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SUTTON BOOKS
100 Local Heroes Description: For more than five years, Adam Hart-Davis travelled the length and breadth of Britain, bringing to life in his TV series, Local Heroes, pioneers of science, invention and technology. This book presents 100 of the best stories: ingenious or odd, different or daft, but always entertaining.... Read More about the "100 Local Heroes" on the The Nile Book Store Website

I.B. TAURIS&CO LTD
A Modern History Of The Kurds Description: The division of the Kurdish people among four modern nation statesIraq, Turkey, Syria and Iranand their struggle for national rights have been constant themes of recent Middle East history. The Kurdish lands have been contested territory for many centuries. In this detailed history of the Kurds from the 19th century to the present day, McDowall examines the interplay of old and new aspects of the struggle, the importance of local rivalries within Kurdish society, the enduring authority of certain forms of leadership and the failure of modern states to respond to the challenge of Kurdish nationalism. Drawing extensively on primary sources McDowall`s book is useful for all who want a better understanding of the underlying dynamics of the Kurdish question.... Read More about the "A Modern History Of The Kurds" on the The Nile Book Store Website

MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
A Short History Of The University Of Melbourne Description: With its early buildings erected at the same time as those of the Victorian parliament, the University of Melbourne was raised when its namesake was a frontier town and the first classes offered were attended by just 16 students. Lively, shrewd, and erudite, this history explores the evolution of the campus site, the tensions and achievements of the academicians it employed, and the variety of students who studied there. The subtlety of storytelling and the reverence for the university imbue this tribute with a respect for how the university has offered a critical perspective on the increasing complexity of Australian Society.... Read More about the "A Short History Of The University Of Melbourne" on the The Nile Book Store Website

HAWKSMERE LTD
A Taste Of Wartime Britain Description: Images and accounts of life in Britain during World War II. This collage of historical memorabilia from the war years in Britain includes interviews, eyewitness accounts, diary entries, reportage, and scraps of memory from people who lived through the dark days of World War II. Lavishly illustrated with newspaper and personal photographs, this evocative book shows what life was really like for millions of ordinary people from 1939 through 1945. Detailed are not just important events, but also the lives of ordinary people who bravely endured the ordeal of the war, providing a vivid account of the sights, sounds, and voices of the time.... Read More about the "A Taste Of Wartime Britain" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Hackett Publishing
Account, Much Abbreviated, Of The Destruction Of The Indies With Relat Description: Franciscan friar Bartolom de las Casas witnessed the terrible depredations visited by Spanish colonialism upon the lands and the indigenous people of the Americas and denounced them in no uncertain terms in this text, considered by many to be one of the most important challenges to hegemonic narratives of colonial civilization in the Americas. Translator Hurley (English, U. of Puerto Rico) has attempted to preserve the original flavor of the work by allowing himself no words not available in English in 1560 and selecting the more biblical sounding words when faced with a choice. This edition also contains an introduction by Knight (history, Johns Hopkins U.) presenting the historical background to the text. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknewsCom)... Read More about the "Account, Much Abbreviated, Of The Destruction Of The Indies With Relat" on the The Nile Book Store Website

THE PERSEUS BOOKS GROUP
Afghanistan A Military History From Al Description: Following the events of September 11, 2001, the world was riveted as American military power contested the legendary warrior culture of Afghanistan. By spring 2002, America began to draw down its forces, its mission accomplished: The Afghan Taliban regime has been overthrown and the terrorists it harbored were on the run. Was America`s easy victory proof of its military superiority, or were the Afghans merely eyeing the newcomers as they have watched foreign armies in centuries past, knowing time is on their side? For over 2, 500 years, the forbidding territory of Afghanistan has served as a vital crossroadsnot just for armies but for clashes between civilizationsthe Greeks, Arabs, Mongols, and Tartars, and in more recent times, Britain and Russia. Now America must face a new enemy on this landa land that for centuries has become a graveyard of empires past. This first-ever complete military history of Afghanistan illuminates the broad historical context into which American forces have been drawna cautionary tale, perhaps, about the dangers that may lie ahead.... Read More about the "Afghanistan A Military History From Al" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Taylor&Francis Books Ltd
American Nations Description: This volume covers themes in Native American history from late the 1800s to the present. While generally chronological, the articles are arranged around themes of reservation culture, gender, culture change, religion, Indian renewal and Indian activism, and cultural resurgence. It includes among ot... Read More about the "American Nations" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Ibooks
Ancient China Description: Ancient China chronicles 3500 years of China`s recorded civilization, beginning with the founding of the Shang dynasty around 1500 B.C., and continuing through the Great Cultural Revolution now in progress. It is a rich, exciting story, important to our understanding of today`s crisis between East and West, yet surprisingly little is known. Fitzgerald traces the great sweep of Chinese civilization through all its millenniums. He writes of the great events and powerful men who have shaped China`s destiny including the early efforts to unite China, the rise and fall of dynasties and the invasions of barbarians, the encroachment of the West and the Civil War in our own century, Shih Huang Ti and Genghis Khan, Sun Yat-sen, and Mao Tse-tung.... Read More about the "Ancient China" on the The Nile Book Store Website

THE NEW PRESS
Another Century Of War? Description: A candid and critical look at America`s new war by a provocative analyst of its old ones. This is a definitive condemnation of America`s reckless foreign policies by the foremost modern historian of war.(The Guardian) 144 pp.... Read More about the "Another Century Of War?" on the The Nile Book Store Website

SAQI BOOKS
Arabia Without Sultans Description: Fred Halliday deconstructs the romantic mythology that shrouds the deserts of the Arabian peninsula. He looks at how old myths have been replaced by new ones, such as how the Sheikh of Arabia squeezes the powerless Western oil consumer. Halliday`s presentation of the political and social life of the Arabian peninsula is situated in the global context of Western postcolonial strategy and the political economy of oil.... Read More about the "Arabia Without Sultans" on the The Nile Book Store Website

THE NEW PRESS
Assassination Of Julius Caesar Description: The story of popular resistance to wealth and power in ancient Rome. Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. They have generally regarded Roman commoners as a parasitic mob interested only in bread and circuses, as Cicero`s starving, contemptible rabble. And they have cast Caesar, who took up the popular cause of the poor, as little better than an adventurer and a demagogue, presenting his murder as a personal feud or a constitutional struggle, devoid of social content. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, the distinguished author Michael Parenti subjects these assertions of gentlemen historians to a bracing critique, and presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. In these pages we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. The Assassination of Julius Caesar offers a whole new perspective on an era we thought we knew well.... Read More about the "Assassination Of Julius Caesar" on the The Nile Book Store Website

PAN MACMILLAN
Athens: A History Description: This history of Athens centres mainly on the classical period, but also tells the city`s story up to the 21st century.... Read More about the "Athens: A History" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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