Death, Dissection and the Destitute
 A must buy This has been one of the best books I have read in grad school. Basically, it deals with the creation of the British Anatomy Act and with the criminalization of poverty. However, it's also got great info about grave robbing, murder for body- ... [... more]
$31.00
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The Bishop of Rwanda
In 1994, as his country descended into the madness of genocide, Anglican Bishop John Rucyahana underwent the mind-numbing pain of having members of his church and family butchered. John refused to become a part of the systemic hatred. He founded an ... [... more]
$19.99
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The Verneys
The remarkable story of one English family during the tumultuous seventeenth century, as revealed through their original letters and documents, which paint an extraordinarily accurate and detailed picture of life in England, Europe, and even the American ... [... more]
$35.00
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England in Particular: A Celebration of the Commonplace, ...
England is a land of extraordinary variety, filled with unique buildings, captivating landscapes, and diverse people and wildlife. But this diversity is under siege. Mass production, increased mobility, and the forceful promotion of corporate identity ... [... more]
$59.95
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Historical Dictionary of Georgia (Historical ...
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$150.00
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After the Victorians: The Decline of Britain in the World
In 1924, the British Empire Exhibition--"a huge propaganda exercise"--opened in Wembley to celebrate the stability and permanence of the British Empire, which was at its maximum size at that time. Within 25 years, the British would lose their ... [... more]
$18.00
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The Constitution of England
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1817 edition published in London. [... more]
$32.99
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The Atlantic World and Virginia, 1550-1624
The 18 essays in this volume provide a fresh perspective on the wider context of the encounter between the inhabitants of precolonial Virginia and the English. The collection offers an interdisciplinary consideration of developments in Native America, ... [... more]
$27.50
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Trotsky's Notebooks, 1933-1935: Writings of Lenin, ...
These two notebooks were discovered while Philip Pomper was doing research at Harvard's Russian Research Center for a book on Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin after the Russian Revolution and were published by Columbia University for the first time in 1986. ... [... more]
$12.95
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Making Theatre in Northern Ireland: Through And Beyond ...
Very Informative Well, this is not for the casual reader. It's about as enjoyable as you might expect a dissertation to be. It's very dry and if you aren't familiar with the plays or the people being discussed, or the history of The Troubles, it's a ... [... more]
$27.95
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The Roma: A Minority in Europe: Historical, Political ...
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$34.95
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Mountains So Sublime: Nineteenth-century British ...
Brings to life the glory of a bygone world Early British travelers described the Rocky Mountains as sublime and fantastic, bringing back tales of their glory which would inspire a century of visitors: explorers, artist, sportsmen, missionaries and more. ... [... more]
$29.95
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