History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Presents history of the Romanian Communist Party. This title traces the origins of the once-tiny, clandestine revolutionary organization in the 1920s through the years of national power from 1944 to 1989 to the post-1989 metamorphoses of its members. Series: Society and Culture in East-Central Europe S. Num Pages: 395 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520237476
- ISBN
- 9780520237476
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62€ 65.36
€ 83.62
€ 65.36
Hardback. This volume re-examines the agrarian policy pillars of Stalin's "revolution from above" initiated in 1929-30. It profiles the socially variegated responses of different peasant groups to collectivization and de-kulakization, and argues that the process involved social conflict between peasants. Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333657485
- ISBN
- 9780333657485
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.17
€ 128.17
Paperback. Editor(s): Kemp-Welch, A. Series: International Council for Central and East European Studies. Num Pages: 163 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349276820
- ISBN
- 9781349276820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Hardback. This work looks at the postwar Stalin era through the eyes of industrial supervisors and offers a picture of the technical intelligentsia's transformation into the Soviet Union's social and political elite. It researches archives, newspapers, memoirs and an array of secondary sources. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333918944
- ISBN
- 9780333918944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.48
€ 127.48
Paperback. This volume examines Stalinist terror in Eastern Europe in the period 1940 to 1956. It covers instances of elite purges from the party and state hierarchy, including the infamous show trials staged against leading communists and the impact such practices had on wartime and post-war societies in the region. Editor(s): McDermott, Kevin; Stibbe, Matthew. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089022
- ISBN
- 9780719089022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.39
€ 35.39
Paperback. An unprecedented insight into the grim brutality of the Russian revolution and the terror of the Cold War Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747596608
- ISBN
- 9780747596608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848840539
- ISBN
- 9781848840539
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.32
€ 26.99
€ 20.32
paperback. Features Stalin's leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. This book challenges a long list of standard perceptions of Stalin: his qualities as a leader; his relationships with his own generals and with other great world leaders; his foreign policy; and his role in instigating the Cold War. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBLW; HBTW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300136227
- ISBN
- 9780300136227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.76
€ 47.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 300 pages, 80+ b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- First edition.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764316258
- ISBN
- 9780764316258
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 28.63
€ 42.99
€ 28.63
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465032709
- ISBN
- 9780465032709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.07
€ 33.99
€ 23.07
Paperback. A reissued edition of the paperback published by OUP January, featuring a new and a few updated maps and illustrations. Num Pages: 272 pages, 35 black and white halftones, 12 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Fifteenth anniversary ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195382310
- ISBN
- 9780195382310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.64
€ 21.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Ur, one of the world's first cities, was highly important politically and economically around 2600 - 2500 BC when the Sumerian rulers of the city were buried in tombs filled with ornate, valuable objects and with evidence of elaborate rituals and human sacrifice. This is the story of discovery and significance of this splendid object. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAS; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714151137
- ISBN
- 9780714151137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.32
€ 8.99
€ 8.32
paperback. Daniel takes the reader through a variety of topics that relate directly to the Southern experience: rural life, violence, music, literature, civil rights, unionism, urbanization, xenophobia, migration, religion, cockfighting, and stock car racing. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780801854958
- ISBN
- 9780801854958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.84
€ 39.84
Paperback. The first book to fully explore Nebraska's involvement in the Civil War and the war's involvement in Nebraska's evolution from territory to thirty-seventh state Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803240902
- ISBN
- 9780803240902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardcover. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451886
- ISBN
- 9780226451886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.22€ 79.61
€ 94.22
€ 79.61
Paperback. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226451893
- ISBN
- 9780226451893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Paperback. Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went on to control the Sudanese state at independence. Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Num Pages: 277 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBL; JPA; KCP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 277
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480708
- ISBN
- 9781349480708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.12
€ 66.12
Hardcover. Sudan has historically suffered devastating famines that have powerfully reshaped its society. This study shows that food crises were the result of exploitative processes that transferred resources to a small group of beneficiaries, including British imperial agents and indigenous elites who went on to control the Sudanese state at independence. Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Num Pages: 277 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383860
- ISBN
- 9781137383860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.11
€ 67.11
Hardback. An ideology of African ignorance arose in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century: Africans were hungry because they didn't know how to feed themselves properly. This work tells of the foods Africans ate, the maladies they suffered, and how the doctors and politicians reacted. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFSL; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920474
- ISBN
- 9780813920474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.95
€ 96.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Bintley, Michael D. J.; Symons, Victoria; Locker, Martin; Wellesley, Mary. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 283 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 5 colour illustrations, 3 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HPCB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349950331
- ISBN
- 9781349950331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.06
€ 161.06