A comprehensive study of the development and significance of airpower in World War I comparing various military political technological industrial and cultural aspects of airpower in the major combatant powers and discussing aviators lives and their attitudes tow... Lees meer.

Celebrate the beautiful and the unique with a sticker compendium of more than 1 000 stunning selections from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution. Celebrate the beautiful and the unique with a sticker compendium of more than 1 000 stunning selections from... Lees meer.

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Smithsonian Civil War is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book featuring 150 entries in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. From among tens of thousands of Civil War objects in the Smithsonian s collections curators handpicked 550 items and wrote a... Lees meer.

Since the seventh century the Hajj or Great Pilgrimage to Mecca has been a lifelong goal of devout Muslims throughout the world. Entire households may save for years to send a respected family member to Mecca. Egyptian Hajjis or Hajjas if female traditionally cele... Lees meer.

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In these 19 insightful and frequently witty meditations Stephen E. Weil examines the purposes and functions of the museum in the late 20th century proposing museums make encounters with a variety of visitors more central to their operation.... Lees meer.

Provides information on the field of cultural ecology. This book includes biological and climatic data and ethnographic and archaeological evidence that reemphasize the complexity of the ecosystem. It intends to broaden our understanding of sophisticated adaptations am... Lees meer.

Packed with thousands of facts stats and illustrations covering all the questions that children love to ask. When. Where. What. Why. This stimulating and comprehensive encyclopedia answers all the questions that circle through the minds of children almost every d... Lees meer.

In this volume of 29 essays Weil s overarching concern is that museums be able to earn their keep that they make themselves matter in an environment of potentially shrinking resources. Also included in this collection are reflections on the special qualities of art mu... Lees meer.

Drawing on personal interviews with surviving recipients and in-depth research this comprehensive study provides the behind-the-scenes story of the more than one hundred American aviators from all military services who have received medals because of their service inc... Lees meer.

Professor Noel D. Broadbent is one of Sweden s foremost experts on north Swedish archaeology and literally wrote the book on the prehistory of the Skellefte region on the North Bothnian coast. This knowledge is now brought to bear on the issue of Saami origins. The foc... Lees meer.

Combining extensive field research from West Africa to the Horn with findings culled from American and European museum archives Labelle Prussin and the book s other contributors - including Peter A. Andrews Uta Holter Anders Grum Amina H. Adan and Arlene Fullerton... Lees meer.

From the smallest seeds to the tallest trees this beautiful children s guide is a must-have for any budding botanist or plant lover. We can t live without plants. We need them for food shelter even the air we breathe yet we know surprisingly little about them. Why d... Lees meer.

Which president holds the record for the most vetoes. Which president had the largest shoe size. Who was the only president to serve in both World War I and World War II. Who was the tallest president. These questions and many many more are answered in The Smithson... Lees meer.