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Paperback. Intended as a reminder of Europe for soldiers and clerks of the empire, the city of Dalat, located in the hills of Southern Vietnam, was built by the French in an alpine locale that reminded them of home. This book uncovers the strange 100-year history of a colonial city that was conceived as a center of power. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 374 pages, 34 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
374
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272699
ISBN
9780520272699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.44

paperback. Winner of the 2001 Alf Andrew Heggoy Prize of the French Colonial Historical Society This book examines the role of the Vichy regime in bringing about profound changes in the French colonial empire. It argues that Vichy contributed to postwar decolonization by introducing an ideology based on a new, harsher, brand of colonization. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804750479
ISBN
9780804750479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. This collection of twenty essays provides an unprecedented overview of Chinese trade through the centuries, highlighting its scope, diversity, complexity, and the commodities that have linked it with Southeast Asia. Editor(s): Tagliacozzo, Eric; Chang, Wen-Chin. Num Pages: 552 pages, 22 photos, 25 tables, 15 maps, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHM; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348818
ISBN
9780822348818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.50

Asia Inside Out reveals the dynamic forces that have linked regions of the world's largest continent. Connected Places, the second of three volumes, highlights the flows of goods, ideas, and people across natural and political boundaries and illustrates the confluence of factors in the historical construction of place and space. Num Pages: 425 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 167 x 37. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967687
ISBN
9780674967687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.83
€ 51.77

Paperback. Series: Asian American History & Culture. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911655
ISBN
9781439911655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. How did Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood win power so quickly after the dramatic "Arab Spring" uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak's reign? Based on research in Egypt and interviews with dozens of Brotherhood leaders, the author argues that the very organizational characteristics that helped them win power also contributed to its rapid downfall. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables, 3 figures, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163621
ISBN
9781626163621
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.96

Paperback. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, Mexico's movement toward independence from Spain was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities. Num Pages: 720 pages, tables, figures, maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1193.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804748216
ISBN
9780804748216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768610
ISBN
9780804768610
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804768603
ISBN
9780804768603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.88

Hardcover. In this, his third volume on the history of political ideas, Vogelin continues his exploration of political thought, illuminating the great figures of the high Middle Ages and particulary focusing on the "civilizational schism" which resulted in the disappearance of the "sacrum imperium". Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 304 pages, index. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Missouri
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826211545
ISBN
9780826211545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.56

Hardback. 294pp. Index. Keywords: German History, Nazi Germany
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The Free Press of Glencoe
Publication date
1964
SKU
KON0825435
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Love it or hate it, the world that radio made has steered popular music and provided the soundtrack of American life for more than half a century. The author studies the evolution of this multicentered pop landscape, along the way telling the stories of the Isley Brothers, Dolly Parton, A&M Records, and Elton John, among others. Num Pages: 312 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226896182
ISBN
9780226896182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.09

Hardcover. Bermuda was besieged by German and Italian U-boats in the Second World War, representing an ignominious period of defence and defeat for the Allies. It was a small but fascinating body of water, and a bellwether for the overall war at the time. This book will add colourful new content to the history of the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1MTANB; 1QSAN; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 678.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781556061
ISBN
9781781556061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Tomich, Dale W. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 278 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KJ; HBLL; HBTS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442231399
ISBN
9781442231399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.15

Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155385
ISBN
9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230369658
ISBN
9780230369658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Hardcover. "255 p. plates, map. 22 cm. Original cloth. A very good copy with just slightly worn spine and board edges, clean text and firm binding. With illustrations." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hutchinson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1948
Edition
First Edition.
SKU
KEX0104341
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This volume brings the history of the Zimmern family to English readers. The author not only offers a new solution to the problem of the text's authorship, but examines the chronicle in the context of broader current debates. Num Pages: 232 pages, Includes 13 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; DNF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 153. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754603429
ISBN
9780754603429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.66

Hardcover. As this book demonstrates, early medieval 'Romanness' encompassed a sense of belonging to an ethnic group, which allowed Romans in Iberia and Gaul to adopt Gothic or Frankish identities in a more nuanced manner than has been previously acknowledged in the literature. Series: Late Antique and Early Medieval Iberia. Num Pages: 218 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089648808
ISBN
9789089648808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.98

Paperback. This interdisciplinary volume examines the relationship between civilians and war in Europe in the period 1618 to 1815, challenging familiar narratives of the rise of modern war and the nature of early modern warfare. Editor(s): Charters, Erica; Rosenhaft, Eve; Smith, Hannah (Newnham College, Cambridge). Series: Eighteenth Century Worlds. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781380123
ISBN
9781781380123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806556
ISBN
9780875806556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.45

Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blond
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1965
SKU
KEX0269839
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardcover. This innovative book offers an interdisciplinary analysis of Shakespearean theatre, presented in a series of imaginative readings of plays from every period of the playwright's career, from Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Taming of the Shrew to King Lear and The Tempest, mapping a new approach to ideas of the theatre as an institution. Series: Palgrave Shakespeare Studies. Num Pages: 180 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; AN; DSBD; DSGS; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230524804
ISBN
9780230524804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, telling the story of how American Jewish women played a leading role in achieving Zionist goals and shaping the state of Israel. This book also traces Hadassah's involvement in the child rescue movement, which saved thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549388
ISBN
9780742549388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.30

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