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Darfur: The Long Road to Disaster (Updated 2008 Edition)
	Burr, J. Millard and Robert O. Collins Subject: Africa	Images of the genocide in Darfur have shocked the Western world; upwards of 300,000 of its inhabitants have died, and another 2.5 million have become refugees. Those affected by the violence are estimated at almost 4 million, 700,000 of whom … More Information

Deforestation and Reforestation in Namibia: Global Consequences of Local Contradictions
	Kreike, Emmanuel Subject: Africa	Colonial rule, the capitalist market, and population growth contributed to dramatic environmental changes in twentieth-century north-central Namibia. Moreover, as discussed in Jared Diamond’s acclaimed bestseller Guns, Germs, and Steel, biological invasions and modern technology paved the way for colonial rule, … More Information

Directory of Accounting Dissertations: Second Updated Edition
	Spiceland, J. David and Kay Zekany Subject: Accounting	The second edition of The Directory of Accounting Dissertations identifies and classifies accounting dissertations during the 1985 to 1995 academic years by functional area, topic, and research method.

Documents from the African Past
	Collins, Robert O., editor Subject: Africa	This fascinating collection spans two millennia, beginning with a first-century merchant’s guide to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean ports. Primary sources describe ancient and medieval trade routes, China’s discovery of Africa, the slave trade, kingdoms and court life in … More Information

Dominican Cultures: The Making of a Caribbean Society
	Vega, Bernardo (translated by Christine Ayorinde) Subject: Caribbean	The Spanish brought their religion, language, values, and traditions to the island to form the cornerstone of Dominican culture. What is not as widely recognized is that a later influx of Germans, Irish, Italians, and Sephardic Jews from the Dutch … More Information

The Dominican People: A Documentary History
	Sagás, Ernesto and Orlando Inoa Subject: Caribbean	The vanquished Taíno Indians, the Spanish conquistadors, rebellious slaves, common folk, foreign invaders, bloody dictators, gallant heroes, charismatic politicians, and committed rebels — all have left their distinct imprint on Dominican society and left behind printed records. Nevertheless, the five-hundred-year … More Information

The Dominican Republic: A National History (Second Updated and Enlarged Edition)
	Moya Pons, Frank Subject: Caribbean	“This book is excellent.” — Junot Diaz, in the New York Times Book Review “Frank Moya Pons is the best-known contemporary Dominican historian. The author of many books and articles, he is a recognized scholar both at home and … More Information

Dr. Moritz (Don Mauricio) Hochschild, 1881–1965: A German Jewish Mining Entrepreneur in South America
	Waszkis, Helmut (edited by Heinrich Schipperges) Subject: South America	The colorful life and activities of Dr. Moritz Hochschild in Latin America between 1911 and 1965 are the center of the first biography of the man, an important mining entrepreneur and ore buyer, and his companies. Moritz Hochschild became one … More Information