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Amid the armed conflict and broken treaty signings of nineteenth-century America, the highly successful horse culture of the plains, the Sioux Indians clutched to their way of life. Composed of three major groups and spread over six states, the Sioux represent a community divided. Much of their traditional world view and custom was overshadowed by the white man&#39;s quest for the dominance of Western civilization. Still, a highly developed sense of tribal pride coupled with a warrior spirit has safeguarded the Sioux against complete assimilation and cultural elimination.<br><br>Chronicle this Western tribe&#39;s enduring history with The Sioux. Understand the true scope of the white man&#39;s debilitating influence, which while leading initially to a richer vocabulary, a more practical economic system, and lasting contributions to traditional dress, was also later responsible for the horrific 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre.<br><br>Though such imposed change might have permanently crushed the spirit of a people, the Sioux have seen a cultural renaissance and thrive today on seven reservations throughout the United States and Canada. Traditional practice has resumed its place in such events as the modern Powwow and the Grass Dance. Costumes originating in the nineteenth-century reflect ethnic vitality and bear the graceful integration between tribal materials and European trader goods to the present. Most importantly, that warrior spirit remains replenished and unshaken, proving a valuable lesson in conquering adversity and in the self-assertion of both individual and collective identities of a people.

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A Sense Of Place Publishing is proud to include Dr James Cumes amongst its authors. The publication of his sweeping essay on the evolution of Sex and the Short Story represents the first of what we hope will be many further contributions from this esteemed writer.<br><br>The book examines the evolution of the language, such as when specific words first appeared in English dictionaries, associated with sexual descriptions in novels and short stories; pans across obscenity trials and looks with some amazement at the rapid evolution from prudishness to a point where almost anything goes.<br><br>It serves as a stand alone piece on the changing social mores; and also serves as an introduction to subsequent volumes of Dr James Cumes&#39; short stories, to be published by A Sense of Place Publishing. These include Dirty Weekend and Life Is A Belly Dance.<br><br>He worked his way up the Australian Foreign Affairs Department and subsequently became a distinguished Australian Ambassador to the European Union after holding diplomatic posts including Ambassador and Head of Mission in Paris, Geneva, London, Bonn and Berlin. His career has also included acting as Australian representative to the United Nations and Governor on the Board of the International Atomic Energy Agency.<br><br>Cumes is now working on two books of memoirs derived from his period as High Commissioner to Nigeria.<br><br>While his pursuit into erotica and the short story seems at odds with the official nature of much of James Cumes&#39; career and other writings, his diversity of interests make him one of Australia&#39;s few truly Renaissance characters.

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Thirty seven years after the end of the Vietnam War an historic event occurred at busy Da Nang Airport, an Agent Orange hot spot where tonnes of the infamous herbicide were decanted and reloaded on to cargo planes for spraying across the country&#39;s lush fields and forests. Dioxin, the accidental contaminant in Agent Orange responsible for many tens of thousands of birth defects and early deaths, is regarded as probably the most poisonous of all the compounds ever devised by man. This 10,000 word page primer records the events which lead up to the year when the wrongs of the past were finally addressed in joint efforts by the American and Vietnamese governments. This short book is the perfect way to bring yourself up to date on this vexed and long running issue.

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Custer&#39;s death at Little Big Horn is verified, but his widow is curiously drawn to an Indian survivor with ambition.

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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Rafael Sabatini <br><br>SCARAMOUCHE<br><br>THE SEA-HAWK<br><br>CAPTAIN BLOOD<br><br>THE TAVERN KNIGHT<br><br>THE SHAME OF MOTLEY<br><br>BARDELYS THE MAGNIFICENT<br><br>THE HISTORICAL NIGHTS&#39; ENTERTAINMENT<br><br>-First Series<br><br>-Second Series<br><br>THE LIFE OF CESARE BORGIA<br><br>THE LION&#39;S SKIN<br><br>LOVE-AT-ARMS<br><br>MISTRESS WILDING<br><br>ST. MARTIN&#39;S SUMMER<br><br>THE SNARE<br><br>THE TRAMPLING OF THE LILIES

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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by<br><br>Fyodor Dostoyevsky:<br><br>Crime and Punishment<br>The Gambler<br>The Grand Inquisitor<br>The Idiot<br>Notes From The Underground<br>Poor Folk<br>Possessed

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This is the story of the lineage of Boxing&#39;s World Heavyweight Championship from 1882-1915 and how it explains a cultural attitude toward race and identity in that era. <br><br>The first true national and international sports celebrities were boxers in the late 1800s. Soon after the abolishment of slavery in the United States the first World Champions of the sport were crowned. As the Champion of the World these boxing heavyweights were held on a pedestal of athletic dominance, and in the eyes of some white Americans, and many of those in the boxing community, these champions had to be white, anything else would challenge the belief of white Anglo-saxon superiority that many white Americans were clinging to at the time.<br><br>It is the story of the symbol of the World Champion during that period and what it meant in society. It&#39;s also a story about a bunch of tough, bad-ass guys from over a hundred years ago that used to beat each other up.

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Militant Islamic believers represents a small, but significant percentage of those who embrace the Muslim religion, it is powerful, well financed, and according to their own statements, hopeful of destroying the United States who they see as the Great Satan, the usurper of Muslim lands, the pilferer of Muslim resources and the one obstacle that stands in the way of their stated goal&mdash;an Islamic Caliphate controlling the entire world. <br><br>And as the West is occupied by economic problems and burgeoning debt, will we really be in a position to resist? At this point in time, it looks like our only option is to unite ourselves, solve our economic problems, struggle to encourage democratic forms of government in the Middle East, remain as militant as our enemies are when necessary, and realize that we are in a fight for our way of life (World War IV)&mdash;and our very lives.

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Рассказ о судьбе прадеда написан по материалам из семейного архива и других источников. Увлечение идеями социализма заводит вчерашнего студента-юриста из Киева в ссылку, в глухую тайгу. Как он выживет? Чем сможет помочь жителям Сибири? Его ждут испытания и победы, новые профессии и высокие должности. И любовь всей его жизни.

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