New York City: A Short History, Paperback - George J. Lankevich

From its origins as a primitive Dutch outpost to the sprawling urban complex it is today, the defining characteristic of New York has been constant...

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Reducere. Are antisemitism and white supremacy manifestations of a general phenomenon? Why didn't racism appear in Europe before the fourteenth century, and ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Noel MalcolmThis updated edition of Noel Malcolm's highly-acclaimed Bosnia: A Short History provides the reader with the mo...

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...

Reducere. In this authoritative and accessible book, one of the world's most renowned historians provides a concise and comprehensive history of capitalism w...

Reducere. About DK Eyewitness New York CityDiscover New York City - star of the silver screen.Whether you want to visit the iconic Empire State Building, tak...

The history of the Latvian people begins some four and a half millennia ago with the arrival of the proto-Baltic Indo-Europeans to northern Europe....

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"Globalization" has become a popular buzzword for explaining today's world. The expression achieved terminological stardom in the 1990s and was soo...

Traces the story of glass from its origins in Mesopotamia some 5000 years ago, to the creation of the elegant vessels of the Islamic Near East, the...

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Reducere. This short history of divination with cards looks at three main traditions: the French, the British, and the Anglo-American gone 'French'. The styl...

A short history of Reading Gaol from its 19th-century origins to the present day.Publisher: Two Rivers PressAuthor(s): Peter StoneleyNumber of page...

The structure of the book is chronological, with digressions. From Roman and then Norman London, we move on to Chaucer's London - the city of the P...

From the author of the critically acclaimed Bosnia: A Short History comes a 'magisterial work of history' TLS

Russian historian Abraham Ascher offers a skillful blend of engaging narrative and fresh analysis in this concise introduction to Russian history. ...

Throughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and A...

Intended for the student of Italian history and culture as well as the general reader, this new edition presents a clear and concise account of the...

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Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Jeremy BlackIllustration(s): 16 Illustrations, black and white; 24 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 25...

Experience a seldom-seen New York City with journalists and NYC natives Sharon Seitz and Stuart Miller as they show you the 42 islands in this city...

DescriptionA concise and accessible history of decolonization in the twentieth centuryThe end of colonial rule in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean w...

Tells the narrative of the Second World War.

A particularly vicious and bloody civil war has racked Algeria for a decade. Amnesty International notes that since 1992, in a population of 28 mil...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: New York City BalletIllustrator: Valeria DocampoNow available in a beautiful board book edition, the New York City Ballet p...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Saraiya FaroqhiAuthor: Suraiya FaroqhiIn a concise and colorful style, Suraiya Faroqhi lays out the history of one of the m...

Reducere. One hundred fifty haiku on New York City in just three lines each. New York City Haiku collects 150 of the best haiku inspired by the Big Apple. Th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: VictionaryNewly updated for 2018, CITIx60: New York is the essential guide for creative travelers. The sixty locations, act...

Reducere. Pack your bags and come along on this enticing journey with Tyler as he visits New York City, the city that never sleeps. Surrounded by tall buildi...

Presented in a pocket-sized landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each photo, New York is a stunning collection of images ...

Easy-to-read text introduces the sights of New York City through a full day of sightseeing.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder--and its predecessor diagnoses, including soldier's heart, railroad spine, and shell shock--was recognized as a psyc...

In this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans K ng chronicles the Roman Catholic Church's role as a world power thr...

This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and ...

Reducere. New York City is defined by a certain kind of grit and perseverance, its history sprinkled with stories of unlikely successes found where most woul...

How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the...

Reducere. "Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--P...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Thomas P. KasulisPhilosophy challenges our assumptions--especially when it comes to us from another culture. In exploring J...

Reducere. "There are eight million stories in the Naked City." This famous line from the 1948 film The Naked City has become an emblem of New York City itsel...

Contributor(s): Author: Michael A. LernerIn 1919, the United States embarked on the country's boldest attempt at moral and social reform: Prohibiti...

Reducere. At age eleven, Rosie Lepidus's main concerns are winning ring-a-levio, going to school, and staying out of trouble. But when Mama falls ill with pn...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. My Love Will Not Let You Down 2. Prove It All Night 3. Two Hearts 4. Atlantic City 5. Mansion On The Hill 6. The River 7. Youngstown 8. Mu...