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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Representation and Black womanhood Representation and Black womanhood Natasha Gordon-Chipembere "Sarah Baartman's iconic status as the "Hottentot Venus"--as "victimized" African woman, "Mother" of the new South Africa, and ancestral spirit to countless women of the African Diaspora--has led to … OL16175678W
Minutes to midnight Minutes to midnight Paul Dukes "The Doomsday Clock was created in 1947 by a group of atomic scientists to symbolise the perils facing humanity from nuclear weapons. In 2007 it was set at five minutes before the final bell, includi… OL16214682W
The Oxford handbook of postwar European history The Oxford handbook of postwar European history Dan Stone "The postwar period is no longer current affairs but is becoming the recent past. As such, it is increasingly attracting the attentions of historians. Whilst the Cold War has long been a mainstay of … OL16564678W
Life and death in the Andes Life and death in the Andes Kim MacQuarrie "Kim MacQuarrie tells great stories of South America's history, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to the last survivor of an Indian tribe, all of these stories set in th… OL20017088W
The Landscape of Consumption The Landscape of Consumption Clé Lesger,J. Furneé,Jan Hein Furnée "This volume brings together research on retailing and shopping and their embeddedness in urban space, themes that have attracted wide interest in recent decades. Addressing these themes over an era … OL20715359W
The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Heritage Research S. Watson,E. Waterton xxvi, 560 pages ; 25 cm OL20740675W
Women and business since 1500 Women and business since 1500 Béatrice Craig "This volume surveys the role women have played in various types of business as owners, co-owners and decision-making managers in European and North American societies since the sixteenth century. Dr… OL22321573W