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A major rereading of US foreign policy from Thomas Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana to the Korean War. This period of one hundred and fifty years saw the expansion of the United States from fragile republic to transcontinental giant and David Mayers explores the dissenting voices which accompanied this dramatic ascent.

The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage.

Examines the historical development of communications technology and its impact on German-American relations from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Chronologically organized, this book scrutinizes central themes connected to the specific time period and technology involved.

This book is an introduction to the city of Athens, its history and its monuments. Its focus is 5th century Athens, the time of the city's heyday. The influence and importance of the city during this period reverberates through the centuries to the present day. As one of the dominant powers in the Mediterranean, ...

This work offers an intimate memoir of Maria Lydig Daly. As the wife of a a prominent New York City judge, she met many major figures in Northern military and diplomatic strategy. Her caustic, and often biased, comments on everything present a lively memoir from a Northern non-combatant.

'A first-class work of historical investigation.' Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon and Wellington

The extraordinary story of how one man's obsession to build a huge model of Waterloo - the greatest model of the greatest battle of all time - incurred the wrath of the Duke of Wellington.

'A book that ...

Much of Jesus's biography was written out of the New Testament by the Church. In the years after his death, numerous accounts of his life circulated amongst his followers. Some of these gospels survive and are among the earliest Christian records. This book presents Jesus's life story, through these gospels and other early Christian writings.

Israel s guilt will not screen from our view the guilt of others who permit Israel to commit such grave offences Chiha, October 1953 The subject: Palestine, cradle of Christianity in the geographic heartland of the Islamic world. The author: Michel Chiha, polemicist, political journalist and one of Israel ...

Aiming to broaden the readers' understanding of the issues now facing the European Union, this book explains the motivation underpinning the process of integration in Western Europe after 1945.

In cooperation with the Kokkalis Foundation, this volume is the fourth in the IFPA-Kokkalis Series on Southeast European Policy.

Who's Who in Early Hanoverian Britain spans the period from the death of Queen Anne in 1714 to the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789 and contains over 190 short biographies of eminent personalities of the era. Each entry brings out the distinctive and intriguing elements of its subject's personality and achievements.

Excavation on any site of the Roman period in this country produces pottery in quantity, and often in variety - coarse and fine wares, containers and table wares, locally made, or traded from kiln-sites on the island or overseas. The large rescue excavations of the past twenty years have posed for archaeologists ...

This text discusses the extent of crime in late-1990s South Africa, looking at its victims and the criminal justice system within the country. The author also reviews the options available to government if it is to restore the public's confidence in its ability to tackle growing lawlessness.