151 Ergebnisse für: region's
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Historic Houses of Philadelphia: A Tour of the Region's Museum Homes - Roger W. Moss - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=ohX43SqBSmoC&pg=PA114#v=onepage&q&f=false
With 160 color photographs that invite the reader to step over the threshold, Historic Houses of Philadelphia brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life. The only comprehensive readers' tour of the nation's richest array of historic…
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Wicked Niagara: The Sinister Side of the Niagara Frontier - Lorna MacDonald Czarnota - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=0bZ2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT70&lpg=PT70&dq=Russell+Bufalino+John+C.+Montana&source=bl&ots=kiJGb7DTuB&sig=
Born of glaciers and turbulent waters, wars and struggles of native peoples, Niagara was powered by the dreams of men and women seeking refuge in a new land. Yet for all its rare beauty and rugged pioneering spirit, the Niagara region has sometimes drifted…
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Lisbon: A Cultural and Literary Companion - Paul Buck - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=x1w-tvFM6EoC&pg=PA95#v=onepage
Kingston wrestles with the enduring legacy of colonial rags and riches, recent episodes of political strife and the occasional outburst of modern-day turf rivalry. Formerly the hub of Britain's Caribbean Empire, the Jamaican capital provides an intriguing…
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South to Louisiana: the music of the Cajun bayous - John Broven - Google Books
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A comprehensive look at the history of this unique region's music from early Cajun and Cajun-Country through Zydeco, blues, and Swamp Pop. A chart of musical events, biographical data on artists, a guide to music clubs, a list of popular singles and…
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Indonesia: Peoples and Histories - Jean Gelman Taylor, Yale Univ Pr - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=ywyHT4wQvMMC&pg=PA212&lpg=PA212&dq=Taj+ul-Alam+aceh&source=bl&ots=0U7yo1S0d0&sig=HgMXg9SW2Ke8Spm
Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world. It comprises more than 17,000 islands inhabited by 230 million people who speak over 300 different languages. Now the world's largest Muslim nation, Indonesia remains extraordinarily heterogeneous due…
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The Congo - Bruce Fish, Becky Durost Fish - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=8qxA7unER3MC
By 1885, Leopold II, king of the Belgians, had become a virtual dictator of the Congo region. Although first seen as a humanitarian, Leopold was eventually forced to give up control of the Congo due to his exploitation of the region's resources. Today the…
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The Congo - Bruce Fish, Becky Durost Fish - Google Books
http://books.google.de/books?id=8qxA7unER3MC&pg=PA64
By 1885, Leopold II, king of the Belgians, had become a virtual dictator of the Congo region. Although first seen as a humanitarian, Leopold was eventually forced to give up control of the Congo due to his exploitation of the region's resources. Today the…
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Caribbean Currents: Caribbean Music from Rumba to Reggae - Peter Manuel, Kenneth Bilby, Michael Largey - Google Books
https://books.google.de/books?id=_7NIe_I298MC&pg=PA156#v=onepage
Music is the most popular and dynamic aspect of Caribbean expressive culture. From the well-known genres—salsa, merengue, reggae, calypso, and bachata—to more localized forms like chutney and kaseko, this wide-ranging book surveys Caribbean music's…
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Frontier and Society in Roman North Africa - Dr. David Cherry, Assistant Professor of History David Cherry, Clarendon Press - Google Books
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This book seeks to define the cultural, social, and economic consequences of the Roman occupation of North Africa (c.50 B.C.-250 A.D.), mainly in the semi-arid frontier-zone of what is today Algeria. It also offers a fresh look at the development and…
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Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art ... - Dumbarton Oaks - Google Books
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The sections begin with a short essay on the region's location and history. Each seal is illustrated and is accompanied-where appropriate-by full commentary regarding the specimen's date, biographical information on its owner, peculiarities of orthography,…