Passing. An Alternative History of Identity, Hardback - Lipika Pelham

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In this magisterial cultural and intellectual history, Thomas Bauer reconsiders classical and modern Islam by tracing differing attitudes toward am...

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Continues a series that has received good reviews. Fascinating discussion of plausible what if scenarios grounded in real history.Illustrations: 1 ...

After World War II, the United States used international sport to promote democratic values and its image of an ideal citizen. But African American...

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DescriptionSummer 1942 and the war in the Middle East is in the balance; Rommel's Axis forces are poised on the borders of Egypt and all that is ne...

In 1932 the Al Saud family incorporated the kingdom of Hijaz, once the cultural hub of the Arabian world, in to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This b...

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This book provides an in-depth exploration of two key aspects of managing cultural collaborations: managing the multiple identities of venture part...

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The Irish immigrants who arrived in Argentina between 1840 and 1890 were welcomed. Argentina was different from the English-speaking destinations f...

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A study of Communism and a history of the myth of Communism as perpetuated by its admirers. This book illuminates how the support for Communism and...

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