South Bronx Rising. The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of an American City, Paperback - Jill Jonnes

Publisher: Fordham University PressAuthor(s): Jill JonnesIllustration(s): 48 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 608Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

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Publisher: Bold Type BooksAuthor(s): Elena ConisNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 245 x 41Cover type: HardbackRedescopera...

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Every May, a sea of 250, 000 people decked out in red and white head to Chicago's Loop to celebrate the Polish Constitution Day Parade. In the city...

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A Woman's Game explores the history of women's football from the Victorian era to the present day.Publisher: Guardian Faber PublishingAuthor(s): Su...

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What were the origins of the ANC Youth League, where has it gone wrong and how can it once again become an organization that represents and support...

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Wayne Jenkins and his team of plain-clothed officers - the Gun Trace Task Force - were the city's lauded and decorated heroes.

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It started and ended with a financial catastrophe. The Darien disaster of 1700 drove Scotland into union with England, but spawned the institutions...

This new edition of South Africa examines the history of South Africa from 1948 to the present, covering the economic background to racial segregat...

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