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Marriage and the Family in Eurasia: Perspectives on the Hajnal Hypothesis

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This is the first volume of a projected series aimed at comparing the demographic regimes of two parts of Europe and China in late traditional times. Ever since the publication of John Hajnal's 1965 seminal paper on the European marriage pattern, the demographic history of the world has been divided into what demographers characterize as "preventive" and "positive" regimes. Essentially, these perspectives have to do with whether demographers consider population growth to be problematic or not. This volume traces the origins of Hajnal's position to Malthus and others, and places the European marriage pattern in the context of the demographic transition theory. This volume provides an up-to-date survey of one of the most important issues in demographic history, from specialists from all over the world.

What is Passover? by Harriet Ziefert, ISBN 0694004820

The traditions of Passover are simply described in a lift-the-flap book that introduces this Jewish holiday to the very young. Jake learns the history of Passover, helps get ready for the Seder, and finds the afikomen. Watercolor illustrations enhance the lively lift-the-flap format. What is Passover? by Harriet Ziefert, ISBN 0694004820
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Let Them Journey: True Stories Uniting the Past With the Future

This book illustrates the story of Jewish migration in the last hundred years, from an unusual perspective. There is no faceless narrator sweeping the characters along the tides of history; the stories are told by the people themselves, unaltered and with all the poignancy of memory intact. These people, their lives overshadowed and sometimes obliterated by catastrophic events, relate in their own words what it was like to be a Jew in such a world and under such conditions. The recollections related in this book provide an interesting, enlightening and informative panorama of the varied Jewish experiences in the twentieth century. Let Them Journey: True Stories Uniting the Past With the Future
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Gardens in China by Peter Valder, ISBN 0881925551

In this new companion book to The Garden Plants of China, Peter Valder describes more than 200 gardens he has visited in China. He documents temple courtyards and gardens, evocative enclosures of ancient burial grounds and imperial tombs, and public parks, botanical gardens, and arboreta, most of which have sprung up since 1949. Gardens in China is illustrated with more than 500 color photographs, many of them depicting gardens not previously illustrated in any Western publication, as well as reproductions of illustrations of historical interest. With their distinctive characteristics, the gardens of China are among the most fascinating in the world. This book is essential reading for visitors to China with an interest in gardens, garden history, and Chinese culture. Gardens in China by Peter Valder, ISBN 0881925551
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A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820S-1990s by Carolyn Gray LeMaster, ISBN 1557283044

One of the most comprehensive studies ever done on a state's Jewish community, A Corner of the Tapestry is the story - untold until now - of the Jews who helped to settle Arkansas and who stayed and flourished to become a significant part of the state's history and culture. LeMaster has spent much of the past sixteen years compiling and writing this saga. Data for the book have been collected in part from the American Jewish Archives, American Jewish Historical Society, the stones in Arkansas's Jewish cemeteries, more than fifteen hundred articles and obituaries from journals and newspapers, personal letters from hundreds of present and former Jewish Arkansans, congregational histories, census and court records, and some four hundred oral interviews in a hundred cities and towns in Arkansas. This meticulous work chronicles the lives and genealogy of not only the highly visible and successful Jews who settled in Arkansas, but also those who comprised the warp and woof of society. It is a... A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820S-1990s by Carolyn Gray LeMaster, ISBN 1557283044
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Landscape by Erika Langmuir, ISBN 0300073216

The National Gallery Pocket Guides series, beautifully illustrated from one of the greatest collections of Old Master paintings in the world, introduces central themes in the history of Western art. This book shows how artists in past centuries translated outdoor space and light into paint and how landscape imagery evolved from mere ornament into a visual metaphor of the human condition. 74 color & 3 b&w illustrations. Landscape by Erika Langmuir, ISBN 0300073216
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African Americans in Florida by Maxine D. Jones, ISBN 156164031X

-- Profiles more than 50 African Americans during four centuries of Florida history in brief essays
-- Traces the role African Americans played in the discovery, exploration, and settlement of Florida as well as through the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement
-- From Estevanico the Black, who first stepped on the shores of Florida in 1528, to Carrie Pittman Meek, elected to the United States Congress, African Americans have been setting examples of courage and perseverance
-- Topics include Fort Mose (first free black community in North America), Black Seminoles, T. African Americans in Florida by Maxine D. Jones, ISBN 156164031X
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Velocity: Supercar Revolution

Velocity: Supercar Revolution," the first complete history of the supercar, tells the story behind the most desirable cars in the world. With stunning photography and vivid first-hand recollections from a lifetime spent as an automotive journalist, author/photographer John Lamm provides an in-depth historical, cultural, and technological account of these amazing machines as they reached speeds of 170, 180, 190, and finally 200-plus miles per hour--the informal mark of today's supercar. Velocity: Supercar Revolution
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Fine Alpensinfonie & Symphonia Domestica in Full Score by Richard Strauss, ISBN 0486277259

Two symphonic masterworks employing vast orchestras. Authoritative German editions. Marriage and the Family in Eurasia: Perspectives on the Hajnal Hypothesis Fine Alpensinfonie & Symphonia Domestica in Full Score by Richard Strauss, ISBN 0486277259 symphonic televisions History of television
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