Hella Town. Oakland's History of Development and Disruption, Paperback - Mitchell Schwarzer

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Mitchell SchwarzerNumber of pages: 424Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 29Cover typ...

Reducere. Hella Town reveals the profound impact of transportation improvements, systemic racism, and regional competition on Oakland's built environment. Of...

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Publisher: Parallax PressAuthor(s): Kaira Jewel LingoNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 127 x 201 x 20Cover type: Paperback / so...

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Summarizes the relationship between economic development with regards to income on the one hand and the evolution of institutions on the other; the...

Reducere. " Here] we listen to stories of individual settlers and . . . watch and interact with them as each community evolves through the decades." Ann M. L...

This book presents more than half a century of Gustavo Esteva's "reflection in action" in the form of essays, books, and interventions in national ...

Reducere. Have you ever read a press release from a gold mining company about various capital raises that left you scratching your head? This is because mini...

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers IncAuthor(s): Mitchell A. SeligsonNumber of pages: 435Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 225 x 181 x 25Cover typ...

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The bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence - where did the ideas of heaven and ...

Reducere. A New York Times bestselling historian of early Christianity takes on two of the most gripping questions of human existence: where did the ideas of...

Reducere. Settled in 1637 by families from the Saugus Plantation near Boston, Sandwich has acquired a unique character all its own. From its people, to its n...

I have never fallen into a pit but can only imagine the fears associated with wondering how I would get out. When God speaks about souls going to t...

Reducere. DescriptionThe combined British Expeditionary Force and American II Corps successfully pierced the Hindenburg Line during the Hundred Days Campaign...

Reducere. Shell shock, battle fatigue, posttraumatic stress disorder, lack of moral courage: different terms for the same mental condition, formal names that...

Reducere. New York City History is essential reading not only for fans of regional history, but for readers who wish to understand the American experience th...

This comprehensive international collection reflects on the practice, purpose and functionality of queer oral history, and in doing so, demonstrate...

Reducere. Many narrative accounts of men in combat during World War II have conveyed the horrors and emotions of warfare. However, not many reveal in such an...

Reducere. DescriptionThe salty waves and sandy beaches of Cape Cod disguise its fascinating and nearly forgotten history. From Provincetown to Falmouth, the ...

A landmark work which both defined and transformed the field of development studies.

A landmark work which both defined and transformed the field of development studies.

Reducere. The recent murder of Anna Politkovskaya is grim evidence of the danger faced by journalists passionately committed to writing the truth about wars ...

"As different as we all are in situations, needs, and views, we hold the world in common. In this brilliant ethnography, Colin Jerolmack vividly hi...

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DescriptionOver thirty essays provide a comprehensive overview of the essential events, persons, places and issues involved in the emergence of the...

This classic and well-loved history of Sligo was first published in 1889. Its author, the Rev. Archdeacon Terrence O'Rorke, was born and bred in Sl...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to performing meta-analysis using the statistical software R. It is intended for quantitative resea...

Reducere. In African Motors, Joshua Grace examines how Tanzanian drivers, mechanics, and passengers reconstituted the automobile into a uniquely African form...

DescriptionMarch, 1938. Otto Lehman arrives in New York on the S.S. Osthafen to be immediately confronted by two men with FBI badges . . . only, th...

Reducere. Hamburg is perhaps South Carolina's most famous ghost town. Founded in 1821, it grew to four thousand residents before transportation advances led ...

Reducere. The Town of Chester in upstate Warren County, New York, was a secret haven for runaway slaves escaping to Canada along the Underground Railroad. Th...

Reducere. New York has Greenwich Village; New Orleans has its French Quarter; Paris has Montmartre. And Chicago has its own little piece of charm that rivals...

Reducere. Cape Town is a place between. Between two oceans, between first and third worlds, between east and west. So too the majority of its citizens, a peo...

Reducere. From the Armenian Genocide to the ethnic cleansings of Kosovo and Darfur, modern history is haunted by acts of brutal violence. Yet American leader...

One of the most famous and controversial works by possibly the highest profile historians of the twentieth century.

Reducere. In Shtetl (Yiddish for "small town"), critically-acclaimed author Eva Hoffman brings the lost world of Eastern European Jews back to vivid life, de...

Reducere. Description"A substantive contribution to the history of ethnic strife and extreme violence" (The Wall Street Journal) and a cautionary examination...

Reducere. When she was 18, Barbara Hesselman joined the Army to finance her nursing education. A little more than four years later, and with less than six mo...

Reducere. New Iberia was founded by a handful of Spaniards in the spring of 1779. In the more than two hundred years that have elapsed since that event, the ...

Some of the most brutally intense infantry combat in World War II occurred within Germany's Hrtgen Forest. Focusing on the bitterly fought battle b...

Reducere. DescriptionBrigadier General William Thomas Meredith, known to his friends as Tom, was born in 1919 in Halifax County, Virginia, where his father w...

Reducere. A rare collection of accounts of incidents and legends throughout the state - intriguing bits of the past generally not found in conventional works...

A glorious celebration of the history of WestlandPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): David GibbingsIllustration(s): 90 Illustrations, black ...

International Development: A Postwar History offers the first concise historical overview of international development policies and practices in th...

Reducere. DescriptionEstes Park, Colorado has a fascinating history. The Estes family, first pioneer settlers; Lord Dunraven and Isabella Bird; Griff Evans a...

DescriptionPart of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library research collection, Springfield On the night of July 5, 1918, a steamboat named Columb...