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How Things Make History: The Roman Empire and its terra sigillata Pottery
Bright red terra sigillata pots dating to the first three centuries CE can be found throughout the Western Roman provinces. The pots' widespread distribution and recognisability make them key evidence in the effort to reconstruct the Roman Empire's economy and society. Drawing on recent ideas in material culture, this book asks a radically new question: what was it about the pots themselves tha…
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- 9789048529933
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- x, 173p.: ill.
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- 938 OYE h
The Palgrave handbook of digital Russia studies
This open access handbook presents a multidisciplinary and multifaceted perspective on how the ‘digital’ is simultaneously changing Russia and the research methods scholars use to study Russia. It provides a critical update on how Russian society, politics, economy, and culture are reconfigured in the context of ubiquitous connectivity and accounts for the political and societal responses t…
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- 9783030428556
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- xxii, 612p. : ill.
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- 947.0071 PAL p
Authoritarian modernization in Indonesia’s early independence period : the …
In Authoritarian Modernization in Indonesia’s Early Independence Period, Farabi Fakih offers a historical analysis of the foundational years leading to Indonesia’s New Order state (1966–1998) during the early independence period. The study looks into the structural and ideological state formation during the so-called Liberal Democracy (1950–1957) and Sukarno’s Guided Democracy (1957â€â€¦
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- 9789004437722
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- XVIII, 295 p.
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- 959.8035 FAK a
Across the Sahara : tracks, trade and cross-cultural exchange in Libya
This open access book provides a multi-perspective approach to the caravan trade in the Sahara during the 19th century. Based on travelogues from European travelers, recently found Arab sources, historical maps and results from several expeditions, the book gives an overview of the historical periods of the caravan trade as well as detailed information about the infrastructure which was necessa…
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- 9783030001452
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- xviii, 260p. : ill.
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- 961.2 ACR a
The Ottoman crimean war (1853-1856)
This book analyzes the Crimean War from the Ottoman perspective based mainly on Ottoman and Russian primary sources, and includes an assessment of the War’s impact on the Ottoman state and Ottoman society.
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- 9789004182059
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- xvi, 432p.: ill.
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- 947.073809561 BAD o
The Myths that made America: an introduction to American studies
This essential introduction to American studies examines the core foundational myths upon which the nation is based and which still determine discussions of US-American identities today. These myths include the myth of »discovery,« the Pocahontas myth, the myth of the Promised Land, the myth of the Founding Fathers, the melting pot myth, the myth of the West, and the myth of the self-made man…
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- 9783839414859
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- 451p.: ill.
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- 970.3 PAU m
The Boy from Boort
Hank Nelson was an academic, film-maker, teacher, graduate supervisor and university administrator. His career at The Australian National University (ANU) spanned almost 40 years of notable accomplishment in expanding and deepening our understanding of the history and politics of Papua New Guinea, the experience of Australian soldiers at war, bush schools and much else. This book is a highly re…
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- 9781925021646
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- x, 224p.: ill.
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- 994.007202 DAV b
Dictionary of world biography
Jones, Barry Owen (1932- ). Australian politician, writer and lawyer, born in Geelong. Educated at Melbourne University, he was a public servant, high school teacher, television and radio performer, university lecturer and lawyer before serving as a Labor MP in the Victorian Parliament 1972-77 and the Australian House of Representatives 1977-98. He took a leading role in reviving the Australian…
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- 9781922144492
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- xvi, 918p.
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- 920.02 JON d
Explorations in early Southeast Asian history : the origins of Southeast Asia…
While following the probes of foreign individuals into various obscure parts of Southeast Asia over the centuries is a diverting and entertaining pastime, the purpose of this volume is to investigate this past with the mind, to question and postulate upon the historical patterns that have developed from earlier study of the area, and to bring concepts from other areas and disciplines to bear on…
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- 9780472901951
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- XIV, 538 p.
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- Michigan Papers On South And Southeast Asia, 11
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- 959 EXP e
History of yugoslavia
Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? Was its violent demise inevitable? Did its population simply fall victim to the lure of nationalism? How did this multinational state survive for so long, and where do we situate the short life of Yugoslavia in the long history of Europe in the twentieth century? The Complete History of Yugoslavia by Marie-Janine Calic provides a concise, accessible, comprehensive…
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- 9781557538499.
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- xxiii, 418p.: ill.
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- 949.702 CAL
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