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Regional & national history
Paperback. Editor(s): Wilcox, Wynn. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277521
- ISBN
- 9780877277521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.82
€ 38.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Ingrao, Charles W.; Emmert, Thomas A. Series: Purdue Uni: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; GTJ; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536174
- ISBN
- 9781557536174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.69
€ 54.69
Hardcover. Editor(s): Zuckerman, Bruce; Schnur, Dan; Ansell, Lisa. Num Pages: 169 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536594
- ISBN
- 9781557536594
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Hardback. When newly elected Virginia governor Linwood Holton escorted his children into an integrated Richmond public school in 1970, he delivered the coup-de-grace to the Byrd machine. This memoir offers a behind-the-scenes account of his private and public life at a critical juncture in the political history of Virginia and the nation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813927206
- ISBN
- 9780813927206
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.49
€ 31.99
€ 27.49
Paperback. The Treaty of Bayonne of 1388 between Juan I, King of Castile, and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Pretender to the Castilian throne, was one of the most important treaties of the Hundred Years War. In the transcription of the documents, the original spellings of words, however inconsistent, have been respected. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; DNF; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 140.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859893169
- ISBN
- 9780859893169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.69
€ 38.69
Paperback. Series: Indonesia Journal. Num Pages: 154 pages, 10, 3 black & white halftones, 4 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPQB; KNXB; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877278979
- ISBN
- 9780877278979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Paperback. This history of children and adolescents from 1850 to 1950 treats them as active participants in society, who not only mirror adult values but also modify them. The work is organized around four topics: cultural and regional variations, toys and play, family life, and memories of childhood. Editor(s): West, Elliott; Petrilk, Paula. Num Pages: 400 pages, 72 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700605118
- ISBN
- 9780700605118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.42
€ 42.42
Paperback. This guide to the US Civil War's Battle of Shiloh combines eyewitness accounts with details about the strategies that were employed. It also provides directions to key points on the battlefield and maps illustrating troop positions, elevations and tree lines as they were at the time of the battle. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Fullenkamp, Leonard; Bowman, Steven. Series: Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 232 pages, 41 illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607839
- ISBN
- 9780700607839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.36
€ 34.36
Paperback. The Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862, left more dead American soldiers in its wake than any other 24-hour period in history. This guide provides a moment-by-moment replay of one of the most significant Civil War campaigns. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Nelson, Harold W. Series: Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 336 pages, 29 illustrations, 24 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition. 1 in number line
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607846
- ISBN
- 9780700607846
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.61
€ 40.61
Paperback. This collection of essays surveys the changes in farms, small towns and reservations throughout the American West during the post-war era. Topics covered include: cattle industry; agriculture; migrant labour; environmental concerns; social change; ranch and farm women; and reservation life. Editor(s): Hurt, R. Douglas. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSF; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Government Publication
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700608782
- ISBN
- 9780700608782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.42
€ 38.42
Hardcover. A provacative collection of 11 essays from leading scholars, exploring the transition from war to uneasy peace in the aftermath of World War II. It examines how and why the war ended as it did, whether a different resolution was possible and what the victors actually won. Editor(s): Offner, Arnold A.; Wilson, Theodore A. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; GTJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610396
- ISBN
- 9780700610396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.25
€ 71.25
Paperback. The My Lai massacre of March 16, 1968, and the court martial of Lt. William Calley a year and a half later are among the bleakest episodes of the Vietnam War. This work examines its haunting legacy through an exchange of contemporary viewpoints. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JWLF; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700610570
- ISBN
- 9780700610570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Paperback. Here, scholars address and critique the entire sweep of American political history. Focusing upon the major policy issues in politics and the major social forces shaping politics, these essays chronicle and evaluate the evolution of American politics and society over two and a quarter centuries. Editor(s): Shafer, Byron E.; Badger, Anthony J. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611393
- ISBN
- 9780700611393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Hardcover. Lyndon Baines Johnson ascended to the presidency in the wake of tragedy. His presidency was marked by controversies over civil rights, the Vietnam War, foreign policy, and law-and-order issues. Decades later, it's now possible to reexamine those controversies to illuminate the achievements and failures of one of this misunderstood president. Editor(s): Lerner, Mitchell B. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613847
- ISBN
- 9780700613847
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.13
€ 71.13
Hardcover. Covers 150 years of Kansas and American history. This title offer a fresh look at many of the important themes of Kansas history - especially the state's identification with some of the great radical movements, including abolitionism, populism, and civil rights - and recapture the true spirit of Kansas and its meaning for the rest of the nation. Editor(s): Dean, Virgil W. Num Pages: 424 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; GBCB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614295
- ISBN
- 9780700614295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.23
€ 43.23
Paperback. Following William T Sherman's capture of Chattanooga, the Union Army initiated a series of battles and operations that took it from the Tennessee border to the outskirts of Atlanta - with bloody confrontations at places such as Resaca and New Hope Church. This title offers introduction to Sherman's route. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Nelson, Harold W. Series: U.S.Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illustrations, 41 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615704
- ISBN
- 9780700615704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.33
€ 41.33
Hardcover. Assesses Union generalship during the final two years of the Civil War. This book covers Union field generals like William T Sherman, George Thomas, George Meade, and Philip Sheridan, as well as the less-prominent Franz Sigel, Horatio Wright, Edward Ord, and Benjamin Butler. Editor(s): Woodworth, Steven E. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615896
- ISBN
- 9780700615896
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.02
€ 65.02
Hardcover. The memoir of Roi Ottley, an African American soldier in World War II. Editor(s): Huddle, Mark A. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617692
- ISBN
- 9780700617692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.42
€ 64.42
Paperback. Focuses on the violence that erupted--long before the first shot was fired at Fort Sumter--along the Missouri-Kansas border. Blends political, military, social, and intellectual history to explain why the divisiveness was so bitter and persisted so long, still influencing attitudes 150 years later. Editor(s): Earle, Jonathan H.; Burke, Diane Mutti. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619290
- ISBN
- 9780700619290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.33
€ 41.33
Hardcover. Examines the transition from slavery to free labor during the tumultuous first months after the Civil War. This volume reveals the connection between developments in workplaces across the South and an intensifying political contest over the meaning of freedom and the terms of national reunification. Editor(s): Hahn, Steven; Miller, Steven F. (University of Maryland); O'Donovan, Susan Eva; Rodrigue, John C.; Rowland, Leslie S. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807831472
- ISBN
- 9780807831472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.47
€ 135.47