History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardback. Tells the story of Jackie Robinson valiantly breaking baseball's color barrier in 1947. Focusing on Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Richmond - three cities with large African American populations and thriving baseball clubs, this book uncovers the origins of baseball's segregation and the mechanics of its implementation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235212
- ISBN
- 9780803235212
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.30
€ 38.30
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234925
- ISBN
- 9780803234925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.72
€ 21.99
€ 20.72
Paperback. An in-depth look at American soldiers' daily lives during World War I. Num Pages: 234 pages, 36 illustrations, 1 map, 1 chronology, 1 glossary. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803234871
- ISBN
- 9780803234871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.53
€ 25.99
€ 23.53
Hardback. In colonial North and South America, print was only one way of communicating. Information in various forms flowed across the boundaries between indigenous groups and early imperial settlements. This book examines how textual and nontextual literatures interacted in colonial North and South America. Editor(s): Cohen, Matt; Glover, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 464 pages, 27 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803232396
- ISBN
- 9780803232396
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.98
€ 75.98
Hardback. Offers a study of the connections between French colonial migrants and white women in Paris between the world wars. Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, 6 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225459
- ISBN
- 9780803225459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.49
€ 47.49
Hardback. Explores the memory of the Holocaust and the Jewish past in post-communist Eastern Europe Editor(s): Himka, John-Paul; Michlic, Joanna Beata. Num Pages: 792 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 179 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 792
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225442
- ISBN
- 9780803225442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.88
€ 59.88
Paperback. A study of the civilian population that fell victim to the brutality of the 1860s Kansas Indian wars. It recounts the captivity of Susanna Alderdice, who was killed along with three of her children by her Cheyenne captors at the Battle of Summit Springs in July 1869, and of her four-year-old son, who was wounded then left for dead. Num Pages: 384 pages, 39 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803222885
- ISBN
- 9780803222885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.88
€ 23.99
€ 21.88
Paperback. Explores the many ways in which brutality and killing became central to the French experience and management of empire Series: France Overseas: Studies in Empire and Decolonization Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 graph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 176 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220942
- ISBN
- 9780803220942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. It was at Wounded Knee, that Vietnam vet Woody Kipp realized that he, as an American Indian, had become the enemy, the Viet Cong, to a country that he had defended with his life. This memoir tells the story of the long trail that led Kipp from the Blackfeet Reservation of his birth to a terrible moment of reckoning on the plains of South Dakota. Series: American Indian Lives. Num Pages: 176 pages, 7 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3633 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803216419
- ISBN
- 9780803216419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.38
€ 16.99
€ 16.38
Paperback. Since the Nuremberg trials following World War II, there has been considerable debate about the nature and effects of war crimes with regard both to the Nazis and to modern-day perpetrators. This title illuminates a dark subject and helps us to understand the struggle to hold accountable those who perpetrate crimes against humanity. Editor(s): Heberer, Patricia; Matthaus, Jurgen. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803210844
- ISBN
- 9780803210844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.17
€ 37.99
€ 34.17
Hardcover. Rarely seen photographs from the Baltimore Sun, the News-American, and the Afro-American bring to life the rich, personal anecdotes of wartime Baltimoreans and transport readers back to an indelible era of Baltimore history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 129, 129 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899836
- ISBN
- 9780801899836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.96
€ 38.99
€ 32.96
Hardcover. In doing so, the book highlights the conjoined history of broad transnational processes and local political change. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 272 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 226 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899829
- ISBN
- 9780801899829
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.94€ 62.32
€ 68.94
€ 62.32
Hardcover. Spotlights the visual arts, vision, and blindness during the Enlightenment in France, Britain, and Germany. This volume includes essays that range from exploring the musical and cultural impact of an eighteenth-century virtuoso violinist to analyzing lotteries as romance in eighteenth-century England. Editor(s): Thomas, Professor Downing A.; Cody, Dr. Lisa Forman. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801899089
- ISBN
- 9780801899089
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.23
€ 51.99
€ 43.23
Hardback. Based on Stearns's analysis of Muslim and Christian legal, theological, historical, and medical texts in Arabic, Medieval Castilian, and Latin, Infectious Ideas is the first book to offer a comparative discussion of concepts of contagion in the premodern Mediterranean world. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HRA; MBX; MMF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898730
- ISBN
- 9780801898730
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.64
€ 74.64
Paperback. Focusing on paternity as a category of family history, Contested Paternity emphasizes the importance of fatherhood, the family, and the law within the greater context of changing attitudes toward parental responsibility. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898334
- ISBN
- 9780801898334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.13
€ 44.99
€ 37.13
Paperback. This groundbreaking study will prompt further reassessments of the other Roman provinces and of medieval Spanish history. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 510 pages, 22, 8 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898327
- ISBN
- 9780801898327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.07
€ 58.07
Paperback. Martin finds that objects not only reflect culture, they are the means to create it. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50, 4 black & white line drawings, 34 black & white halftones, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898266
- ISBN
- 9780801898266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.74
€ 33.99
€ 28.74
Paperback. Shedding new light on regional developments in class, race, and culture, this groundbreaking study is the first to consider all Native Americans throughout southern New England. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 344 pages, 13, 11 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898198
- ISBN
- 9780801898198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.13
€ 48.13
Paperback. Ultimately, he argues, it was within the Middle Colonies that the question was first posed, What is the American?An insightful and valuable classroom synthesis of the scholarship of the Middle Colonies, Crossroads of Empire makes clear the vital role of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania in establishing an American identity. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings, 10 black & white illustrati. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801897689
- ISBN
- 9780801897689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Hardback. From the length of the track and the need to ride small horses, to the risks, techniques, and training methods involved in racing, Meijer recreates ancient Rome's favorite pastime in impressive detail. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 208 pages, 24, 19 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA1; KNSP; WSNB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801896972
- ISBN
- 9780801896972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.41
€ 41.41
Paperback. This may not be the last book you read on Little Bighorn, but it should be the first. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7, 5 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801895012
- ISBN
- 9780801895012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.21
€ 31.21
Paperback. He addresses the importance of the event in the national crisis and shows why such actions are not quite as alien to today's politics as they might at first seem. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894695
- ISBN
- 9780801894695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.77
€ 27.99
€ 24.77
Hardback. Revisiting the story of the South's "most perfect scalawag," Ginsberg contributes to a broader understanding of the essential role southern Jews played during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894640
- ISBN
- 9780801894640
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.08€ 49.91
€ 54.08
€ 49.91
Hardback. A rich source of information about the members of Congress, their lives in New York, their concerns about their families, and the services they performed for their constituents, the documents from these three new volumes will be incorporated into The Early Republic, an innovative online reference hosted by the Johns Hopkins University Press. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles; Veit, Helen E. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 992 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 992
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894473
- ISBN
- 9780801894473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.91€ 117.27
€ 134.91
€ 117.27