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General & world history

Paperback. Marks the author's breakthrough in criticism from the literary and aesthetic into social theory and the philosophy of history. This title provides his first entry into what he calls his theory of Dramatism; and, an important section on the nature of ritual. Num Pages: 434 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520041486
ISBN
9780520041486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.55

Hardcover. Praise for Meeting the Fox "Orr Kelly has dramatically brought to life the desert war by masterfully weaving the view of higher headquarters with the pathos of the foxhole. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 742.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471414292
ISBN
9780471414292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.93

Hardcover. This is the author's autobiographical collection of stories and vignettes representing a social portrait of his life and times. He reflects and refracts the realities of interwar Europe, the New Deal years and America after the War. Series: Trailblazers. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGB; HBG; HBLW; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 724.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471247395
ISBN
9780471247395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.90
€ 57.01

Hardcover. "I do not know whether I dozed off or passed out, but the next thing I remember is gradually becoming aware of a blunt object striking my body over and over. Just as I realized it was a boot kicking me in the side, I felt my arm being grabbed roughly, and I returned to full consciousness. Num Pages: 352 pages, map, plans. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBG; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471142850
ISBN
9780471142850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. One of Germany's leading historians presents an ambitious and masterful account of the years encompassing the two world wars Num Pages: 1016 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 63. Weight in Grams: 1676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300204896
ISBN
9780300204896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.04

Paperback. A sustained analysis of the ways in which oral testimonies of survivors contribute to the understanding of the Holocaust. The book also aims to shed light on the forms and functions of memory as victims relive devastating experiences of pain, humiliation and loss. Num Pages: 236 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300052473
ISBN
9780300052473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.54

Paperback. Presents a collection of letters by a member of the legendary 442nd Combat Team, which served in Italy and France during World War II. Written to his wife by a medic serving with the segregated Japanese American unit, the letters featured in this book describe a soldier's daily life. Editor(s): Bridgman, Dianne; Masuda, Hana. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987453
ISBN
9780295987453
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Paperback. Up to 750,000 Mexican American men served in World War II, earning more Medals of Honor and other decorations in proportion to their numbers than any other ethnic group. This book features eleven essays that explore the Mexican American experience in World War II from a variety of personal and scholarly perspectives. Editor(s): Rivas-Rodriguez, Maggie. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292706811
ISBN
9780292706811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.47

Hardcover. This work offers a history of the Pacific as a "frontier" of the United States using economics, politics, and culture as its central areas of consideration. While many studies have analyzed specific regions within the Pacific, this work considers the whole of this vast ocean. Translator(s): Wilson, W.D. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1M; 1QSP; GTB; HBG; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 966.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043087
ISBN
9780268043087
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.85

Paperback. Combining cultural, social, and political history, this volume measures the influence acquired by certain disciplines - in particular religious, literary, and legal - in the organization of European society. It looks at the evolution of social classes. Translator(s): Neal, Lisa. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
English language ed
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268034511
ISBN
9780268034511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.74

Hardcover. This text contains original essays by five leading scholars in the fields of history, art history, and literature on the ways in which communities were imagined and built between the 11th and 16th centuries. Editor(s): Howe, Nicholas. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HBG; HRCX8; HRLP7; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268028626
ISBN
9780268028626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.77

Paperback. Two interviews have been added to this second edition, in which Wiesel discusses religious faith in the face of evil and love, the moral responsibilities of Jews and non-Jews, the plight of the exiled, Jewish-Christian relations, antisemitism, and mystery and the ineffable. Translator(s): Rothschild, Jon; Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HRAB; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027582
ISBN
9780268027582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.22

Paperback. This study offers an overview of Jewish conditions in medieval Western Christendom, and discusses the changing patterns of Christian-Jewish polemical confrontation during the 12th and 13th centuries. Dahan analyzes the common literary genres through which Christians attempted to convert Jews. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 90 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBG; HBLC; HRAF; HRCM; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 160.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008307
ISBN
9780268008307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.63

Hardcover. In October 1917, an invasion force of some 25,000 German soldiers, accompanied by a flotilla of 10 dreadnoughts, 350 other vessels, a half-dozen zeppelins, and 80 aircraft, attacked the Baltic islands at the head of the Gulf of Riga. This work presents an account of a little-known but dramatic World War I battle for control of the Baltic Islands. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 312 pages, 28 b&w photos, 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 30. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349699
ISBN
9780253349699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.28

Paperback. Examines the feature film production of Fascist-era Italy Editor(s): Reich, Jacqueline. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJG; APFA; HBG; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215185
ISBN
9780253215185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.12

Paperback. " .. the best account we have of the World War II campaigns from Normandy to the Elbe." -American Historical Review" Num Pages: 822 pages, 10ill.23M. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 172 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
822
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253206084
ISBN
9780253206084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.41

Hardback. Explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Num Pages: 294 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1HFD; GTB; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253011602
ISBN
9780253011602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.23

Paperback. In the wake of Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938, the author and his parents fled their home in Germany and relocated to one of the few cities in the world that offered shelter without requiring a visa: the notorious pleasure capital, Shanghai. This title unfolds the Jewish life in the exotic sanctuary of Shanghai. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076244
ISBN
9780252076244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.71

Paperback. Investigating how intimacy is constructed across the restless world of empire Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075681
ISBN
9780252075681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. A harrowing account of Jewish refugees in the Philippines Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 photos; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFFD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252075261
ISBN
9780252075261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.74

Paperback. Editor(s): Lippit, Seiji M. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illus.; 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157292
ISBN
9780231157292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Hardback. Series: Columbia Business School Publishing. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 illus., 16 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCL; KCZ; KJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
ADVANCED READER
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231153263
ISBN
9780231153263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152525
ISBN
9780231152525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.61
€ 61.24

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

€ 79.61
€ 60.96

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