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Ideas on Territorial Revision in Hungary, 1920-1945
Zeidler, Miklos; Kornfeld, Moric Baron. Ed(S)...
hardcover. After World War I, Hungarian society became focused on revising the terms of the Peace Treaty of Trianon. This title examines the thinking behind the renegotiation of post-treaty boundaries. Editor(s): Szechenyi, Agnes. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336154
- ISBN
- 9780880336154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 45.30
€ 57.96
€ 45.30
Hardcover. This volume contains contributions by Ethiopian and European scholars from several disciplines who review the historical issues, economic policy, environmental questions and politics of Ethiopia. They try to draw lessons from the past and suggest solutions to help the peasants and the poor. Editor(s): Zegeye, Professor Abebe; Pausewang, Siegfried. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; GTF; HBJH; HBLW3; JP; KCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850436447
- ISBN
- 9781850436447
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.72€ 133.93
€ 150.72
€ 133.93
Hardback. Wishing to ingratiate himself with Rome, Herod the Great built theaters, amphitheaters, and hippodromes to bring pagan entertainments of all sorts to Palestine. Zeev Weiss explores how the indigenous Jewish and Christian populations responded, as both spectators and performers, to these cultural imports, which left a lasting imprint on the region. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674048317
- ISBN
- 9780674048317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.22€ 55.08
€ 60.22
€ 55.08
Paperback. Advances an interpretation of the founding of modern Israel. This book demonstrates how socialist principles were subverted in practice by the nationalist goals to which socialist Zionism was committed. It provides a historical background to Israel's struggle to mobilize its citizenry to support a shared vision of nationhood. Translator(s): Maisel, David. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFF; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009674
- ISBN
- 9780691009674
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Condition: New
€ 52.16€ 41.28
€ 52.16
€ 41.28
Paperback. In 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCF; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691134024
- ISBN
- 9780691134024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.50
€ 38.99
€ 28.50
Paperback. In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199676095
- ISBN
- 9780199676095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.67
€ 27.67
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 960
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199226863
- ISBN
- 9780199226863
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.58
€ 64.58
Paperback. Cuba was among the first countries in the world to utilize rail transport. This text presents a history of Cuban railroads from their introduction in the 19th century, through to the 1959 revolution, focusing particular attention on its interconnection with Cuba's predominant agro-industry - sugar. Translator(s): Todd, Mary; Knight, Franklin W. Num Pages: 560 pages, 35 illustrations, 9 maps, 11 tables, 5 figures, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ; KNGT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807846926
- ISBN
- 9780807846926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 3JM; HBLX; HBWS4; HBWS5; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352584
- ISBN
- 9780764352584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.74€ 45.42
€ 63.74
€ 45.42
Paperback. Tracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Explaining that the word 'monster' is derived from the Latin for 'omen' or 'warning', the author begins with an exploration of the monster's early identity as a portent or messenger from God. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822325680
- ISBN
- 9780822325680
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.95
€ 31.99
€ 28.95
Hardcover. This study seeks to give a detailed and accurate account of Ben-Gurion's attitude towards the Arab world in the period between the 1948 War and the Suez War. It is concerned not only with Ben-Gurion's practical policy towards the Arabs but with his views, his attitudes and his statements. Num Pages: 216 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210216
- ISBN
- 9781902210216
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Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardcover. Examines Israeli efforts to preserve the stability of the Jordanian monarchy under king Hussein, as well as the territorial status quo between Israel and Jordan, in terms of the manoeuverings of powerful factions in Israel to take advantage of the crisis so as to make territorial gains. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBJ; 3JJPK; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 181
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902210148
- ISBN
- 9781902210148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.14
€ 126.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845197209
- ISBN
- 9781845197209
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.42
€ 38.99
€ 35.42
Paperback. This volume, written in both English and Arabic, tells the story of the Sphinx from ancient times to the present, focusing particularly on the task - first addressed in the second millennium BC - of preserving it. Num Pages: 64 pages, 47 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774244926
- ISBN
- 9789774244926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.82
€ 18.82
Flexibound. The most up-to-date account of the boy king's life, from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter to the latest CT-scanning, X-raying, and DNA studies. By the world-renowned Egyptologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Zahi Hawass, who lead the first DNA analysis of royal mummies in 2010. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 Colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HBLH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166372
- ISBN
- 9789774166372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 47.92
€ 51.99
€ 47.92
paperback. Al Qaida, Taliban, Pakistani Deobandis - all of these groups are based in Pakistan, which continues to serve as regional hub for Islamist movements and their terrorist offshoots. This book investigates and explains gestation of interlinked radical Islamist networks of Pakistan, Central Asia, and Afghanistan, out of which Al Qaida emerged. Series: The CERI Series in Comparative Politics & International Studies. Num Pages: 92 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 127 x 203 x 8. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133654
- ISBN
- 9780231133654
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.72
€ 39.72
Paperback. Explores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other. Num Pages: 443 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 443
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition. Wraps.
- SKU
- V9780520204195
- ISBN
- 9780520204195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.88
€ 44.99
€ 31.88
Hardcover. The political conflict during Mexico's Reform era in the mid-nineteenth century was a visceral battle between ideologies and people from every economic and social class. As Popular Politics and Rebellion in Mexico develops the story of this struggle, the role of one key rebel, Manuel Lozada, comes into focus. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Vanderbilt University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826520449
- ISBN
- 9780826520449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.13
€ 101.13
Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205473
- ISBN
- 9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.79
€ 19.99
€ 15.79
Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249882
- ISBN
- 9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.12
€ 34.99
€ 25.12
hardcover. A revisionist view of Renaissance architectural design as a dialectical process engaging word and image in the creation of Raphael's masterwork. Num Pages: 400 pages, 98 b/w illus. 19 colour illus. BIC Classification: ACN; AMX; D; DS; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 177. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107130524
- ISBN
- 9781107130524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.71€ 121.28
€ 123.71
€ 121.28
Paperback. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 238 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBW; JPA; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349148356
- ISBN
- 9781349148356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Paperback. The author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind looks at covert operations and assassination plots in the medieval period, matching anything to be found in our own era. Series: Warfare in History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834526
- ISBN
- 9781843834526
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.82
€ 26.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465062980
- ISBN
- 9780465062980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.32
€ 19.99
€ 19.32