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The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 : a Documentary History
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Subject(s): Portuguese -- Sources -- History -- Africa, West | Slave trade -- Sources -- History -- Africa, West | Africa, West -- Sources -- Discovery and exploration Portuguese | Africa, West -- Sources -- History -- To 1884 Summary: "The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 brings together a collection of documents - all in new English t

Ichina : the Rise of the Individual in Modern Chinese Society
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Subject(s): Social change -- China | Individualism -- China | China -- Social conditions -- 2000- Summary: There is a growing individualization of China with changing perceptions of the individual and rising expectations for individual freedom, choice and individuality. How this process evolves in a country lacking two of the defining character

The Day After the Dollar Crashes : a Survival Guide for the Rise of the New World Order
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Subject(s): Dollar, American | Financial crises -- United States | Economic history -- 21st century | United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009- Summary: "How to profit from the events leading up to the likely collapse of the U.S. dollar Society is at a crossroads. Here at home and around the world, we are living in a manner that is a

The Terra Cotta Army : China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation
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Subject(s): Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259-210 B.C | Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D | Excavations (Archaeology) -- China Shaanxi Sheng | China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C | Shaanxi Sheng (China) -- Antiquities | China -- Kings and rulers | China -- History -- 221 B.C.-960 A.D | China -- Antiqu

Professional Surveyors and Real Property Descriptions : Composition, Construction, and Comprehension
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Subject(s): Surveying | Surveys -- Plotting | Real property | Map reading Summary: "Land boundaries are the physical, technical, and legal entities that define the extent and limits of a particular parcel of land, whether a small acreage of private property or the delineation between sovereign nations. This book is intended to be a tutorial

The Drop : a Novel
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Subject(s): Bosch, Harry (Fictitious character) -- Fiction | Police -- Fiction -- California Los Angeles | Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- Fiction | Serial murderers -- Fiction | Political corruption -- Fiction | Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction Summary: LAPD detective Harry Bosch simultaneously investigates a killer who has been operatin

Environmental Engineering : Designing a Sustainable Future
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Subject(s): Environmental engineering | Environmental protection Summary: From the Publisher: Green Technology is an eight-volume set that examines the relationship between human activities and their sometimes harmful consequences for the environment and explores new methods of repairing and restoring the Earth. Approaching environmental issue

The Middle Class
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Subject(s): Middle class -- Juvenile literature -- United States Summary: From Booklist: "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model-not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate,

Science and Religion : New Historical Perspectives
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Subject(s): Religion and science -- History Summary: "The idea of an inevitable conflict between science and religion was decisively challenged by John Hedley Brooke in his classic Science and Religion: Some Historical Perspectives (Cambridge, 1991). Almost two decades on, Science and Religion: New Historical Perspectives revisits this argu

The Chinese People at War : Human Suffering and Social Transformation, 1937-1945
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Subject(s): Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 -- Social aspects | China -- Social conditions -- 1912-1949 | China -- History -- 1937-1945 Summary: "The Chinese peoples' experience of war during the Second World War, as it is known in the West, was one of suffering and stoicism in the face of dreadful conditions. China's War of Resistance

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