From the early years, when its cities and towns were self-governing, to the national rise to power of fascism this century, Italy has undergone many upheavals: political, social, economic and cultu
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Author:Procacci, Giuliano
Summary:Genre: History and geographyAvailable Formats:
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Author:Mapes, Lynda
Summary:In 2003, a backhoe operator hired by the state of Washington to work on the Port Angeles waterfront discovered what a larger world would soon learn.
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Author:Yamazaki, Tomoko
Summary:This is a pioneering work on "karayuki-san," impoverished Japanese women sent abroad to work as prostitutes from the 1860s to the 1920s.
Genre: Political science, Social scienceAvailable Formats:
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Author:Campbell, J.B.
Summary:The Roman army is remarkable for its detailed organisation and professional structure.
Genre: History and geographyAvailable Formats:
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Author:Khapoya, Vincent B.
Summary:This book provides an introduction to Africa -- covering its physical attributes, history, social structure, and culture.
Genre: Social science, History and geographyAvailable Formats:
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Author:Barlow, Maude
Summary:"... required reading for Canadians who want to understand the social disasters of the last decade". -- Sun (Vancouver) "...
Genre: Political scienceAvailable Formats:
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Author:North, Douglass Cecil
Summary:First published in 1973, this is a radical interpretation, offering a unified explanation for the growth of Western Europe between 900 A. D.
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Author:Lomberg, Michelle
Summary:Provides information on the Ojibwa Indians with a focus on their homes, communities, clothing, food, religion, and more.
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- Narrator: Joan VieiraPublisher: Crane Library,
Author:Soto, Hernando de
Summary:"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fifths of humanity, its hour of crisis." In The Mystery of Capital, the world-famous Peruvian economis
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Author:Foner, Eric
Summary:Give Me Liberty! is the leading book in the market because it works in the classroom. A single-author book, Give Me Liberty!
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Author:Trautmann, Thomas R.
Summary:India: A Brief History of a Civilization provides a brief overview of a very long period, allowing students to acquire a mental map of the entire history of Indian civilization in a short book.
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Author:Reid, Jennifer
Summary:Since he was tried and hanged for treason in November of 1885, Louis Riel has been the subject of more histories, biographies, novels, and poetry than any other figure in Canadian history.
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Author:Davis, Mike
Summary:In a gripping reconnaissance into the urban future, Mike Davis, a provocative interpreter of the American metropolis unravels the secret history of disaster, real and imaginary, in Southern Califor
Genre: Social science, History and geographyAvailable Formats:
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Author:Delisle, R. J.
Summary:This leading casebook on Canadian evidence law combines text and excerpts from leading cases with commentary and problem scenarios.
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Author:Compton, Wayde
Summary:These varied essays explore the language of racial misrecognition (a.k.a.
Genre: Essays, History and geographyAvailable Formats:
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