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226. Cover image for 'Chic Ironic Bitterness'
Chic Ironic Bitterness
R. Jay Magill, Jr.
A brilliant and timely reflection on irony in contemporary American culture
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Chic Ironic Bitterness
R. Jay Magill, Jr.
A brilliant and timely reflection on irony in contemporary American culture
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227. Cover image for 'These Days of Large Things'
These Days of Large Things
The Culture of Size in America, 1865-1930
Michael Tavel Clarke
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These Days of Large Things
The Culture of Size in America, 1865-1930
Michael Tavel Clarke
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228. Cover image for 'Work and Play'
Work and Play
The Production and Consumption of Toys in Germany, 1870-1914
David D. Hamlin
Explores the history of the German toy industry and the role of toys and play in the evolution of a bourgeois German lifestyle
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Category 5
The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane
Ernest Zebrowski and Judith A. Howard
The epic story of the real victims of a perfect storm—overwhelmingly the poor—left behind in the aftermath of a deadly hurricane
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Category 5
The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane
Ernest Zebrowski & Judith A. Howard
The epic story of the real victims of a perfect storm—overwhelmingly the poor—left behind in the aftermath of a deadly hurricane
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229. Cover image for 'Category 5'
Category 5
The Story of Camille, Lessons Unlearned from America's Most Violent Hurricane
Ernest Zebrowski and Judith A. Howard
The epic story of the real victims of a perfect storm—overwhelmingly the poor—left behind in the aftermath of a deadly hurricane
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230. Cover image for 'The Rise of the Chinese Empire'
The Rise of the Chinese Empire
Nation, State, and Imperialism in Early China, ca. 1600 B.C.-A.D. 8
Volume: 1
Chun-shu Chang
A comprehensive reconstruction of ancient and early Imperial Chinese history based on literary and archaeological texts, and over 60,000 Han-time documents on bamboo, wood, and silk
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The Rise of the Chinese Empire
Frontier, Immigration, and Empire in Han China, 130 B.C.-A.D.157
Volume: 2
Chun-shu Chang
A comprehensive reconstruction of ancient and early Imperial Chinese history based on literary and archaeological texts, and over 60,000 Han-time documents on bamboo, wood, and silk
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232. Cover image for 'Explorations in Ottoman Prehistory'
Explorations in Ottoman Prehistory
Rudi Paul Lindner
Provides a new understanding of early Ottoman history
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The Bluestockings of Japan
New Woman Essays and Fiction from Seito, 1911–16
Volume: 60
Jan Bardsley
Introduces English-language readers to a formative chapter in the history of Japanese feminism by presenting for the first time in English translation a collection of writings from Seito (Bluestockings), the famed New Women’s journal of the 1910s
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The Bluestockings of Japan
New Woman Essays and Fiction from Seito, 1911–16
Volume: 60
Jan Bardsley
Introduces English-language readers to a formative chapter in the history of Japanese feminism by presenting for the first time in English translation a collection of writings from Seito (Bluestockings), the famed New Women’s journal of the 1910s
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234. Cover image for 'Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt'
Annotations in Greek and Latin Texts from Egypt
Volume: 45
Kathleen McNamee
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235. Cover image for 'Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijn (P.Sijp.)'
Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijn (P.Sijp.)
Volume: 40
AJB Sirks, Klaas Worp, and RS Bagnall
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236. Cover image for 'Unmaking the West'
Unmaking the West
"What-If?" Scenarios That Rewrite World History
Philip E. Tetlock, Richard Ned Lebow, and Geoffrey Parker, editors
Provocative explorations that demonstrate how a counterfactual perspective can help us think about history
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236. Cover image for 'Unmaking the West'
Unmaking the West
"What-If?" Scenarios That Rewrite World History
Philip E. Tetlock, Richard Ned Lebow, and Geoffrey Parker, editors
Provocative explorations that demonstrate how a counterfactual perspective can help us think about history
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Slayers and Their Vampires
A Cultural History of Killing the Dead
Bruce A. McClelland
The first book to explore the origins of the vampire slayer
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Slayers and Their Vampires
A Cultural History of Killing the Dead
Bruce A. McClelland
The first book to explore the origins of the vampire slayer
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Slayers and their Vampires
A Cultural History of Killing the Dead
Bruce A. McClelland
The first book to explore the origins of the vampire slayer
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238. Cover image for 'Americans and Their Land'
Americans and Their Land
The House Built on Abundance
Anne Mackin
The story of Americans' relation to land, how it has changed in the face of diminishing resources, and what the future may hold
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239. Cover image for 'Mr. Democrat'
Mr. Democrat
Jim Farley, the New Deal and the Making of Modern American Politics
Daniel Scroop
The story of the 20th-century's most successful national party boss and one of the driving forces behind the New Deal
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Mr. Democrat
Jim Farley, the New Deal and the Making of Modern American Politics
Daniel Scroop
The story of the 20th-century's most successful national party boss and one of the driving forces behind the New Deal
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240. Cover image for 'Jews, Christian Society, and Royal Power in Medieval Barcelona'
Jews, Christian Society, and Royal Power in Medieval Barcelona
Elka Klein
Traces the development of the Jewish community in Barcelona from 1050 to 1300 and its interactions with greater Catalan society and its rulers
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241. Cover image for 'Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds'
Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds
Universities, Leadership, and the Development of the American State
Mark R. Nemec
The impact of American universities on the establishment of the American state
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241. Cover image for 'Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds'
Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds
Universities, Leadership, and the Development of the American State
Mark R. Nemec
The impact of American universities on the establishment of the American state
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242. Cover image for 'When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans'
When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans
A Study of Identity in Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods
John V. A. Fine, Jr.
A magisterial analysis showing the complexity of pre-national identity in Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia
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242. Cover image for 'When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans'
When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans
A Study of Identity in Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods
John V. A. Fine, Jr.
A magisterial analysis showing the complexity of pre-national identity in Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia
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243. Cover image for 'The Great Justices, 1941-54'
The Great Justices, 1941-54
Black, Douglas, Frankfurter, and Jackson in Chambers
William Domnarski
An illuminating look at how the egos and ambitions of four celebrated Supreme Court justices affected their thinking on issues that still resonate today
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243. Cover image for 'The Great Justices, 1941-54'
The Great Justices, 1941-54
Black, Douglas, Frankfurter, and Jackson in Chambers
William Domnarski
An illuminating look at how the egos and ambitions of four celebrated Supreme Court justices affected their thinking on issues that still resonate today
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244. Cover image for 'An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College'
An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College
Olive San Louie Anderson
A historical novel about a young woman's challenges as a member of the first coeducational class at a major university
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244. Cover image for 'An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College'
An American Girl, and Her Four Years in a Boys' College
Olive San Louie Anderson
A historical novel about a young woman's challenges as a member of the first coeducational class at a major university
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245. Cover image for 'Greek Documentary Papyri from Egypt in the Berlin Aegyptisches Museum (P.Berl.Cohen)'
Greek Documentary Papyri from Egypt in the Berlin Aegyptisches Museum (P.Berl.Cohen)
Volume: 44
Nahum Cohen
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246. Cover image for 'Missionary Tropics'
Missionary Tropics
The Catholic Frontier in India (16th-17th Centuries)
Ines G. Zupanov
A provocative contribution to the history of early modern Euro-Asian interactions that provides new perspectives on the encounter between Catholicism and Hinduism in India
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247. Cover image for 'American Prophet'
American Prophet
The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams
Peter Richardson
American Prophet is the long-overdue biography on the brilliant life and career of a great American thinker and writer—Carey McWilliams
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American Prophet
The Life and Work of Carey McWilliams
Peter Richardson
American Prophet is the long-overdue biography on the brilliant life and career of a great American thinker and writer--Carey McWilliams
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248. Cover image for 'Jews and Gentiles in Early America'
Jews and Gentiles in Early America
1654-1800
William Pencak
The fascinating story of the Jewish contribution to and participation in early American life
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249. Cover image for 'East Central and Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages'
East Central and Eastern Europe in the Early Middle Ages
Florin Curta, Editor
Studies on the history and archaeology of Eastern Europe during the early Middle Ages
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250. Cover image for 'Justice Imperiled'
Justice Imperiled
The Anti-Nazi Lawyer Max Hirschberg in Weimar Germany
Douglas G. Morris
The story of one of post-World War I Germany's greatest defenders of justice in the face of Hitler's rise to power
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