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:Lothian Murray, Jane
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Author:Taussig, Michael T.
Summary:In this book, a make-believe cocaine museum becomes a vantage point from which to assess the lives of Afro-Colombian gold miners drawn into the dangerous world of cocaine production in the rain for
Genre: Social scienceAvailable Formats:
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Author:Bourgois, Philippe I.
Summary:This powerful study immerses the reader in the world of homelessness and drug addiction in the contemporary United States.
Genre: Social scienceAvailable 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:Birkerts, Sven
Summary:In our zeal to embrace the wonders of the electronic age, are we sacrificing our literary culture? Renowned critic Sven Birkerts believes the answer is an alarming yes.
Genre: Social 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:Steiner, Rudolf
Summary:According to the research of initiate Rudolf Steiner, humanity is in a continual process of transformation and evolution.
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Author:O'Brien, Ruth
Summary:"Few of the countless real-life stories of workplace discrimination suffered by men and women every day are ever told publicly.
Genre: Social scienceAvailable Formats:
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Author:Foucault, Michel
Summary:Madness, sexuality, power, knowledge—are these facts of life or simply parts of speech?
Genre: Philosophy, Social scienceAvailable Formats:
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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:Pinker, Susan
Summary:After four decades of eradicating gender barriers at work and in public life, why do men still dominate business, politics and the most highly paid jobs' Why do high-achieving women opt out of succ
Genre: Social science, PsychologyAvailable Formats:
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