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Why do people feel loyalty to a nation, as well as to family, region, class, and religion? When is a healthy sense of national identity transformed into virulent nationalism?... more

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by Corbin Harney,
As told to and edited by Alex Purbrick,
Foreword by Tom Goldtooth
Corbin Harney’s long life encompassed remarkable changes in the lives of Native Americans and in the technological and political development of the world.... more

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Obstacles to Peace in the Basque Country, 1975-1988
Since the late 1960s, the Basque insurgent organization ETA (Euzkadi ta Askatasuna, or Basque Homeland and Freedom) has been engaged in a violent struggle against the Spanish state in an effort to gain the independence of the Basque Country.... more

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A History
An evocative portrait of the state that "didn't deserve to be" but became one anyway. First published in 1977, this edition includes a new preface that reexamines Laxalt's predictions for Nevada made almost 20 years ago and reflects on the changes that have occurred in the state: the urban plight of Las Vegas and Reno, the renewed appreciation of the land by conservationists and opportunists, and the explosive growth of tourism and gaming.... more

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A Geographical Dictionary
Author and researcher Helen Carlson spent almost fourteen years searching for the origins of Nevada’... more

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A Bibliography of Imprints and Publications, 1858-1880
A detailed look at Nevada's printing history from 1858 through 1880. Includes proclamations, pamphlets, menus, government publications, church programs, and more.... more

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A Bibliography of Imprints and Publications, 1881-1890
A detailed look at Nevada's printing history from 1881 through 1890. With over 1400 entries describing books, pamphlets, broadsides, state and local documents, fraternal and church publications, and a variety of other printed matter, this intriguing compilation serves as the companion volume to Armstrong's Nevada Printing History, 1858-1880.... more

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Progress or Plunder
Nevada's relatively brief history (it became a state in 1864) has been largely a story of the exploitation of its natural resources.... more