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Explore the scientific crescendo of the Manhattan Project through newly contextualized and never-before-seen photographs from Los Alamos National Laboratory’s legacy collectionsーsome just declassif……続きを見る

Fully illustrated and based on the latest scholarship, an engaging account of Rome's response to external challenges that covers nearly two centuries of warfare between the empire and its enemies. I……続きを見る

Immortalized through their exploits at the battle of Thermopylae under the legendary Leonidas, as well as countless other victories throughout the classical period, the Spartans were some of the bes……続きを見る

Purses and bags have always been much more than a fashion accessory. For generations of Americans, the purse has been an essential and highly adaptable object, used to achieve a host of social, cult……続きを見る

In Vibrant Mosaic, John B. Christiansen examines a variety of topics that are relevant to deaf and hard of hearing people through the lens of a deaf sociologist. The book explores the arts and sport……続きを見る

Six weeks after Japan’s surrender in August 1945, British and Japanese troops were fighting side-by-side against nationalist revolutionaries in ‘peacekeeping’ operations in Indonesia and Vietnam. In……続きを見る

El gran llibre sobre Israel, el sionisme i Palestina, posat al dia i ampliat per l'enyorat Joan B. Culla. Israel, el somni i la tragèdia del professor Joan B. Culla va satisfer la demanda d'una obra……続きを見る

Nueva edición ampliada de la obra de referencia sobre la historia de Oriente próximo Hace dos décadas, Israel. La tierra más disputada expuso de manera exhaustiva y documentada el nacimiento y desar……続きを見る

About the Book On July 09, 2017, the History Channel aired a television documentary called Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence, which attracted a world-wide audience of 4.3 million views. The highligh……続きを見る

" A well-informed, compelling compilation of the 'up close and personal' side of the Vietnam War . . . [a] masterful chronicle of first person stories" (Vice Admiral David B. Robinson, USN, Ret., Na……続きを見る

Fully illustrated and based on the latest scholarship, an engaging account of Rome's response to external challenges that covers nearly two centuries of warfare between the empire and its enemies. I……続きを見る

Based on up-to-date scholarship, an engaging account of Rome's response to external challenges that covers nearly two centuries of warfare between the empire and its enemies. In this book Duncan Cam……続きを見る

Call Out the Guard! is the story of the modern-day National Guard, one of the largest, most powerful military organizations in the world today. Includes National Guard Bureau Chief Lt. Gen. John B. ……続きを見る

Missoula began in 1860 as Hellgate Village, a trading post located about 4 miles west of what is now downtown. In 1864, the construction of a mill powered by water diverted from Rattlesnake Creek dr……続きを見る

First published in 1988, this book traces the complex evolution of Oxford and Cambridge from the twelfth through the early sixteenth centuries. In the process, the author incorporates new research o……続きを見る

Deaf President Now! reveals the groundswell leading up to the history-making week in 1988 when the students at Gallaudet University seized the campus and closed it down until their demands were met.……続きを見る

Making Space for Knowing: A Capacious Approach to Comparative Epistemology is an intervention in mainstream Western epistemology, especially as it relates to theories of knowledge, knowing, and know……続きを見る

Although political and legal institutions are essential to any nation's economic development, the forces that have shaped these institutions are poorly understood. Drawing on rich evidence about the……続きを見る

The dramatic story of Mehdi Hasan and Ellen Donnelly, whose marriage convulsed high society in nineteenth-century India and whose notorious trial and fall reverberated throughout the British Empire,……続きを見る

National Book Award Finalist: A biologist's "thoroughly enjoyable" account of the expeditions that unearthed the history of life on our planet ( Publishers Weekly). Not so long ago, most of our worl……続きを見る

The 30th North Carolina Infantry was involved in most of the major battles in Virginia from the Seven Days through the surrender at Appomattox, and saw some of the bloodiest fighting of the American……続きを見る

Examines how religious belief reshaped concepts of gender during the New South period that took place from 1877 to 1915 in ways that continue to manifest today Modernity remade much of the world in ……続きを見る

Les últimes dècades vistes per un historiador que des de ben jove ha estat a prop dels gegants polítics del país. L'historiador Joan B. Culla, que amb 22 anys visitava Tarradellas a l'exili, ha ting……続きを見る

First Published in 1999. This work presents a composite view of medieval English university life. The author offers detailed insights into the social and economic conditions of the lives of students……続きを見る

Discover the deep cultural roots of Southern cuisine through archaeology. Understanding and explaining societal rules surrounding food and foodways have been the foci of anthropological studies sinc……続きを見る

The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius. In the ……続きを見る

The Olentangy River runs through itーand ghosts inhabit it. Take a tour of central Ohio's haunted hamlet with its resident paranormal expert. The infamous Vaudeville ghost that still puts on a show ……続きを見る

This edited volume, comprising chapters by leading academics and experts, aims to clarify the complexity of Turkey’s Kurdish question. The Kurdish question is a long-standing, protracted issue, whic……続きを見る

Montesinos’ Legacy brings scholars together in honor of the 500th anniversary of Dominican Antonio de Montesinos’ famous sermon in defense of the rights of the indigenous Amerindians. The collection……続きを見る