Social & Cultural History
"The Invention of Ancient Slavery"
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"Duckworth Classical Essays" series; Slavery was a fundamental institution in the world of the ancient Greeks and Romans. This text attempts to ask the question whether the historian can hope to reconstruct the life of ancient slaves, or just fragments of their image in Greek and Roman literature. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: McKeown, Niall
ISBN: 0715631853
Publisher: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural History
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"The Art of the Network"Strategic Interaction and Patronage in Renaissance Florence
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"Politics, History, & Culture" series; Tracing the historical antecedents of networking and examining the concept of self that accompanies it, this work scrutinizes letters to and from Renaissance Florentines. It describes the social protocols the letters reveal, paying particular attention to the means by which Florentines crafted credible presentations of themselves. With 5 illustrations. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 235 x 161 mm. Weight: 433g.
Author: McLean, Paul D.
ISBN: 0822341174
Publisher: Duke University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural History
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"Tent Boxing"An Australian Journey
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When Wayne McLennan was growing up in a sleepy Australian mining town in the 1950s, the most exciting event of the year was the arrival of Jimmy Sharman's boxing tent. Many years later, Wayne worked at one of such tents, and in the process of finding out what makes a man fight for money, he learned a lot about Australia and a lot about himself. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 216 x 135 mm. Weight: 265g.
Author: McLennan, Wayne
ISBN: 1862078548
Publisher: Granta Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"Religion and the People of Western Europe 1789-1990"
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"Opus" series; From the end of the eighteenth century, throughout western Europe, the official clergy, champions of privilege and tradition, were challenged by religious dissenters and minorities. This book maps out these polarizations and analyses the impact on religion of socialism, capitalism and the growth of cities. With 4 maps. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 208 pages. Size: 196 x 129 mm. Weight: 160g.
Author: McLeod, Hugh
ISBN: 0192892835
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social & Cultural History
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"Native Universe"Voices of Indian America
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More than three hundred photographs complement a collection of essays by a group of leading native American scholars, writers, tribal leaders, and activists that address such topics as Native American history, philosophy, folkways, culture, artwork, religion, and more, divided into three major sect With 300 photographs. Hardback, 320 pages. Size: 229 x 305 mm. Weight: 1666g.
Author: McMaster, Gerald Trafzer, Clifford E.
ISBN: 0792259947
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Date: 2004 (United States)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"A Revolution in Eating"How the Quest for Food Shaped America
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"Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History" series; Sugar, pork, beer, corn, cider, and hoppin' John all became staples in the diet of colonial America. The ways Americans cultivated and prepared food and the values they attributed to it played an important role in shaping the identity of the newborn nation. This work covers the culinary attitudes, tastes, and techniques in colonial America. With ill. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 3256g.
Author: McWilliams, James E.
ISBN: 0231129939
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date: 2007 (United States)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Social & Cultural History
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"God and Gold"Britain, America and the Making of the Modern World
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Argues that the most important story in world history in the last 400 years is the birth, rise and dominance of a global political and economic system resting first on the power of Britain and now on the United States. This work explores why that system rose to dominate the world and where this global system is taking us. Hardback, 320 pages. Weight: 885g.
Author: Mead, Walter Russell
ISBN: 1843547236
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"God and Gold"Britain, America and the Making of the Modern World
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For four hundred years, Britain, America and their allies have dominated the world both militarily and economically. They have won the wars - the hot wars, the cold wars and the trade wars - time and again; and yet the battle for hearts and minds has proved far harder to win. This book examines why this has been the case. Paperback, 480 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 442g.
Author: Mead, Walter Russell
ISBN: 1843547252
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"Towns, Plans and Society in Modern Britain"
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"New Studies in Economic and Social History" series; Concise survey of how, and why, the urban environment has changed in Britain over the past two centuries. With 1 table. Paperback, 150 pages. Size: 217 x 139 mm. Weight: 215g.
Author: Meller, Helen
ISBN: 052157644X
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1997 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Tertiary Education (Us: College) Social & Cultural History
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"Inside the Welfare Lobby"A History of the Australian Council of Social Services, the Role of Interest Groups in Australian Social Policy
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Paperback, 145 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 237g.
Author: Mendes, Philip
ISBN: 1845191196
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Undergraduate Social & Cultural History
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"The Bachelor Girl's Guide to Everything"
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A resource for the modern-day 'girl on her own'. It offers advice on a minefield of everyday dilemmas from how to be successful in your career: 'When dealing with employers or fellow-workers who are men, try to forget that you are a woman'; to how to avoid unwelcome advances, 'walk along briskly and purposefully, not staring at anyone. With illustrations. Hardback, 159 pages. Size: 198 x 129 mm. Weight: 323g.
Author: Miall, Agnes M.
ISBN: 1851685839
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"On the Way to Whiteness"Christianization, Conflict and Change in Colonial Ovamboland, 1910-1965
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"Bibliotheca Historica" series; With b/w photos. Paperback, 370 pages. Size: 260 x 180 mm. Weight: 760g.
Author: Miettinen, Kari
ISBN: 9517466943
Publisher: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura
Date: 2005 (Finland)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Social & Cultural History
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"The Fifties Replayed"A Norfolk Youth at Leisure
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Fifties Replayed: A Norfolk Youth at Leisure. With over 100 black and white illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 248 x 172 mm. Weight: 499g.
Author: Miller, Colin
ISBN: 075094949X
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Date: 2008 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"The Duchess of Richmond's Ball"
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The Duchess of Richmond's Ball, held in Brussels on 15 June 1815, is one of history's most famous social events, but its full story has never before been told - where it was held, who was invited, who and what took place there - all is revealed in this book. With 16 maps. Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 629g.
Author: Miller, David
ISBN: 1862272298
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Date: 2004 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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"How to Keep Well in Wartime"
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Hardback, 64 pages. Size: 155 x 112 mm. Weight: 135g.
Author: Ministry of Information
ISBN: 1904897657
Publisher: Imperial War Museum
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: General (Us: Trade) Social & Cultural History
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