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The Japanese Empire Disaster

by Jean Sénat Fleury ...

The book demonstrates that, even if during the first period of the Shwa era (1931–1945) the real driving force to war was the Japanese military, Hirohito, as supreme commander, gave full support to the army. On multiple occasions, as an emperor, he sanctioned many government policies. Accordingly, he was responsible for the war and for the atrocities that the Japanese troops committed in Asia ... Read more

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The book demonstrates that, even if during the first period of the Shwa era (1931–1945) the real driving force to war was the Japanese military, Hirohito, as supreme commander, gave full support to the army. On multiple occasions, as an emperor, he sanctioned many government policies. Accordingly, he was responsible for the war and for the atrocities that the Japanese troops committed in Asia
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States at War, Volume 2

A Reference Guide for New York in the Civil War

Edited by Richard F. Miller ...

While many Civil War reference books exist, there is no single compendium that contains important details about the combatant states (and territories) that Civil War researchers can readily access for their work. People looking for information about the organizations, activities, economies, demographics, and prominent personalities of Civil War states and state governments must assemble data from ... Read more

$67.99 CAD

While many Civil War reference books exist, there is no single compendium that contains important details about the combatant states (and territories) that Civil War researchers can readily access for their work. People looking for information about the organizations, activities, economies, demographics, and prominent personalities of Civil War states and state governments must assemble data from
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Catharine Macaulay's Republican Enlightenment

by Karen Green ...

The ‘celebrated’ Catharine Macaulay was both lauded and execrated during the eighteenth century for her republican politics and her unconventional, second marriage. This comprehensive biography in the 'life and letters' tradition situates her works in their political and social contexts and offers an unprecedented, detailed account of the content and influence of her writing, the arguments she ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

The ‘celebrated’ Catharine Macaulay was both lauded and execrated during the eighteenth century for her republican politics and her unconventional, second marriage. This comprehensive biography in the 'life and letters' tradition situates her works in their political and social contexts and offers an unprecedented, detailed account of the content and influence of her writing, the arguments she
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Smoke, Mirrors, and Chains

America's First Continuing Criminal Enterprise

by Larry Kenneth Alexander ...

Blacks born in colonial America were Englishmen with an inalienable right to liberty under Britain's rule of law and those who purported to be slavemasters were criminals. The product of graft -slavery was America's first continuing criminal enterprise. However, with Lord Chief Justice Mansfield's utterance in 1772, "...Let justice be done although the heavens fall..." - a freedom trial of a slave ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Blacks born in colonial America were Englishmen with an inalienable right to liberty under Britain's rule of law and those who purported to be slavemasters were criminals. The product of graft -slavery was America's first continuing criminal enterprise. However, with Lord Chief Justice Mansfield's utterance in 1772, "...Let justice be done although the heavens fall..." - a freedom trial of a slave
... Read more
Clio's Laws

On History and Language

by Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo ...

Translated by Mary Ellen Fieweger ...

Offering a unique perspective on the very notions and practices of storytelling, history, memory, and language, Clio’s Laws collects ten essays (some new and some previously published in Spanish) by a revered voice in global history. Taking its title from the Greek muse of history, this opus considers issues related to the historian’s craft, including nationalism and identity, and draws on Tenorio ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Offering a unique perspective on the very notions and practices of storytelling, history, memory, and language, Clio’s Laws collects ten essays (some new and some previously published in Spanish) by a revered voice in global history. Taking its title from the Greek muse of history, this opus considers issues related to the historian’s craft, including nationalism and identity, and draws on Tenorio
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The Routledge Handbook of Muslim Iberia

Edited by Maribel Fierro ...

This handbook offers an overview of the main issues regarding the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual and artistic history of the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Muslim rule (eighth–fifteenth centuries). A comprehensive list of primary and secondary sources attests the vitality of the academic study of al-Andalus (= Muslim Iberia) and its place in present-day discussions ... Read more

$97.99 CAD

This handbook offers an overview of the main issues regarding the political, economic, social, religious, intellectual and artistic history of the Iberian Peninsula during the period of Muslim rule (eighth–fifteenth centuries). A comprehensive list of primary and secondary sources attests the vitality of the academic study of al-Andalus (= Muslim Iberia) and its place in present-day discussions
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Corpus Linguistics for Oral History

by Chris Fitzgerald, Ivor Timmis ...

Series series Routledge Corpus Linguistics Guides
Corpus Linguistics for Oral History takes a step-by-step approach to presenting how corpus linguistics tools and techniques can be applied to oral history archives. Bridging the gap between the two areas, this book:establishes a framework to pursue this type of research and guides the reader through tasks that will ensure practical applicationshows how oral narratives can facilitate historical ... Read more

$78.99 CAD

Corpus Linguistics for Oral History takes a step-by-step approach to presenting how corpus linguistics tools and techniques can be applied to oral history archives. Bridging the gap between the two areas, this book:establishes a framework to pursue this type of research and guides the reader through tasks that will ensure practical applicationshows how oral narratives can facilitate historical
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Moving Between Cultures Through Arts-Based Inquiry

Re-membering Identity

by Ying Wang ...

Series series Education (R0)
This book is an exploration of the concept of in-betweenness, as it occurs within the process of moving between the author’s root culture and adopted culture, from her perspective as an immigrant creative arts therapist. Through the critical autoethnographic voice and a/r/tographic inquiry, she introduces a unique exploration site within the process of Guqin-making, an ancient Chinese art form. ... Read more

$57.99 CAD

This book is an exploration of the concept of in-betweenness, as it occurs within the process of moving between the author’s root culture and adopted culture, from her perspective as an immigrant creative arts therapist. Through the critical autoethnographic voice and a/r/tographic inquiry, she introduces a unique exploration site within the process of Guqin-making, an ancient Chinese art form.
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The Irish Defence Forces since 1922

by Donal MacCarron ...

Series series Men-at-Arms
Born in the Civil War of 1922–23, the army of the Republic of Ireland occupied a sensitive place in the national culture for many years.In World War II, it faced the challenge of maintaining Ireland's integrity as a neutral. Post-war, it found a new role in 1960, providing troops for the United Nations intervention in the war-torn Congo; and since then has supported UN missions in the Middle East ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

Born in the Civil War of 1922–23, the army of the Republic of Ireland occupied a sensitive place in the national culture for many years.In World War II, it faced the challenge of maintaining Ireland's integrity as a neutral. Post-war, it found a new role in 1960, providing troops for the United Nations intervention in the war-torn Congo; and since then has supported UN missions in the Middle East
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The 1950s

Key Themes and Documents

by James S. Olson, Mariah Gumpert ...

Series series Unlocking American History
This volume serves as an invaluable guide to key political, social, and cultural concepts of the 1950s.This volume covers the entire decade of the 1950s, from the uneasy peace following World War II to the beginnings of cultural discontent that would explode in the 1960s. It highlights key historical, social, and cultural elements of the period, including the Cold War and perceived communist ... Read more

$71.99 CAD

This volume serves as an invaluable guide to key political, social, and cultural concepts of the 1950s.This volume covers the entire decade of the 1950s, from the uneasy peace following World War II to the beginnings of cultural discontent that would explode in the 1960s. It highlights key historical, social, and cultural elements of the period, including the Cold War and perceived communist
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Året 1864 og dansk historieskrivning

by Aage Friis ...

Nogle begivenheder kan have så skelsættende betydning for et land, at de i høj grad også kommer til at påvirke landets historieforskning. Nederlaget i 1864 blev en sådan begivenhed i Danmark, og det kom i mange år til at påvirke dansk historieforskning og historieskrivning. I "Året 1864 og dansk historieskrivning", der oprindeligt blev holdt som foredrag, går den danske historiker Aage Friis i ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

Nogle begivenheder kan have så skelsættende betydning for et land, at de i høj grad også kommer til at påvirke landets historieforskning. Nederlaget i 1864 blev en sådan begivenhed i Danmark, og det kom i mange år til at påvirke dansk historieforskning og historieskrivning. I "Året 1864 og dansk historieskrivning", der oprindeligt blev holdt som foredrag, går den danske historiker Aage Friis i
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Zukunftsmaschinen in der Chemie

Kernmagnetische Resonanz bis 1980

by Thomas Steinhauser ...

Zukunftsmaschinen in der Chemie zeigt am Beispiel der kernmagnetischen Resonanz (NMR), wie elektronische Instrumente und die mit ihnen verbundenen Methoden zu einem Kerngebiet der modernen Chemie wurden. Den Leitfaden der Analyse knüpfen die Aktivitäten der Firmen Varian Associates (USA) und Bruker-Spectrospin (Deutschland/Schweiz). Das Netzwerk der NMR umfasste aber nicht nur diese Zentren der ... Read more

$149.99 CAD

Zukunftsmaschinen in der Chemie zeigt am Beispiel der kernmagnetischen Resonanz (NMR), wie elektronische Instrumente und die mit ihnen verbundenen Methoden zu einem Kerngebiet der modernen Chemie wurden. Den Leitfaden der Analyse knüpfen die Aktivitäten der Firmen Varian Associates (USA) und Bruker-Spectrospin (Deutschland/Schweiz). Das Netzwerk der NMR umfasste aber nicht nur diese Zentren der
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Horizontal Art History and Beyond

Revising Peripheral Critical Practices

Edited by Agata Jakubowska, Magdalena Radomska ...

Series series Studies in Art Historiography
This book is devoted to the concept of horizontal art history—a proposal of a paradigm shift formulated by the Polish art historian Piotr Piotrowski (1952–2015)—that aims at undermining the hegemony of the discourse of art history created in the Western world.The concept of horizontal art history is one of many ideas on how to conduct nonhierarchical art historical analysis that have been ... Read more

$85.99 CAD

This book is devoted to the concept of horizontal art history—a proposal of a paradigm shift formulated by the Polish art historian Piotr Piotrowski (1952–2015)—that aims at undermining the hegemony of the discourse of art history created in the Western world.The concept of horizontal art history is one of many ideas on how to conduct nonhierarchical art historical analysis that have been
... Read more
American Nuclear Deception: Why "the Port Chicago experiment" must be investigated

by Daisy B. Herndon ...

(Updated 08/2022)When it comes to the bomb, what we don't know could kill us. Written for ordinary readers by a concerned American citizen, American Nuclear Deception shows how the history of the bomb impacts current nuclear policy. This fresh evidence is seen through the surprising lens of the Port Chicago nuclear explosion theory (PCnet).The controversial theory, introduced in The Black Scholar ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

(Updated 08/2022)When it comes to the bomb, what we don't know could kill us. Written for ordinary readers by a concerned American citizen, American Nuclear Deception shows how the history of the bomb impacts current nuclear policy. This fresh evidence is seen through the surprising lens of the Port Chicago nuclear explosion theory (PCnet).The controversial theory, introduced in The Black Scholar
... Read more
EL PACTO HIDRÁULICO

CULTURAS DEL MUNDO

by Cristina Lobo, Manuel Rodsua ...

Series series CULTURAS DEL MUNDO
¿Fue el Imperio Jemer una maravilla de la ingeniería antigua o una sofisticada maquinaria biopolítica diseñada para el control total?El Pacto Hidráulico es una investigación audaz que desmantela la visión convencional de Angkor. Cristina Lobo y Manuel Rodsua presentan una disección rigurosa sobre cómo la gestión del agua y el control de la conciencia humana se fusionaron para erigir una de las ... Read more

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¿Fue el Imperio Jemer una maravilla de la ingeniería antigua o una sofisticada maquinaria biopolítica diseñada para el control total?El Pacto Hidráulico es una investigación audaz que desmantela la visión convencional de Angkor. Cristina Lobo y Manuel Rodsua presentan una disección rigurosa sobre cómo la gestión del agua y el control de la conciencia humana se fusionaron para erigir una de las
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Innovations in Teaching History

Eighteenth-Century Studies in Higher Education

Edited by Ruth Larsen, Alice Marples, Matthew McCormack ...

An essential teaching companion offering practical strategies for enhancing learning for all teachers of history in higher education.The study of the eighteenth century has been a growth area in university research and teaching in recent decades. Although widely taught in history departments, the eighteenth century also presents challenges, including new students’ unfamiliarity with the period, ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

An essential teaching companion offering practical strategies for enhancing learning for all teachers of history in higher education.The study of the eighteenth century has been a growth area in university research and teaching in recent decades. Although widely taught in history departments, the eighteenth century also presents challenges, including new students’ unfamiliarity with the period,
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OCR A Level History: England 1485–1603

by Nicholas Fellows, Mary Dicken ...

Series series OCR A Level History
Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016This is an OCR endorsed resourceBuild strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this tailor-made series for OCR's British period studies and enquiries.- Develop... ... Read more

$22.99 CAD

Exam Board: OCRLevel: A-levelSubject: HistoryFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016This is an OCR endorsed resourceBuild strong subject knowledge and skills in A Level History using the in-depth analysis and structured support in this tailor-made series for OCR's British period studies and enquiries.- Develop...
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Project 2026 USA: We the People, For the People, By the People

by Adrian Rocquecliffe ...

We the People, For the People, By the People: Reclaiming America from Corruption and ExtremismAmerica stands at a crossroads. Will we allow corrupt politicians, billionaire elites, and MAGA extremists to dismantle democracy? Or will we, the people, take back our country and build a government that truly serves its citizens?This bold and unflinching book exposes the deep-rooted corruption, ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

We the People, For the People, By the People: Reclaiming America from Corruption and ExtremismAmerica stands at a crossroads. Will we allow corrupt politicians, billionaire elites, and MAGA extremists to dismantle democracy? Or will we, the people, take back our country and build a government that truly serves its citizens?This bold and unflinching book exposes the deep-rooted corruption,
... Read more
Toward Postmemory

Second Generation Holocaust Survivors in Contemporary Polish Memoir Literature

by Anna Kuchta ...

Series Book 20 - Studies in Jewish History and Memory
The book thoroughly explores postmemory in the Polish historical and political contexts to reveal the multidimensional identity strategies of the second generation of Jews in Poland after the Holocaust, also called the "generation after". Kuchta provides a captivating reflection by focusing on transgenerational transmission of trauma, strategies adapted toward the Holocaust legacy, and ways of ... Read more

$76.99 CAD

The book thoroughly explores postmemory in the Polish historical and political contexts to reveal the multidimensional identity strategies of the second generation of Jews in Poland after the Holocaust, also called the "generation after". Kuchta provides a captivating reflection by focusing on transgenerational transmission of trauma, strategies adapted toward the Holocaust legacy, and ways of
... Read more
Environmental Narratives in the Huainanzi and the Anthropocene

by Matthew James Hamm ...

Environmental Narratives in the Huainanzi and the Anthropocene analyzes the contemporary discourse of the Anthropocene using the Huainanzi, an eastern Eurasian text from the second century BCE. Written to preserve and strengthen the Han Empire (202 BCE–220 CE), the Huainanzi describes a mode of rulership premised on periodizing the present as the end of history that domesticates humans and non ... Read more

$126.99 CAD

Environmental Narratives in the Huainanzi and the Anthropocene analyzes the contemporary discourse of the Anthropocene using the Huainanzi, an eastern Eurasian text from the second century BCE. Written to preserve and strengthen the Han Empire (202 BCE–220 CE), the Huainanzi describes a mode of rulership premised on periodizing the present as the end of history that domesticates humans and non
... Read more
Les Fins Derniéres Selon Origéne

by Henri Crouzel ...

Series series Variorum Collected Studies
This volume is concerned with the eschatology of Origen, the great 3rd century theologian and philosopher of Alexandria. Of all the doctrines attributed to him, those on the resurrection of man and the end of days have evoked the most opposition and controversy, from Antiquity to the Patristic scholarship of today. Professor Crouzel argues that the thought of Origen himself has been consistently ... Read more

$109.99 CAD

This volume is concerned with the eschatology of Origen, the great 3rd century theologian and philosopher of Alexandria. Of all the doctrines attributed to him, those on the resurrection of man and the end of days have evoked the most opposition and controversy, from Antiquity to the Patristic scholarship of today. Professor Crouzel argues that the thought of Origen himself has been consistently
... Read more
The Natural History of a Neapolitan Miracle

The Secret of San Gennaro’s Blood

by Francesco de Ceglia ...

Series series Routledge Studies in Cultural History
This book examines Naples’s patron saint, Gennaro, the history of his blood relic, and the mystery of its periodical liquefaction.Three times a year, Neapolitans gather to witness the recurring phenomenon of the liquefaction of San Gennaro’s blood. From the seventeenth century to the present, crowds have prayed to the city’s patron for protection from fires, earthquakes, plagues, droughts, and the ... Read more

$91.99 CAD

This book examines Naples’s patron saint, Gennaro, the history of his blood relic, and the mystery of its periodical liquefaction.Three times a year, Neapolitans gather to witness the recurring phenomenon of the liquefaction of San Gennaro’s blood. From the seventeenth century to the present, crowds have prayed to the city’s patron for protection from fires, earthquakes, plagues, droughts, and the
... Read more
Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources

Edited by Laura Sangha, Jonathan Willis ...

Series series Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources
Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. During this period, political development, economic and social change, rising literacy levels, and the success of the printing press, ensured that the State, the Church and the people generated texts and objects on an unprecedented scale. This book ... Read more

$93.99 CAD

Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. During this period, political development, economic and social change, rising literacy levels, and the success of the printing press, ensured that the State, the Church and the people generated texts and objects on an unprecedented scale. This book
... Read more
American Studies of Contemporary China

by David L. Shambaugh ...

Examines the historical evolution of contemporary China studies in the United States, reflecting the growth and maturation of the field since the Communist Party seized power in 1949. ... Read more

$97.99 CAD

Examines the historical evolution of contemporary China studies in the United States, reflecting the growth and maturation of the field since the Communist Party seized power in 1949.
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