History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. The Ottoman Empire ranks alongside the Roman and Byzantine as one of the most powerful and long-lasting imperial systems in world history. This book aims to bring together scholars to demonstrate how the Ottoman legacy shapes patterns of behavior and perception among the people of Western Asia, Northern Africa, and Southeastern Europe. Editor(s): Brown, L.Carl. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLC; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231103053
- ISBN
- 9780231103053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Hardcover. Poland is the only European country where Jews were being murdered after the end of the war and where strong anti-Semitic tendencies are still present. This book analyses this in an historical context and attempts an explanation for Polish anti-Semitism during and after the end of the war. Num Pages: 272 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333752654
- ISBN
- 9780333752654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Paperback. Presents an expose of the CIA in which the author accuses the organization of using brutal tactics to maintain security during the Cold War, including sabotaging the Eisenhower-Khrushchev talks and assassinating President Kennedy to keep the United States in Vietnam. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BTC; HBJK; HBLW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 32. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781616082840
- ISBN
- 9781616082840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.54
€ 18.54
Paperback. The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and memoirs of writers of Irish birth or background who lived and worked in Britain between 1725 and the present day. It offers a stimulating and provocative introduction to the themes, preoccupations and narrative strategies of a diverse range of writers. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; BGL; DQ; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 175 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2009 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230296367
- ISBN
- 9780230296367
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
paperback. When collective memory is a source of national debate, the public representation of history quickly becomes a locus of controversy and ideological struggle.This work shows how French film has allowed for a public airing of current concerns through the lens of memory's recreations of the Occupation. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349370702
- ISBN
- 9781349370702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.72
€ 128.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349458028
- ISBN
- 9781349458028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.83
€ 61.83
Hardback. A ground-breaking collection by thirteen distinguished international scholars; this volume presents fresh perspectives on the exchange of culture and ideas between isolated communities through books and correspondence, and offers pioneering comparisons between the northern Atlantic and that of Spanish and Portuguese territories further south. Editor(s): Howsam, Leslie; Raven, James. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230285675
- ISBN
- 9780230285675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.10
€ 63.10
Paperback. This is the scandalous story of how the Maasai people of Kenya lost the best part of their land to the British in the 1900s. Drawing upon unique oral testimony and extensive archival research, Hughes describes the intrigues surrounding two enforced moves and the 1913 lawsuit, while explaining why recent events have brought the story full circle. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349545483
- ISBN
- 9781349545483
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.17
€ 45.99
€ 37.17
Hardcover. Amphorae helps to further our understanding of Roman trade. Yet if amphora studies remain somewhat in the realm of epigraphy, they have also seen a great deal of activity. This volume presents more than 40 contributions, primarily in English, describing researches and indicating which avenues of future investigation can likely prove most fruitful. Editor(s): Eiring, Jonas; Lund, John. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2298.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788779341180
- ISBN
- 9788779341180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.16
€ 76.16
Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349320707
- ISBN
- 9781349320707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.87
€ 61.87
Paperback. This book argues that the rising tide of anti-colonialism after the 1930s should be considered a turning point not just in harnessing a new mood or feeling of unity, but primarily as one that viewed empire, racism, and economic degradation as part of a system that fundamentally required the application of strategy to their destruction. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349469062
- ISBN
- 9781349469062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.41
€ 118.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226319643
- ISBN
- 9780226319643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86
hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780226319636
- ISBN
- 9780226319636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.17€ 77.43
€ 94.17
€ 77.43
Paperback. Originally published in 1955, this introductory text was created for the general reader or students of the classics seeking a greater understanding of Ovid. Num Pages: 506 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 506
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107480308
- ISBN
- 9781107480308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 43.14
€ 54.99
€ 43.14
Paperback. Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the notorious clearances of the Great Famine years. Drawing on memoirs, ballads, poems, folklore and novels, this book studies rural evictions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 colour & b & w plates; 44 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 782. Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the notorious clearances of the Famine years. Drawing on memoirs, ballads, poems, folklore and novels and providing numerous illustrations, Curtis provides the first book-length study of rural evictions over a period of 65 years (1845-1910).
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906359584
- ISBN
- 9781906359584
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.39
€ 33.99
€ 28.39
Paperback. This richly illustrated pamphlet seeks to contextualize the mass evictions by focussing on the ideological and economic factors as well as the role of religious and racial prejudice in prompting owners to rid their estates of what was known as a "surplus population." Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press Hamden, CT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468660
- ISBN
- 9780990468660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.02
€ 13.99
€ 12.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; HBJD1; HBL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349515929
- ISBN
- 9781349515929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 117.85
€ 117.85
Paperback. Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349328703
- ISBN
- 9781349328703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.87
€ 118.87
Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; CFB; HBJD; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780801472794
- ISBN
- 9780801472794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.23
€ 40.99
€ 40.23
The Slaughterhouse Cases: Regulation, Reconstruction, and the Fourteen...
Labbe, Ronald M., Lurie, Jonathan
Hardcover. The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, sought to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, but it was first put to the test in a row between the butchers and state of New Orleans five years later. This study analyses the case and the controversial Supreme Court decision. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612901
- ISBN
- 9780700612901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.84
€ 73.84