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General & world history
Hardback. In this collection, a dozen scholars of international affairs consider the 20th century's recurring failure to construct a peaceful and stable international order in the wake of war. They reflect on the difficulties faced by governments as they sought to secure a world order. Editor(s): Kennedy, Paul; Hitchcock, William I. Translator(s): Spade, Paul Vincent. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; GTJ; HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 575.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300080100
- ISBN
- 9780300080100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.46
€ 53.24
€ 42.46
Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985855
- ISBN
- 9780295985855
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Beginning with an examination of Japan's pre-war ultranationalist climate and the harsh code that precluded the possibility of capture, the author investigates the circumstances of surrender and capture of men like Sakamaki and their experiences in POW camps. It is based on his interviews with dozens of former Japanese POWs along with memoirs. Series: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985084
- ISBN
- 9780295985084
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. A sophisticated political history of East Central Europe in the interwar years. Series: A History of East Central Europe (HECE). Num Pages: 438 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780295953571
- ISBN
- 9780295953571
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.60
€ 42.99
€ 38.60
Paperback. Intends to cover the history of contemporary Mexico during the twentieth century. This book focuses on the Mexican Revolution, the gradual consolidation of institutions, the Cardenas regime, the "Mexican economic miracle" and its subsequent collapse, and the transition toward a new historical period. Translator(s): Fierro, Luis Alberto. Series: LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series. Num Pages: 295 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780292704510
- ISBN
- 9780292704510
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.50
€ 31.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. Public discourse and everyday life during the last days of Yugoslavia Series: New Anthropologies of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253223067
- ISBN
- 9780253223067
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century onwards. This book offers a study of benevolence that avoids simple moralistic judgments while exploring a range of ethical, political, social, and cultural issues linked with benevolent pursuits and policies. Editor(s): Gilbert, Helen; Tiffin, Chris. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253219602
- ISBN
- 9780253219602
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.07
€ 24.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. The African community in colonial Mexico under Spanish and Catholic rule. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217752
- ISBN
- 9780253217752
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.48
€ 27.99
€ 26.48
paperback. William Dannenmaier served in Korea with the US Army from December 1952 to January 1954, first as a radioman and then as a radio scout with the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment. This memoir offers an account by this common soldier. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252069260
- ISBN
- 9780252069260
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.29
€ 26.99
€ 25.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Second
- SKU
- V9780252062193
- ISBN
- 9780252062193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.03
€ 23.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780252011672
- ISBN
- 9780252011672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardback. An unsettling reflection on the twentieth century in its twilight hours in which we are asked to rethink our assumptions about universalism and humanism. While many people look to humanist ideals as a deterrent to nationalist chauvinism, Finkielkraut challenges the abstract idea of universalism by describing the terrible crimes "civilized" Europe has committed in its name. Translator(s): Friedlander, Judith. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HPCF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110204
- ISBN
- 9780231110204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 46.81
€ 59.15
€ 46.81
Paperback. How did the USA establish its dominant role in international relations in the second half of the 20th century? What central ideas, policies and methods shaped Cold War international order? These questions are examined in this text - an account of the establishment of global political order. Series: New Directions in World Politics. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231107570
- ISBN
- 9780231107570
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Hardback. Num Pages: 436 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 200 x 36. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1952
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Volume 2
- SKU
- V9780231088398
- ISBN
- 9780231088398
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.88€ 111.93
€ 147.88
€ 111.93
Paperback. Documenting four painful years in the life of German writer Christa Wolf, this volume of essays, letters and diary entries portrays the cultural and political situation in the former German Democratic Republic. An admired writer, Wolf was reviled after the publication of her novel "What Remains". Editor(s): Heurck, Jan Van. Translator(s): Heurck, Jan Van; Heurck, J.V. Num Pages: 324 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; BG; DNF; HBG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 136 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press Chicago
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226905037
- ISBN
- 9780226905037
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.72
€ 34.99
€ 27.72
Paperback. These essays, which make the science of economics intelligible to a general audience, are grouped into six areas: the relevance of economics; the "Keynesian revolution"; economics and the university; economics and contemporary problems; world inflation, money, trade, growth, and investment; and economics and the environment. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226401638
- ISBN
- 9780226401638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.13
€ 52.99
€ 41.13
Paperback. Highlighting the contributions of Victorian and Edwardian women to the study, protection, and writing of nature, this text recovers their works from the misrepresentation they often faced at the time of their composition. Num Pages: 306 pages, 52 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226284439
- ISBN
- 9780226284439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.64
€ 40.99
€ 31.64
Hardcover. Focuses on key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics - with dramatically insightful results. The authors also suggests lessons for today's military, from counter terrorist strategy and military manpower planning to the use of private military companies in Afghanistan and Iraq. Num Pages: 432 pages, 23 line drawings, 21 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226071633
- ISBN
- 9780226071633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.05€ 44.93
€ 52.05
€ 44.93
Paperback. With the changes in the world understanding the nature of civilization is essential. This study of the history of civilization for several generations describes them as a response to the spiritual vision of God as Light. It focuses on the genesis of civilizations rather than their decline. Num Pages: 500 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 227 x 45. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905047635
- ISBN
- 9781905047635
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.86
€ 33.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. Essays on the discipline of medieval history and its practictioners, from the late eighteenth century onwards. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBAH; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- York Medieval Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903153703
- ISBN
- 9781903153703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.93
€ 33.99
€ 32.93
Hardcover. Hugh Crow was the captain of a slave-trading vessel which made one of the last legal journeys across the Atlantic with its 'human cargo'. This is a highly engaging, rare, first-hand account written by a staunch defender of the slave trade. Crow depicts himself as an enlightened practitioner of the trade, concerned with the welfare of his 'negroes'. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851243211
- ISBN
- 9781851243211
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.06
€ 20.99
€ 17.06
Paperback. This book makes a unique contribution to the renewed debate about empire and imperialism and will be of great interest to all those concerned with understanding the historical antecedents and wider implications of today's emergent liberal interventionism, and the various logics of international development. Editor(s): Duffield, Mark R.; Hewitt, Vernon. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010773
- ISBN
- 9781847010773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
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
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
God and Uncle Sam: Religion and America´s Armed Forces in World War I...
Canon Professor Michael Snape
Hardback. An authoritative and timely book shedding new light on the role of religion during World War II and its impact on post-war American society. Num Pages: 744 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 242 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838920
- ISBN
- 9781843838920
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64