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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. Melek Ortabasi reassesses the influence of Yanagita Kunio (1875-1962), a folk scholar and elite bureaucrat, in shaping modern Japan's cultural identity. Only the second book-length English-language study of Yanagita, this book moves beyond his pioneering work in folk studies to reveal the full range of his contributions as a public intellectual. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; BGL; DSB; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674492004
ISBN
9780674492004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, x, 258 p. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Trade Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425207
ISBN
9780226425207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.88

Paperback. Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may result from simple laziness. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CBX; CFFD; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornerstone
Condition
New
SKU
9780099460251
ISBN
9780099460251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Reprint of the successful volume in the Cambridge Topics in History series with a new full colour cover. Series: Cambridge Topics in History. Num Pages: 116 pages, 6 line figures 2 halftones 4 maps 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (ES) Secondary; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 7. Weight in Grams: 192.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
116
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521317306
ISBN
9780521317306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.10

Paperback. * Provides survey of the ways in which the United States acquired, administered, and abandoned its various imperial possessions. * Offers a new interpretation of how and why America became an imperialist power. * Incorporates notions of imperialism, anti-imperialism, and geopolitics into American foreign policy decision making. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180562
ISBN
9781577180562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.05

Paperback. This book moves beyond the focus on economic considerations that was central to the work of New Left historians, examining the many other forces--domestic politics, bureaucratic inertia, quirks of personality, and perceptions of Soviet intentions--that influenced key decision makers in Washington. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. 432 pages. This book moves beyond the focus on economic considerations that was central to the work of New Left historians, examining the many other forces -- domestic politics, bureaucratic inertia, quirks of personality, and perceptions of Soviet intentions -- that influenced key decision makers in Washington. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPS. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 26. Weight: 570.
Publisher
Columbia University Press New York
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231122399
ISBN
9780231122399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Argues that modern conflicts between Cuba and the United States stem from a long history of US hegemony and Cuban resistance. This title shows what difficulties the smaller country encountered because of US efforts first to make it part of an 'empire of liberty' and later to dominate it by economic methods. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025360
ISBN
9780691025360
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.14

paperback. Editor(s): Grunzweig, Walter. Series: Transnational and Transatlantic American Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; GTB; HBJK; HBLX; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 147 x 10. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lit Verlag
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783825882624
ISBN
9783825882624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. World War II profoundly changed America: not only did it serve as the impetus for far-reaching changes in all aspects of life at home, but it also dramatically altered the perception of America internationally. Editor(s): Piehler, G. Kurt. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444331202
ISBN
9781444331202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.27

Paperback. The Cold War, the black freedom struggle, Vietnam, the sexual revolution, conservative backlash, and the new millennium are just a few of the events that have shaped the lives of Americans since 1945. Editor(s): Ingalls, Robert P.; Johnson, David K. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405167147
ISBN
9781405167147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 40.76

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043476
ISBN
9780268043476
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. This work uses the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) as a case study of the community formation processes that occur across traditional national and state boundaries. Haas points to the ECSC as an example of an organization with the "power to redirect..loyalties and expectations". Series: Contemporary European Politics and Society. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043469
ISBN
9780268043469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Hardback. Thanks to extensive archival research and a thorough examination of the published works of the university's professors, Grendler's history tells a new story. Num Pages: 312 pages, 19, 13 black & white halftones, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891717
ISBN
9780801891717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.66
€ 60.29

Paperback. Depicts the shocking apathy and antipathy of the international community toward the homeless. This book examines the impact of refugee movements on Great Power diplomacy and considers the evolution of agencies designed to assist refugees, noting outstanding successes and failures. Series: Politics, History, & Social Change. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JFFD; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 228 x 34. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399555
ISBN
9781566399555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem. This title recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned children in this period in vivid detail. Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102054
ISBN
9780226102054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Paperback. America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have failed, institutions have disappeared and the country's focus has shifted to idolise celebrity and wealth. This book tells the story of America over the years, empathizing with those facing difficult challenges. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571251292
ISBN
9780571251292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750968492
ISBN
9780750968492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.56

Paperback. From unthinkable hardship to dreams of fur trade profits, this fascinating exploration sheds new light on France and its imperial venture into the Great Lakes. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888380
ISBN
9780801888380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.37

Hardcover. Anselm Gerhard argues in this text that questions such as "why do so many operas end in suicide, murder, and death?" can only be answered by looking at life in the rapidly urbanized mid-19th-century Paris, which introduced new social forces, and also new modes of perception and expectations of art. Translator(s): Whittall, Mary. Num Pages: 520 pages, 23 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226288574
ISBN
9780226288574
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First Edition, 2
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226013824
ISBN
9780226013824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Hardback. Military, social and economic historians have long appreciated the significance of the conflict in Korea in shaping the post-war world. This study explores these fluctuating relationships, the tensions between Washington and its British Commonwealth allies and their impact on the development of the conflict, from its outbreak in 1950 onwards. Series: Library of Modern American History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8 bw integrated, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 223 x 35. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763682
ISBN
9781780763682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.79
€ 135.76

Hardcover. Offers a complex consideration of the relationship of mass terror and utopianism under the fascist government of wartime Croatia. Editor(s): Yeomans, Rory. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465458
ISBN
9781580465458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. Editor(s): James, John Stanley; Cannon, Michael; Flippen, Robert G.; McDonald, Willa. Num Pages: 282 pages, 50 b/w photos, cartoons & sketches. BIC Classification: 1MB; 1MK; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 16. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235985
ISBN
9781922235985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314600
ISBN
9780226314600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.38

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