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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. This is a study of social mobility under Hungary's communist regime. The regime that took power after World War II had the proclaimed goal of eliminating the abusive inequalities of the old regime and creating an egalitarian society. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, facsims.,forms. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBJD; HBLW3; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731072
ISBN
9780804731072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. Sze-yuen Chung was closely and actively involved in the entire process of transferring Hong Kong's sovereignty back to China. These memoirs record his personal experiences in Hong Kong's political scene in the two decades between 1979 and 1999. Editor(s): Chung, Sze-Yuen. Num Pages: 388 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629960209
ISBN
9789629960209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

Hardback. In the wake of the conquests of Alexander the Great, the ancient world of the Bible the ancient Near East came under Greek rule, and in the land of Israel, time-old traditions and Greek culture met. This book discloses fresh political and economic factors. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 40. Weight in Grams: 986.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275584
ISBN
9780520275584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 73.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195382938
ISBN
9780195382938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.59

Hardback. Focusing on the period from 1913 to 1995, this book offers a social and institutional account of the evolution of demography in Canada. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774808187
ISBN
9780774808187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.85

Paperback. The era of the American Revolution was one of violent and unpredictable social, economic, and political change, and the dislocations of the period were most severely felt in the South. This title contends that the military struggle there involved a triangle - two sets of white belligerents and approximately 400,000 slaves. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006260
ISBN
9780691006260
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.57
€ 42.23

Paperback. A social history of the merchant class of 14th- and 15th-century London Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472060726
ISBN
9780472060726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.13

An examination of Johnson's personal and political journey on civil rights, synthesizing available research into a concise study to focus on his record on racial politics. Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813044569
ISBN
9780813044569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.57

Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great price - remorse at parting without a word, fear for her family's fate. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725942
ISBN
9780674725942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.01

Paperback. This work on the Civil War describes how and why the Confederate leader, John Bell Hood, was ultimately defeated by the Union General, George G. Thomas, at Springhill, Franklin and Nashville after the fall of Atlanta. The story is told from both sides, illuminating both the good and the bad. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700606504
ISBN
9780700606504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.06

Paperback. On 26 April 1986, at 1.23am, a series of explosions shook the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. While officials tried to hush up the accident, the author spent years collecting testimonies from survivors. A chronicle of the past and a warning for our nuclear future, this book shows what it is like to remember in a world that wants you to forget. Translator(s): Gunin, Anna; Tait, Arch. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241270530
ISBN
9780241270530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 176 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1090.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
500
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763507912
ISBN
9788763507912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.04
€ 72.26

Hardback. Christianity and European-style monarchy - the cross and the scepter - were introduced to Scandinavia in the tenth century, a development that was to have profound implications for all of Europe. This book offers a history of the Scandinavian kingdoms from the age of the Vikings to the Reformation. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161501
ISBN
9780691161501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169088
ISBN
9780691169088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 39, 13 black & white halftones, 25 black & white tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705687
ISBN
9781501705687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.66

hardcover. Soon after the disparate states of the Italian peninsula unified in the 1860s to create a single nation, the nationalist Massimo D'Azeglio is said to have remarked, "We have made Italy, now we have to make Italians." This work draws on a broad array of sources to trace this making of a modern national identity in Italy. Num Pages: 400 pages, 74 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; DSB; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226774480
ISBN
9780226774480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 36.87

Hardcover. Drawing on archival material from Shaker members, observers, and apostates, this work offers a study of life in two of the oldest, most prominent American Shaker villages: the Harvard and Shirley communities of Massachusetts. Series: Women & Gender in North American Religions. Num Pages: 208 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCC99; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629061
ISBN
9780815629061
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.07

paperback. Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces ? Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. ? from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802084415
ISBN
9780802084415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.52

Paperback. Argues that nineteenth-century philhellenes inherited both an elitist, normative aesthetics and an ascetic, scholarly ethos from their Romantic predecessors; German "neohumanists" promised to reconcile these intellectual commitments, and by so doing, to revitalize education and the arts. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACV; ACX; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691114781
ISBN
9780691114781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.48
€ 50.78

Hardback. From antebellum slavery to the twenty-first century, African American funeral directors have orchestrated funerals or 'homegoing' ceremonies with dignity and pageantry. This title offers a history of how African American funeral directors have been integral to the fight for freedom. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL3; JHBZ; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674036215
ISBN
9780674036215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Paperback. The appalling story of Hitler's murderous policies aimed at the disabled including tens of thousands of children killed by their doctors. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752454023
ISBN
9780752454023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Editor(s): Desan, Suzanne; Hunt, Lynn; Nelson, William Max. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 2 charts, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478680
ISBN
9780801478680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.56

Paperback. A revolutionary slice-of-life biography of one of England's most fascinating monarchs Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Lion UK
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745953328
ISBN
9780745953328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Reveals the hidden secrets of palaces, castles, theatres and abbeys to uncover the stories of Tudor England. This book reveals the history of the Tudors and paints a vivid and captivating picture of what it would have been like to live in Tudor England. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091960223
ISBN
9780091960223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.07

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