Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Nation, governance, and modernity in China Nation, governance, and modernity in China Michael Tsin,Michael T.W. Tsin,Michael Tsang-Woon Tsin 276 p. : 24 cm OL11625177W
Customers and patrons of the mad-trade Customers and patrons of the mad-trade Andrew T. Scull,Jonathan Andrews,Jonathan Andrews "This book is a lively commentary on the eighteenth-century mad-business, its practitioners, its patients (or "customers"), and its patrons, viewed through the unique lens of the private case book ke… OL12397343W
Liberty, equality, power Liberty, equality, power Emily S. Rosenberg,James M. McPherson,Gary Gerstle,John M. Murrin,Paul E. Johnson xxx, 794, A-11, I-58 pages : 28 cm OL19600006W
Western Civilization Western Civilization Thomas F. X. Noble,Barry S. Strauss,Duane J. Osheim Encompasses the full social and political story of Western Civilization within a wider definition of Europe that includes Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, and European frontiers. This title emphasizes Eu… OL23899188W
The pessimist's guide to history The pessimist's guide to history Stuart Berg Flexner,Doris Flexner The classic irreverent look at the past — now updated with even more appalling facts!Fourteen billion or so years ago, the Big Bang exploded — and it's been downhill from there. For every spectacular… OL3527545W
Historia de la FAI Historia de la FAI Juan Gómez Casas *Anarchist Organisation* is the first English-language history of the 30,000-member Federacion Anarquista Ibérica (F.A.I.), the unique organisation of Spanish anarchists based on autonomous affinity … OL3603393W
The rise and fall of the Soviet economy The rise and fall of the Soviet economy Phillip Hanson,Philip Hanson xii, 279 p. : 24 cm OL4121792W
In the land of white death In the land of white death Valerian Albanov,Linda Dubosson,Valerian Ivanovich Alʹbanov In 1912, six months after Robert Falcon Scott and four of his men came to grief in Antarctica, a thirty-two-year-old Russian navigator named Valerian Albanov embarked on an expedition that would prov… OL4182186W
Fort Riley Fort Riley Robert Smith undifferentiated,William McKale 143 p. : 23 cm OL545309W
The '60s for dummies The '60s for dummies Maxine Levaren,Brian Cassity Grasp the political, cultural, and social impact of the decade Experience the hope and passion of the '60s Nostalgic for the sixties? Looking to learn more? This information-packed guide takes you on… OL8513566W
The decline of the Californios The decline of the Californios Ramon A. Gutierrez,Leonard Pitt Publisher description: A striking addition to the literature of ethnic minorities, this book deals with the early struggles of the Spanish-speaking people of California. It focuses on the circumstanc… OL851810W