books

History

The tycoons

Charles R Morris

338.092
MOR

Genocide

Jane Springer

Examines the definition of "genocide"; the response of governments and the United Nations to genocide; and genocide prevention; and presents case histories

304.6
SPR

Child labor

Hugh D Hindman

Examines the history of child labor in the United States, and attempts to identify lessons that could help eliminate the problem of child labor in countries on the path of economic development

331.3
HIN

A historical atlas of India

Aisha Khan

Presents a map-oriented look at the history of India, covering the Harappan civilization, ancient empires and medieval kingdoms, the Mughals, the British Raj, the struggle for freedom, and independent

954
KHA

Darfur

John Xavier

Presents an overview of the crisis in Darfur and the systematic slaughter of the people by the Sudanese army and militia bands called the janjaweed; and examines the causes of the conflicts and effort

962.404
XAV

Conspiracy to murder

Linda Melvern

Explores how the political, military, and administrative leadership of Rwanda became involved in the planning of the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi population

967.57104
MEL

Set in stone

Linda Newbery

The alternating narratives of art tutor Samuel Godwin and governess Charlotte Agnew, who work for the wealthy Farrow family in 1898 England, reveal the secrets that almost everyone in the household is

FIC
Newbery

Locked up

Laura Bufano Edge

Describes the history of the prison system in the United States, from colonial times to the invention of the electric chair, and through the twenty-first century; and includes a time line

365
EDG

Peoples and empires of ancient Mesopotamia

Don Nardo

Provides an overview of the people and empires of ancient Mesopotamia, discussing farmers, city dwellers, the rise and fall of empires, Babylonia, Assyria, neo-Assyrians, and the Greek attempt to rule

935
NAR

The Salem witch trials

K. David Goss

Offers a broad overview of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, providing information on the factors that led to the trials, their impact on American history, early interpretations of the trials, and other

REF
133.4
GOS
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