This book examines how colonial identities were constructed in the Cape Colony of South Africa since its establishment in the 17th century up to the 20th century. It is an explicitly archaeological ap
Youth Cults is an insider’s eye view of modern counterculture tribes. Beginning with the Beatniks and Hippies, leading up to Scene Kids and Metalheads, Youth Cults documents an evolving tradition of a
Himself a designer of social web products, Bell explains how to create a web site that supports social human behaviors in order attract and hold a virtual community. He strongly suggests that readers
One of the major difficulties facing learners of Latin is correct formation and use of verbs. The Big Gold Book of Latin Verbs takes a quantum leap forward by providing you with exactly what you need
Gavin Maxwell was befriended by an otter during a trip to the Iraqi marshes. Mij, as he was named by Maxwell, was brought to London where he resided in Maxwell's residence for a short period before th
Featuring more than 220 traditional Mediterranean dishes from fifteen countries in the region, this guide to one of the healthiest and most flavorful food regions in the world includes recipes for app
A new generation was awakened to the romantic lure of the vampire genre with Robert Pattinson's portrayal of Twilight’s soulful vampire, Edward Cullen. This book is for all those whose thirst r
It’s only natural that rock and roll — “the devil’s music” — and Satanism should be intimately linked. Lucifer Rising explores this unique cultural confluence. Div
Learn HTML5 and JavaScript for Android teaches the essential HTML5 and JavaScript skills you need to make great apps for the Android platform and browser. This book guides you through the creation of
Reality Driven is a compendium of fascinating real life based monologues. This book fits right into the publics hunger for reality-based programming. It is because of the actors' demand for new, orig
In Middle Men, Stegner Fellow and New Yorker contributor Jim Gavin delivers a hilarious and panoramic vision of California, portraying a group of men, from young dreamers to old vets, as they make val
Slavery and American Economic Development is a small book with a big interpretative punch. It is one of those rare books about a familiar subject that manages to seem fresh and new. Charles B. Dew, Jo
Kennedy (Edinburgh Business School, Herio-Watt U.) re-examines such works as Smith's Wealth of Nations , finding that Smith's ideas were more or less appropriated by later theorists and stripped of t
"Dark Arcadia attempts an objective reassessment of the controversial works and life of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. Ignoring secondary accounts and various received truths, Gavin Callaghan
From award-winning historian Gavin Mortimer, Merrill’s Marauders is the definitive nonfiction narrative of arguably the most extraordinary, but also unsung, American special forces unit in the Pacific
Combining military and cultural history this book offers a new perspective on the British soldier in the Peninsular War. For all the histories of the Peninsular War and its continuing romantic appeal
The Special Boat Squadron (SBS) was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit, similar to US Navy SEALS. Highly trained, highly secretive and utterly ruthless, the SBS was established as an entity
