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Paperback. This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221848
ISBN
9780812221848
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. An argument that tourist literature and U.S. military guides have shaped Americans understanding of Vietnam and projections of U.S. power since the mid-twentieth century. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 312 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJF; HBJK; JFC; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344148
ISBN
9780822344148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.50

Paperback. The first serious study of tournaments throughout Europe reveals their importance - in the training of the medieval knight, the development of arms and armour, as an instrument of political patronage, and as a grand public spectacle. Num Pages: 240 pages, 144, 42 colour, 102 black and white. BIC Classification: 1D; ASZ; HBJD; HBLC; JFC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 292 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851157818
ISBN
9780851157818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. In Tourist Distractions Youngmin Choe uses Korean hallyu cinema as a lens to examine the importance of tourist films and film tourism in creating transnational bonds throughout East Asia and how they help Korea negotiate its twentieth-century history with the neoliberal present. Num Pages: 264 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822361305
ISBN
9780822361305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Hardback. In Tourist Distractions Youngmin Choe uses Korean hallyu cinema as a lens to examine the importance of tourist films and film tourism in creating transnational bonds throughout East Asia and how they help Korea negotiate its twentieth-century history with the neoliberal present. Num Pages: 264 pages, 87 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; APFA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361114
ISBN
9780822361114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.11

Hardcover. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Weltforum Verlag
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0002077
ISBN
9783803900593
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 15. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Pen & Sword
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850525717
ISBN
9780850525717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w, 11colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841769196
ISBN
9781841769196
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. An exploration into representations of the Amazon, and how they were essential to homoerotic and heterosexual social constructions in early English texts. This book takes up a range of literary, historical, and theoretical texts in order to examine the relationship between Amazon myth and the social conventions that governed gender and sexuality. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 304 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3J; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325994
ISBN
9780822325994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, over 130 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 12. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764327889
ISBN
9780764327889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Examines the myths and the realities, symbols, and rituals of "America's favorite pastime." This book details the relationships among urban politics, communities, and baseball, exploring how debates over issues such as Sunday games, ballpark construction, and the promotion of the game were shaped by Progressive Era sensibilities. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
Revised, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067754
ISBN
9780252067754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. Illustrated, large format.Clean copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Daily Hampshire Gazette
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0221563
ISBN
9780961805234
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. For more than a century, Americans have been captivated by the legend of General George Armstrong Custer. But, the various truths of Custer's life and last stand prove elusive. Custer's life spans two great eras of American history. This work offers an account of life and legend of this controversial figure. Num Pages: 540 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1K; BG; GTB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803262669
ISBN
9780803262669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Postoutenko, Kirill. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 137 x 23. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837613933
ISBN
9783837613933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. The powerful story of the Red Army's battle of liberation against the Nazi invader - from Stalingrad all the way to Berlin. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542310
ISBN
9781848542310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

hardcover. Covers the Second World War operations of the Royal Navy in one concise and affordable volume. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military
Condition
New
SKU
9781473844643
ISBN
9781473844643
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 8.29

Paperback. Presents the social history of the Japanese countryside in its twentieth-century transition from 'peasant' to 'consumer' society. This book features an account of the life of one village woman and her community caught up in the inexorable march of historical events. Num Pages: 210 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240971
ISBN
9780520240971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) was one of modern Japan's most unique and important critics of capitalism, the emperor system, imperialism, and everyday life in wartime Japan. This collection of translations contains some of Tosaka's most important essays and original articles on Tosaka. Editor(s): Kawashima, Ken C.; Schafer, Fabian; Stolz, Robert. Series: Cornell University East Asia Program. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947686
ISBN
9781933947686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Paperback. This text tells the story of how the idea that physical suffering could be a path to redemption became a fixed part of the French legal system during the early modern period. Using documents from criminal cases, it looks at the theory and practice of judicial torture in France from 1600 to 1788. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAB; JFCX; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226757544
ISBN
9780226757544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Series: War Culture. Num Pages: 268 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; APFA; HBJK; HBLX; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564029
ISBN
9780813564029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.88

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