History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
hardcover. In 1938, with the Japanese army approaching from Nanking, Huan Hsu's great-great grandfather, Liu, and his five granddaughters, were forced to flee their hometown on the banks of the Yangtze River. But before they left a hole was dug as deep as a man, and as wide as a bedroom, in which was stowed the family heirlooms. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 col plates (8pp). BIC Classification: BM; HBJF; HBLW; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 224 x 39. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fourth Estate
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007479436
- ISBN
- 9780007479436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.29
€ 29.99
€ 8.29
Paperback. This volume brings together more than 100 selections of works from the 18th century, including examples from Kant, Diderot, Newton and Locke. They demonstrate the impact of Enlightenment views on philosophy and epistemology as well as on political, social and economic institutions. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; DNF; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HPC; HPK; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140245660
- ISBN
- 9780140245660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
The Portrayal of Czechoslovakia in the American Print Media, 1938-1989
Galush, William J.. Ed(S): Ference, Gregory C...
hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335904
- ISBN
- 9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. This volume is the first of two covering the organistion, uniforms and weapons of the Portuguese Army in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. Based on Portuguese as well as British documents, this study comprises a source on the material culture of these forces between 1806 and 1815. Illustrator(s): Younghusband, William. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 183 x 4. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855327672
- ISBN
- 9781855327672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1HFMQ; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; JPWS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781350036802
- ISBN
- 9781350036802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.02
€ 57.02
Paperback. Interweaving substantial excerpts from primary historical documents with commentary, this text shows how the plague of sorceries and possessions in France that climaxed in the events at Loudun both revealed the deepest fears of a society in traumatic flux and accelerated its transformation. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100357
- ISBN
- 9780226100357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.70
€ 37.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. The author of the bestselling "The Future of Freedom" describes a world in which the U.S. will no longer dominate the global economy. He sees the "rise of the rest" as the great story of modern times, and one that will reshape the world. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393340389
- ISBN
- 9780393340389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.80
€ 19.99
€ 18.80
The humanitarian crisis in Darfur,has attracted significant international media attention. Here, Noah Bassil offers a re-conception of the conflict by examining the origins of the conflict through the broader issue of state failure in post-colonial Sudan, providing a valuable contribution to History, International Relations and Peace Studies. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 integrated bw, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTR; JWDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760858
- ISBN
- 9781780760858
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 173.73
€ 173.73
Paperback. Investigates the changing role of religion in British life from 600 AD. This book reveals religion as the driving force of events through the reigns of the first Stuarts, the Civil War and execution of Charles I, the Commonwealth and the Restoration, the Popish plot, the Glorious Revolution which kicked James II off the throne, and more. Series: Religion, Politics & Society in Britain. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582319066
- ISBN
- 9780582319066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.77
€ 80.77
Paperback. With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation. Num Pages: 321 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231078955
- ISBN
- 9780231078955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06
Paperback. A handbook for practical living in posthuman world - all by way of examining the imagined 1916 chess game between Tristan Tzara, the daddy of Dada, and V I Lenin, the daddy of communism. Series: The Public Square. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; D; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 206 x 107 x 14. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691137780
- ISBN
- 9780691137780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.01
€ 20.99
€ 17.01
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780935836
- ISBN
- 9781780935836
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.20
€ 46.99
€ 39.20
Paperback. Described as an exchange of gifts, a system of banking or a struggle for prestige, the potlatch is one of the founding concepts of anthropology. This book shows that the potlatch was invented by the 19th-century Canadian law which sought to destroy it, generating a batch of "potlatch papers". Num Pages: 224 pages, 9 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226069876
- ISBN
- 9780226069876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.29
€ 42.99
€ 33.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JPQB; KCP; KCZ; KFCP; KJ; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231175104
- ISBN
- 9780231175104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBLA1; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 167 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781481302234
- ISBN
- 9781481302234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.93
€ 73.93
Paperback. This volume brings together nine original essays by cultural historians. The works aim to exhibit the promise of a cultural approach to understanding the range of American experiences from the seventeenth century to the present. Num Pages: 312 pages, 23 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226259550
- ISBN
- 9780226259550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Hardback. An account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government. Num Pages: 444 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804730389
- ISBN
- 9780804730389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.62
€ 173.62
Paperback. An account of the history and significance of an armed rebellion which took place in northwestern Mexico in the early 1890's. The author gives an account of the roots of the conflict and discusses its present day significance to culture and government. Num Pages: 444 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 444
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804730396
- ISBN
- 9780804730396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.39
€ 40.99
€ 36.39
Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13, 7 tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBLX; KCP; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452352
- ISBN
- 9780801452352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.17
€ 36.99
€ 31.17
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFC; JHBD; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801437014
- ISBN
- 9780801437014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.16
€ 99.16
Hardback. "The Power of Money is a brilliant and highly original piece of scholarship on a group of inscriptions about which much has been written and whose interpretation is crucial for our understanding of the way in which Athens ruled her empire."-Martin Ostwald, Swarthmore College Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; KF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1156.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234411
- ISBN
- 9780812234411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.47
€ 114.47
hardcover. The Power of Song analyzes the music of Franciscan and Jesuit mission communities in the Spanish-American borderlands. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804770866
- ISBN
- 9780804770866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.00
€ 81.00
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 319 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501703188
- ISBN
- 9781501703188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.16
€ 62.16
Hardcover. Opens a fresh conversation on the study of the Mau Mau rebellion and Kenyan history by arguing that Mau Mau was a nationalist movement rather than a Kikuyu war. Num Pages: 264 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465465
- ISBN
- 9781580465465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03