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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Presents a history of Colombia's "long twentieth century," from the civil wars of the late nineteenth century to the drug wars of the late twentieth. This book explains Colombia's political history, discussing key leaders, laws, parties, and ideologies; corruption and inefficiency; and the paradoxical nature of government institutions. Translator(s): Stoller, Richard. Series: Latin America in Translation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822337676
ISBN
9780822337676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.67

Hardcover. Abandoning the usual Cold War oriented narrative of postwar European protest and opposition movements, this volume offers an innovative, inter-disciplinary, and comprehensive perspective on two decades of protest and social upheaval in postwar Europe. It examines the mutual influences and interactions among dissenters in Western Europe. Editor(s): Klimke, Martin; Pekelder, Jacco; Scharloth, Joachim. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451064
ISBN
9780857451064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.17

Hardback. This is the story of one of the most ambitious agrarian reforms in Latin American history. The book argues that the economic, political, and cultural dynamics set in motion by the reforms are central to understanding the brutal civil war that ensued in Peru between the state and the Maoist-Leninist Shining Path guerilla movement. Num Pages: 284 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804724425
ISBN
9780804724425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.03

Paperback. An analysis of the nature and trajectory of Jamaica's foreign relations from 1972 to 1989. It argues that the relative autonomy of Jamaica declined due to the evolution of an international regime, which in effect disallowed the political, social and economic experimentation originally envisioned. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766400583
ISBN
9789766400583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173597
ISBN
9780691173597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.63

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742551145
ISBN
9780742551145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.09

Hardcover. Focusing on the marginal region of Toyama, this book explores the interplay of central and regional authorities, local and national perceptions of rights, and the emerging political practices in Toyama and Tokyo that became part of the new political culture in Japan following the Meiji Restoration. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 376 pages, 36 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674002425
ISBN
9780674002425
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 44.53

Hardcover. An examination of 1920s and 1930s Alsace, to reveal the many faces of fascism. The study of the region, with its interplay of French, German and Alsatian nationalities, proves a framework for understanding how this ideology has matured over time to fit changing contexts. Num Pages: 258 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802381
ISBN
9780875802381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

In Between Threats and War: U.S. Discrete Military Operations in the Post-Cold War World, author Micah Zenko presents a new concept to capture and illuminate the phenomenon: "Discrete Military Operations." Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 table, 2 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771900
ISBN
9780804771900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.92

Paperback. Between Thucydides and Polybius focuses on the contribution of fourth-century authors such as Ephorus, Theopompus, and Xenophon to the development of Greek historiography. Essays examine the interface between historiography and rhetoric, while undermining the claim that historians after Thucydides allowed rhetoric to prevail over research. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428348
ISBN
9780674428348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Paperback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081832
ISBN
9780231081832
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.19

Hardback. Challenging the views of human rights activists, Stoll argues that the Ixils who supported Guatemalan rebels in the early 1980's did so because they were caught in the crossfire between the guerillas and the army, not because revolutionary violence expressed community aspirations. Num Pages: 383 pages, 25 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231081825
ISBN
9780231081825
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.02

paperback. The incarceration of Japanese Americans has been discredited as a major blemish in American democratic tradition. This book probes the complexities of pre-war Japanese America to show how Japanese in America held an in-between space between the United States and the empire of Japan, between American nationality and Japanese racial identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780195159417
ISBN
9780195159417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.87

Paperback. This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the the Eastern Empire. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520206007
ISBN
9780520206007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.81

Paperback. 'Beware of Small States' wrote Mikhail Bukanin in 1870. He could have meant Lebanon: a sectarian state no bigger than Wales that has become battleground for one of the defining conflicts of twentieth-century history. This title gives a history of the country and its conflicts, culminating with the war in Gaza and its fallout in Lebanon. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571237425
ISBN
9780571237425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Beyond 1917 explores the consequences of the war for the United States (and the world) and American influence on shaping the legacies of the conflict in the decades after US entry in 1917. Editor(s): Zeiler, Thomas W.; Ekbladh, David K.; Montoya, Benjamin C. Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190604011
ISBN
9780190604011
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.09

Paperback. On D-Day, Dick Winters took off with 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment and prepared to parachute into German-held north France. Starting with an account of the gruelling training designed to make the 506th the elite unit in the US Army, this is an account of one man's experience of commanding 'Easy Company from D-Day', to the Battle of the Bulge. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 250.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091941581
ISBN
9780091941581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

Hardback. Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends. Editor(s): Krauss, Ellis S.; Pempel, T. J. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749091
ISBN
9780804749091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 119.11

paperback. Beyond Bilateralism analyzes how, and to what extent, crucial global and regional security, finance, and trade transformations have altered the U.S.-Japan relationship and how that bilateral relationship has in turn influenced those global and regional trends. Editor(s): Krauss, Ellis S.; Pempel, T. J. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804749107
ISBN
9780804749107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.67

Hardback. A magisterial and wide-ranging volume on the rich visual culture of the Roman Empire Num Pages: 404 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064719
ISBN
9781606064719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.52
€ 55.58

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