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  • A Jewish Life Under The Tsars
    Norman Marsden
    Brilliant and insightful, Chaim Aronson overcame grinding poverty and a poor education to become a master craftsman and inventor. Yet, forced to partner with clueless aristocrats and scheming middlemen, he could never quite make a decent living for himself and his family. Aronson left rural Seredžius, Lithuania, studied in Vilna, married and started in business in Telz (Telšiai...
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    41,52 €

  • Casseroles, Can Openers, and Jell-O
    Elizabeth Aldrich
    An 'all-you-can-eat' tour of American life in the postwar period, told through the foods we loved. ...
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    29,49 €

  • African Slavery A Different Look
    Spencer Gantt
    This title follows the Atlantic Slave Trade from the deep interior of the Dark Continent to the shores of the Caribbean Islands, South America and beyond. Departure and arrival points for 12,000,000 people captured, sold and transported are noted. The slave centers of Europe and New England are described along with the businessmen and ship captains responsible for the Middle Pa...
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    6,79 €

  • Facts are Facts - Original Edition
    Benjamin H Freedman
    Inscribed upon the cross when Jesus was crucified were the Latin words 'Jesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeorum.' Pontius Pilate was the author of that famous inscription. Latin was Pontius Pilate’s mother tongue. Authorities competent to translate and pass upon the correct translation into English agree that it is 'Jesus the Nazarene Ruler of the Judean.' There is no disagreement among t...
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    17,92 €

  • A progressive education?
    Laura Tisdall
    A Progressive Education? argues that the period after WWII witnessed a fundamental transformation in concepts of childhood and adolescence in England and Wales. ...
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    44,11 €

  • Performance art and revolution
    Sanja Perovic
    This book assesses Stuart Brisley’s seminal influence on British art through his lifelong engagement with the histories and imaginaries of revolution. It links together revolutionary history with the author’s critical dialogue with Brisley, developed over many years, to explore how revolutionary art, politics and history relate today. ...
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    158,14 €

  • R. Saadia Gaon
    Eliezer Schlossberg
    R. Saadia Gaon (882-942) was unquestionably one of the most important if not the most important medieval Jewish thinker. He dealt with biblical exegesis, philosophy, grammar, poetry, prayer, and Halakha, and in many of these fields he is considered an innovator and a trailblazer, paving new paths for his followers. Many of the sages who lived after him cited from his writings. ...
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    186,09 €

  • Jewish Culture and Creativity
    Jewish Culture and Creativity honors the wide-ranging scholarship of Prof. Michael Fishbane with contributions of his students on subjects that cover the gamut of Jewish studies, from biblical and rabbinic literature to medieval and modern Jewish culture, and concluding with case studies of the creative application of Prof. Fishbane’s thought and theology in contemporary Jewish...
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    199,73 €

  • The Streckfus Riverboat Dynasty
    Arthur L. Smith
    In 1880 John Streckfus began a commercial packet business serving the Rock Island community that evolved to become the largest excursion riverboat operation serving the Mississippi from St. Paul to New Orleans and the Ohio from Pittsburg to St. Louis. Streckfus built the sternwheeler J.S., the first purposed sightseeing and music/dance riverboat in 1900. When the J.S. suffered ...
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    68,36 €

  • Leaving a Legacy
    Rebecca Shamblin
    Maybe it has always been a secret dream of yours to create a book out of your genealogy research, but you have been too busy or overwhelmed to get started. I will help you break this process down into simple, manageable steps. You will learn about the research process, what to include, how to turn facts into stories, how to organize your book, how to get it printed, and finally...
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    32,75 €

  • Gaols Gallows and Ghosts
    Richard Blacklee
    I first met Richard through a shared interest in the history of local buildings in Northampton, though I was already familiar with his excellent work on the Culworth Gang. Northampton has a significant number of older attractive buildings which should be appreciated. This book provides an excellent introduction to the history of some of the most interesting and intriguing of th...
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    17,06 €

  • Translation as Incarnation
    Israel Kamudzandu
    The publication and attention given to postcolonial work has flooded the field of academia, yet not much attention has been paid to the precolonial, premissional, and colonial eras, and receptions of the Western Missionary Bible and its impact on the colonization of Global South nations; schools in this area had to wrestle with the study of the Bible from kindergarten to colleg...
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    16,82 €

  • Let’s spend the night together
    Subcultures Network
    It is often unmentioned and sometimes only implied, but sex provided much of the charge that infused post-war youth culture. This collection seeks to locate the sex in the well-known trilogy of ’sex & drugs & rock ’n’ roll’. From the masculine swagger of the Teds to the sensual fetishization of all things Goth, the essays here locate the sexual performance and implications of B...
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    181,57 €

  • The spatiality and temporality of urban violence
    This interdisciplinary edited volume studies practices and representations of urban violence from a spatiotemporal perspective. It discusses how the spatial and temporal characteristics of the urban can produce and shape violence, and how practices as well as memories of violence transform spatialities and temporalities of cities. ...
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    169,41 €

  • The Luckiest Thirteen
    Brian W Lavery / Brian W. Lavery
    A relentless nautical drama that would define, or end, men’s lives.The English port city of Hull was home to ‘three day millionaires’ - trawlermen on brief shore leave. They were spilling cash from record catches. With months out working fierce seas, who knew if the next trip would be their last?The St Finbarr was set to change all that.She was built as the perfect trawler, no ...
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    16,15 €

  • Black Tech
    Theresa Merritt-Watson
    Black Tech is designed to be the first of several books in a series to help African Americans learn and appreciate more about Black participation in the development of the United States.Black Tech is written for first- to third-grade readers, but its content is applicable to all ages. In the book, a young narrator presents Black inventors and their unique inventions in a colorf...
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    14,73 €

  • Loggerheads
    Bruce Hornidge
    'For a decade, the issue of forest and land use in British Columbia raged like a forest fire . . .'Shamed by demonstrators as a 'tree-killer,' Clayoquot Sound tree faller Bruce Hornidge faced soul-searing losses of identity and family livelihood. This gripping, irony-laden memoir of a life spent harvesting in the beauty of the forest deals frankly with the nearly invisible huma...
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    21,02 €

  • 18
    Nora Gold
    This anthology contains 18 splendid Jewish stories, each translated into English from a different language. These compelling, humorous, and moving stories, written by eminent authors that include Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Isaac Babel, and Lili Berger, reflect both the diversities and the commonalities within Jewish culture, and will make you laugh, cry, and think and are enjoyable fo...
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    17,70 €

  • Captivity’s Collections
    Kathleen S. Murphy
    Cashews from Africa’s Gold Coast, butterflies from Sierra Leone, jalap root from Veracruz, shells from Jamaica—in the eighteenth century, these specimens from faraway corners of the Atlantic were tucked away onboard inhumane British slaving vessels. Kathleen S. Murphy argues that the era’s explosion of new natural knowledge was deeply connected to the circulation of individuals...
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    126,99 €

  • Captivity’s Collections
    Kathleen S. Murphy
    Cashews from Africa’s Gold Coast, butterflies from Sierra Leone, jalap root from Veracruz, shells from Jamaica—in the eighteenth century, these specimens from faraway corners of the Atlantic were tucked away onboard inhumane British slaving vessels. Kathleen S. Murphy argues that the era’s explosion of new natural knowledge was deeply connected to the circulation of individuals...
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    38,15 €

  • African American Almanac
    Lean’tin Bracks
    Courage, resilience and triumph! Celebrating the African American experience, the extraordinary people, and their profound influence on American history! African Americans helped build the United States. Their contributions, deeds, and influence are interwoven into the fabric of the country. Celebrating centuries of achievements, the African American Almanac: 400 Years of Blac...
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    75,67 €

  • The Last Boy in Auschwitz
    Moshe (Mjetek) Bomberg
    Meeting his brother in Auschwitz, he understood that they are all aloneA young boy’s world falls apart! He can trust no one and does not know what his tomorrow holds or if he will live to see it.Poland 1944, Mjetek finds himself in Auschwitz after taking part in Zionist underground activities trying to fight against the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. He meets his brother and unders...
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    21,13 €

  • Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era
    Sheng-Wei Wang
    How early did the Chinese explore the world? Did the Treasure Fleets, led by Admiral Zheng He, discover many parts of the world before Christopher Columbus? While it is known that Christopher Columbus discovered America and Europe ushered in the Age of Discovery, there is an ongoing debate on the 'unknown' areas depicted in Western maps from the period and earlier. There is agr...
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    211,50 €

  • Mis Mejores Consejos de Genealogia
    Robin R. Foster
    ¿Se ha preguntado alguna vez por las personas esclavizadas de su ascendencia?¿Ha preguntado al pariente vivo de más edad qué recuerda? ¿Sabe qué hacer a continuación? Pude encontrar a mi segundo bisabuelo, Beverly Vance (1832-1899), en los censos de 1880 y 1870 junto con su madre, su esposa y sus hijos. ¿Ha localizado a su antepasado anteriormente esclavizado en los censos de 1...
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    19,81 €

  • Humanitarianism and the Greater War, 1914-24
    This book offers fresh perspectives on the history of humanitarianism and its impact on domestic and international politics in the era of the Great War. ...
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    169,37 €

  • Unearthing Legacies
    Penelope Green
    Unlock the Hidden Stories of Your American Indian Ancestry!Penelope Green invites you on a transformative journey through time, culture, and identity. This guide empowers you to uncover the profound stories and connections that link you to your American Indian heritage. You will embark on a comprehensive and compassionate exploration of American Indian genealogy. From understan...
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    9,77 €

  • Voices of Freedom
    Elise Baker
    Women have been at the forefront of significant positive change for generations, and yet they still struggle to have their voices heard.There is no more obvious example of this than when learning about modern history, where little acknowledgment is given to women’s incredible feats and sacrifices during major world events.However, there are hundreds of true stories of brave wom...
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    8,89 €

  • Olukumi Kingdom
    George Benin Nkemnacho
    In a world that is increasingly being aware, in a political and cultural sense, of issues surrounding marginalised communities, this book gives a riveting account of the history, culture and politics of the Olukumi people, a marginalised Yoruba community unlike others that had hitherto been the subject of mainstream literature and debates.The Olukumi people are a bilingual (bot...
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    26,92 €

  • Our Sunburnt Country
    Arthur J Baillie / Molly G Johnson
    First published in 1964 this book was written by a young schoolteacher. It was a bestseller. It was updated and republished in 2013 by the original author who was still a passionate researcher of Australian history. Our Sunburnt Country tells the story of Australia’s heritage. It includes Aboriginal settlement, Dreamtime stories, European explorers, the First Fleet’s arrival, t...
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    27,00 €

  • Exile From Argentina
    Eduardo D. Faingold
    Eduardo Faingold chronicles his family’s experiences before, during, and after the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-1983). He uses his diaries, interviews in Latin America and Israel, documents and pictures given to him by his family and friends and studies the works of political scientists, historians and journalists. He begins with his family history from the time whe...
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    72,06 €


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