Seppuku: A History of Samurai Suicide
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This book charts the history of ritual samurai suicide from ancient times until the 20th century...
Killing The Mob
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard
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Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th Century organised crime in the...
Latina Political Participation and Activism in the U.S.
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Anna Sampaio's book provides an overview of Latina political participation and activism beginning in...
Russo-Japanese Naval War, 1905
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One of the first significant conflicts between major powers in the 20th Century, the war between...
Bystander: A History of Street Photography
Colin Westerbeck and Joel Meyerowitz
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In this book, the authors explore and discuss the development of one of the most interesting and...
Religion in Science Fiction: The Evolution of an Idea and the Extinction of a Genre
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Religion in Science Fiction investigates the history of the representations of religion in science...
Two Lives: A Social and Financial Memoir
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Dimitri Yassukovich is exiled by the Bolshevik Revolution, builds a new life and career as a Wall...
Dictators' Dinners: The Bad Taste Guide to Entertaining Tyrants
Victoria Clark and Melissa Scott
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What did dictators eat? Sometimes simply obscene amounts of the best their nations could offer, but...
US Destroyers 1942-45: Wartime Classes
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Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, playing vital roles...
Selected Poems
Adrienne Rich and Muriel Rukeyser
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The poetry of Muriel Rukeyser (1913-80) confronts the turbulent currents of modern history as it...