ZACK - History 1

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When Zackary Vernon moved to the Appalachian town of Boone, North Carolina, he had a goal: to make more ethical food choices. Soon he was working on an organic farm; volunteering at a pay-what-you-c……続きを見る

A captivating exploration of Japan’s supernatural catsーmysterious, mischievous, and deeply woven into the country’s folklore, art, and spiritual imagination. Drawing on centuries of legends, woodbl……続きを見る

A real-life thrillerーthe true story of the unheralded American who brought the Barbary Pirates to their knees. "It is a tale of high ideals, derring-do, [and] extraordinary courage." ー New York Ti……続きを見る

A corrective history of the essential role that Black women played in the early Black press. In Great Thinkers and Doers, Teresa Zackodnik looks at the vitalーand largely overlookedーrole of Black w……続きを見る

ESSAYS ON Charles Bukowski, John Fante, the Beat Generation, Jim Morrison's legacy, Charles Manson, Hunter S. Thompson, Paul Williams, Antifolk, Philip K. Dick, Jonathan Richman, Paul Krassner, Davi……続きを見る

An ambitious look at how the twentieth century’s great powers devised their military strategies and what their implications mean for military competition between the United States and China How will……続きを見る

"A modern day Lafcadio Hearn is picking up his ghostly torch. Zack Davisson is the author, translator, and folklorist following in Hearn's footsteps." ーtofugu.com Mysterious demons, ghosts and mons……続きを見る

A single image taken from a high-rise building in inner-city Johannesburg uncovers layers of historyーfrom its premise and promise of gold to its current improvisations. It reveals the city as carca……続きを見る

"I lived in a haunted apartment." Zack Davisson opens this definitive work on Japan's ghosts, or yurei, with a personal tale about the spirit world. Eerie red marks on the apartment's ceiling kept Z……続きを見る

Ludwig Dehio advances a theory of the historical dynamic of the modern European state system (1494–1945) and its hegemonic wars. After explaining Dehio's thoughts about why none of the European Powe……続きを見る

The poor economic performance of some African countries since independence has been a major concern to both African leaders and policy makers. This volume, which draws together contributions from ac……続きを見る

Is the West in Decline? is a collection of ten essays by prominent scholars of international relations and current history, many of them associated with the European Studies program of the Johns Hop……続きを見る

The book of Job has captivated readers for centuries, yet its sprawling dialogues set beside its seemingly simple narrative have also puzzled those who have attempted to understand the ancient book.……続きを見る

What does it take to control the minds of millions of people - and influence their thoughts and actions into complete devastation? After years of historical research, Dr. Daniela Ozacky Stern - a th……続きを見る

In this redemption tale, an unlikely friendship offers a glimpse into the resilience of the human spirit. During the Battle of the Bulge in the frozen winter of 1944, Henry Gerald Briggs, a desertin……続きを見る

Soldiers that fly! Tanks that fly! Cruisers that . . . sink! What Fight Have Been My Tank Is Fight! contains a humorous and exciting examination of twenty real inventions from World War II that neve……続きを見る

An examination of the understudied, yet significant role of Florida and its populace during the Civil War. In many respects Florida remains the forgotten state of the Confederacy. Journalist Horace ……続きを見る

First Published in 1990. Volume Two of Studies of Economic History of South Africa, looks at the Lesotho and Swaziland regions. The unfolding history and historiography of Southern Africa pose profo……続きを見る

A unit that saw significant action in many of the engagements of the Civil War’s eastern theater. Until this work, no comprehensive study of the Florida units that served in Robert E. Lee’s Army of ……続きを見る

The eight essays contained in Philosophical Feminism and Popular Culture explore the portrayal of women and various philosophical responses to that portrayal in contemporary post-civil rights societ……続きを見る

Informed by thousands of pages of newly released FBI files, The Kidnapping and Murder of Little Skeegie Cash tells the gripping story of the only crime investigated by J. Edgar Hoover himself, the s……続きを見る

Seria „Sztuka wojenna czasów Stefana Batorego” to najpełniejsze ujęcie wojskowości Stefana Batorego na polskim rynku, oparte na szerokiej bazie źródłowej i z bogatym zestawem literatury, w tym obcoj……続きを見る

Seria „Sztuka wojenna czasów Stefana Batorego” to najpełniejsze ujęcie wojskowości Stefana Batorego na polskim rynku, oparte na szerokiej bazie źródłowej i z bogatym zestawem literatury, w tym obcoj……続きを見る

Seria „Sztuka wojenna czasów Stefana Batorego” to najpełniejsze ujęcie wojskowości Stefana Batorego na polskim rynku, oparte na szerokiej bazie źródłowej i z bogatym zestawem literatury, w tym obcoj……続きを見る

Preeminent philosopher, Naomi Zack, brings us an indispensable work in the ethics of race through an inquiry into the history of moral philosophy. Beginning with Plato and a philosophical tradition ……続きを見る

A ROLLICKING NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S EMBATTLED TENURE AS POLICE COMMISSIONER OF CORRUPT, PLEASURE-LOVING NEW YORK CITY IN THE 1880s, AND HIS DOOMED MISSION TO WIPE OUT VICE In the ……続きを見る

The economics and future of pastoralism in Sub-Saharan Africa. 続きを見る

These articles cover: early agricultural development; history of agricultural crops; patterns of land use and tenure; introduction and use of metals; economic and technological aspects of the Iron A……続きを見る

Somalia. March 4, 1993. Two Somalis are shot in the back by Canadian peacekeepers, one fatally. Barely two weeks later, sixteen-year-old Shidane Abukar Arone is tortured to death. Dozens of Canadian……続きを見る