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Hardback. Offers a study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before WWII. This book examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup from relatively small-scale events to the expensive, politically resonant, globally popular entertainment extravaganzas. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPS; WSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023260
ISBN
9780674023260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.56
€ 71.46

Paperback. A study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before World War II. Focusing on the United States, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, it examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBTB; JPS; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725706
ISBN
9780674725706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.77

Hardback. Editor(s): Lee, John W.I.; North, Michael. Series: Borderlands and Transcultural Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBL; HBTP; JFFS; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803285620
ISBN
9780803285620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. The discipline of American studies was established in the early days of World War II and drew on the myth of American exceptionalism. But now that the so-called American Century has come to an end, what would a truly globalized version of American studies look like? The authors offer a new standard for the field's transnational aspiration. Editor(s): Edwards, Brian T.; Gaonkar, Dilip Parameshwar. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226185071
ISBN
9780226185071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. A kaleidoscopic view of Afghanistan and the global networks of power, influence, and representation in which it is immersed Editor(s): Jalalzai, Zubeda; Jefferess, David. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822350149
ISBN
9780822350149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. There is interest in globalization which is thought to be changing all economic, political, and cultural life. This book takes globalization and its opposite, fragmentation as the organizing themes for a grand retrospective of twentieth century international history and assesses how both have been shaped by the century's formative events. Num Pages: 232 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
OUP Oxford Oxford
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198781660
ISBN
9780198781660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.80

Paperback. In 1999, more than 50,000 protesters at the World Trade Organization meeting turned downtown Seattle into a war zone. Windows were smashed, stores were looted, and 500 were arrested. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050159
ISBN
9780842050159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.62

Hardback. In 1999, more than 50,000 protesters at the World Trade Organization meeting turned downtown Seattle into a war zone. Windows were smashed, stores were looted, and 500 were arrested. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842050142
ISBN
9780842050142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.44

Paperback. An engaging and provocative survey of our current globalised world from one of Britain's foremost political historians. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
ABACUS
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120669
ISBN
9780349120669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.68

Paperback. A collection of essays that address the history of globalization. A look at the many possible origins of globalization and as well as its cultural background. The themes give prominence to China, South Asia, China, South Asia, Africa, the world of Islam, Europe and the United States. Editor(s): Hopkins, A. G. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712677400
ISBN
9780712677400
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

Paperback. Exploring the relationship between the growth of global media and Cold War tensions and resolutions Num Pages: 256 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JFDT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075698
ISBN
9780252075698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Hardback. This charts the impact of global trade on early modern France focusing on Asian textiles. The ban in 1686 led to vast smuggling, illicit retail, and consumer revolts, but also to an effort by the French administration to acquire the technology for their production, and ultimately to the first victory of the liberal Enlightenment political economy. Series: Europe's Asian Centuries. Num Pages: 258 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1F; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBTB; KCLT; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137444875
ISBN
9781137444875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.47

Hardback. This book reexamines the historical thinking of Liang Qichao (1873-1929), one of the few modern Chinese thinkers and cultural critics whose appreciation of modernity was based on first-hand experience of the world space. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804725835
ISBN
9780804725835
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.23

Hardback. Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge. Editor(s): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944546
ISBN
9780822944546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Progressive Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615774616
ISBN
9781615774616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.48

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147668
ISBN
9780231147668
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 62.54

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD; JPSL; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147675
ISBN
9780231147675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 25 b/w & 5 colour photos. BIC Classification: AJ; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 150. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837630060
ISBN
9783837630060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Railroads linked remote hinterlands with cities; overland and undersea cables connected distant continents. This title recounts the enduring consequences these technological, economic, social, and cultural revolutions had on Muslim communities from North Africa to South Asia, the Indian Ocean and China. Editor(s): Gelvin, James L.; Green, Nile. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
329
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275027
ISBN
9780520275027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Hardback. Employing the first analysis of the entire population of any British town, this book examines how overseas migrants affected society and culture in South Shields near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Resituating Britain within global processes of migration and cultural change, it recasts British society pre-1940 as culturally and racially dynamic and diverse. Num Pages: 339 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKEY; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
344
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230291331
ISBN
9780230291331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Pfeifer, Michael J. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBL; JFFE; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082313
ISBN
9780252082313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. This book examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples' lives far outside the region. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Lesser, Jeffrey. Series: Global Square. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 maps, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520277731
ISBN
9780520277731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.82

Hardback. Provides an account of world history from the end of WWII onwards, an era when transnational communities challenged the long domination of the nation-state. In this title, leading scholars elucidate the political, economic, cultural, and environmental forces that have shaped the planet in the past sixty years. Series: A History of the World. Num Pages: 990 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; HBG; HBLW3; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1451.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
990
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674045729
ISBN
9780674045729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Hardback. Editor(s): Moyn, Samuel; Sartori, Andrew. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231160483
ISBN
9780231160483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.82
€ 75.66

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