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History, European history, Politics and government
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Professor of modern history examines Scotland's politics, laws, society, religious institutions, schools and universities, culture, and relationship with the world,…
including the factors that have distinguished it from England both before and after Union. 2008
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Travel and geography, History, Adventurers and explorers
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Analyzes the uniquely human compulsion to travel seeking discovery and adventure, and discusses the intrusive nature of activity that usually…
encouraged occupation, conquest, and control. Presents examples of acquisition and dissemination of new knowledge of earth's inhabitants, from earliest prehistoric human migrations to the latest polar and underwater explorations. 2015.
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Science and technology, Environment
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Geographer offers a synthesis of the extraordinarily important part played by rivers in human history and culture. Examples--including the Amazon,…
the Danube, the Ganges, and the Mississippi--are provided from every continent. Explores the science of river flow and flood control, rivers in mythology and literature, and rivers' role in commerce. 2012