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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. The 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City were remarkable for the convergence of trends in world history. Mexican leaders were hoping to showcase a newly modernized Mexico, both modern and cosmopolitan, cultured and imbued with tradition. This book narrates the engaging tale, from the initial aspirations of the Mexicans to the end of the games. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLW; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806969
ISBN
9780875806969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 239 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403964960
ISBN
9781403964960
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Hardback. aeo This book is an historical study of democratic life and institutions, and their decline, in the early years of the Russian Revolution. aeo Farber assesses the extent to which the disappearance of soviet democracy was due to objective circumstances e.g. impact of civil war, result of Bolshevik politics and ideology. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745607917
ISBN
9780745607917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HPQ; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300216783
ISBN
9780300216783
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.67

Hardcover. Brings to light the profound social, legal, and cultural changes that attended the growth of the erotica sector. This title includes readings of government and industry records, oral histories, and erotica industry's products uncover the roots of sexual marketplace and reveal the indelible ways in which sexual expression have become intertwined. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226325217
ISBN
9780226325217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 44.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: CB; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 993.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138270053
ISBN
9781138270053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.52

Paperback. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349415199
ISBN
9781349415199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. .
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised & Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591143499
ISBN
9781591143499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.20
€ 57.74

hardcover. This book is an anthology of essays by Yuji Ichioka, the foremost authority on Japanese American history, which studies Japanese American life and politics in the interwar years. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G.; Azuma, Eiichiro; Dirlik, Arif. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804751476
ISBN
9780804751476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.06

hardcover. Attitudes toward homosexuality in the premodern Arab-Islamic world are commonly depicted as schizophrenic. This title argues that this apparent paradox is based on the anachronistic assumption that homosexuality is a timeless, self-evident fact to which a particular culture reacts with some degree of tolerance or intolerance. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLL; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780226729886
ISBN
9780226729886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 46.16

Hardback. The period between 1880 and 1915 marked the first sustained migration of black people into New York City as blacks and whites, both together and in opposition, forged the contours of race relations that would affect the city for decades to come. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 509.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812239614
ISBN
9780812239614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.24

Paperback. In 1804 French Saint-Domingue became the independent nation of Haiti after the only successful slave uprising in world history. Before Haiti explains the origins of this free colored class, exposes the ways its members both supported and challenged slavery, and examines how they created their own New World identity from 1760 to 1804. Series: Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 407 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTR; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230108370
ISBN
9780230108370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.19
€ 81.15

Hardback. Series: The Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 407 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403971401
ISBN
9781403971401
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.43
€ 97.04

Hardback. Nazis began detaining Jews in camps as soon as they came to power in 1933. Kim Wunschmann reveals the origin of these extralegal detention sites, the harsh treatment Jews received there, and the message the camps sent to Germans: that Jews were enemies of the state, dangerous to associate with and fair game for acts of intimidation and violence. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674967595
ISBN
9780674967595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.64
€ 50.74

Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of Earth's ancient past, the evolution of humanity, the rise of civilization, and the effects of global catastrophes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591431572
ISBN
9781591431572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.75

Hardback. Islam emerged amid flourishing Christian and Jewish cultures, yet students of Antiquity and the Middle Ages mostly ignore it. This title suggests a new way of thinking about the historical relationship between the scriptural monotheisms, integrating Islam into European and West Asian history. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; HBLA; HBLC; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158532
ISBN
9780691158532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.40
€ 51.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008220
ISBN
9780253008220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. Reveals the ways in which many Minsk Jews acculturated to Soviet society in the 1920s and 1930s Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 292 pages, 14 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253008138
ISBN
9780253008138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.25

Hardcover. After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321930
ISBN
9781137321930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
299
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349458172
ISBN
9781349458172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.49

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