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Conceiving the Indian Buddhist Patriarchs in ChinaAśvaghoṣa, Nāgārjuna, and Āryadeva are among the most celebrated Indian patriarchs in Asian Buddhist traditions and modern Buddhist studies scholarship. Scholars agree that all three lived in first- to third-century C.E. India, so most studies have focused on locating them in ancient Indian history,...
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Communists on Campus: Race, Politics, and the Public University in Sixties North CarolinaNorth Carolina's 1963 speaker ban law declared the state's public college and university campuses off-limits to "known members of the Communist Party" or to anyone who cited the Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions posed by any state or federal body. Oddly enough,...
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Combat History of the Second Infantry Division in World War IIThis is a new release of the original 1946 edition.Author: Walter M. RobertsonPublisher: Literary Licensing, LLCPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 204Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.07lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.43dISBN: 9781494042226This title is not returnable
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Codename Nemo: The Hunt for a Nazi U-Boat and the Elusive Enigma MachineOn June 4, 1944, the course of World War II was forever changed. That day, a US Navy task force achieved the impossible--capturing a German U-Boat. Called Operation Nemo, it was the first seizure of an enemy ship in battle since the War of...
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City of Screens: Imagining Audiences in Manila's Alternative Film CultureIn City of Screens Jasmine Nadua Trice examines the politics of cinema circulation in early-2000s Manila. She traces Manila's cinema landscape by focusing on the primary locations of film exhibition and distribution: the pirated DVD district, mall multiplexes, art-house cinemas, the university film institute,...
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Citizen Cowboy: Will Rogers and the American PeopleAuthor: Steven WattsPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 08/29/2024Pages: 477Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.90w x 1.50dISBN: 9781108495936Review Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 05/20/2024
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Circassian HistoryAuthor: Kadir I. NathoPublisher: XlibrisPublished: 03/04/2010Pages: 576Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.28dISBN: 9781441523884This title is not returnable
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Cincinnati's Golden AgeIn its golden age, Cincinnati was a leader in industry and culture. Europeans immigrated into the city to fill jobs, and the rural landscape was developing into suburbs. Incline railways provided access to hilltop neighborhoods, and for the first time, the middle class could...
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Church Fathers and Teachers: From Leo the Great to Peter LombardAfter meditating on the Apostles and then on the Fathers of the early Church, as seen in his earlier works Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church and Church Fathers, Pope Benedict XVI devoted his attention to the most influential Christian men from the...
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China: Land of Dragons and Emperors: The Fascinating Culture and History of ChinaA fascinating book about the history and culture of China.The history of China spans thousands of years. Journey through China in this fascinating and absorbing book: discover the land of dragons and emperors, and learn about the significance of its ancient dynasties. Countless tools...
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Chicana Liberation: Women and Mexican American Politics in Los Angeles, 1945-1981Mexican American women reached across generations to develop a bridging activism that drew on different methods and ideologies to pursue their goals. Marisela R. Chávez uses a wealth of untapped oral histories to reveal the diverse ways activist Mexican American women in Los Angeles...
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Chicago House Music: Culture and CommunityAn inside look at the music born, bred, and perfected in Chicago.Chicago house music originated in the city's Black, gay underground in the late seventies and became one of the most popular musical genres in the world by the end of the century. In...
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Chicago Cubs Firsts: The Players, Moments, and Records That Were First in Team HistoryIn the more than 140-year-history of the Chicago Cubs, fans have been treated to countless firsts - well-known things such as the first Cubs Black player (Ernie Banks), the first night game at Wrigley (August 9, 1988 vs. the Mets), the first to win...
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Championship Rounds (Round 5)Renowned sportswriter and 2020 International Boxing Hall of Fame Inductee, Bernard Fern?ndez releases his fifth book in the Championship Round series with a Foreword by former heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney."With this, his fifth anthology on the sport he loves, Bernard Fernandez proves he is...
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Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient SocietyChaco Canyon, New Mexico, has been called the Stonehenge of North America. Its spectacular pueblos, or great houses, are world famous and have attracted the attention of archaeologists for more than a century. Beautifully illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, Chaco Canyon draws on...
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Can You Escape a Haunted Battlefield?: An Interactive Paranormal AdventureThe sun is setting on a historical battlefield. You can almost envision the fighting that took place here. What was that noise? Was it a cracking tree branch? Rifle fire? Choose your own path as you explore the world's most haunted battlefields. Can you...
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Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho CHI Minh TrailThey had the most dangerous job n the Air Force. Now Bury Us Upside Down reveals the never-before-told story of the Vietnam War's top-secret jet-fighter outfit-an all-volunteer unit composed of truly extraordinary men who flew missions from which heroes are made. In today's wars,...
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Building a Viking Ship in Maine: Photo EssayIn 1996, professional photographer Paul Cunningham made the long drive down a narrow peninsula and onto Hermit Island in Phippsburg, Maine, to the boat shop of Rob Stevens to record the building of a Viking knarr later christened Snorri. Throughout the seven-month process, Cunningham...
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Britain's Black PastExpanding upon the 2017 Radio 4 series 'Britain's Black Past', this book presents those stories and analyses through the lens of a recovered past. Even those who may be familiar with some of the materials will find much that they had not previously known,...
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Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly's Truths from Jim Crow's LiesKnown worldwide as Lead Belly, Huddie Ledbetter (1889-1949) is an American icon whose influence on modern music was tremendous - as was, according to legend, the temper that landed him in two of the South's most brutal prisons, while his immense talent twice won...
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