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A Cultural History of Objects in Antiquity

A Cultural History of Objects in Antiquity

Author: Professor Robin Osborne
ISBN: 9781350463349
Format: Paperback
$52.99

A Cultural History of Objects in Antiquity covers the period 500 BCE to 500 CE, examining ancient objects from machines...  Read More >>

A Cultural History of Objects in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Objects in the Modern Age

Author: Professor Laurie Wilkie ,  Professor John Chenoweth
ISBN: 9781350463639
Format: Paperback
$52.99

A Cultural History of Objects in the Modern Age covers the period 1900 to today, a time marked by massive global...  Read More >>

Beastly: The Epic 40,000-Year History of Animals and Us

Beastly: The Epic 40,000-Year History of Animals and...

Author: Keggie Carew
ISBN: 9781786896933
Format: Paperback
$24.99

Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation, Beastly invites us to consider our place in the wider world...  Read More >>

1963: That Was the Year That Was

1963: That Was the Year That Was

Author: Andrew Cook
ISBN: 9781803996899
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A compendium of milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture, national and international politics from...  Read More >>

Early Modern Genres of History

Early Modern Genres of History

Author: Emil Nicklas Johnsen ,  Ina Louise Stovner
ISBN: 9781032364421
Format: Paperback
$73.99

Bringing together an international group of literary scholars, intellectual historians, and cultural historians,...  Read More >>

Ha�ti, un �tat-Nation dysfonctionnel: Que doit-on faire pour red�marrer?

Ha�ti, un �tat-Nation dysfonctionnel: Que doit-on faire...

Author: Dr R�v Wilguymps Charles
ISBN: 9798369420805
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Ce livre �crit par le R�v. Dr. Wilguymps Charles est un effort citoyen visant � sensibiliser la conscience collective...  Read More >>

Scottish Folklore

Scottish Folklore

Author: Raymond Lamont-Brown
ISBN: 9781780278476
Format: Paperback
$19.99

This book traces the roots and traditions of Scottish folklore and introduces all its key parts, combining a huge...  Read More >>

A Short History of the Weimar Republic: Revised Edition

A Short History of the Weimar Republic: Revised Edition...

Author: Colin Storer (University of Warwick, UK)
ISBN: 9781350172364
Format: Paperback
$29.99

It is impossible to understand the history of modern Europe without some knowledge of the Weimar Republic. The brief...  Read More >>

Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Britain, Sport and the 1980s

Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Britain, Sport and...

Author: Roger Domeneghetti
ISBN: 9781529114843
Format: Paperback
$27.99

A social history of 1980s Britain, told through the sport of the time. A social history of 1980s Britain, told...  Read More >>

Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic

Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic

Author: Tabitha Stanmore
ISBN: 9781847927323
Format: Paperback
$36.99

A vibrant look at an unsettled and strangely familiar time that overturns our assumptions about the history of magic....  Read More >>

Scottish Quotations

Scottish Quotations

Author: David Ross
ISBN: 9781780278483
Format: Paperback
$19.99

The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought and also for the vigour with which it is put into...  Read More >>

Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion

Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK...

Author: André Marmot
ISBN: 9780571374489
Format: Hardback
$59.99

A lively, subversive history of the new UK jazz wave, encapsulating its revolutionary spirit and tracing its foundations...  Read More >>

Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt: Islam, Communism, and Anti-Colonial Protest

Revolutionary Emotions in Cold War Egypt: Islam, Communism,...

Author: Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah
ISBN: 9781350383760
Format: Hardback
$170.00

In autumn 1951, a diverse array of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish students from clubs like the Muslim Brotherhood...  Read More >>

Early Modern Genres of History

Early Modern Genres of History

Author: Emil Nicklas Johnsen ,  Ina Louise Stovner
ISBN: 9781032364414
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre

The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre...

Author: Eila Mell ,  The American Theatre Wing
ISBN: 9780762484416
Format: Hardback
$100.00

From the American Theatre Wing and author Eila Mell, The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre is...  Read More >>

The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century

The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the...

Author: Ariane Bankes
ISBN: 9780715654989
Format: Hardback
$39.99

When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to...  Read More >>

A Little History of the Australian Labor Party

A Little History of the Australian Labor Party

Author: Nick Dyrenfurth ,  Frank Bongiorno
ISBN: 9781742238210
Format: Paperback
$27.99

A little book about the big history of one of Australia's most important institutions  Read More >>

The Underground Railroad: An Enthralling Overview of the Secret Path to Freedom for African Americans during the 19th Century

The Underground Railroad: An Enthralling Overview of...

Author: Billy Wellman
ISBN: 9798887653594
Format: Hardback
$71.25

Embark on a profound journey through the veiled pathways of hope and resilience with The Underground Railroad.  Read More >>

We Are Not Animals: Indigenous Politics of Survival, Rebellion, and Reconstitution in Nineteenth-Century California

We Are Not Animals: Indigenous Politics of Survival,...

Author: Martin Rizzo-Martinez ,  Valentin Lopez
ISBN: 9781496238757
Format: Paperback
$105.60

We Are Not Animals traces the history of Indigenous people in the Santa Cruz area through the nineteenth century,...  Read More >>

Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits

Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits

Author: Aaron Goldfarb
ISBN: 9781419766794
Format: Hardback
$39.99

"An entertaining journey into the booming world of vintage spirits, the quirky and intensely passionate ""dusty...  Read More >>

The Uniqueness of Chinese Civilization in World History

The Uniqueness of Chinese Civilization in World History...

Author: Guy S. Alitto
ISBN: 9789819907120
Format: Paperback
$369.57

The book is a meticulous work in answering these questions which often occur to foreigners as well as modern Chinese...  Read More >>

The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

The Boy Who Promised Me Horses

Author: David Joseph Charpentier ,  He'seota'e Miner
ISBN: 9781496238078
Format: Paperback
$65.87

A teacher and mentor to students at St. Labre Indian School, David Joseph Charpentier details the joys, dangers,...  Read More >>

England in the Seventeenth Century

England in the Seventeenth Century

Author: Maurice Ashley
ISBN: 9781032264783
Format: Paperback
$58.99

Originally published in 1952 but here reissuing the updated edition of 1978, this book has long been established...  Read More >>

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