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Hobson-Jobson: The Definitive Glossary of British India - Henry Yule, A. C. Burnell - Google Books
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'A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive.' Hobson-Jobson is a unique work of maverick scholarship. Compiled in 1886 by two India enthusiasts, it documents the…
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Planets: A Very Short Introduction - David A. Rothery - Google Books
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This Very Short Introduction looks deep into space and describes the worlds that make up our Solar System: terrestrial planets, giant planets, dwarf planets and various other objects such as satellites (moons), asteroids and Trans-Neptunian objects. It…
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Nazis on the Run: How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice - Gerald Steinacher - Google Books
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This is the fascinating story of how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War by fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, and the role played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret Services of the…
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Eccentricity and the Cultural Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Paris - Miranda Gill - Google Books
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What did it mean to call someone 'eccentric' in nineteenth-century Paris? And why did breaking with convention arouse such ambivalent responses in middle-class readers, writers, and spectators? From high society to Bohemia and the demi-monde to the…
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The Law and Politics of the Kosovo Advisory Opinion - Google Books
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This volume is an edited collection of essays on various aspects of the 2010 Kosovo Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice. The main theme of the book is the interplay between law and politics regarding Kosovo's independence generally and…
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In Spies We Trust: The Story of Western Intelligence - Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones - Google Books
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In Spies We Trust reveals the full story of the Anglo-American intelligence relationship - ranging from the deceits of World War I to the mendacities of 9/11 - for the first time. Why did we ever start trusting spies? It all started a hundred years ago.…
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The Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics - Google Books
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This Handbook explores the history of mathematics under a series of themes which raise new questions about what mathematics has been and what it has meant to practise it. It addresses questions of who creates mathematics, who uses it, and how. A broader…
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A Dictionary of British Place-Names - David Mills - Google Books
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This revised edition of the Dictionary of British Place-Names includes over 17,000 engaging and informative entries, tracing the development of the featured place-names from earliest times to the present day. Included place-names range from the familiar to…
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The Great Game of Genocide: Imperialism, Nationalism, and the Destruction of ... - Donald Bloxham - Google Books
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The Great Game of Genocide addresses the origins, development and aftermath of the Armenian genocide in a wide-ranging reappraisal based on primary and secondary sources from all the major parties involved. Rejecting the determinism of many influential…
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From Melancholia to Prozac: A history of depression - Clark Lawlor - Google Books
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Depression is an experience known to millions. But arguments rage on aspects of its definition and its impact on societies present and past: do drugs work, or are they merely placebos? Is the depression we have today merely a construct of the…