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  Echoes of Valor: Bravo Company...

  Alden Thorne

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  Echoes of Valor: Bravo Company in the Arghandab Conflict   
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  The Balkans - A History of...

  Days of History

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  Step into the complex world of Balkan history with this captivating book. From ancient times to the present day, this book covers the key events and factors that have shaped the region's turbulent past. 
  Here are five key things you'll learn:The impact of Ottoman rule on the Balkans, including the development of Islamic culture and the struggle for independence.The role of the Balkans in World War I and II, including the experiences of Serbian soldier and nationalist Gavrilo Princip, whose assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparked the First World War.The post-war era, including the rise of communism and the impact of the Cold War on the region.The collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s and the resulting conflicts, including the Bosnian War and the Kosovo War.The ongoing challenges faced by the Balkans today, including political instability, economic struggles, and social inequality. 
  Whether you're a history enthusiast or just curious about the world, this book is a great read for understanding the complex and often turbulent history of the Balkans.

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  Ancient World’s Most Mysterious...

  Charles River Editors

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  To the ancient Egyptians, the gods and goddesses were all around them and could be seen daily in nature. Nearly every animal found in ancient Egypt, both domestic and wild, were associated with a god or goddess, which can be seen in Egyptian art where deities are often depicted with human bodies and animal heads. Or sometimes the deities are portrayed as complete animals. Since deities were associated with certain animals, all animals of a specific species were given divine and protected status. The reverence that ancient Egyptians had for certain animals evolved during the long duration of Pharaonic history until by the Late Period animals of specific species were mummified by the thousands as offerings for their associated deities.  
  Ancient Greece and its mythology has fascinated people for thousands of years, and few elements have intrigued people quite like the Eleusinian Mysteries, which the Greeks believed transformed the initiates and gave them knowledge that eased both the living of life on earth and allayed fears of death, allowing an acceptance of their ultimate fate. The influence of the Eleusinian Mysteries was also far reaching; for example, the Telesterion is reminiscent of the labyrinthine, symbolic structures that can be found all over pre-historic Europe, ranging from those in Ireland to Malta and Crete to the Shetlands. The larger precinct of Eleusis, combining as it did caves, terraces and buildings carved into the rock again, all echo that ancient past.  
  	The cult of Mithras was not a creation of the Romans, although they would eventually add their own rituals and mysteries to the ancient religion. In fact, the Mithraic religion was an Indo-Persian creation, a theology which managed to travel from India and back into the Hellenic and Roman world by way of Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Persian Empire. Eventually, the cult of Mithras would spread across the ancient world.

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  American Revolution

  Introbooks Team

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  Thirteen colonies which are now a part of United States of America were initially colonies of Great Britain. People were discontented with the British rule and rebels evoked among the colonies. People were getting exhausted of the horrendous taxes that were imposed on them. In 1746, the Revenue Act made it obligatory for the King to tax the thirteen colonies whether they liked it or not which eventually led to a war. The local practices, social and religious customs of the Americans were swerving ominously from the English ways and added to the budding causes of conflicts. Mercantilism and Navigation Acts were policies favoured by the British in order to control trade in British interest; however these were loosely enforced allowing colonies to grow spontaneously with negligible intrusion from the British. 
  The Treaty of Paris officially documented the new nation in 1783 with many questions still unanswered. United Stated splashed through a post war depression only to confront administrative problems under the Articles of Confederation. 
  The new leaders of the country were people who were visible on the Revolution fields or council halls and the country’s first three Presidents were George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. The more radical leaders of the Revolution were unhappy with the turn towards obscurantism once the war was over, but democracy and liberty had now been secured as the utmost ideals of the free nation. 
  The Revolution had an inordinate impact on liberal beliefs all over Europe. The scuffles and achievements of the young democracy were much in the thoughts of those who brought about the French Revolution, and most definitely later helped to stimulate revolutionists in Spain's American colonies.

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  From Colonies to Constitution -...

  Anthony Alexis

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  Discover the Untold Story of a Nation's Journey to Democracy 
   
  Delve into America's vibrant history of struggle, courage, and transformation with From Colonies to Constitution: The Evolution of American Democracy. This captivating journey reveals how a collection of colonies evolved into a powerful democracy. 
   
  Explore the early interactions between Native Americans and colonists as they navigated the path to independence. Experience the revolutionary spirit behind the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—cornerstones of governance that echo through power corridors today. 
   
  Witness a divided nation’s quest for unity amidst the Civil War, the fight for African American and Women's voting rights, and the ongoing battles for equality. From the industrial boom to global conflicts, see how America emerged on the world stage through economic trials and significant movements like the Civil Rights Movement. 
   
  Engage with the framework of American governance, including the three branches of government, the electoral system, and the political ideologies shaping the democratic process. Discover the impactful lives and legacies of national leaders who have defined America’s path forward. 
   
  This comprehensive exploration is more than a historical study; it ignites a passion for the ongoing pursuit of freedom and justice. Whether you're a history enthusiast or curious learner, this book invites you to reflect on the enduring spirit of democracy thriving in America’s heart. Embark on this illuminating journey and become part of the evolving narrative.

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  Sounds of Other Shores - The...

  Andrew J. Eisenberg

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  Sounds of Other Shores takes an ethnographic ear to the history of transoceanic stylistic appropriation in the Swahili taarab music of the Kenyan coast. Swahili taarab, a form of sung poetry that emerged as East Africa's first mass-mediated popular music in the 1930s, is a famously cosmopolitan form, rich in audible influences from across the Indian Ocean. But the variants of the genre that emerged in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa during the twentieth century feature particularly dramatic, even flamboyant, appropriations of Indian and Arab sonic gestures and styles. Combining oral history, interpretive ethnography, and musical analysis, Sounds of Other Shores explores how Swahili-speaking Muslims in twentieth-century Mombasa derived pleasure and meaning from acts of transoceanic musical appropriation, arguing that these acts served as ways of reflecting on and mediating the complexities and contradictions associated with being "Swahili" in colonial and postcolonial Kenya. The result is a musical anthropology of Kenyan Swahili subjectivity that reframes longstanding questions about Swahili identity while contributing to broader discussions about identity and citizenship in Africa and the Indian Ocean world.

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