General & world history
Results 1561 - 1584 of 1978
General & world history
Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009124
- ISBN
- 9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.45
€ 52.56
€ 41.45
Paperback. As an RAF medical officer, Aidan had served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Japanese-American arena. Interned by the Japanese in Java, he helped his fellow prisoners in awful conditions. His life was literally saved by the dropping of the Nagasaki atom bomb. This title presents his account. Num Pages: 260 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904943402
- ISBN
- 9781904943402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.74
€ 11.99
€ 10.74
Hardback. Considerations of the effect of trauma on heritage sites. Editor(s): Convery, Dr. Ian; Corsane, Gerard; Davis, Peter. Series: Heritage Matters. Num Pages: 359 pages, 60 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1108.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839637
- ISBN
- 9781843839637
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.27
€ 131.27
Paperback. 'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745628103
- ISBN
- 9780745628103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.06
€ 26.06
Paperback. This volume provides a concise introduction to the diverse ideas about disease and its treatment throughout the world. Drawing on case studies from ancient Egypt to 21st-century America and Europe, this survey discusses concepts of sickness and forms of treatment in different cultures. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBG; MBX; MJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415278171
- ISBN
- 9780415278171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.60
€ 54.60
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822337430
- ISBN
- 9780822337430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.29
€ 32.99
€ 31.29
Hardcover. "A superb piece of scholarship."--Anthony Long, author of "Hellenistic Philosophy" Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073029
- ISBN
- 9780520073029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.90€ 48.27
€ 61.90
€ 48.27
Paperback. "A lively first-hand account of Florentine history in the lifetime of Dante and Giotto."-- Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212211
- ISBN
- 9780812212211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.57
€ 32.99
€ 31.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Moses, Joel C. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JP; K. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780830415908
- ISBN
- 9780830415908
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.88
€ 55.88
Hardback. "This work should prove to be a joy and a delight to both novices and experts. Its depth of coverage within its topics places it well beyond more general works. . . . [Its] usefulness in the areas of history, literature, and the arts can justify its purchase by any library with patrons whose interests are set in the medieval period." RQ Num Pages: 614 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; GBC; HBG; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 614
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313245527
- ISBN
- 9780313245527
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.75€ 68.16
€ 74.75
€ 68.16
Paperback. Diaspora: A Very Short Introduction examines the origins of diaspora as a concept, its changing meanings over time, its current popularity, and its utility in explaining human migration. The book proposes a flexible approach to diaspora based on examples drawn mainly from Jewish, African, Irish, and Asian history. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 117 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199858583
- ISBN
- 9780199858583
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.91
€ 10.99
€ 9.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 896 pages, volume 7: 6 halftonesvolume 8: 5 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 165 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2360.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674204034
- ISBN
- 9780674204034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.98€ 171.72
€ 187.98
€ 171.72
Paperback. Destroyer actions Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Spellmount Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862274839
- ISBN
- 9781862274839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.27
€ 17.99
€ 16.27
Paperback. Offers knowledge and insight to those who want to understand the movements and events behind the modern-day hostilities wracking Western and Islamic societies. This title clarifies how the Muslim world, sees the history of the world, and what they therefore make of our own version of events. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 maps throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- PublicAffairs
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781586488130
- ISBN
- 9781586488130
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.90
€ 21.99
€ 17.90
Paperback. In this major intellectual history, Ira Katznelson examines the works of Hannah Arendt, Robert Dahl, Richard Hofstadter, Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Karl Polanyi, and David Truman, detailing their engagement with the larger project of reclaiming the West's moral bearing. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111959
- ISBN
- 9780231111959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.99
€ 36.99
€ 26.99
Hardback. In this major intellectual history, Ira Katznelson examines the works of Hannah Arendt, Robert Dahl, Richard Hofstadter, Harold Lasswell, Charles Lindblom, Karl Polanyi, and David Truman, detailing their engagement with the larger project of reclaiming the West's moral bearing. Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; HPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111942
- ISBN
- 9780231111942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.78€ 78.67
€ 102.78
€ 78.67
Paperback. Offering a look at the creative power of institutions, this book explores the rise of the modern idea of the artist in the 19th century, a period that also witnessed the emergence of the museum and the professional critic. Drawing upon neoclassical art and theory, it aims to bring to life the artistic passions and anxieties of an entire era. Num Pages: 328 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; DSBF; DSC; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691049144
- ISBN
- 9780691049144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 45.69
€ 58.40
€ 45.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Rossum, Matthias van; Kamp, Jeanette. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474215992
- ISBN
- 9781474215992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.57
€ 35.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. A brief survey of U.S. history since the end of World War II, focusing on popular beliefs, fears, and hopes that have shaped American culture and history over the last eight decades. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119027348
- ISBN
- 9781119027348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.03
€ 54.03
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Reprinted Ed
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803283671
- ISBN
- 9780803283671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.75
€ 36.99
€ 35.75
Hardback. Humans have always been interested in their origins, but historians have been reluctant to write about the long stretches of time before the invention of writing. This book maps events, cultures, and eras across millions of years to present a scale for understanding the human body, energy and ecosystems, language, food, kinship, and more. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270282
- ISBN
- 9780520270282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.73€ 42.50
€ 53.73
€ 42.50
Paperback. Humans have always been interested in their origins, but historians have been reluctant to write about the long stretches of time before the invention of writing. This title is suitable for readers interested in the present as in the past, brings science into history to offer a dazzling new vision of humanity across time. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460. The Architecture of Past and Present. 360 pages, illustrations. Humans have always been interested in their origins, but historians have been reluctant to write about the long stretches of time before the invention of writing. This title is suitable for readers interested in the present as in the past, brings science into history to offer a dazzling new vision of humanity across time. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274624
- ISBN
- 9780520274624
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.54
€ 33.99
€ 24.54
Paperback. aeo Includes a new chapter examining the break up of the Russian empire at the end of the Cold War. aeo Provides full coverage of the transfer of power in Hong Kong aeo Places decolonization in the context of 500 years of European global domination. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KJ; 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631216025
- ISBN
- 9780631216025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.70
€ 42.99
€ 42.70
Paperback. Decolonization played a major part in shaping the contemporary world order and the domestic development of newly emerging states in the 'Third World'. This edition looks at contemporary concerns such as the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, 9/11, globalization and the AIDS pandemic. Series: The Making of the Contemporary World. Num Pages: 144 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJP; 3JM; GT; HBG; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 8. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415318211
- ISBN
- 9780415318211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.52
€ 49.52