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Water Gypsies
For centuries, living afloat on Britain's waterways has been a rich part of the fabric of our social history, from the fisherfolk of ancient Britain to the bohemian houseboat …
Black Death and the Transformation of the West
In this small book David Herlihy makes subtle and subversive inquiries that challenge historical thinking about the Black Death. Looking beyond the view of the plague as …
Between Tsar and People
This interdisciplinary collection of essays on the social and cultural life of late imperial Russia describes the struggle of new elites to take up a "e;middle position"e; …
Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico in the years 1599-1602, by Samuel Champlain
'Translated from the Original and Unpublished Manuscript, with a Biographical Notice and Notes', by Alice Wilmere. Edited by Norton Shaw. Text written c. 1602 (now considered an …
Refugees From Slavery in Canada West
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with …
Religion and the Subtle Body in Asia and the West
Subtle-body practices are found particularly in Indian, Indo-Tibetan and East Asian societies, but have become increasingly familiar in Western societies, especially through the …
ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement and the AfCFTA in West Africa
This book discusses the phenomenon of regional integration in Africa and the ensuing discourse on the intercontinental free trade agreement within the continent. Long before the …
Natural Hazards in West and Central Africa
Attention to the problems posed by natural hazards in West and Central Africa was brought into sharp focus by the deaths of an estimated 1700 people in the valleys to the north of …
Dakota Life In the Upper Midwest
In 1834 Samuel W. Pond and his brother Gideon built a cabin near Cloud Mans village of the Dakota Indians on the shore of Lake Calhounnow present-day Minneapolisintending to preach …
Alaska Days with John Muir
Samuel Hall Young, a Presbyterian clergyman, met John Muir when the great naturalist's steamboat docked at Fort Wrangell, in southeastern Alaska, where Young was a missionary to …