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An anthology of excerpts from literary sources portraying the history and cultural life of the Jews. On antisemitism, see the text of Ferdinand and Isabella's edict of expulsion of the Jews (105-106); "The Expulsion from Spain as Seen by a Jew in Italy" [1495] (106-109); "The Holocaust" (307-312, 321-331).
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"A collection of articles on photographers, musicians, artists, and writers, many of them with a strong autobiographical element and sense of place, the Lower East Side of New York City where the author came of age in the fertile 1970s and '80s. He traces his engagement with music and photography, his experience of the city, and his development as an artist and observer, in a series of pieces that range from memoir to essay, fiction to critical analysis,...
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"A fun, whimsical, wide-ranging children's picture book, taking readers from A to Zåäö in the Swedish alphabet and through history via the joy of exploration and imagination. Each object--a chair, a fireplace, carved figures, all historical objects currently held at ASI--is paired with a Swedish verb (and it's translation) that represents how one might explore or use this object if imagination was the only limit."
7037) Walk like a historian
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Cities of the Pharoahs: The Egyptians developed a nation along the thin band of the Nile that lasted longer than any other ancient civilization. Karnak and the Great Temple of Abu Simbel are examples of a culture where dying was made into a glorious rite. Computer-animated reconstructions give viewers first-hand experience of these temples' constructions and of living spaces such as the interior of an Egyptian home in the Empire era.
The Pyramids...
7038) Los griegos
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Describes various aspects of life in ancient Greece, including religion, government, family life, education, Olympic games, and other entertainments. Also presents captioned pictures of related artifacts.
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