History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Hardcover. American higher education was transformed between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of World War I. This work identifies the forces and explains the events that reformed the college curriculum during this era. It also examines how the study of science became detached from theological considerations. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015569
- ISBN
- 9780691015569
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€ 88.82€ 68.15
€ 88.82
€ 68.15
Paperback. Presents the story of the adventures and misadventures of the people of Israel in the land of Egypt the years shrouded in the mists of biblical history under the Pharaohs; the strange intermezzo of the Jewish mercenary detachment on the island of Elephantine on the upper Nile. This title probes a turning point in Western civilization. Translator(s): Cornman, Robert. Num Pages: 301 pages, 28 halftones 7 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015750
- ISBN
- 9780691015750
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Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 46.73
€ 59.21
€ 46.73
Paperback. Presents the international history of the Korean War which argues that by its timing, its course, and its outcome it functioned as a substitute for World War III. This work draws on materials, and the archives of the United Nations, presenting a narrative of the diplomacy of the conflict and an assessment of its critical role in the Cold War. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPK; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 688.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691016245
- ISBN
- 9780691016245
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.54
€ 54.99
€ 39.54
Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017198
- ISBN
- 9780691017198
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.35
€ 53.29
€ 42.35
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691025360
- ISBN
- 9780691025360
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Condition: New
€ 53.29€ 42.14
€ 53.29
€ 42.14
Paperback. Relations between Jews and non-Jews in the Hellenistic-Roman period were marked by suspicion and hate, maintain most studies of that topic. This book argues that if such conjectures are true, how did Jews succeed in winning so many adherents, whether full-fledged proselytes or 'sympathizers' who adopted one or more Jewish practices? Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLH; HRCM; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 999.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 692
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029276
- ISBN
- 9780691029276
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Condition: New
€ 71.06€ 55.15
€ 71.06
€ 55.15
paperback. When did the Indo-Europeans enter the lands that they occupied during historical times? And, more specifically, when did the Greeks come to Greece? This title brings together the evidence - historical, linguistic, and archaeological - to tackle these important questions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691029511
- ISBN
- 9780691029511
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Paperback. According to one myth, the first Athenian citizen was born from the earth after the sperm of a rejected lover, the god Hephaistos, dripped off the virgin goddess Athena's leg and onto fertile soil. This title explores how Athenians in the fifth century forged and maintained a collective identity. Translator(s): Levine, Caroline. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 line drawings, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037622
- ISBN
- 9780691037622
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Condition: New
€ 65.14€ 50.63
€ 65.14
€ 50.63
Hardback. Presents a collection which includes important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This volume covers materials essential to understanding Wilson's personality, his intellectual, religious, and political development, and his careers as educator, writer, orator, and statesman. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 640 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 632
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691045085
- ISBN
- 9780691045085
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 126.15
€ 168.17
€ 126.15
Hardback. Includes the important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This collection contains materials to understand Wilson's personality, his intellectual, religious, and political development, and his careers as educator, writer, orator, and statesman. It also reveals the era in which he lived. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 571.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691046969
- ISBN
- 9780691046969
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
€ 125.73
Hardback. Covers the nine weeks that are a transitional period in Wilson's conduct of the war and sees the emergence of the War Industries Board, the so-called War Cabinet, and the National War Labor Board. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 680 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 690
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047072
- ISBN
- 9780691047072
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 127.16
€ 168.17
€ 127.16
Hardback. Includes the important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This collection contains materials to understand Wilson's personality, his intellectual, religious, and political development, and his careers as educator, writer, orator, and statesman. It also reveals the era in which he lived. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1142.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 702
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047089
- ISBN
- 9780691047089
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 127.16
€ 168.17
€ 127.16
Hardback. Begins on November 9, 1918, the eve of the Armistice between the Allied and Associated Powers and the principal Central Powers, Germany and Austria-Hungary. This book ends on January 11, 1919, before the first plenary session of the Paris Peace Conference. It also covers the interval when Wilson is preoccupied with preparations for the conference. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 800 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1457.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 785
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047317
- ISBN
- 9780691047317
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
€ 125.73
Hardback. Includes the important letters, speeches, interviews, press conferences, and public papers on Woodrow Wilson. This collection contains materials to understand Wilson's personality, his intellectual, religious, and political development, and his careers as educator, writer, orator, and statesman. It also reveals the era in which he lived. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 44. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 594
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047379
- ISBN
- 9780691047379
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
€ 125.73
Hardback. Deals with an unusually active, dramatic period during Thomas Jefferson's tenure as Secretary of State. Editor(s): Cullen, Charles T.; Boyd, Julian Parks. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 720 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 171 x 301 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1214.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 723
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047393
- ISBN
- 9780691047393
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
€ 125.73
Hardback. Covers the controversy that erupts over the disposition of the Rhineland and demands by France to annex the Saar Basin. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 670 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1085.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 670
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047423
- ISBN
- 9780691047423
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
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Hardback. Shows the Big Four in the midst of the gravest crisis of the peace conference set off by the British cabinet's demand for drastic softening of the terms of the peace treaty to be concluded with Germany. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Hirst, David W. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 712 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 752
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047621
- ISBN
- 9780691047621
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
€ 125.73
Hardback. Beginning with Wilson's tour of Belgium, this title then moves to the last days of the peace conference. A great wave of relief sweeps over council chambers in Paris when a new German government sends word that it will accept the peace treaty unconditionally: restoration of peace occurs with the signing of the treaty. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Hirst, David W. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1142.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047669
- ISBN
- 9780691047669
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Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 126.15
€ 168.17
€ 126.15
Hardback. Opens on Christmas Eve, 1920, in the waning days of the Wilson administration. The end of the Wilson presidency evokes an outpouring of letters to Wilson and editorials in leading newspapers. As Wilson's health improves, he forms a law partnership with his former Secretary of State, Bainbridge Colby, and privately seeks political influence. Editor(s): Link, Arthur S.; Little, J. E. Series: The Papers of Woodrow Wilson. Num Pages: 684 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 43. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 684
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047997
- ISBN
- 9780691047997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.17€ 125.73
€ 168.17
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Hardback. Offers a historical and sociological interpretation of classical Athens centered on the notion of greed. Integrating ancient philosophy, poetry, and history, and drawing on modern political thought, this work demonstrates that the Athenian discourse on greed was an essential component of Greek social development and political history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048550
- ISBN
- 9780691048550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.22€ 79.12
€ 104.22
€ 79.12