forms of play become so influential around the world? ...

The name 'Somerset' usually conjures up visions of green hills, picturesque harbours and sleepy villages with thatched cottages and quaint pubs - but this is only part of the story. What about the slaughter on Sedgemoor in July 1685, or its terrible...

First published in 1953, The Miners: Years of Struggle is the official history of the British miners, which draws on original sources, moving into the stormy period when the economic bargaining of the million colliery employees with the mine owners...

Originally published in 1971, this book is a study by 9 historians of West Africa, three of whom are themselves African, of the military response to the colonial occupation of West Africa. Apart from the fact that the extent and effectiveness of African...

This accessible, foundational volume explores how modern art developed around the world by comparing contexts and artistic production in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa from circa 1850 through the 1960s. To provide a broader, more comprehensive...

Jersey’s landscape and history are steeped in its folklore and legends. In Illustrated Tales of Jersey, local author Paul Darroch explores a multitude of mysterious myths and strange tales from centuries past. The book reveals the legends of the dragon...

This book illuminates arts activist interventions that raise consciousness and advocacy for women's right to a life free from violence.In a context where gender-based violence (GBV) has continued to intensify across the globe, the international range of...

First published in 1974, Masks and Facades paints an authentic picture of John Vanbrugh as a man of character, talent, wit and charm, moving in an age where patronage held the key to worldly advancement. Yet against a backcloth of theatre, of the great...

In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays-many never published before-Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring legacy of...

First published in 1977, The Sex Life of the Foot and Shoe examines the realities of foot and shoe eroticism practised by almost all of us, whether consciously or unconsciously. Provocative often witty and always original, the book takes us on a walking...

An in-depth overview of Kent's economy, society and politics, and their relationship with Kent's environs over two centuries.

This book examines the complex interactions amongst states and security apparatuses in the contemporary global order, and the prospect of peace with the emergence of cyberwarfare. Analysing why states consider cyberspace as a matter of security/strategic...

Originally published in 1968, this book became the standard work on the colonial period in the vast and varied areas of the coast and hinterland of West Africa. It is a comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French,...