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Il y a cinq ans, lorsque je partis à la recherche de ces ruines merveilleuses, mon intention était d'en faire une étude approfondie et de traiter le sujet moi-même. Surpris de la manière incomplète ……続きを見る

The Pencil of Nature, written in six installments between 1844 and 1846, was the "first photographically illustrated book to be commercially published" or "the first commercially publ……続きを見る

A fascinating patriotic look at the history of the United States. From the Liberty Bell to Custer to Yellowstone Park to the Witches of Salem to the Great Northwest and the Warm Southeast, read abou……続きを見る

Hereford Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Hereford, the famous streets and the……続きを見る

Crossing Borders deconstructs contemporary theories of Soviet history from the revolution through the Stalin period, and offers new interpretations based on a transnational perspective. To Michael D……続きを見る

In 1865 Americans faced some of the most important issues in the nation’s history: the final battles of the Civil War, the struggle to pass the Thirteenth Amendment, the peace process, reconstructio……続きを見る

In this innovative study, Erica Fox Brindley examines how, during the period 400 BCE–50 CE, Chinese states and an embryonic Chinese empire interacted with peoples referred to as the Yue/Viet along i……続きを見る

The Maoist state’s dominance over Chinese society, achieved through such watersheds as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, is well known. Maoism at the Grassroots reexamines this per……続きを見る

In 1851, Elizabeth Parker, a free black child in Chester County, Pennsylvania, was bound and gagged, snatched from a local farm, and hurried off to a Baltimore slave pen. Two weeks later, her teenag……続きを見る

The Airstream is an eye-catching vintage classic. First appearing on American highways in the early 1930s, these sleek aluminum icons were compact, cozy spaces that could be hitched to the family ca……続きを見る

Inspired by his article “Rent a White Guy,” published in The Atlantic, comes a chronicle of Moxley’s outrageous adventures in Beijing--from fake businessman to Chinese propagandist to low-budget mus……続きを見る

Where else but America do people ask: What Would Jesus Do? What Would Jesus Drive? What Would Jesus Eat? "This book is for believers and non-believers alike. It is not a book about whether one sho……続きを見る

The spread of UK music festivals has exploded since 2000. In this major contribution to cultural studies, the lid is lifted on the contemporary festival scene. Gone are the days of a handful of form……続きを見る

More than forty years have passed since the official end of the Vietnam War, yet the war’s legacies endure. Its history and iconography still provide fodder for film and fiction, communities of war ……続きを見る

I wish I had a horse of my own,” said Charley Graham, as he saw one of his friends riding on a pony which had recently been presented to him by his father. “And I'd like one, too,” exclaimed his bro……続きを見る

This book explores how journalists at local metro papers in a south-western China metropolis give meaning to their work and how these meanings are shaped by the specific social environment within wh……続きを見る

In this compelling new study, Whitney Cox presents a fundamental re-imagining of the politics of pre-modern India through the reinterpretation of the contested accession of Kulottunga I (r.1070–1120……続きを見る

First published in 1991, this book presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of radio broadcasting. Its eleven chapter-categories cover almost the entire range of radio broadcasting ー with th……続きを見る

Since the 16th century, Paris has been a leading arbiter of taste and the ultimate source of luxury goods for Europe and the world. However, the origins of the luxury trades of Paris and their role ……続きを見る

The Complete Tradesman redresses the relative paucity of studies on the history of retailing before 1800. Based upon extensive research into diverse trade sources, Cox takes issue with the surprisin……続きを見る

‘Undoubtedly, My Saffron Garden was a playground for Farishtey and Djinns. The tiny flora in the lush meadow tiptoed upwards as lithe as ballet dancers while they hobnobbed with the tinted winged bu……続きを見る

Henry A. Wallace Award, The Agricultural History Society, 2018 Brazil has the second-largest cattle herd in the world and is a major exporter of beef. While ranching in the Amazonーand its destructi……続きを見る

What became of radio after its Golden Age ended about 1960? Not long ago Arbitron found that almost 93 percent of Americans age 12 and older are regular radio listeners, a higher percentage than tho……続きを見る

Journalism and Climate Crisis: Public Engagement, Media Alternatives recognizes that climate change is more than an environmental crisis. It is also a question of political and communicative capacit……続きを見る

"Piven has embodied the best of American democracy."ーThe Nation Frances Fox Piven reminds us why we must understand the labor, civil-rights, and anti-imperialist struggles of the Depression era if ……続きを見る

The Sunday Times Bestseller In Wonders of the Solar System – the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series – Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagina……続きを見る

Cando eu me consideraba o derradeiro supervivente dun pobo suicida, chegou a min a voz alentadora dun escritor. Era Antón Vilar Ponte. Con estas palabras, escritas en A Nosa Terra en marzo de 1936 (……続きを見る

This text aims to help the reader understand all aspects of videoconferencing. It includes: an overview of the history and technology; a section on security for Internet-based videoconferencing as w……続きを見る

In a digital moment where both the democratizing and totalitarian possibilities of media are unprecedented, the need for complex, ethical, and imaginative documentary mediaーfor you, the reader of t……続きを見る

The Fluid Boundaries of Suffrage and Jim Crow: Staking Claims in the American Heartland engages in an important conversation about race relations in the twentieth century and significantly extends t……続きを見る