History, Memory, and Territorial Cults in the Highlands of Laos. The Past Inside the Present, Paperback - Pierre Petit

This book captures the dynamics of history, memory, and territorial cults in Houay Yong, a Tai Vat village situated in the multiethnic highland fro...

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Reducere. Blues history is steeped in Chicago's sidewalks; it floats out of its restaurants, airport lounges and department stores. It is a fundamental part ...

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This book aims to provide an original perspective on the changes that Greece has undergone in recent decades, by examining questions related to bor...

Blues history is steeped in Chicago's sidewalks; it floats out of its restaurants, airport lounges and department stores. It is a fundamental part ...

DescriptionOver one hundred years since it premiered on cinema screens, D. W. Griffith's controversial photoplay The Birth of a Nation continues to...

Reducere. In a century marked by totalitarian regimes, genocide, mass migrations, and shifting borders, the concept of memory in Eastern Europe is often syno...

Exploring notions of history, collective memory, cultural memory, public memory, official memory, and public history, Slavery in the Age of Memory:...

DescriptionAcross the globe, history has gone public. With the rise of the internet, family historians are now delving into archives continents apa...

Can the world be governed by agreement rather than conflict? In 1945 the world's powerful nation states came together to 'save succeeding generatio...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Elizabeth BoyleNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 214 x 135 x 30Cover type: Paperback / s...

'The empires of the future would be the empires of the mind' declared Churchill in 1943, envisaging universal empires living in peaceful harmony. R...

Nearly thirty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, debates over paths to market liberalization have produced numerous studies across the socia...

A pictorial history of Mansfield then and now

Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from Norman castles and medieval abbeys to windswept moors and walled cities, each stunning scene is full ...

Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from Norman castles and country parks to rugged coastlines and historic architecture, each stunning scene ...

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Reducere. Germany's acceptance of its direct responsibility for the Holocaust has strengthened its relationship with Israel and has led to a deep commitment ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Andreas HuyssenMemory of historical trauma has a unique power to generate works of art. This book analyzes the relation of ...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the heyday of the Cherokee Nation and on through the twentieth century, the Great Smoky Mountains have nurtured some of the most ce...

La Violencia exposes the bloody heart of Spain - from its origins in the ancient past to the Civil War and the current crisis in Catalonia.

Reducere. Michigan's past has a more sinister side than what's commonly displayed on roadside historical markers. In Dark Side of the Mitten: Crimes of the P...

This volume examines the Italian peninsula in the early Middle Ages by focusing on research fields such as ethnic identity, memory, and use of the ...

A book explaining the history of economics; including the powerful and vested interests which moulded the theories to their financial advantage; as...

Reducere. Whatever your beliefs and whatever your calling, here you will find a highly readable glimpse into the minds and passions of those spiritual seeker...

DescriptionTrains and stagecoaches stuck in the snow, wild storms driving sailing ships off course, traffic pile-ups on so-called 'killer' highways...

Leicestershire & Rutland has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the region's unique...

Humans have always been interested in their origins, but historians have been reluctant to write about the long stretches of time before the invent...

DescriptionAfrica since 1940 is the flagship textbook in Cambridge University Press' New Approaches to African History series. Now revised to inclu...

Reducere. Buffalo at the Crossroads is a diverse set of cutting-edge essays. Twelve authors highlight the outsized importance of Buffalo, New York, within th...

Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from sandy beaches and national parkland to harbour towns and medieval castles, each stunning scene is ful...

Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from sandy beaches and fossil cliffs to harbour towns and medieval castles, each stunning scene is full of...

Featuring a range of vistas, from picturesque towns and villages to historic castles and stately homes , each stunning scene is full of intriguing ...

#1 New Release on Amazon Backwards and in Heels ─ women in film and their struggle against bias ..".but don't forget that Ginger Rogers did everyth...

Reducere. Southern Oregon is rich with amazing tales about its people, locales and events. Whether you've recently moved there, are a long-time resident, or ...

The history and meaning of the Berlin Wall remain controversial, even three decades after its fall. Drawing on an extensive range of archival sourc...

Description'Rethinking the Concept of 'Healing Settlements' Water, Cults, Constructions and Contexts in the Ancient World' brings together papers d...

Description The cultural borders of Europe are today more visible than ever, and with them comes a sense of uncertainty with respect to liberal dem...

Reducere. Latinos make up a vibrant, expanding, and extremely diverse population with a history of being in the Americas that dates back to the early 16th ce...

"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness." --Dalai Lama That's easy for the Dalai Lama to say--but for the rest of us, understanding th...

Reducere. The Great Lakes region and parts of Canada were home to the Ojibwe. But the Anishinaabe suffered great losses of land and other broken treaties whe...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Peter N. (George Mason University) StearnsIllustration(s): 9 Line drawings, black and white; 2 Tables, bl...

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How American colonists went from thinking of the British past as their own to creating an "American history" that would play a crucial role in thei...

Reducere. DescriptionThis newly updated and revised second edition of A Story in Stones explores the relationship between Portugal and Ethiopia during the XV...

DescriptionIn this book historians and social scientists examine boycotts from the eighteenth century to the present day. Employed in struggles aga...

DescriptionSince the Second World War, Arab armed forces have consistently punched below their weight. They have lost many wars that by all rights ...