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Half a life
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V. S. Naipaul |
One of the finest living writers in the English language, V. S. Naipaul gives us a tale as wholly un-expected as it is affecting, his first novel since the exultantly acclaimed A Way in the World, pu… |
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The heart of the matter
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Graham Greene |
Focusing on a British police officer in an unnamed West African colony, this novel attempts to show, along with the socially restricted lives of colonists in Africa, the effects of sin on a devout ca… |
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The case for India
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Will Durant |
One of the most comprehensive and an unbiased account of british atrocity rule from the eyes of an american historian. The author Will Durant presents before us unflinching. unwavering and powerful a… |
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Convicts and orphans
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Timothy J. Coates |
"This book examines how the early modern Portuguese state used convicts and orphans to populate its global empire over a period of two hundred years. In a country with as small a population base and … |
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El primer liberalismo español y los procesos de emancipación de América, 1808-1824
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Roberto Breña |
580 pages ; 22 cm |
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The Aztecs under Spanish rule
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Charles Gibson |
Outlines the influence that Spanish rule had upon all aspects of Aztec life during the three hundred years after their conquest. |
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America or Europe?
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Jeremy Black |
Why did Britain's position dramatically improve between 1739 and 1763? In this study, the author examines a pivotal period in Britain's rise to power status that culminated in the defeat of France in… |
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Empire's children
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Anton Gill |
'Empire's Children' - a tie-in edition to a six part TV series for Channel 4 - which follows the personal journeys of six British celebrities as they retrace their steps through their multicultural p… |
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Missions, ranches, and forts
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George Capaccio |
"Illumines the Spanish influence in American history and culture by describing life in early Spanish settlements."--Publisher's website. |
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In search of empire
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James S. Pritchard,James Pritchard,James S. Pritchard,Pritchard, James S |
The decades between 1670 and 1730 were the most formative in the history of the French colonies in the Americas. A sufficient number of migrants arrived from France and Africa to create settlements, … |
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A Fighting Retreat
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Robin Neillands |
From Indian independence to the return of Hong Kong to China, British military specialist Neillands thoroughly chronicles Britain's retreat from empire. He offers a paean to the empire and its soldie… |
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The name of war
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Jill Lepore |
Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war--colonists against Indians--that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in … |
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Edge of Empire
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Maya Jasanoff |
Talented historian Maya Jasonoff offers an alternative history of the British Empire. It is not about conquest – but rather a collection of startling and fascinating personal accounts of cross-cultur… |
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What's the deal?
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Rhoda Blumberg |
Discusses the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the political maneuverings of Napoleon and Jefferson that made it possible. |
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From colonies to country, 1735-1791
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Joy Hakim |
The teaching guides developed for Middle/High schools were created to support 8th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. They present concise menus of ideas for teachers wo… |
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Dark princess
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W. E. B. Du Bois |
29, 311 p. 24 cm |
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Plus jamais esclaves!
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Aline Helg |
La 4e de couv. indique : "Longtemps, l'émancipation des esclaves fut considérée comme l'oeuvre des abolitionnistes, libéraux et blancs. Dans cet ouvrage, qui fait pour la première fois le grand récit… |
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The long recessional
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Gilmour, David |
"Rudyard Kipling was a unique figure in British history, a great writer and a great imperial icon. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature, he added more phrases to the language than any man since Shak… |
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La Marina en el gobierno y administración de Indias
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Bibiano Torres Ramírez |
"Brief account of the exploratory, economic, and technical functions of Spanish shipping followed by a lengthy biographical listing of the officers who also served in high government positions. Lacks… |
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Le Cameroun et la Grande Guerre (1914-1916)
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Cameroon) Colloque national d'histoire militaire (1st 2014 Douala |
"La genèse de ce travail tire sa source non seulement de la nécessité de rattraper un devoir historique, celui de l'ouverture des débats sur l'identité camerounaise à travers les travaux en groupe re… |
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