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Ukraine Under Western Eyes

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Bohdan and Neonila Krawciw Ucrainica Map Collection

By Steven Seegel

$95.00 06 Jan 2009 Hardback Harvard University Press

Krawciw traced the physical and aesthetic depiction of Ukraine across its changing borders as a means of self-recognition and as a cultural and political history of the contested nation and its peoples. This book serves as a catalog of his collection and a description of how the maps he collected serve as a source for Ukraine's history.

The Great Gamble

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Soviet War in Afghanistan

By Gregory Feifer

$24.99 06 Jan 2009 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

A groundbreaking account of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of the men who fought it, from NPR's Moscow correspondent.

Last Stand of Fox Company

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

By Bob Drury, Tom Clavin

$24.99 06 Jan 2009 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

From the bestselling authors of Halsey's Typhoon comes the true story of a Marine company's heroic last stand during America's "Forgotten War."

The Last Stand of Fox Company

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

By Bob Drury, Tom Clavin

$69.99 06 Jan 2009 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

From the bestselling authors of Halsey's Typhoon comes the true story of a Marine company's heroic last stand during America's "Forgotten War."

Last Stand of Fox Company

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

By Bob Drury, Tom Clavin

$34.99 06 Jan 2009 Audio Cd Tantor Media, Inc

From the bestselling authors of Halsey's Typhoon comes the true story of a Marine company's heroic last stand during America's "Forgotten War."

The Days of Dickens

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Glance at Some Aspects of Early Victorian Life in London

By Arthur L. Hayward

$145.60 06 Jan 2009 Hardback Taylor & Francis Ltd

Features chapters that deal with the life of London from the early 1830's to the mid-1860's. This book focuses on the social life of the day, and also deals with the blacker side of London and travel and country life.

City of Oranges

06 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Intimate History of Arabs and Jews in Jaffa

By Adam LeBor

$14.95 06 Jan 2009 Paperback W W Norton & Co Ltd

This profoundly human take on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is seen through the eyes of six families, three Arab and three Jewish. of photos. 3 maps.

Avignon of the Popes

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

City of Exiles

By Edwin Mullins

$18.18 05 Jan 2009 Paperback Signal Books Ltd

Thirty Bullies

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A History of the Rugby World Cup

By Alison Kervin

$14.54 05 Jan 2009 Paperback Simon & Schuster Ltd

A wonderfully entertaining history of the first twenty years of the rugby World Cup, charting the tournament's progress from amateur kick-about to one of the world's premier sporting events.

The Bloodiest Battles

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Danny Collins

$32.74 05 Jan 2009 Hardback Blake Publishing

Living History

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Hillary Rodham Clinton

$33.82 05 Jan 2009 Audio Cd Little, Brown Book Group

America's former First Lady reveals what really happened during her eight years in the White House

The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

or the Murder at Road Hill House

By Kate Summerscale

$14.54 05 Jan 2009 Paperback Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2008

The Rise of American Democracy

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Sean Wilentz

$21.00 05 Jan 2009 Paperback W W Norton & Co Ltd

I am a Man

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Chief Standing Bear: A Native Son's Search for Justice

By Joe Starita

$26.95 05 Jan 2009 Hardback Saint Martin's Press Inc.

In 1877, Standing Bear's Ponca Indian tribe was forcibly removed from its lands in Nebraska and marched south to Indian Territory. This book tells the story of Standing Bear's efforts to reclaim his lands and rights, ending in his successful use of habeas corpus to gain access to the courts and ultimately his freedoms.

Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Authorised Edition

By Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

$16.36 05 Jan 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

The writings of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century -- revolutionary leader Ernesto 'Che' Guevara. These diaries follow on from the events recorded in the 'Motorcycle Diaries' and recount the experiences that would make Che a figure known around the world.

Guerrilla Warfare

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

$16.36 05 Jan 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

The definitive, authorised version of Che's manifesto on revolution, including his final revisions, completed just before his death. It is both an incisive handbook and an invaluable historical source.

The Bolivian Diary

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

$16.36 05 Jan 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

With an introduction by Fidel Castro Che Guevara's famous last diary, found in his backpack after he was captured by the Bolivian Army in 1967, and which played a pivotal role in catapulting him to iconic status after his death.

My Father's Keeper

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

She Had to Protect Him. He Made Her Promise. She Was His 10-year-old Daughter.

By Julie Gregory

$12.72 05 Jan 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

A powerful and compelling memoir of growing up with a schizophrenic father, who hid his mental illness behind a charismatic larger-than-life, gluttonous personality and found logical explanations for the most bizarre ways of thinking.

Raising the Dead

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A True Story of Death and Survival

By Phillip Finch

$16.36 05 Jan 2009 Paperback HarperCollins Publishers

A true story of death and survival in the world's most dangerous sport, cave diving. Two friends plunge 900 ft deep into the water of the Komali Springs in South Africa, to raise the body of a diver who had perished there a decade before. Only one returns. Unquenchable heroism and complex human relationships amid the perils of extreme sport.

The Nunnery

05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Six Daughters of George III

By Janice Hadlow, Martin Davidson

$36.40 05 Jan 2009 Hardback HarperCollins Publishers

Military Medical Care

04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Linda F. Bernstein, Sarah W. Constable

$45.48 04 Jan 2009 Paperback Nova Science Publishers Inc

Military Contractors

04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Legal Status, Oversight and Security

By Richard M. Quigly

$83.70 04 Jan 2009 Hardback Nova Science Publishers Inc

The United States is relying heavily on private firms to supply a wide variety of services in Iraq, including security. In Iraq, private firms known as Private Security Companies (PSC) are providing security services such as the protection of individuals, non-military transport convoys, and buildings and other economic infrastructure.

Rural Revolutions in Southern Ukraine

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Peasants, Nobles and Colonists, 1774-1905

By Leonard Friesen

$39.95 03 Jan 2009 Hardback Harvard University Press

Presents a study of the transformation of New Russia - the region north of the Black and Azov seas - from its conquest by the Russian Empire in the late 18th Century to the revolutionary tumult of 1905. This book talks about the dynamic and multifaceted relations between the region's peasants, European colonists, and Russian estate owners.

Hard Call

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Heroic Decisions by Courageous People

By John McCain

$16.36 03 Jan 2009 Paperback Gibson Square Books Ltd

The Compact Timeline of World War II

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By A.A. Evans, David Gibbons

$18.18 03 Jan 2009 Hardback Worth Press Ltd

A guide to WWII. Illustrated and mapped, this book centres upon a chronological timeline of World War II - from its origins to the final surrender of Japan. It also includes sections dealing with themes such as resistance movements, civilians at war, the Holocaust, and war trials.

The Compact Timeline of Aviation History

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By A.A. Evans, David Gibbons

$18.18 03 Jan 2009 Hardback Worth Press Ltd

Encompasses the entire history of flight, from the days of legends, balloons and gliders to high-tech aircrafts. This book presents a chronological timeline of aviation events - aircraft first flights, aviation records, weapons development, and wars. It also includes illustrations of more than 250 aircrafts.

The Compact Timeline of Military History

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By A.A. Evans, David Gibbons

$18.18 03 Jan 2009 Hardback Worth Press Ltd

Presents an overview of world military history. Beginning with a summary of warfare in the context of weapons development, this title presents a chronological timeline of military events - wars, campaigns and battles - from earliest times onwards. It also includes biographies of the principal commanders and leaders, and maps of selected battles.

Imazighen!

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Beauty and Artisanship in Berber Life

By Lisa Bernasek

$21.95 03 Jan 2009 Paperback Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S.

In Artistry of the Everyday: Beauty and Craftsmanship in Berber Art, anthropologist Lisa Bernasek gives an insightful overview of Berber history and culture, focusing on the rich aesthetic traditions of Berber craftsmen and -women. She also tells the stories of the collectors whose generosity enhanced the holdings of the Peabody Museum. In a final chapter, she looks at Berber arts in the present day, examining how traditional arts are being used in new forms by Berber artists in North Africa and Europe.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Swords and Sabres

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Authoritative History and Visual Directory of Edged Weapons from Around

By Harvey Withers

$35.00 03 Jan 2009 Hardback Anness Publishing

Features many fascinating weapons, including napeoleonic swords. cavalry sabres, american polearms, the rapier and the naval cutlass

The World Encyclopedia of Naval Aircrafts

03 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Illustrated History of Shipborne Fighters, Bombers and Helicopters,

By Francis Crosby

$35.00 03 Jan 2009 Hardback Anness Publishing

Features a directory of over 120 aircraft with 500 identification photographs

The Essential Abraham Lincoln

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Biography - Speeches - Letters

By Abraham Lincoln

$22.98 02 Jan 2009 Audio Cd Naxos AudioBooks

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was one of the most influential presidents of the USA, uniting the country and abolishing slavery after a terrible civil war. On the 200th anniversary of his birth, this title presents his life and works in an easy introductory form.

Portugal. (Green guide), 2008.

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

$21.95 02 Jan 2009 Paperback Langenscheidt

Malton 1850 Map

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Peter J. Adams

$17.29 02 Jan 2009 Sheet Map (Folded) Heritage Cartography

Zagat best of Brooklyn., 2008.

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Zagat Survey Survey, Zagat

$12.95 02 Jan 2009 Paperback Zagat Survey

The ultimate guide to Brooklyn covers dining, nightlife, shopping and attractions. You'll find 950 trusted ratings and reviews based on the opinions of people like you. Whether you are a tourist or native, our handy indexes will help you organize your time and find the perfect spot for every occasion. Also includes stick-on bookmarks.

A History of Rome

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Marcel Le Glay, Jean-Louis Voisin, Yann Le Bohec, David Cherry, Donald G. Kyle, Eleni Manolaraki

$49.95 02 Jan 2009 Paperback John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Aims to combine an overview of political events with a balanced analysis of social and economic change, and of religious and cultural life in Rome. This edition includes coverage of the late republic, and focuses on the impact of material culture.

THE ROYAL HOUSES OF EUROPE

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The BRAGANA A Dynasty of PORTUGAL and BRAZIL

By Jacques ARNOLD

$69.16 02 Jan 2009 Spiral / Comb Bound Patricia Arnold

THE ROYAL HOUSES OF EUROPE

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The BOURBON Dynasty of SPAIN

By Jacques ARNOLD

$69.16 02 Jan 2009 Spiral / Comb Bound Patricia Arnold

Indonesia., no.86, Oct. 2008.

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

$15.00 02 Jan 2009 Paperback Southeast Asia Program

Great decisions., 2009 ed.

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

$18.00 02 Jan 2009 Paperback A & C Black, UK

Denver

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Archaeological History

By Sarah Nelson

$29.95 02 Jan 2009 Paperback University Press of Colorado, U.S.

Setting the scene with descriptions of the natural environment, summaries of prehistoric sites, and archaeologists' knowledge of Denver's early inhabitants, this title presents the region's history. It is suitable for lay readers, amateur archaeologists, professional archaeologists, and academic historians.

The Survivors

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Story of the Belsen Remnant

By Leslie H Hardman, Cecily Goodman

$45.50 02 Jan 2009 Hardback Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd

The Survivors

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Story of the Belsen Remnant

By Leslie H Hardman, Cecily Goodman

$16.29 02 Jan 2009 Paperback Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd

Standard Operating Procedure

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A War Story

By Philip Gourevitch, Errol Morris

$16.36 02 Jan 2009 Paperback Pan Macmillan

Presents the story of the infamous Abu Ghraib photographs of prisoner abuse, as seen through the eyes and told through the voices of the soldiers who took them and appeared in them. This book describes how those soldiers were at once the instruments and victims of a great injustice.

Benjamin Franklin and the Politics of Improvement

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Alan Houston

$35.00 02 Jan 2009 Hardback Yale University Press

Explores Benjamin Franklin's social and political thought. This book examines such themes as trade and commerce, voluntary associations and civic militias, population growth and immigration policy, political union and electoral institutions, freedom and slavery.

Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Dieter Arnold

$75.00 02 Jan 2009 Hardback Yale University Press

Documents twenty-two private tombs of the Egyptian Twelfth Dynasty that were excavated by the Metropolitan Museum Egyptian Expedition from 1906 to 1934 and 1986 to 1989. Focusing on the study and reconstruction of the architecture of the tombs, this book also includes remains of wall decoration and inscriptions.

King's Dream

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Eric J. Sundquist

$26.00 02 Jan 2009 Hardback Yale University Press

Exploring Martin Luther King Junior's "I have a dream" speech, this book places it in the history of American debates about racial justice, debates as old as the nation itself, and demonstrates how the speech, an exultant blend of grand poetry and powerful elocution, perfectly expressed the story of African American freedom.

Reading the Sphinx

02 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Ancient Egypt in Nineteenth-century Literary Culture

By Lynn Parramore

$74.95 02 Jan 2009 Hardback Palgrave Macmillan

Unearths buried conflicts in religion, myth, and the memory of Egypt in the West, illuminating issues of identity, inheritance, gender, and sexuality through cultural productions ranging from Herodotus to Freud.

Letters and Books of Sir Stamford Raffles and Lady Raffles: The Tangs Holding Collection

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Bastin, John

$95.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Editions Didier Millet

The letters of Sir Stamford Raffles in the collection of Tang Holdings in Singapore have been transcribed and annotated by the world's foremost expert on Raffles, Dr John Bastin. The documents include personal letters as well as official communications such as the one describing the founding of Singapore in 1819. Featuring other artefacts of Raffles and Lady Raffles, including books, medals and coins, this volume is an important contribution to the study of Raffles, Singapore and the region. It offers valuable insight into the life and thoughts of the man considered to be the founder of modern Singapore.

Tagalog Bestsellers of the Twentieth Century: A History of the Book in the Philippines

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A History of the Book in the Philippines

By Jurilla, Patricia May B.

$50.00 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ateneo de Manila Univ Press

A work that spans more than four centuries of publishing, from 1593, when the first book was printed in the country, to 2003, when the first nationwide survey on reading attitudes and preference was conducted.

The Promise of the Nation: Gender, History, and Nationalism in Contemporary Ilokano Literature

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Gender, History, and Nationalism in Contemporary Ilokano Literature

By Galam, Roderick G.

$48.00 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ateneo de Manila Univ Press

Examines the construction of the nation in contemporary Ilokano literature in the intersections of gender, history, and nationalism by tracking its political, material, and socio-cultural connections and intervention in Philippine socio-political discourse, history, and historiography.

Embattled Home Fronts: Domestic Politics and the American Novel of World War I.

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Domestic Politics and the American Novel of World War I.

By Karsten H., Piep

$93.00 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Rodopi

Other Tongues: Rethinking the Language Debates in India.

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Rethinking the Language Debates in India

By Iyer, Nalini Zare, Bonnie

$71.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Rodopi

Towards a Transcultural Future: Literature and Society in a 'Post'-Colonial World.

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Literature and Society in a 'post'-colonial World. ASNEL

By Davis, Geoffrey V. Marsden, Peter H. Ledent, Bndicte

$122.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Rodopi

The City Besieged: Siege and Its Manifestations in the Ancient Near East

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Eph'al, Israel

$118.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

Child of the Enlightenment: Revolutionary Europe Reflected in a Boyhood Diary

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Baggerman, J. a.

$158.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

Cultural History of Early Modern European Streets

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Laitinen, Riita Cohen, Thomas V.

$158.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

Warfare and the Age of Printing: Catalogue of Early Printed Books from Before 1801 in Dutch Military Collections

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Sloos, Louis

$899.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

An important part of the Dutch national treasure of early printed books from before 1801 on military and related subjects is kept in military libraries and collections. This catalogue contains 10,000 books in twelve different languages dated 15001800 from nine different Defence institutions/collections, representing both Army and Navy. By far the largest collections are the property of the Royal Netherlands Army Museum in Delft and the Royal Netherlands Military Academy in Breda. A great if not substantial part of these books is especially of international significance because of the contents, the intrinsic value or as historical objects. It took eight years to trace and describe these books, all of which have been given extensive analytical bibliographic descriptions.

Nature and Scripture in the Abrahamic Religions: Volume II: 1700-Present

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Mandelbrote, Scott H. Meer, Jitse M. Van Der

$312.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

Nature and Scripture in the Abrahamic Religions: Volume I: To 1700

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Mandelbrote, Scott H. Meer, Jitse M. Van Der

$312.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

Petrus Van Mastricht (1630-1706). Reformed Orthodoxy: Method and Piety

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Neele, Adriaan Cornelis.

$158.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

Women, Water and Memory: Recasting Lives in Palestine

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Naguib, Nefissa

$109.00 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Brill Academic Publishers

This book tells a different story about water. Against the backdrop of the end of the Ottoman Empire, Mandate period, the founding of Israel, the Arab-Israeli wars and Palestinian uprisings, old Palestinian women recount life before and after piped water.

Marcus Aurelius Rain Miracle and the Marcomannic Wars

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Kovcs, Peter Kovacs, Peter

$158.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Publishers

The rain and lightning miracles are the best-known events of Marcus Aurelius' northern wars. Several pagan and Christian versions existed in Antiquity. The author studies and publishes first all the sources and the development of the legend from Antiquity to the 14th century.

The Jews of Iran in the nineteenth century : aspects of history, community, and culture

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Yeroushalmi, David.

$240.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brill Academic Pubs

Dealing with some of the main aspects of general history among the Jews of nineteenth-century Iran, this book provides the reader with over 40 selected archival and published sources. Analyzed and annotated in detail, the sources shed light on the general history, community, culture, and religion among Iran's widely scattered Jewish communities.

The Aztecs: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Domenici, Davide

$19.98 01 Jan 2009 Hardback White Star Promotional

Greece: History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Maggi, Stefano

$19.98 01 Jan 2009 Hardback White Star Promotional

Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original, first published in 1966. The illustrations have been meticulously preserved and the facts updated for the twenty-first century. The charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's playful narrative, make perfect souvenirs that will delight both children and parents. This is Greece captures the flavor and tradition of the birthplace of Western civilization. There's Athens, with its spectacular views of the Acropolis, the Parthenon, temples, theaters, and marketplaces; architecture-renowned Corinth; Mycenae, inhabited since 3000 B.C.; Olympia, home of the gods; Delphi, famous for its legendary oracle; and the beautiful isles. There's also modern-day Greece, where life is lived on street corners, in squares, and at tables amid reminders of the past.

Narrative Literature from the Tebtunis Temple Library

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Kim Ryholt

$68.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Museum Tusculanum Press

Presents ten narrative texts written in the demotic script and preserved in papyri from the Tebtunis temple library (1st/2nd century AD). This work focuses on the first millennium BC. It also focuses on prince Inaros, who rebelled against the Assyrian domination of Egypt in the 7th century, and his clan.

Incestuous and Close-Kin Marriage in Ancient Egypt and Persia

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Examination of the Evidence

By Paul John Frandsen

$56.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Museum Tusculanum Press

Examines the evidence for marriage and sexual relations between siblings and between parent and child in ancient Egypt and pre-Islamic Iran. This book examines the sources for incestuous relationships between members of non-royal nuclear families and puts forth the generally held axiom that the prohibition of incest is a universal phenomenon.

Trauma and the Triumph (v. 2)

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Gender and Partition in the Eastern Region

By Jasodhara Bagchi, Subhoranjan Dasgupta

$63.70 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Bhatkal & Sen,India

Discussing Partition in the Eastern Region, this volume presents a portrait through literature, interviews, surveys and documents. It describes what Partition wrought, the way women dealt with its mindless havoc, how new lives were built, and offers insights on displacement, loss, abduction and rape.

Early Japanese Railways 1853-1914: Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji-Era Japan

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Engineering Triumphs That Transformed Meiji Japan

By Free, Dan

$65.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Tuttle Publishing

Describes the history of Japanese social adaptation to railway development. This book details the often overlooked American efforts to build the first railways in Japan. It also offers a picture of the Meiji era and the historical, cultural and social ramifications of the railway in Japan.

Memories of a Scientist

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Carp Expedition to the Save River in Zimbabwe and Mozambique

By William Buttiker-Otto

$23.66 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Basler Afrika Bibliographien

New York in Postcards 1880-1980: The Andreas Adam Collection

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Andreas Adam Collection

By =Adam, Andreas Kramer, Thomas

$85.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Scheidegger & Spiess

A collection of picture postcards of New York. It presents around 600 of the most beautiful and striking postcards from the Andreas Adam collection, arranged by subject field and geographical area. It covers subjects including architecture, urban locations, transport, public buildings, parks and gardens, and everyday life and social history.

The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial and Its Policy Consequences Today

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

$55.00 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft

Towards the close of WWII, world leaders had to address the question of what to do with alleged war criminals. In 1945 an International Military Tribunal (IMT) was established to see that war criminals would face justice. Thirteen essays explore the short

Russian Society and Culture and the Long Eighteenth Century (v. 7)

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Essays in Honour of Anthony G. Cross

By Roger Bartlett, Lindsey Hughes

$74.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Lit Verlag,Germany

This collection, which honors Anthony G. Cross and his work on Imperial Russia's eighteenth-century culture and connections with Britain, brings together contributions from sixteen leading scholar in the field of eighteenth-century Russian studies. The essays address a wide range of topics in the diplomatic, social, cultural, literary, and linguistic history of the period, including its international dimensions, and represent a significant addition to scholarship on Russia's "long" eighteenth century.

No. 453 (RAAF) Squadron 1945-45

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Buffalo, Spitfire

By Phil Listemann, Malcolm Laird

$27.28 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Listemann (Philippe)

Gold in the Americas

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Dionne, Helene

$49.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Les Editions Du Septentrion

Step into the world of gold in the Americas, from the moment Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors fell under its spell and ventured forth to discover, colonize, and exploit the New World and its resources, right up to various explorations for gold deposits in northern Quebec.

Invention : northern Renaissance studies in honor of Molly Faries

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Chapuis, Julien

$70.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Brepols Publishers, BE/David Brown Book Co

Voice of the Leopard: African Secret Societies and Cuba

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Miller, Ivor L.

$55.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback University Press of Mississippi

How African secret societies changed the music, art, and history of Cuba

Deployment: Strategies for Working with Kids in Military Families

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Petty, Karen Petty, Phd

$24.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Redleaf Press

Children with parents in the military face unfamiliar and complicated emotions. This comprehensive handbook is for civilians and military personnel who work with or care for children who experience separation through deployment, death, or divorce. Written by an internationally known, hands-on trainer and presenter in the field, this book contains theory-based, practice-driven strategies for handling separation and helping young through elementary-age children move forward and live full lives.

The Mirage

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Tale of Cold Beer and Hot Graft, in Which a Team of Investigative

By Zay N. Smith, Pamela Zekman

$18.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Marion Street Press Inc.

Features an account of two "Sun-Times" reporters who infiltrated the small businessman's world to expose corruption within the Chicago government.

Maps of Gettysburg: An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3 - July 13, 1863

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

An Atlas of the Gettysburg Campaign, June 3-July 13, 1863

By Gottfried, Bradley

$24.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Savas Beatie

The Politics of Storage: Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Storage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Crete

By Christakis, Kostandinos S.

$60.00 01 Jan 2009 Hardback INSTAP Academic Press

The storage of staples and its importance for the functioning of Cretan Bronze Age society has become a topic of debate. This study reassesses the relationship between storage and sociopolitical complexity by combining testimonies on the storage of staples from palatial, nonpalatial elite, and ordinary domestic contexts dated to the LM I period.

Piero Della Francesca

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Longhi, Roberto

$29.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Sheep Meadow Press

A major work by the most important Italian art historian of this century.

Tiger I Sturmtiger in Detail

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Culver, Bruce

$49.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Ryton Publishing

Features an illustrated chronicle of the Tiger I heavy tank and Sturmtiger assault gun in action in World War II. This book tells us that the Tiger I, with its 88-millimeter gun, is ranked among the best tanks of the war, and the Sturmtiger mounted an 380-millimetre rocket mortar, is designed for urban warfare.

Militarfahrzeuge of the Wehrmacht

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Rieger, Kurt Johnson, Robert Feist, Uwe

$69.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Ryton Publishing

Presents a comprehensive photo history of the tracked vehicles used by the German Army in World War II, from the Panzer I to the late-war Jagdtiger. This title contains period photos, colour photos from museums, and detailed colour plates. It is suitable for armour modellers and also for those interested in World War II and its weapons.

Panzerspahwagen

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Feist, Uwe Johnson, Robert

$49.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Ryton Publishing

Looks at the Wehrmacht's Sd kfz 221, 222, 223, 260, and 261 light armoured scout cars which are equipped with four wheels rather than tracks; these cars were used primarily for reconnaissance by panzer divisions. This title contains nearly 300 colour and black-and-white photos.

Schutzenpanzer

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Culver, Bruce Feist, Uwe

$69.95 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Ryton Publishing

Features Germans' Sd Kfz 250 and Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks of World War II; these vehicles functioned as personnel carriers and scout cars. This book contains contemporary photos, colour illustrations, and five-view scale drawings covering most of the more than two dozen variants of the Sd Kfz 250 and 251.

Daughters of Afghanistan

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

$24.98 01 Jan 2009 Dvd Repnet LLC

My Kind of County: Door County, Wisconsin

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Door County, Wisconsin

By Hart, John Fraser

$27.50 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Center for American Places

The shores of Door County, Wisconsin, have long served as an idyllic retreat for Midwestern families. The region's scenic beauty is augmented by a rich history that reflects the classic American experience. This book charts the gorgeously sprawling landscape - including the limestone bluffs along Green Bay that loom as high as two hundred feet.

Che Guevara: Vidas Rebeldes

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Guevara, Ernesto Che

$11.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

"Che was the most complete human being of our age."-Jean-Paul Sartre

How would the Vidas Rebeldes (Rebel Lives) series be complete without including the quintessential rebel: Che Guevara? Along with some of his key writings, this volume includes a selection of the best and most authoritative commentaries on the life and legacy of Ernesto Che Guevara.

Maria del Carmen Ariet Garca is a leading world authority on Che Guevara. She led the research team that finally located Che's remains in Bolivia, thirty years after his death.

Also available in this popular series are: "Albert Einstein," "Antonio Gramsci," "Louise Michel," "Rosa Luxemburgo," and "Sacco y Vanzetti,"

Hellfire: The Story of Australia, Japan and the Prisoners of War

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Forbes, Cameron

$120.00 01 Jan 2009 Compact Disk Bolinda Publishing

Imperialismo y Revolucin En Centroamrica Parte I: El Aparato Imperialista En Centroamrica

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Dalton, Roque

$16.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

This never-before-published prose manuscript is Roque Dalton's analysis of US domination in Central America-from the exploits of William Walker in the 1800s to 1972-where he argues that local oligarchies are the primary force preventing Central American independence.

Operacin Mangosta: La Guerra Secreta Contra Cuba 1961-62

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Escalante, Fabin

$16.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

"Operacin Mangosta" is the story of the CIA's post-Bay of Pigs covert action program against the Cuban revolutionary government, code-named "Operation Mongoose," that led up to the Missile Crisis in October 1962. Fabin Escalante, Cuba's former head of counterintelligence, argues that this program was also linked to the conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy.

Las Luchas Por La Segunda Independencia de Amrica Latina

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Castro, Fidel

$24.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

In this selection of Fidel Castro's speeches over four decades, one of the most consistent voices for the peoples of the continent argues that Latin America needs a "second independence" struggle against neocolonialism and neoliberalism to achieve its true autonomy.

Carlos Fonseca: Obra Fundamental

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Fonseca, Carlos

$19.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

An important new selection of the key writings of the teacher and founder of Nicaragua's Sandinista movement, Carlos Fonseca, who is still regarded as the primary ideological progenitor of the Nicaraguan revolution. Fonseca was killed in combat in 1976, three years before the Sandinista victory. Includes a foreword by recently reelected Nicaraguan president Daniel Ortega.

El Pensamiento Poltico de Ernesto Che Guevara

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Ariet-Garca, Maria Del Carmen Ariet-Garca, Mara Del Carmen

$16.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

An analysis of the political thought of Che Guevara, this book shows Che, best known as a guerrilla fighter, as a profound thinker, incisive political and economic strategist, and a creative, distinctly Latin American Marxist. The book explains Che's internationalism and motivation to participate, and ultimately offer his life, in the struggle to create a better world.

Siete Ensayos de Interpretacin de La Realidad Peruana

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Mariategui, Jose Carlos Maritegui, Jos Carlos

$17.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (WA)

In the 1920s, Peruvian intellectual Jos Carlos Maritegui made a unique and original contribution to Marxist theory by applying it to the history, politics, and culture of Latin America, as Che Guevara did several decades later. Maritegui's work remains a classic of Marxist literature and was one of the first to take Marxism beyond the shores of Europe to the developing world.

Guantnamo: A Critical History of the U.S. Base in Cuba

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A Critical History of the U.S. Base in Cuba

By Deutschmann, David Ricardo, Roger

$14.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Ocean Press (AU)

A new, expanded edition of a totally unique history of Guantanamo, Cuban territory seized by the United States after the Spanish-American War and held in perpetuity. The authors document how, since the 1959 revolution, the U.S. occupation has been challenged as a violation of Cuban sovereignty and how Cuba has refused to cash the annual rental checks paid by Washington. New chapters discuss the legal and the political implications of the continued U.S. occupation and the indefinite detention of "enemy combatants" captured in the "war on terror."

"Two years after opening a detention camp at its naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the United States continues to ignore international law in its treatment of the detainees."-"Human Rights Watch

The Great Composers: The Lives and Music of the Great Classical Composers

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Nicholas, Jeremy

$19.95 01 Jan 2009 Paperback Quercus

A History of Egypt

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

From the Earliest Times to the Present

By Jason Thompson

$32.74 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Haus Publishing Limited

Guides readers through the sometimes labyrinthine corridors of Egypt's past, from the mysterious predynastic kingdoms to the post-modern nation-state of the twenty-first century. This work addresses issues such as how Egyptian history can be treated as a whole and how the West has shaped prevailing images of it.

Don Heriberto, Knight of the Argentine

01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

By Iain Stewart

$25.46 01 Jan 2009 Hardback Melrose Books