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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Esta es la verdadera historia, nunca antes contada, de las mujeres afroamericanas de la NASA expertas en matematicas, que desempenaron un papel crucial en el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y cuyas contribuciones han permanecido anonimas.. hasta ahora. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Dimension: 229 x 156. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
HarperCollins Espanol
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718092740
ISBN
9780718092740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.57

A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for this introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics. This work includes discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208254
ISBN
9780872208254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.61

Hardback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 illus (23 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231111423
ISBN
9780231111423
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.71

Paperback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526. How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York City. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives S. 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight: 520.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111430
ISBN
9780231111430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.67

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135405
ISBN
9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

Hardcover. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442223523
ISBN
9781442223523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198767473
ISBN
9780198767473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226907857
ISBN
9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784970895
ISBN
9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.34

hardcover. Assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of different classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. This title explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813928135
ISBN
9780813928135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 247 x 2. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466316
ISBN
9780752466316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.74

Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520211513
ISBN
9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021198
ISBN
9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521104869
ISBN
9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Hardcover. By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385714
ISBN
9781782385714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Binyon, Michael. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8pp colour plate section. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; HBLW; JPSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Gilgamesh Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531124
ISBN
9781908531124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.42

Paperback. Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLL; JWD; JWKT; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300082708
ISBN
9780300082708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. Num Pages: 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 190 x 245 x 9. Weight in Grams: 446. From Augustus to Domitian. Series: Greece and Rome - Texts and Contexts. 198 pages, col. Illustrations, col. maps. An exciting series that provides students with direct access to the ancient world by offering new translations of extracts from its key texts. Cateogry: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1. Dimension: 190 x 245 x 9. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521747615
ISBN
9780521747615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.72

Paperback. Series: Understanding Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBAH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763187
ISBN
9781780763187
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.62

Hardback. Who owns the tabula picta, the painted tablet? The owner of the tablet? Or to the person who painted it? This meticulous analysis of how medieval jurists responded to these questions is a major a contribution to the history of the proprietary rights to artistic works and to the history of ideas. Translator(s): Valayre, David; Inciarte, Monique Dascha. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812241860
ISBN
9780812241860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.68

Paperback. This study of a man whose character and achievements have been much debated is based on a review of virtually every published and unpublished English source in British and US libraries and archives, including the important archive of Lawrence's letters and papers in the Bodleian Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, photographs, illustrations, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786413072
ISBN
9780786413072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Hardcover. Presents an analysis of the social, economic, and political evolution of Syria's peasantry, the segment of society from which the holders of political power stem. This book focuses on the twentieth century and, in particular, on the Ba'th movement, the structures of power after the military coup d'etat of 1963, and the era of ivfiz al-Asad. Num Pages: 432 pages, 56 tables. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 820.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691002545
ISBN
9780691002545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.53
€ 97.24

Paperback. Here the author argues that the West must not ignore Syria's robust tradition of secularism, and cautions that US attempts to undermine the current regime may, paradoxically, embolden the Islamists and help the regime to maintain its authoritarian grip on power. Num Pages: 209 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 161 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
198
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850658016
ISBN
9781850658016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Syrian-Saudi relations have been a paradox in inter-Arab politics during the oil era. This work explores the logic behind the paradoxical longevity of this cooperative relationship and argues that what ultimately makes Saudis and Syrians so indispensable to each other is the historical appeal of 'shared identities', be they Arabism or Islam. Series: Library of International Relations. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113025
ISBN
9781845113025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 135.76

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