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The British had a song for it: "Oh, we are the D-Day Dodgers," based on a comment from a female member of Parliament that dismissed all those not on the beaches at Normandy as draft evaders. Indeed, after the invasion of France the Allied armies in Italy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783837672664Author Antje Fl�chterFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Bielefeld University PressPublisher Bielefeld University PressWeight(grams) 438g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538182772Author Robert B. MarksFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Rowman & LittlefieldPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

"Civilization" is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. It shows its use as a colonial...

This is the second volume of a two-volume social history of nineteenth-century Hankow, a city of over one million inhabitants and the commercial hub of central China. In the first volume, Hankow: Commerce and Society in a Chinese City, 1796-1889 (1984),...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781864876192Author Pamela O'NeillFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint University of SydneyPublisher University of Sydney

Lightbulb Moments in Human History: From Peasants to Periwigs continues the humorous and informative series exploring the big ideas that have shaped humanity. Packed with laughs and fascinating insights, it documents the progression from the boozy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250325372Author David GibbinsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g

Have you ever wondered who the third man on the moon was? Did you know that Dick Whittington really was the medieval Mayor of London? Why was a pigeon a hero to the American army? What's the difference between a dolmen and a barrow? Who were the Wu, Wei...

World history is not a subject; it is all the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few...

World history is not a subject; it is all the subjects. Because of this, world history as a discipline has never fit well with the traditional definition of historical research. H.G. Wells wrote the first true book of world history in 1920 and only a few...

Recent years have seen a disturbing advance in populist and authoritarian styles of rule and, in response, a rise in popular activism. Strongmen, especially since the advent of fascism, have formed their base of power in popular acclaim. But what power...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319048921Author University William J ConnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Bedford BooksPublisher Bedford BooksWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm)...

The second edition of this concise survey offers a comparative and comprehensive study of culinary cultures and food politics throughout the world, from ancient times to the present day. It examines the long history of globalization of foods as well as...

1974 WAS A YEAR OF MAJOR CHANGE AROUND THE WORLD. Presidents resigned, emperors were deposed, and new governments came to power. On both sides of the Atlantic, major political figures left the scene, either through resignation or electoral defeat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789353898410Author John Milton BerdanFormat PaperbackPage Count 470Imprint Alpha EditionPublisher Alpha EditionWeight(grams) 590g

This book contains selected papers delivered during the 22nd Congress of L'Union Europeenne des Arabisants et Islamisants, held in Poland, from 29th September to 4th October 2004. The proceedings have been arranged into four thematic sections: (1)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788743045038Author Ib Gram-JensenFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Books on DemandPublisher Books on DemandWeight(grams) 263g

A history of Denmark depicts how Denmark, the Danish kingdom and the Danish state have developed and changed over more than a thousand years.In each of the book's nine chapters, researchers from Aarhus University focus on Denmark's political, cultural,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788771125948Author Andreas MarklundFormat HardbackPage Count 236Imprint Aalborg UniversitetsforlagPublisher Aarhus University PressWeight(grams) 728g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783882264975Author Manfred WoidichFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint Dr Ludwig Reichert VerlagPublisher Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781087691008Author Monika DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Teacher Created MaterialsPublisher Teacher Created MaterialsWeight(grams) 152g

History Below the Global aims to foster an entangled knowledge of global history, and to place "others" at the centre stage, to better understand the fluid world which we inhabit.Relying on primary sources in seven languages and books written by hundreds...

Until fairly recently, archaeological research has been directed primarily toward the centers of societies rather than their perimeters. Yet frontiers and borders, precisely because they are peripheral, promote interaction between people of different...

Discover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timeline of over 7 million years.When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover...

The volume examines translation of key German texts into the modern Indian languages as well as translation from the vernacular languages of South Asia into German. Our key concerns are shifting historical contexts, concepts, and translation practices...

Houses and homes are dynamic spaces within which people work to organize and secure their lives, livelihoods and relationships. Written by a team of renowned historians and anthropologists, and and accompanied by original photography by Maurice Weiss, To...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781874320289Format PaperbackImprint The Menard PressPublisher The New Menard PressWeight(grams) 190g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781854891587Author Kevin MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Rivers Oram PressPublisher Rivers Oram Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785274756Author Barry WoodFormat HardbackPage Count 402Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and connects our inner selves to the outer world. Yet there is a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393668773Author Elizabeth PollardFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint W. W. Norton & CompanyPublisher W. W. Norton & CompanyWeight(grams) 404g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781843313014Author Walter G. MossFormat HardbackPage Count 354Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

A remarkable biography of a liberal feminist and progressive critic of Quebec society. Poet, playwright, and librarian, Eva Circe-Cote was a prolific journalist writing for progressive newspapers under a number of pseudonyms. As a feminist and a...

World Events 2000-2020 is an authoritative look at the major geopolitical, economic, environmental, and social events that have shaped the world in the current century. Drawing on both seeking and practical experiences from his years of involvement in...

The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This sixth volume investigates the treatment of tangible and intangible heritage sites created before the advent of nation...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647920548Author Mohamed AdhikariFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Hackett Publishing Co, IncPublisher Hackett Publishing Co, IncWeight(grams) 9g

Every time you plug your phone into a wall socket, flick on a TV, withdraw money from an ATM, lick an ice-cream cone, switch on a computer, ride an escalator, play a DVR, watch a movie about dinosaurs, or pop a tranquilizer, you're doing something that...

According to renowned Marxist economist Samir Amin, the recent Arab Spring uprisings comprise an integral part of a massive "second awakening" of the Global South. From the self-immolation in December 2010 of a Tunisian street vendor, to the...

Ten distinguished observers confront the pervasive attack on the moral and cultural achievements of European civilization, and reflect on the fate of Europe's legacy. Caustic and convincing...a thought-provoking collection of essays. -Norman Davies, Wall...