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|  | Histories by Aubrey De Selincourt, Bernard Mayes, Carolyn Dewald, John Marincola, Robin Waterfield
Description not available.Provides a new translation of the classic account of the wars between the Greek city-states and Persia, and of the culture of the peoples who took part AUTHOR: Aubrey De Selincourt, Bernard Mayes, Carolyn Dewald, John Marincola, Robin Waterfield
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | The Wrong War by Jeffrey Record
A member of the Office of Civil Operations for Revolutionary Developmental Support who was stationed in the Mekong Delta points out the flaws inherent in many of America's military and foreign-policy decisions during the Vietnam War. AUTHOR: Jeffrey Record
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Cultural Creatives by Paul H. Ray,, Sherry Ruth Anderson
A sociologist and a psychologist identify a distinct segment in American society which they call the Cultural Creatives --exploring their lifestyles, income, education, values, habits, etc. with a clear implication that they are a somewhat influential, and highly marketable, force to be valued and tracked. Cultural Creatives have been influenced by movements of activism, community, and personal growth, and may have formerly been labeled as or lumped into New Age. The authors remove that inaccurate, and limiting, pejorative, and move them from the fringe towards the center. AUTHOR: Paul H. Ray,, Sherry Ruth Anderson
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Origins of the Inquisition in Fifteenth Century Spain by B. Netanyahu
A new interpretation of the Spanish Inquisition and the origins of modern anti-Semitism that illuminates the tragic history of the Jews and their Christianized descendants in Spain. AUTHOR: B. Netanyahu
PUBLISHER: New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Clarissa & the Countryman by Clarissa Dickson Wright, Johnny L. Scott
Based on her TV show, Clarissa Dickson Wright's book is a tribute to the British countryside. Along with a sheep farmer who is also a childhood friend, she tours Wales and rural England, providing engaging information along the way about food, animals, and--one of her enthusiasms--fox hunting. AUTHOR: Clarissa Dickson Wright, Johnny L. Scott
PUBLISHER: Headline Book Publishing, Limited
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | A Concise History of Brazil by Boris Fausto
Description not available. Excellent one-volume history of Brazil by leading Brazilian social historian is suitable for advanced students and sophisticated general readers. Emphasizes political and economic history. Treats colonial and 19th-century history seriously as political history; one-third of book covers 1930-80. Unlike other recent one-volume histories, such as those by Skidmore (see item #bi 00004885#) and Levine (see item #bi 00000173#), work does not cover contemporary events (1980-90), and the evaluation of the transition from 1964 dictatorship to electoral politics is reticent. Often narrates events by synthesizing differing interpretations in historiography of key issues: nature of Portuguese imperial state, reasons for 19th-century Brazilian territorial unity, relation between slavery and peasantry. Good summary discussion of demography and class structure, but little overt explanation of political culture and almost no references to folkways and the arts --Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.http://www.loc.gov/hlas/Covers events and cultural forces which have shaped Brazil's history, focusing on the arrival of the Portuguese and the massive immigration during the first decades of the twentieth century AUTHOR: Boris Fausto
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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