History
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History
Paperback. This biography illuminates the racial attitudes of an elite group of American scientists and foundation officers. It is the story of a complex and unhappy man. It blends social, institutional, black, and political history with the history of science. Num Pages: 416 pages, plates. BIC Classification: HB; PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195034981
- ISBN
- 9780195034981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.40
€ 36.40
Paperback. Islam is now an American phenomenon. This ethnography of immigrant Muslims considers five communities in detail, and provides a highly personalized look at what it means to be a practising Muslim in the USA today. Num Pages: 210 pages, line figures, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRH; JFSR2; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195041132
- ISBN
- 9780195041132
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.42
€ 76.42
paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195045680
- ISBN
- 9780195045680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.81
€ 131.81
Paperback. These two volumes comprise a documentary history of Islam, from the advent of the prophet Muhammad to the capture of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed, the Conqueror and are concerned with a period that extends from the beginning of the seventh century to 1453. Editor(s): Lewis, Bernard. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195050882
- ISBN
- 9780195050882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.95
€ 131.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTR; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195051919
- ISBN
- 9780195051919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.34
€ 32.34
Paperback. This volume is an abridgement of Erik Barnouw's three-volume "History of Broadcasting in the United States". The paperback edition was first published in 1976 and a second edition in 1982. Much has happened in US television since then and the additions in this volume take account of those changes. Num Pages: 624 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HBT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195064841
- ISBN
- 9780195064841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195065770
- ISBN
- 9780195065770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.95
€ 24.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Series: Greek Tragedy in New Translations. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195070088
- ISBN
- 9780195070088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.78
€ 16.78
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 halftones, 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195071368
- ISBN
- 9780195071368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.08
€ 34.08
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195084269
- ISBN
- 9780195084269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.19
€ 48.19
Twentieth-century America has witnessed the most widespread movement of African-Americans from the South to urban centres in the north. This study examines the impact of this dislocation identifying the resulting migration narratives as a major genre in African-American cultural production. Series: Race & American Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, halftones, line figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSBH; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195088977
- ISBN
- 9780195088977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.91
€ 82.91
Paperback. Foner's famous book has been one of the most influential and successful works dealing with the factors that brought the North to fight the Civil War. Foner has now written a new introduction that puts his argument in the book into the context of contemporary scholarship. Num Pages: 400 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195094978
- ISBN
- 9780195094978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.85
€ 31.85
Paperback. This book collects the only known group of letters from one of over an estimated 400 women who served in the Civil War under assumed male names and identities. Num Pages: 128 pages, halftones, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 121.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195102437
- ISBN
- 9780195102437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.34
€ 16.34
Series: Studies in the History of Sexuality. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 photos. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 182.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195113921
- ISBN
- 9780195113921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.16
€ 38.16
The Boisterous Sea of Liberty. A Documentary History of America from D...
. Ed(S): Davis, David Brion; Mintz, Steven
Paperback. This volume explores how Americans understand the central issues, problems, and decisions that shaped American history during the nation's formative period. It includes many personal letters and other texts that offer first-hand accounts of the major issues of early American history. Editor(s): Davis, David Brion; Mintz, Steven. Num Pages: 608 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195116700
- ISBN
- 9780195116700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56
€ 52.56
Colonial Lives: Documents on Latin American History, 1550-1850
. Ed(S): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey
paperback. Offers a variety of archival documents in translation which bring to life the political and economic workings of Latin American colonies during 300 years of Spanish rule, and the day-to-day lives of the colonies' inhabitants. Editor(s): Boyer, Richard; Spurling, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 543.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195125122
- ISBN
- 9780195125122
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 137.55
€ 137.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 211.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195128901
- ISBN
- 9780195128901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.46
€ 31.46
Paperback. In this pioneering book, James Hoffmeier examines the most current Egyptological evidence and argues that it supports the biblical record concerning the Israelite sojourn in Egypt. Num Pages: 280 pages, 18 halftones, 7 line illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD; HRCG; HRJ; HRLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195130881
- ISBN
- 9780195130881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.82
€ 71.82
Paperback. Draws on the extraordinary memoirs, diaries, interviews, and letters of Jewish women and men to give readers an intimate portrait of Jewish life in Nazi Germany. 6 halftones. Series: Studies in Jewish History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195130928
- ISBN
- 9780195130928
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
Paperback. This work offers an interpretation of the case of the second Earl of Castlehaven, who was convicted of abetting the rape of his wife and of committing sodomy with his servants. He also stood accused of inverting the natural order of his household by revelling in such intemperate passions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; BGH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139259
- ISBN
- 9780195139259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.84
€ 52.84
Paperback. This history of tort law in America looks at how the subject has been conceptualized, pointing out why changes in rules occurred, and who did the changing. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139655
- ISBN
- 9780195139655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.53
€ 73.53
Paperback. This work is a concise collection of Lincoln's writings from his early years to his death, with emphasis on the presidential years. These selections convey Lincoln's basic ideas, the nature of his wartime leadership, and his personality and character. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195151015
- ISBN
- 9780195151015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.38
€ 78.38
Paperback. Presents the history of the African diaspora in Latin America from emancipation. This book includes Spanish America, Brazil, and the Caribbean, and examines how African-descended people made their way out of slavery and into freedom, and how, once free, they helped build social and political democracy in the region. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps, 5 tables and numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152333
- ISBN
- 9780195152333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. Covers the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1789-1829. This book centers on two main themes: the politics and the process of nation-making, from the origins of government under the Constitution through the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, and the beginnings of American market society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154238
- ISBN
- 9780195154238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.28
€ 79.28