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Die zwei weissen Volker! Kiel und Skagerrak. Deutsch-englische Erinnerungen eines deutschen Seeoffiziers(The two white peoples! Kiel and Skagerrak. German-English memories of a German naval officer)b

Die zwei weissen Volker! Kiel und Skagerrak. Deutsch-englische Erinnerungen eines deutschen Seeoffiziers(The two white peoples! Kiel and Skagerrak. German-English memories of a German naval officer)
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Hardcover. Leipzig, K.F. Koehler, 1st, 1931, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt title block on spine and a gilt design of a naval battlship on the front cover. 166 pages. b&w plates, GERMAN TEXT. Inscription in German on front fly leaf dated 1934. Copyright states 1920. Clean copy.

Record # 385539

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Town and City Maps of the British Isles 1800-1855by: Baynton-Williams, Ashley

Town and City Maps of the British Isles 1800-1855
by: Baynton-Williams, Ashley

Hardcover. London, Studio Editions, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 128 pages. Color plates throughout. This book includes the work of nine leading cartographers spanning the first half of the nineteenth century. Clean copy.

Record # 386019

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The Lure of Old Chelsea by: Reginald Blunt

The Lure of Old Chelsea
by: Reginald Blunt

Hardcover. London, Mills & Boon], 1st, 1922, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with gilt lettering, 208 pages. 9 b&w photographic plates. Charming guide to this historic section of London. Small ownership stamp to front fly leaf, tiny nicks to cloth corners, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 387259

Price: $25.00 
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Moroccoby: Nevill Barbour

Morocco
by: Nevill Barbour

Hardcover. London, Thames And Hudson, 1st, 1965, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 239 pages, 91 b&w illustrations, 5 maps. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 387743

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Farmers, Kings, and Traders: The People of Southern Africa, 200-1860by: Martin Hall

Farmers, Kings, and Traders: The People of Southern Africa, 200-1860
by: Martin Hall

Softcover. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1st, 1990, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 161 pages. In this overview of the origins and development of black societies in southern Africa, Martin Hall reconstructs the region's past by throughly examining both the archaeological and the historical records. Beginning with the gradual southward movement of the earliest farmers nearly two thousand years ago, Hall tracks the emergence of precolonial states such as Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe. Farmers, Kings, and Traders concludes with the devastating effects of colonialism. Through a close reading of the accounts of early travelers, colonialists, archaeologists, and historians, Hall places in context the often contradictory histories that have been written of this region. The result is an illuminating look at how ideas about the past have themselves changed over time. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 387825

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Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France 1931 1945: A Political Biography by: Geoffrey Warner

Pierre Laval and the Eclipse of France 1931 1945: A Political Biography
by: Geoffrey Warner

Hardcover. NY, Macmillan Company, 1st US, 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 461 pages. Laval began his career as a socialist, but over time drifted far to the right. Following France's defeat and armistice with Germany in 1940, he served in prominent roles in Philippe Petain's Vichy Regime, first as the vice-president of the Council of Ministers from 11 July 1940 to 13 December 1940, and later as the head of government from 18 April 1942 to 20 August 1944. After the liberation of France in 1944, Laval was arrested by the French government under General Charles de Gaulle. In what was widely regarded as a flawed trial, Laval was found guilty of plotting against the security of the State and collaboration with the enemy, and after a thwarted suicide attempt, he was executed by firing squad. His manifold political activities left a complicated and controversial legacy, resulting in more than a dozen conflicting biographies of him. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise a bright, clean copy.

Record # 396256

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The Letters Speeches and Proclamations of King Charles I by: Sir Charles Petrie

The Letters Speeches and Proclamations of King Charles I
by: Sir Charles Petrie

Hardcover. NY, Funk and Wagnalls, reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 320 pages. Selecting his first letter at age five to his father and his last to his son as he mounts the scaffold the editor has put together a chronological view of the Monarch's life, from childhood to death in his own words. Originally published in 1935. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise cles.

Record # 396609

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The Economic Development of Japan: A Quantitative Study by: Ryoshin Minami

The Economic Development of Japan: A Quantitative Study
by: Ryoshin Minami

Hardcover. NY, St. Martin's Press, 1st, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a dust jacket with light fading to spine, 487 pages. In this book Ryoshin Minami studies the last hundred years of Japan's remarkable economic growth from the Meiji period up to the present day. First, he reveals the factors which account for Japan's successful economic take-off during the Meiji period. Second, he explains why Japan achieved a more rapid rate of economic growth than other developed countries. This forms the major part of the book and will interest those in the developed countries who have felt the full force of Japan's export drive and whose own industries are consequently in decline. Finally, the author evaluates the results of Japan's economic growth and makes predictions for its future. The book makes a comprehensive survey of the Japanese experience in the pre- and post-war periods and points out lessons not only for developed countries but also for developing countries. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 396897

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Spithead: An Informal Historyby: Michael Lewis

Spithead: An Informal History
by: Michael Lewis

Hardcover. London, Allen & Unwin, 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 208 pages, b&w illustrations. An account of the water between the Isle of Wight & the Mainland, its Naval base and its importance to British Naval history. Clean copy.

Record # 397352

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Our Lady of Guadalupe The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531-1797by: Stafford Poole

Our Lady of Guadalupe The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531-1797
by: Stafford Poole

Softcover. Tucson, University of Arizona Press, 3rd pr., 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 325 pages with index. The devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, based on the story of apparitions of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego, an Indian neophyte, at the hill of Tepeyac in December 1531, is one of the most important formative religious and national forces in the history of Mexico. It has variously been interpreted as the source of Mexican national identity, a means of continuity between the Indian past and Spanish domination, a symbol of national liberation, and a way of evangelizing and pacifying the Indians. The aphorism "Mexico was born at Tepeyac" aptly summarizes its importance. In this, the first work ever to examine in depth every historical source of the Guadalupe apparitions, Stafford Poole traces the origins and history of the account, and in the process challenges many commonly accepted assumptions and interpretations. Small corner clip to front fly leaf, otherwise a clean, tight copy.

Record # 397609

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Inventing a Soviet Countryside: State Power and the Transformation of Rural Russia, 1917 - 1929 by: James Heinzen

Inventing a Soviet Countryside: State Power and the Transformation of Rural Russia, 1917 - 1929
by: James Heinzen

Hardcover. University of Pittsburgh Press, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in dust jacket, 297 pages. James W. Heinzen's work fills a significant gap in the extensive historiography of the New Economic Policy (NEP) . The book studies the organization and staffing of NKZem RSFSR, offers some memorable portraits of its leading figures, especially its head, Alexander Petrovich Smirnov, and delves into the complexity of policy making in this era and the clash of institutional interests that had a major impact on policy. Heinzen makes a convincing case that Smirnov and the specialists in NKZem RSFSR were one of the major sources of ideas and policies for the 'Rightists' within the party leadership. The book is distinguished by its thoroughness, and by its cool and balanced judgment. This study brings out the full complexity of the Bolshevik regime, its dilemmas, and its internal contradictions. Clean copy, light fading to dj spine.

Record # 399114

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The Nazi Conscience by: Claudia Koonz

The Nazi Conscience
by: Claudia Koonz

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 362 pages. Hitler, Koonz says, understood the German people's need for a sense of coherence in the wake of what many saw as the degeneracy of the Weimar Republic--and 'he promised to rescue old-fashioned values of honor and dignity' by offering a secular faith to replace lost religious certainties. Koonz explores the promotion of these beliefs in German culture and law, and how they led to the catastrophe of the Holocaust, adding much to our understanding of how a civilized society could reach such infamous levels of violence. Clean copy.

Record # 399203

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Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt (INSCRIBED COPY)by: Eugenia Paulicelli

Fashion Under Fascism: Beyond the Black Shirt (INSCRIBED COPY)
by: Eugenia Paulicelli

Softcover. Oxford/NY, Berg Publishers, 1st, 2004, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 227 pages illustrated in b&w. INSCRIBED BY PAULICELLI (in Italian) on the half-title page. Looking at the dark history of Italian fashion by focusing on the impact of 1930s Fascism, Paulicelli explores the subtle yet sinister changes to the seemingly innocuous practices of everyday dress and shows why they were such a concern for the state. Importantly, she also demonstrates how these developments impacted on the global dominance of Italian fashion today.

Record # 399263

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Deus Destroyed: The Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japanby: Elison, George

Deus Destroyed: The Image of Christianity in Early Modern Japan
by: Elison, George

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1973, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover, 542 pages, tan cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Dust jacket has edgewear, chipping to corners. There is some light pencil marking to about 12 pages in the front of the book. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf.

Record # 403201

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China and the Chinese: A general description of the country and its inhabitants; its civilization and form of government; its religious and social institutions; its intercourse with other nations; and its present condition and prospe

China and the Chinese: A general description of the country and its inhabitants; its civilization and form of government; its religious and social institutions; its intercourse with other nations; and its present condition and prospe

Hardcover. New York, Harper and Brothers, 1st, 1869, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, faded blue pebbled cloth, 456 pages, gilt title on spine. The work of an American Protestant missionary, with much material on missionaries in China. Many b&w engravings, fold-out map.

Record # 412181

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Cuba and Our New Possessionsby: Hall, A. D.

Cuba and Our New Possessions
by: Hall, A. D.

Hardcover. NY, Street & Smith, 1st, 1898, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover. Book is divided into 4 sections: Cuba, Porto Rico, The Philippines, & Hawaii. Each with a fold-out color map. 178, 171, 174, & 178 pages respectively. All maps present and in very good condition. Previous owner's inscription on front fly leaf. The pale green covers suffer from rubbing and abrasions causing discoloration, fading. Internally very good.

Record # 602467

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India and Malaysiaby: Thoburn, J. M.

India and Malaysia
by: Thoburn, J. M.

Hardcover. New York, Hunt & Eaton, 1st, 1892, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 562 pages. B&w frontispiece and b&w photographs throughout. Decorated cover with minor soiling and wearing and rubbing to edges. Ex-library stickers on front flyleaf and rear endpapers. Decorated endpapers.

Record # 851599

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Russia's Transformation: Snapshots of a Crumbling Systemby: Daniels, Robert V.

Russia's Transformation: Snapshots of a Crumbling System
by: Daniels, Robert V.

Softcover. Lanham, MD, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 1st, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 245 pages. Crisp, clean, illustrated wraps. From the back cover: "An astute observer of the soviet Union, Robert Daniels collects here his observations of political change in the USSR over a twenty-five-year period." Tight binding, clean & unmarked pages throughout.

Record # 30167

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History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years Truce - 1609 (4 vol. set)by: Motley, John Lothrop

History of the United Netherlands: From the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Years Truce - 1609 (4 vol. set)
by: Motley, John Lothrop

Hardcover. New York, Harper Brothers, 1st Edition, 1869, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 2326 total pages. 4 volume set. Hardcovers. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. B/w illustrated fold-out map in volume 1. Decorated marbled edges. Decorated endpapers. Decorated cover boards with leather corners and quarter cloths. Leather spines with raised bands, gilt title and decorations. Spines straight. Light tanning from age to pages.

Record # 99240

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Carl Akeley's Africaby: Mary L. Jobe Akeley

Carl Akeley's Africa
by: Mary L. Jobe Akeley

Hardcover. NY, Dodd, Mead & Company, 2nd pr., 1929, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, green cloth with gilt and black decoration, 321 pages. Illustrated with decorated endpapers (map) and vintage black and white photographs. Carl Than Akeley (1864-1926) was a taxidermist, naturalist and inventor was born near Clarendon, New York. Akeley would make five expeditions to Africa collecting specimens, first for the Field Museum in Chicago, and then for the American Museum of Natural History in New York. In 1911 he proposed to Henry Fairfield Osborn, president of the museum, a plan to present animal groups against painted backgrounds that would faithfully recreate the habitat which the animals lived. He had many adventures on the trips to Africa, including one where he was attacked by a leopard. Akeley died on his last expedition in his camp, near Mount Mikeno. This book is an account of Akeley's last expedition, and has a foreword by Henry Fairfield Osborn. The book is shaken and binding a little loose but holding, no loose pages. Previous owner's inscription on blank pelim page otherwise clean.

Record # 372704

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Resurgent India: Ideas and Priorities by: Agarwala, Ramgopal; Kumar, Rajiv; Shah, Rajesh

Resurgent India: Ideas and Priorities
by: Agarwala, Ramgopal; Kumar, Rajiv; Shah, Rajesh

Hardcover. New Deli, Academic Foundation, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 158 pagea. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 375182

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Australian Presence In The Pacific, The: Burns Philp 1914-1946 by: Buckley, Ken/ Klugman, Kris

Australian Presence In The Pacific, The: Burns Philp 1914-1946
by: Buckley, Ken/ Klugman, Kris

Hardcover. Sydney AU, George Allen & Unwin, 1st, 1983, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. Centenary history of the Sydney-based business Burns, Philip & Co. The company was firmly established as a merchant in Australia and throughout the South Pacific. The book is unique in relating this big mercantile firm to its customers, regardless of their culture. A rich and varied story of a truly Australian company and a major contribution to Australian business history. 392 pages, 24 b&w plates, endpapers map. Clean copy.

Record # 378659

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La Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi-The Basilica of St Francis in Assisiby: G. Malafarina

La Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi-The Basilica of St Francis in Assisi
by: G. Malafarina

Softcover. Modena Italy, Franco Cosimo Panini , 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 268 pages. Color illustrated guide to all the historical and artistic attractions with critical commentary. 232 color plates, 200 schemes and diagrams. Clean copy.

Record # 379213

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The Diaries of Lord Lugard, 4 Volume Set by: Lord Lugard/Margery Perham and Mary Bull (edited by)

The Diaries of Lord Lugard, 4 Volume Set
by: Lord Lugard/Margery Perham and Mary Bull (edited by)

Hardcover. Evanston IL, Northwestern University Press, 1959-1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Four hardcover volumes: Vol. 1, East Africa November 1889 to December 1890, 432 pages. Vol. 2, East Africa December 1890 to December 1891, 481 pages. Vol. 3, East Africa January 1892 to August 1892, 454 pages. Vol. 4, Nigeria 1894-5 and 1898, 444 pages. Black-and-white illustrations and maps; Bindings vary: Vols. 1, 3 and 4 are matching green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Vol. 2 is terra-cotta cloth with a black clorh spine. Previous owner'e signature in 1 and #. Otherwise clean and tight set.

Record # 380842

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Who Killed Kenya?by: Colin Wills

Who Killed Kenya?
by: Colin Wills

Hardcover. London, Dennis Dobson Limited, 1st, 1953, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 111 pages, b&w illustrations. Colin Wills writes with the cool objectiveness of one who is not personally involved in the struggle, and the result is a book which searched deep and yielded information not be found elsewhere at the time. It does not merely deal with Mau Mau, but with the whole problem of Kenya, which in turn was the problem of all Africa - that of race relations. Clean copy.

Record # 380873

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African Apprenticeship; An Autobiographical Journey In Southern Africa-1929 by: Perham, Margery

African Apprenticeship; An Autobiographical Journey In Southern Africa-1929
by: Perham, Margery

Hardcover. NY, Africana Publishing , 1st US, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 268 pages, b&w illustrations. In 1929 the author was awarded a Rhodes Trust Travelling Fellowship witha vague commission to study problems of race and colour. This book contains a section of her diary, essentially as she wrote it, devoted to Southern Africa including the Rhodesias and the Congo. She addressed a huge night time meeting of African workers called by Zulu union organizer, George Champion. In Bechuanaland she met the young and capable regent; in Basutoland she accompanied an Assistant Commissioner on a long trek on horseback into the interior. Thoroughly entertaining it also sets the scene for much of what was to follow in the subsequent history of the territories she visited. Clean copy.

Record # 381152

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South-West Africa under German Rule 1894-1914by: Bley, Helmut

South-West Africa under German Rule 1894-1914
by: Bley, Helmut

Hardcover. London, Heinemann, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 303 pages, black & white photos and maps. Name on front fly leaf. Otherwise, clean.

Record # 381180

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African Madnessby: Shoumatoff, Alex

African Madness
by: Shoumatoff, Alex

Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 202 pages. A collection of four pieces on African history or culture. "The Woman Who Loved Gorillas" is a stark, unflattering look at Dian Fossey. Differing from the usual hagiography about Fossey, this essay focuses on her mistreatment of the Africans, her erratic and supposedly violent behavior, and her anti-social arrogance. It's not a slam piece, though, offering motives about her murder and admitting that Dian did much for the gorillas of Rwanda. "The Last of the Dog-Headed Men" is a look at the elusive indri, a "singing" lemur of Madagascar. "The Emperor Who Ate His People" is a look back at the career of Central African Republic dictator Bokassa. Finally, "In Search of the Source Of AIDS" is both a quest for possible sources of the virus and a look at how the disease is ravaging Africa (circa 1987). Clean, bright copy.

Record # 381893

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Polar Explorationby: Croft, Andrew

Polar Exploration
by: Croft, Andrew

Hardcover. London, A. & C. Black Ltd, 2nd Ed., 1947, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 268 pages with 22 illustrations and 8 maps, bibliography, index, maroon cloth, white stamped titles. Clean copy.

Record # 382246

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Sauna as a Symbol. Society and Culture in Finlandby: Edelsward, L. M.

Sauna as a Symbol. Society and Culture in Finland
by: Edelsward, L. M.

Softcover. NY, Peter Lang, reprint, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 267 pages. Every culture has a secret ingredient, and for Finnish culture and society it is the sauna. The sauna is an actual bath and bathhouse which in practical life brings people together in ways otherwise impossible. And the sauna as symbol brings together and integrates the many contradictory ideals and realities of Finnish society and culture. Through the sauna, nature and culture, the individual and society, the person and the polity, may be woven into an integral whole. Clean, bright copy.

Record # 383462

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Livingstone's Travels and Researches in South Africa including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast, Thence Across the Continent, Down the

Livingstone's Travels and Researches in South Africa including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast, Thence Across the Continent, Down the

Hardcover. Philadelphia, G.G. Evans, 1st, 1860, Book: Good, Hardcover, embossed Brown cloth cover worn with fraying to bumped corners. 442 pages, 11 b&w engravings. Gilt title on spine visible, but faded.Light dampstaining to prelim pages, frontis and title page. Interior of book clean and tight.

Record # 384719

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Pioneers East; The Early American Experience in the Middle East by: David H. Finnie

Pioneers East; The Early American Experience in the Middle East
by: David H. Finnie

Hardcover. Cambridge MA, Harvard University Press, 1st, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, brown cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. Maps as endpapers. 333 pages, b&w illustrations. This book covers the first contacts between the United States and the Middle East from the earliest times (1800s) to the mid-nineteenth century. The author describes exotic people and places in the Middle East and how American interests there were far from marginal although centered around the American Protestant missionary activity during that period. Clean copy.

Record # 385399

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Jardins de Paris by: Jean Jacques Leveque

Jardins de Paris
by: Jean Jacques Leveque

Hardcover. Paris, Hachette, 1st, 1982, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket with minor edgewear to rear panel. Beautifully illustrated volume on the extraordinary gardens of Paris, past and present. FRENCH TEXT. Clean copy. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.

Record # 385747

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Virtue Transformed: Political Argument in England, 1688-1740by: Burtt, Shelley

Virtue Transformed: Political Argument in England, 1688-1740
by: Burtt, Shelley

Hardcover. UK, Cambridge University Press, 1st, 1992, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 182 pages. This book offers a detailed study of political argument in early eighteenth-century England, a time in which the politics of virtue were vigorously pursued - and just as vigorously challenged. In tracing the emergence of a privately orientated conception of civic virtue from the period's public discourse, this book not only challenges the received notions of the fortunes of virtue in the early modern era but provides a promising critical perspective on the question of what sort of politics of virtue is possible or desirable today. Clean copy.

Record # 386185

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Sahara Adventureby: Philippe Diole

Sahara Adventure
by: Philippe Diole

Hardcover. NY, Julian Messner, 1st, 1956, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. Translated from the French by Katherine Woods. Engaging account of the author's camel trek across the untamed South Fezzen region of the Sahara Desert, encountering exotic vegetation and prehistoric cave paintings along the way. No markings.

Record # 387567

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African Crossroadsby: Dundas, Sir Charles

African Crossroads
by: Dundas, Sir Charles

Hardcover. London, Macmillan and Co., 1st, 1955, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, bright blue cloth covers, 243 pages, 13 b/w illustrations. Author was an administrator in East Africa and the West Indies from 1908 to 1944. A memoir of 30 years of colonial rule in Africa by a lifetime member of the British Colonial Service. Beginning with his first glimpse of Africa on a tropical morning as a young man and ends with a last glimpse of Kilimanjaro after spending his entire working life as one of the last servants of the old Empire. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise clean.

Record # 387816

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Africa Dances: A Book about West African Negroesby: Gorer, Geoffrey

Africa Dances: A Book about West African Negroes
by: Gorer, Geoffrey

Hardcover. NY, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st US, 1935, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 337 pages, Index. Black & white photographic illustrations. Cream cloth with red & black illustration and lettering. The exciting story of the author's travels by car with Paris Benga, the famous Negro dancer, on a tour which zigzagged through the French colonies, the French and British mandates, and the Gold Coast to study the native dances in the districts most remote from civilization. This is also a study of the government and religion, the sex-life and marriage ritual, habits and customs, and the emotional and mental character of these West African Negroes. Mild stain to corners of front cover, not affecting the interior. Otherwise clean and tight copy.

Record # 387879

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The Letters Of King George IIIby: Dobree, Bonamy (Ed.)

The Letters Of King George III
by: Dobree, Bonamy (Ed.)

Hardcover. NY, Funk & Wagnalls, reprint, 1968, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 294 pages. First published in 1935. The Editor selected a series of letters, many of them previously unpublished, from a vast mass of material. The larger proportion of them belongs to the period before his great triumph of 1784 when, he succeeded in smashing the great 'Whig' oligarch, and brought the Constitution back to what he considered more orthodox lines. A few letters showing him from more personal aspects have also been included. Name on front fly leaf otherwise clean.

Record # 396469

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The Sword And The Olive: A Critical History Of The Israeli Defense Force by: Creveld, Martin van

The Sword And The Olive: A Critical History Of The Israeli Defense Force
by: Creveld, Martin van

Softcover. NY, Public Affairs, 1998, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover in pictorial wraps, 422 pages, b&w illustrations. Combining razor-sharp analysis with dramatic narrative, vivid portraits of soldiers and commanders with illuminating discussions of battle tactics and covert actions, The Sword and the Olive traces the history of the IDF from its beginnings in Palestine to today. The book also goes beyond chronology to wrestle with the political and ethical struggles that have shaped the IDF and the country it serves--struggles that are manifesting themselves in the recent tragic escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Often revisionist in attitude, surprising in many of its conclusions, this book casts new light on the struggle for peace in the Middle East. Clean copy.

Record # 396674

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The U. S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945 by: Michael Schaller

The U. S. Crusade in China, 1938-1945
by: Michael Schaller

Hardcover. NY, Columbia University Press, 2nd pr., 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, price-clipped dust jacket, 364 pages. Tells of the Americans who came to China, openly and in secret, and their role in the ultimate U. S. decision to spurn Chinese Communist overtures of friendship and throw greater support to the sinking regime of Chiang Kai-shek. Name on front fly leaf, otherwise a clean copy.

Record # 397201

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Society and Puritanism in Pre Revolutionary England: Second Edition by: Christopher Hill

Society and Puritanism in Pre Revolutionary England: Second Edition
by: Christopher Hill

Softcover. NY, Schocken Books, reprint, 1967, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 520 pages. In order to understand the English Revolution and Civil War we need to understand Puritanism. Using his consummate skill as a historian, Professor Hill suggests that there might have been non-theological reasons for supporting the Puritans, or for being a Puritan. He shows Puritanism as a living faith, answering the hopes and fears of yeomen and gentlemen, merchants and artisans. He looks at oath-taking, the Sabbath, bawdy courts, and poor relief and assesses the significance of the household (rather than the Parish) and the dignity of labor. He shows Puritanism in daily life and discusses the emergence of the seemingly paradoxical Puritan revolutionaries. Light bump to top corner of about 50 pages, clean copy.

Record # 397427

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Challenged Identities: North American Missionaries in Korea, 1884 to 1934by: Elizabeth Underwood

Challenged Identities: North American Missionaries in Korea, 1884 to 1934
by: Elizabeth Underwood

Hardcover. Seoul, Royal Asiatic Society, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 328 pages, b&w illustrations. Five decades of North American missionary work in Korea are revealed in this book, giving readers a glimpse into the profound struggle for cultural and spiritual identity that often accompanied the Christian missionaries' foray into unbaptized territory. Most could not make the necessary leap from their own backgrounds to their new home culture; a few did, and came away from the experience with a sharper perception of self, society, and the sometimes problematic nature of their work. Clean copy.

Record # 398743

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The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Eraby: Michael J. Neufeld

The Rocket and the Reich: Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era
by: Michael J. Neufeld

Hardcover. NY, Free Press, 1st, 1995, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 368 pages, b&w illustrations. Neufeld, the curator of World War II history at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., provides a well-written, comprehensively researched analysis of Nazi Germany's missile program and its antecedents. The German army became interested in rocket technology during the 1930s at the urging of Karl Becker, an engineer who believed a radical new weapon could deliver a psychological blow to an enemy. The construction of Peenemunde in 1936-37 provided a focal point for research and development that made guided missiles a reality despite Germany's limited material and scientific resources. Neufeld shows that while the rocket program was not Nazi in origin, its leaders readily compromised themselves by accepting National Socialism, especially in agreeing to the widespread use of slave labor. A more ambiguous legacy of Peenemunde is its rocket technology, which decisively shaped the second half of the 20th century. Clean copy.

Record # 399196

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Scientists under Hitler: Politics and the Physics Community in the Third Reichby: Alan D. Beyerchen

Scientists under Hitler: Politics and the Physics Community in the Third Reich
by: Alan D. Beyerchen

Hardcover. New Haven CT, Yale University Press, 3rd pr., 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 287 pages. The treatment of German physicists under the Nazi regime had far-reaching consequences both for the outcome of the Second World War and for the course of science for decades thereafter. Although this fact has been known from a few famous episodes, it has not been dealt with thoroughly by scholars because it involves two very different disciplines. Political historians have cautiously left it to historians of science, who in turn have shied away from it out of ignorance of the political intricacies. Alan D. Beyerchen here examines this history in detail, basing his research on archival materials in Germany and the United States and on tape-recorded interviews with leading physicists. At least twenty-five percent of Germany's academic physicists who were working in 1933 lost their positions during the Nazi period. The victims -- Jews and other "politically unreliable" persons -- included some of Germany's finest scientists. Those who remained faced opposition not only from Nazi officials but also from certain members of their own community, notably the Nobel laureates Philipp Lenard and Johannes Stark. Beyerchen describes the mechanisms of prejudice, the reaction to the dismissals, and the impact of the "Aryan physics" movement which ultimately failed. Clean copy.

Record # 399217

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Political Development in Modern Japanby: Ward (Ed.), Robert E.

Political Development in Modern Japan
by: Ward (Ed.), Robert E.

Hardcover. Princeton NJ, Princeton University Press, 2nd pr., 1969, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 637 pages, black cloth covers with red and gilt design on spine. Previous owner's signature on front fly leaf. Bright, price-clipped dust jacket.

Record # 403089

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Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months Experiences in the Last of the Soudan Provincesby: Mounteney-Jephson, A. J.

Emin Pasha and the Rebellion at the Equator: A Story of Nine Months Experiences in the Last of the Soudan Provinces
by: Mounteney-Jephson, A. J.

Hardcover. New York , Charles Scribner's Sons, 1st, 1890, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 490 pages, green cloth covers with black and gilt decoration. Two gravure frontispieces (of author and Henry Stanley), 21 full-page plates plus text illustrations. Folding map and facsimile of letter in envelope in rear. There is a small chunk of cloth gone from top of spine and some scuffing of cloth on spine and rear cover, otherwise very good.

Record # 406621

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Pilgrimage to Palestine, Aby: Fosdick, Harry Emerson

Pilgrimage to Palestine, A
by: Fosdick, Harry Emerson

Hardcover. New York, Macmillan, 2nd, 1927, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, 332 pages. Color fold-out map opposite title-page. Mild soiling to covers. Faded gilt on spine.

Record # 508625

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Crisis Politics in Prewar Japan: Institutional and Ideological Problems of the 1930s (SIGNED COPY)by: Wilson, George M.

Crisis Politics in Prewar Japan: Institutional and Ideological Problems of the 1930s (SIGNED COPY)
by: Wilson, George M.

Hardcover. Tokyo, Sophia University, 1st, 1970, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 87 pages. INSCRIBED BY GEORGE M. WILSON ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Black boards, cream cloth spine with gilt titles, white dust jacket with illustration. Price-clipped, slight rubbing to dust jacket, pages crisp and unmarked; overall, a very clean, tight copy in great condition.

Record # 808225

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Beyond the Arab Spring: The Evolving Ruling Bargain in the Middle Eastby: Kamrava, Mehran (Editor)

Beyond the Arab Spring: The Evolving Ruling Bargain in the Middle East
by: Kamrava, Mehran (Editor)

Softcover. New York, Oxford University Press, 1st Edition, 2014, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 480 pages. Softcover. Wrapper very good, french flaps, small bump to bottom of spine (see image). Pages clean. Binding good. Examines the nature and evolution of ruling bargains, the political systems to which they gave rise, the steady unraveling of the old systems and the structural consequences thereof, and the uprisings that have engulfed much of the Middle East since Dec. 2010.

Record # 99050

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Nazi Culture: The Brown Darkness Over Germanyby: Josephson, Matthew

Nazi Culture: The Brown Darkness Over Germany
by: Josephson, Matthew

Softcover. New York, John Day Company, 1st Edition, 1933, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 32 pages. Softcover pamphlet with French flaps. Tan wrapper with black title on front cover and text on back cover (see image). Staple bound. A couple of stray marks on front cover (see image). Some light tanning throughout from age. In amazing shape for its age.

Record # 369279

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