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Hardback. Brings together the author's important reflections on the historian's craft and its importance. This work examines the ways in which the dynamic events of the second half of the 20th century have significantly altered the way historians approach the past and highlights the incredible power they hold in shaping a national identity. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742542525
ISBN
9780742542525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38

Paperback. In "Restless nation" James M. Jasper isolates a narrative that lies very close to the core of the American character. From colonial times to the present day, Americans have always had a deep-rooted belief in the 'fresh-start' philosophy, explored in this work. Num Pages: 276 pages, 36 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394794
ISBN
9780226394794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.64

Paperback. From early settlers to urbanites, indigenous peoples to immigrants, citizens to consumers, and politicians to popular culture icons, the American Dream means many things to many people. Inherent in its story is the complex tale of the rise of Catholicism in this country and its relationship to the American Dream. Num Pages: 165 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Sheed & Ward
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580510936
ISBN
9781580510936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Paperback. Attempts to illuminate the road that the US travelled from the dismal days of the mid-1970s through the hotly contested election of 2000. This volume provides an assessment of the 27 years between the resignation of Richard Nixon and the election of George W Bush, in a narrative that weaves together social, cultural and political developments. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195305227
ISBN
9780195305227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465056675
ISBN
9780465056675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.34

Paperback. Tracing China's course from the eighteenth-century Qing Dynasty to today's People's Republic, this title shows how the country's worldview has evolved. It explains how Chinese attitudes have been determined by both receptiveness and resistance to outside influence and presents the preoccupations that have set its foreign-relations agenda. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 39. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099569596
ISBN
9780099569596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.00

Hardcover. Like its state emblem the double-headed eagle, Russia has always looked to both East and West for secure trade routes, allies, and defensible frontiers. Restless Empire illuminates the epic sweep of Russian history in a full-color atlas depicting the essential cultural, political, economic, and military developments of Russia's past. Num Pages: 239 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 288 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1140.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674504677
ISBN
9780674504677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.71
€ 56.77

Hardback. The myriad debates on restitution and memory, which have been going on in Europe for decades, indicate that World War II never ended, paradoxically re-invoked by the events of 1989/90 and the expansion of Europe to the east in the aftermath of the collapse of communism and economic globalization. This book offers an assessment of this problem. Editor(s): Diner, Dan; Wunberg, Gotthart. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452209
ISBN
9781845452209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.82

Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of Cadet's youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 709.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712034
ISBN
9780292712034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691319
ISBN
9780816691319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.37

Hardcover. The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 532. 274 pages. The abuse of history is common and quite possibly once more on the rise. Although this is well documented, there is no general theory that enables historians to identify, prove, explain, and evaluate the many types of abuse of history. In this book, the author, founder of the Network of Concerned Historians, presents such a theory. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBA. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 14. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455415
ISBN
9781845455415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.40

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJM; JFFK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235947
ISBN
9781922235947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.92

paperback. Respectable Citizens is an examination of the material difficulties and survival strategies of families facing poverty and unemployment, and an analysis of how collective action and protest redefined the meanings of welfare and citizenship in the 1930s. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802096692
ISBN
9780802096692
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. First edition - Folio. Very good copy - KAW0661 - 9pp. - The Good Neighbour council, Melbourne
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Good Neighbour council Melbourne
Number of pages
9
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1974
SKU
KCK0002595
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Hardback. Second edition - Folio. Very good copy - KAW0660 - 20pp. - The Good Neighbour council, Melbourne
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
The Good Neighbour council Melbourne
Number of pages
20
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
SKU
KCK0002594
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

hardcover. When Nazism swept Germany, how did religious leaders respond to attacks not only on their fellow citizens and their government but on their faith as well? Kevin Spicer juxtaposes Catholicism and Nazism. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875803302
ISBN
9780875803302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Hardback. The long war with Revolutionary France had a fundamental impact on British political culture. Examining the dynamics of the military conflict between the two nations in this period, this book measures its impact on their domestic political cultures, and its effect on their perceptions of each other. Editor(s): Philp, Mark. Num Pages: 264 pages, Includes 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780754653134
ISBN
9780754653134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.72
€ 151.64

Hardback. Examining the only successful resistance by a university faculty to a loyalty oath during the McCarthy Era, this stirring historical account follows the stories of the men and women who risked their livelihoods in defense of academic freedom. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759229
ISBN
9780804759229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. Every genocide in history has been notable for the minority of brave individuals and groups who put their own lives at risk to rescue its victims. This book investigates the courageous individuals who stand against the tide of mass killing and risk their lives to save the victims of genocide. Editor(s): Semelin, Jacques; Andrieu, Claire; Gensburger, Sarah. Num Pages: 456 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 39. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
456
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040594
ISBN
9781849040594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 58.62

paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Martin (University of Leeds); Mecheril, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPQ; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837631494
ISBN
9783837631494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.84

Paperback. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280. Memoirs of Occupied France. 384 pages. 'Agnes Humbert bears devastating witness to her time An insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance' William Boyd. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPWQ. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight: 284. Translator(s): Mellor, Barbara.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596745
ISBN
9780747596745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.68

paperback. Analyzes the ways in which, between 1985 and 1998, modern theatre practitioners in Indonesia contributed to a rising movement of social protest against the long-governing New Order regime of President Suharto and examines the work of groups from Jakarta, Bandung, and Yogyakarta that pioneered new forms of theatre-making. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJP; AN; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 214 x 28. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ohio University Center for International Studies United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780896802759
ISBN
9780896802759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.75

paperback. Series: Armenian Studies Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTZ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412864381
ISBN
9781412864381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Paperback. Based on extensive participant observation and ethnographic research, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of early conflict between Miskitu Indians and the Sandinista government, and their subsequent partial reconciliation. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTV; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804728003
ISBN
9780804728003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

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