The Emperor's Feast: A History of China in Twelve Meals 9781529332438

A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks 9781250325389, 9781250325372

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through

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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks 9781250325389

From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human history told through

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Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan 9798556815575

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Emperors in the Jungle: The Hidden History of the U.S. in Panama 9780822384601

Focuses on environmental, policy, and human rights dimensions of the activities of the U.S. military in Panama, analyzin

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Feast of Excess: A Cultural History of the New Sensibility 9780190218478, 0190218479

In 1952, John Cage shocked audiences with 4'33", his compositional ode to the ironic power of silence. From Ca

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Sacred Folly: A New History of the Feast of Fools [1 ed.] 9780801449567, 2010035480

For centuries, the Feast of Fools has been condemned and occasionally celebrated as a disorderly, even transgressive Chr

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Sacred Folly: A New History of the Feast of Fools 9780801461613

For centuries, the Feast of Fools has been condemned and occasionally celebrated as a disorderly, even transgressive Chr

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The New Emperors: Power and the princelings in china 9780755619399, 9781780769103

China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the world's population, yet we know almo

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The Last Emperors: A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions 0520212894, 9780520212893

The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. Its rulers,

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Feast and Famine: A History of Food in Ireland 1500-1920 0198227515, 9780198227519

This book traces the history of food and famine in Ireland from the sixteenth to the early twentieth century. It looks a

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