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The 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada was a defining moment in Canadian history. It led to political and economic reforms, pushed forward the process of nationhood, and sparked a sense of patriotism. It was also a time of turbulence, uncertainty, and sacrifice. Rebels Against Tories in Upper Canada 1837...

The Leopard Print Luggage is a travelogue with a difference ... the story being driven by the reckless, personified Luggage. 'The Luggage ... smart, stylish, compact, robust and versatile, was designed for just the sort of wild travel experiences a Leopard Print girl craves, experiences that...

What is counterculture? – It’s an alternative lifestyle… – The ideas that spread a revolution… – A movement that changes the world… This new collection of essays celebrates the incredible originality of British post-war culture. British Art, film, theatre, dance, literature...

The past decade has seen a flowering of philanthropic activities across many parts of Africa. Unlike before, this flowering has the distinct character of African agency, energy and engagement. Philanthropy is no longer about narratives of passive, poor and miserable Africans receiving help from rich,...

‘The Art of Valuing Houses’ will give you confidence to assess residential property, and with all the knowledge of a Registered Valuer. The book will assist both the purchaser and seller to make informed decisions, for Real Estate Agents and financiers to make sound advice, for Registered...

Garcia de Orta’s Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was one of the first books to take advantage of the close relationship between medicine, trade and empire in the early modern period. The book was printed in Goa, the capital of the Portuguese empire in the East, and the city where...

Joining a timely conversation within the field of intra-American literature, this study takes a fresh look at Latin America by locating fragments and making evident the mostly untold story of horizontal (south-south) contacts across a multilingual, multicultural continent.

(a5, 108 p.) - The existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) once wrote that “The hell are the other”. The life, however, has made me think  otherwise or different, i.e., that  “The hell or heaven is ourselves”....

(A5, 134 P.) - "Secrets of the Prosperity" is a work of financial education, liberating, to the extent that, at the same time addresses historically the catastrophic nature of the processes of socioeconomic exclusion, produced by ethics of imperialist capital, teaches us to create tools to  overcome...

THE STORY OF THIS BOOK AND THE MEANING OF "POESOFIAS"         This book was born from a moment of existential nausea, chaos, in which every thinking being, sooner or later, tends to pass and where all our values are checkmated, being...

International relations is a vibrant field of significant growth and change. This book guides students through the complexities of the major theories of international relations and the debates that surround them, the core theoretical concepts, and the key contemporary issues. Introduced by an overview...

Scientific Study from the year 2013 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 1,4, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (Politcal Science), course: Peace and Conflict Studies, language: English, abstract: The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine...

La collana LE FORME DEL CEMENTO ( di cui questo è il secondo volume) nasce dall'esigenza di documentare, attraverso una serie di volumi fra di loro concatenati, l'estensione formale e tecnica che il calcestruzzo è ancora in grado di esprimere. Leggerezza, plasticità, dinamicità, sostenibilità,...

Sustainable Assessment Method for Energy Systems provides the reader with a new method for energy system evaluation. It is widely recognized that future energy strategies will have to deal with energy as a complex issue that incorporates environmental, economic, social, cultural, educational, and...