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Fluid Geographies: Water, Science, and Settler Colonialism in New Mexico
In her groundbreaking book, Fluid Geographies: Water, Science, and Settler Colonialism in New Mexico, K. Maria D. Lane delves deeply into the battle between American legal and historical processes against traditional Indigenous knowledge...
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The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970–1330
The Queens and Royal Women of Sweden, c. 970–1330: Their Lives, Power, and Legacy by Caroline Wilhelmsson is a compelling examination of the significant royal women in Sweden during the late Viking Age and early medieval period. This textbook...
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The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity
Spread over 16 chapters, the author delves into how the horse played a key role across cultures and geographies changing the course of agriculture, warfare, transportation, travel, the rise and fall of empires, and even colonialism. According...
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The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome: A History of the Ptolemies
The book is divided into three parts, each comprising several chapters. Part One deals with the Ptolemaic dynasty's foundation and the beginnings of its decline under Ptolemy IV. Part Two includes four chapters on what life was like in Ptolemaic...
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Reading Herzl in Beirut: The PLO Effort to Know the Enemy
Reading Herzl in Beirut by Jonathan Marc Gribetz is a well-researched book that sheds light on the fascinating history of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s Research Center and the raids on it by Israel. The present work focuses...
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The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic: Policing Mobility in the Nineteenth-Century United States
The present book, The Problem of Immigration in a Slaveholding Republic by Kevin Kenny, focuses on the period between the American Revolution (1765-1783) and the end of the Reconstruction Era (1863-1877) and discusses at length the little-known...
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An Archaeology and History of a Caribbean Sugar Plantation on Antigua
This book is a collection of essays that blends archaeology, archival research, and environmental studies to examine the history and material culture of Betty's Hope, established in the 1650s by the Codrington family. Moreover, Fox, alongside...
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From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire
Pierre Briant’s From Cyrus to Alexander: A History of the Persian Empire is widely considered the definitive modern history of the Persian Empire. The book covers its origins under Cyrus the Great through its conquest by Alexander the Great...
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Disasters and History: The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies
The collaborated book by Bas Van Bavel and others, Disasters and History; The Vulnerability and Resilience of Past Societies, offers a distinctive examination of various methodologies and discoveries in historical disaster research. It situates...
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In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia
In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia by Tate Paulette offers a straightforward introduction to its subject matter. It provides a comprehensive insight into the ancient practice of Mesopotamian beer-making. Each...
