The History of Central America, Paperback - Thomas L. Pearcy

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Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Thomas Le RouxIllustration(s): 27 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 480Collection: History for a Sus...

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Between the 9th and the 15th centuries, Central Asia was a major political, economic and cultural hub on the Eurasian continent. In the first half ...

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Creates an Aeneas for our time: an age of liquid modernity, when identities seem fungible and precarious, amid a moment of political conflict and c...

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DescriptionThis wide-ranging reference book covers almost 3000 years of history, offering enthralling insights into the art and architecture, myths...

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A sweeping history of early American trade and the foundation of the American economyPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Thomas M. TruxesNum...

The never-before told story of how Napoleon's top brass escaped to America after Waterloo.Illustrations: 14 Halftones, color; 19 Halftones, black a...

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This sweeping new assessment of Civil War monuments unveiled in the United States between the 1860s and 1930s argues that they were pivotal to a na...

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