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  • Cold is the Dawn
    Charles Egan
    Hunger deepened in Ireland in 1848 as the potato crop failed again.In London, the government, alarmed by austerity in England and revolution in Europe, refused to re-open the soup kitchens in Ireland. But, worse still, they refused to halt food exports from the starving country.Emigration quickened as many were evicted, and many more fled from a wasted land. They worked the wat...
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    25,71 €

  • European Regions and Boundaries
    It is difficult to speak about Europe today without reference to its constitutive regions-supra-national geographical designations such as "Scandinavia," "Eastern Europe," and "the Balkans." Such formulations are so ubiquitous that they are frequently treated as empirical realities rather than a series of shifting, overlapping, and historically constructed concepts. This volume...
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    183,51 €

  • Billingshurst’s Heritage
    Geoffrey Lawes
    “The spot may have beauty, grandeur, salubrity, convenience, but if it lacks memories it will ultimately pall on him who settles there”  (Thomas Hardy).  The past always informs the present! This Revised Edition, combining the two earlier volumes of ‘Billingshurst’s Heritage’, seeks to recall to the reader’s mind the strong-flowing stream of life in the history of the village f...
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    63,03 €

  • Tribes of Africa
    Dr. Diana Prince / DrDiana Prince
    This book looks at several African tribes today and their respective cultures, which have evolved over centuries. It presents an intriguing look at the beliefs and practices that have shaped their world from earliest times. This book also addresses the challenges, both historical and current, which have had a serious impact on their lives. Genetic tests suggest that members of ...
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    44,34 €

  • Tribes of Africa
    Dr. Diana Prince / DrDiana Prince
    This book looks at several African tribes today and their respective cultures, which have evolved over centuries. It presents an intriguing look at the beliefs and practices that have shaped their world from earliest times. This book also addresses the challenges, both historical and current, which have had a serious impact on their lives. Genetic tests suggest that members of ...
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    57,00 €

  • Leprosy and colonialism
    Stephen Snelders
    Leprosy and colonialism investigates the history of leprosy in Suriname within the context of Dutch colonial power and racial conflict, from the plantation economy and the age of slavery to its legacy in the modern colonial state. ...
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    157,20 €

  • The New Forest - Its History and its Scenery
    John Richard De Capel Wise / Walter Crane
    First published in 1862, this vintage book contains a detailed and profusely-illustrated guide to the New Forest area of England. Including detailed historical information as well as beautiful contemporary observations and descriptions, 'The New Forest - Its History and its Scenery' is not to be missed by those with an interest in this beautiful area of England and the English ...
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    28,43 €

  • Planet of the Grapes
    Robert Sechrist
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    81,99 €

  • Powhatan Indian Place Names in Tidewater Virginia
    Helen C Rountree / Helen C. Rountree / Martha W McCartney / Martha W. McCartney
    Any person doing research in eastern Virginia’s historical records is certain to encounter Powhatan Indian place names. However, it is often difficult to relate these names to the modern landscape. Within this volume numerous variations of historic Indian place names are gathered under their most common spelling or modern equivalent. The information included in the thoroughly a...
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    29,80 €

  • Protest and the politics of space and place, 1789-1848
    Katrina Navickas
    An accessible and innovative analysis of how political groups used and contested spaces and places in protest. It uses a wide range of interesting sources, from Home Office correspondence to local magistrates, diaries and autobiographies, local newspapers, together with spatial analysis of sites of political protest plotted on historical maps. ...
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    36,67 €

  • The Two Koreas
    Baby Professor
    How can two countries sharing the same second names be so different from each other? Dig a bit further into the two Korea’s history to understand why these geographic brothers are separated by differences. Make learning fun and interesting by using picture books that feature age-appropriate lessons. Go ahead and grab a copy today! ...
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    18,19 €

  • A Quick Look at Asia
    Baby Professor
    Before you step foot in any Asian country, you must first understand its history, geography and culture. That way, you will be truly enjoying your stay without inconveniencing the locals. Learning about geography before actually traveling will also introduce the concept of diversity in people’s, beliefs and societies. Get your interested in the subject by using high-quality pic...
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    18,19 €

  • The Spices of Morocco
    Baby Professor
    Have you heard about the small country in Africa that promises a unique aromatic experience? Yes, we are talking about Morocco, and in this book, you will learn all about it. Geography is a beautiful subject because it allows you to explore the world without leaving the comforts of your home. If you are ready for a full-sensory experience, then ask your mom to check out with th...
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    18,19 €

  • A Quick Introduction to the African Continent - Geography Books for Kids Age 9-12 | Children’s Geography & Culture Books
    Baby Professor
    What is in Africa? There’s the safari where wildlife is seen. There are the tribes that have resisted technology for so many years. But did you know that Africa is also a hub of developments? It’s a continent where the past meets the present. Learn and explore Africa by going through the pages of this interesting picture book for 9- to 12-year-olds. Grab a copy now! ...
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    18,19 €

  • Second World War British Military Camouflage
    Isla Forsyth
    Second World War British Military Camouflage offers an original approach to the cultures and geographies of military conflict, through a study of the history of camouflage. Isla Forsyth narrates the scientific biography of Dr Hugh Cott (1900-1987), eminent zoologist and artist turned camoufleur, and entwines this with the lives of other camouflage practitioners, to trace the s...
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    206,62 €

  • Border Aesthetics
    Few concepts are as central to understanding the modern world as borders, and the now-thriving field of border studies has already produced a substantial literature analyzing their legal, ideological, geographical, and historical aspects. Such studies have hardly exhausted the subject's conceptual fertility, however, as this pioneering collection on the aesthetics of border...
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    184,57 €

  • China
    Robert B Marks / Robert B. Marks / Robert BMarks
    This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive and comprehensible history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment. Tracing changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a fifth of humankind, Robert B. M...
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    146,82 €

  • China
    Robert B Marks / Robert B. Marks / Robert BMarks
    This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive and comprehensible history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, the book focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment. Tracing changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a fifth of humankind, Robert B. M...
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    57,75 €

  • The Mystery of the Ancient Maps
    Patrick Pasin
    (Colour version) “The Mystery of the Ancient Maps” starts with two maps of the 10th century, with America drawn five centuries before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, who obviously did not discover the New World. Thus, not only does this book definitely question the official history about the discovery of America, but also about Australia, Africa and Antarctica, b...
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    15,83 €

  • The River, the Plain, and the State
    Ling Zhang
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    126,41 €

  • Upheavals in the Middle East
    Ronen A. Cohen / Ronen ACohen
    Upheavals in the Middle East: The Theory and Practice of a Revolution engages with some of the most sensitive issues in the Middle East-revolutions and social protests. The book offers theoretical paradigms that suit the Middle East’s conditions-culturally, religiously and historically. It deals with seventeen case studies from a range of Muslim and Arab states and provides a t...
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    63,62 €

  • The Baljuna Covenant
    Tim Pelkey
    James Andrews finally appears to be catching a break. After years of searching for Genghis Khan’s tomb, he unearths a bone during a dig on Burkhan Khaldun, Mongolia’s holy mountain. After tests suggest the bone belongs to Genghis Khan, Andrews and his colleague Abbey Conrad follow the strands of the bone’s DNA back through time and begin to unlock the secrets of thirteenth cent...
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    16,94 €

  • Interpreting Our World
    Joseph Kerski
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    142,53 €

  • Nature & History in the Potomac Country
    James D Rice
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    36,46 €

  • '...and the Mille Lacs who have no reservation...'
    Clarence Ralph Fitz
    The book chronologically explains the bungling of the federal government as they attempted to be fair to the Indians while at the same time moving them out of the way of settlement. It also delves into the interaction between the Sioux and the Chippewa, including the joint attempt in 1862 to kill all the white people in Minnesota, and how the results of that interaction affecte...
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    36,04 €

  • Ireland
    George Fletcher
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    46,58 €

  • The Greatest Witch I Ever Met
    Dennis Meadows
    This book is about many people and many things that have happened in my life. The book is about how many people have stolen from me and lied for money. It is about witches. I call them that for the evil things they have done; they tried to ruin my life because of their power or position. It will open the eyes of many people. It is about some of the wickedness that is going on a...
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    12,04 €

  • The Story of the Malverns - With Appendices and Illustrations
    G. W. Hastings / GWHastings
    The impressive and historical range of hills within the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire. The magnificent hills dominate the countryside, towns and villages that surround it, and from their apex Wales can be seen. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the the area’s history and constitutes a must-have for residents of the loc...
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    24,74 €

  • Story of the Malverns - With Appendices and Illustrations
    G. W. Hastings
    The impressive and historical range of hills within the English counties of Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire. The magnificent hills dominate the countryside, towns and villages that surround it, and from their apex Wales can be seen. This volume will appeal to those with an interest in the the area’s history and constitutes a must-have for residents of the loc...
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    29,15 €

  • The Handy Geography Answer Book
    Paul A Tucci
    The world, its people, its countries, its history, the maps, and more!Geography is more than just maps and finding your destination. It is about the land, the people on that land, the delicate balance of nature, and our very interdependence upon it, despite the miracles of technology and grocery stores. It’s about the effects of nature on places and people, as well as how polit...
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    38,98 €


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