The Birth of a Nation: The Cinematic Past in the Present, Paperback - Michael Martin

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

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Reducere. In this gripping historical novel, Dick Lehr tells the story of one protester in particular: Monroe Trotter, a black journalist who fought passiona...

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Reducere. The Trail of Tears marked the low point in Cherokee history. The survivors of that deadly event set a new course, rebuilding their lives in an unfa...

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

A cultural history of modern Japan, celebrating the novels of Mishima, the films of Ozu, and other high culture and pop culture developments as the...

Reducere. "Lucid and lyrical...a vivid history of Japan's turbocharged (and painful) modernization." --The Daily Telegraph In A History of Modern Japan, cult...

A selection of Michael Craig-Martin's paintings, prints and sculptures, with an interview.

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Reducere. Country Living Past & Present: A Grayscale Coloring Book for Adults 49 Country scenes from the past and present of farms, country homes, country li...

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

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Michael A. VerneyIllustration(s): 16 halftonesNumber of pages: 320Collection: American Beginni...

Reducere. A timely narrative of how the Christian faith has presented in a culturally monolithic manner and the effects it has on generations. And a call for...

Reducere. DescriptionThis fascinating history, based on meticulous research into the correspondence and documentation of the founding fathers leading up to a...

#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...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Michael A. VerneyIllustration(s): 16 halftonesNumber of pages: 312Collection: American Beginni...

Reducere. A timely narrative of how the Christian faith has presented in a culturally monolithic manner and the effects it has on generations. And a call for...

Reducere. Internationally recognized trauma treatment expert Dr. J. Eric Gentry presents his three-step Forward-Facing(R) process for healing from toxic stre...

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. 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...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the eighteenth century, naturalist and artist William Bartram traveled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and spent time documenting both pl...

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

A motivational guide on the power of acceptance by Sunday Times bestselling author, Henry Fraser.Publisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Henry Fra...

Reducere. Since America's founding, the diversity of American writers has shaped its literature. Authors and poets of the past have created a colorful collec...

"Who? Their dads? Not around. It's like they think they're free. Yep. I do it by myself. These three, and then there's me. How? Wait What the f*ck?...

Tens of thousands of Jewish children were orphaned during World War I and in the subsequent years of conflict. In response, Jewish leaders in Polan...

Reducere. "Fascinating.... A major work by a leading historian at the top of his game--at once engaging and tightly argued." --The New York Times Book Review...

Reducere. The nineteenth century saw the emergence both of history as an independent scientific discipline and of national history as a means to legitimize t...

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Reducere. Architect Jonathan West is on a big project when he learns his wife, Patrice, has been unfaithful. On a fishing trip in North Carolina's Outer Bank...

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.

DescriptionFrom videos by Frank Ocean to the "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie, tapes have become increasingly prominent in cinema, advertising, and,...

From the Norman Conquest to the Battle of Bosworth Field - how Britain was invaded and become a nation. The first volume in the stunning four-volum...

Reducere. Unmasked documents the unlikely true story of a boy who was taunted and beaten relentlessly by bullies throughout his childhood. Kane only escaped ...

An insider's look at the history of Witchcraft The evolution of Wicca is as dynamic and colorful as the Witches who helped shape it. One of the mos...

If you love baseball and the venerable stadiums its played in, you need this definitive history and guide to Major League ballparks of the past, pr...

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

In the 1970s, while their contemporaries were protesting the computer as a tool of dehumanization and oppression, a motley collection of college dr...

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

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

Why do women architects still not receive the recognition their work deserves? Women in Architecture is a manifesto for the great achievements of w...

From the much lauded author of Breaking News comes a version of Walking the Bible just for Israel. With its dense history of endless conflict and b...

In eight carefully crafted essays, each focusing on a key period in our island's history, Nick Green explores the origins of Britain's settlement p...