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Description not available.Describes the design and construction of a typical Roman fort and the daily life of its commanding officer and soldiers AUTHOR: Peter Connolly
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Cheyenne Autumn by Mari Sandoz
Sandoz`s retelling of the Cheyenne and the Trail of Tears emphasizes the tribe`s humanity, the tragedy of their loss, and the simple heroism they exhibited. AUTHOR: Mari Sandoz
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Medieval Calendar Year by Bridget Ann Henisch
The Medieval Calendar Year celebrates the pictorial convention known as The Labors of the Months and the ways it was used in the Middle Ages. Richly illustrated and elegantly presented, it provides valuable insights into prevailing social attitudes and values and will fascinate all readers who are interested in the history and culture of medieval Europe. The Labors cycle was most popular during the High Middle Ages (ca. 1200-1500). The traditional cycle depicts the year as a round of seasonal activities on the land. Each month has its allotted task, and each of these represents one stage in the never-ending process of providing food for society. The small scenes that made up the cycle were well-known and used widely throughout Europe. They were chosen to decorate both public and private spaces: churches and houses, town fountains, baptismal fonts, as well as books of devotion intended both for priests and for the laity. The cycle was sculpted in stone, carved in wood, painted on glass and on manuscript pages. Examples from such media axe described, but most of the illustrations have been taken from manuscripts, primarily Books of Hours. The author has spent the past fifteen years studying calendar after calendar, and one of her great strengths is her ability to see the social reality that lies hidden, even masked, behind the stylized presentation. In the chapter on winter, she shows how the image of this season, dreaded in the Middle Ages, was softened and sweetened by calendar artists to bring it more into harmony with the characteristic mood of the cycle as a whole. For autumn, she reveals how depictions of the harvest of grain, grapes, and livestock hint at a sophisticatedmarket economy. Thematic chapters on children, women, and the hardship of work brilliantly cut through idealized conventions and assumptions to unveil the underlying complexities of life. The Labors cycle and its social context have not hitherto been examined in depth and with the care the AUTHOR: Bridget Ann Henisch
PUBLISHER: Pennsylvania State University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Of Heaven & Earth by Charles L. Moore, J. Antonio Huneeus, Madeleine Briskin, Marlene Evans, Neil Freer
Of Heaven and Earth: Essays Presented at the First Sitchin Studies Day, edited by Zecharia Sitchin. Sitchin's previous books have sold millions around the world. This book, first published in 1996, contains further information on his incredible theories about the origins of mankind and the intervention of intelligence from beyond the Earth. Sitchin offers the most scholarly and convincing approach to the ancient astronaut theory one will undoubtedly find. This book contains the complete transcript of the first Sitchin Studies Day, held in Denver, Colorado on Oct. 6, 1996. Sitchin's keynote address opens the book, followed by six other prominent speakers whose work he has influenced. The other contributors include two university professors, a clergyman, UFO expert, philosopher and a novelist - who joined Mr. Sitchin in Colorado, to describe how his work has affected what they teach & preach. They all seem to agree that the myths of ancient peoples were actual events as opposed to being figments of imaginations. Another point of agreement is Sitchin's work being the early part of a new paradigm - one that is already beginning to shake the very foundations of religion, archaeology and our society in general. BT-175 ISBN 1-885395-17-5, 164 pages, AUTHOR: Charles L. Moore, J. Antonio Huneeus, Madeleine Briskin, Marlene Evans, Neil Freer
PUBLISHER: Book Tree, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Confronting Iraq by Daniel Byman, Matthew C. Waxman
Although Iraq remains hostile to the United States, Baghdad has repeatedly compromised, and at times caved, in response to U.S. pressure and threats. An analysis of attempts to coerce Iraq since Desert Storm reveals that military strikes and other forms of pressure that threatened Saddam Hussein's relationship with his power base proved effective at forcing concessions from the Iraqi regime. When coercing Saddam or other foes, U.S. policymakers should design a strategy around the adversary's center of gravity while seeking to neutralize adversary efforts to counter-coerce the United States and appreciating the policy constraints imposed by domestic politics and international alliances. AUTHOR: Daniel Byman, Matthew C. Waxman
PUBLISHER: Rand Corporation, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Africans in America by Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, WGBH Series Research Team Staff
Description not available.A companion volume to the four-part PBS series chronicles the lives of Africans as slaves in America from the time of the Jamestown settlement through the end of the Civil War, while exploring African-Americans' modern-day struggles with racism. TV tie-in. 125,000 first printing. Tour. AUTHOR: Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, WGBH Series Research Team Staff
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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