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theme:География. Биографии. История
language:English
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HERODOTUS
The Histories / Herodotus ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004. - 584 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-102-7 : 1379 tg.
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94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30014
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
The world`s first great narrative history, Herodotus`s The Histories vividly describes how the Greeks - few in number, poor, and disunited - managed to repulse a massive invasion by the powerful Persian army in the 5th century B.C.
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Greeks, ancient history, Persian history
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THUCYDIDES
The History of the Peloponnesian War / Thucydides ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2006. - 605 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-091-4 : 1379 tg.
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94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/29999
Subject headings
- History
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A monumental work unsurpassed for its brilliant description, accuracy, and penetrating insights, Thucydide`s History of the Peloponnesian War is a spectacular eyewitness report of the war between Greece`s two most powerful city-states, Athens and Sparta, as it unfolded during the fifth century B.C.E
Keywords
world history, history, history of Greece, ancient history
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HAMILTON, ALEXANDER
The Federalist / Hamilton, Alexander Madison, James ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2006. - 510 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-282-6 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30000
Subject headings
- History of USA
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A classic of American political thought, The Federalist is a series of eighty-five essays by three authors - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay - written to curry support for the proposed new Constitution of the United States, a document that many considered too redical
Keywords
U.S Constitution, political system of the USA, goverment, taxation
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DU BOIS W. E. B.
The Souls of Black Folk / Du Bois W. E. B. ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2003. - 212 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-014-3 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30013
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
One of the most influential books ever published in America, W.E.B. Du Bois`s The Souls of Black Folk is an eloquent collection of fourteen essays that discribe the life, the ambitions, the struggles, and the passions of African Americans at the transition from the nineteenth to the twentieth century
Keywords
African Americans, afro-americans, history of USA, native americans
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JACOBS, HARRIET
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl / Jacobs, Harriet ... – New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005. - 242 p.– (Barnes and Noble Classics. . . – 978-1-59308-283-3 : 1379 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2011/30006
Subject headings
- History
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In what has become a landmark of American History and literature, Incidents in the kife of a slave girl recounts the incredible but true story of Harriet Jacobs, born a slave in North Carolina in 1813. Her tale gains its importance from her description, in great and painful detail, of the sexual exploitation that daily haunted her life - and the life of every other black female slave
Keywords
African Americans, slavery, sexual exploitation
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Outline of U.S. Government / ... – USA : Office of International Information Programs, 2000. - 126 p. . . – Не указан : 150 tg.
UDC:
908(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/38548
Subject headings
- Complex study of USA
Annotation
This books contains the following topics: Constitution, presidency, Executive Branch, Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch
Keywords
US Government, government in USA, USA government, constitution of USA
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ТАРЛЕ, ЕВГЕНИЙ ВИКТОРОВИЧ
История Италии в Средние века / Тарле, Евгений Викторович . – Изд. 4-е .. – Москва : Едиториал УРСС, 2012. - 197, [1] c.– (Академия фундаментальных исследований: история. . – Библиогр. в конце гл. . – [б. т.] – 978-5-354-01441-5 : 2022 тг.
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94(450)"653"
Shelf code:
Л 2012/37770
Subject headings
- История Италии в Средние века
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В книге рассматривается история Италии со времен падения Западной Римской империи до начала XIV века, представляющая собой, по мнению автора, летопись чужеземных вторжений и завоеваний
Keywords
история Италии, история Средних веков, средневековая Италия
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WEILAND, MATT
State by State : A panoramic portrait of America / Weiland, Matt Wilsey, Sean ... – New York : An Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2009. - 572 p. . . – 978-0-06-147091-2 : 500 tg.
UDC:
908(73)
Shelf code:
Л 2013/38564
Subject headings
- Complex study of USA
Annotation
Editors Sean Wilsey and Matt Weiland have turned to 50 of the finest, funniest, and foremost writers in America to create a state by state celebration of their country: Jonathan Franzen on New York, Louise Erdrich on North Dakota, Dave Eggers on Illinois, Ann Patchett on Tennessee, Jhumpa Lahiri on Rhode Island-the list goes on. At turns poignant and hysterical, and uniformly insightful, these fifty writers capture the beauty, the kitsch, the unexpected and the quintessential things that make America. There is something and someone in "State by State" for everyone. With a roster of bestsellers and award winners, from Ann Patchett to Rick Moody to Myla Goldberg, Wilsey and Weiland have culled the best of the best from the literary creme de la creme to write on something all Americans are interested in: our country
Keywords
US states, states of America, panoramic portrait of America
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WALKER, DALE L.
Legends and Lies : Great Mysteries of the American West / Walker, Dale L. ; foreword by John Jakes... – New York : A Tom Doherty Associates Book, 1997. - 320 p. . . – 0-312-86848-0, 13-978-0-312-86848-2, 10-0-312-86848-0 : 400 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2013/38553
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
"All of history is mystery," Dale L. Walker says, and he proves his point in this lively, humorous--and rational--approach to the West
Keywords
history USA, western history, american west
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RCASONER, JAMES
Draw: the greatest gunfights of the American West / Rcasoner, James ... – New York : Berkley books, 2003. - 304 p. . . – 978-0-425-19193-4 : 450 tg.
UDC:
94
Shelf code:
Л 2013/38552
Subject headings
- History
Annotation
DRAW is a must read for any student, serious or casual, of the history of the American West, or for anyone who just enjoys good cowboy or lawman versus outlaw stories. As the back cover blurb says: "These are the shoot-outs and showdowns that gave the Wild West its name...recounted here with gritty accuracy, colorful detail, and all the drama of life--and death--on the frontier". This is one of those rare works that lives up in its entirety to the publisher
Keywords
Gunfights, gunfighters, western history, history of USA
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OUTLINE OF U.S. GOVERNMENT (2000)
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ТАРЛЕ, ЕВГЕНИЙ ВИКТОРОВИЧ
ИСТОРИЯ ИТАЛИИ В СРЕДНИЕ ВЕКА (2012)
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RCASONER, JAMES
DRAW: THE GREATEST GUNFIGHTS OF THE AMERICAN WEST (2003)
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