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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Hardcover. The first book-length examination of the lingering political legacy of the wartime imprisonment of people of Japanese ancestry in Canada and the United States. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795746
ISBN
9780804795746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Paperback. Helps draw the road map for counterinsurgency in the postmodern world. This book is suitable for cadets and junior military leaders - as well as general readers seeking a deeper understanding of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Num Pages: 178 pages, 8 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226080932
ISBN
9780226080932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.36

Paperback. Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) was an internationally renowned botanist, a close friend and early supporter of Charles Darwin, and one of the first - and most successful - British men of science to become a full-time professional. This title uses one individual's career to illustrate the changing world of science in the Victorian era. Num Pages: 441 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226207926
ISBN
9780226207926
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Susan Schulten tells a story of Americans beginning to see the world around them, tracing U.S. attitudes towards world geography from the end of 19th century exploration to the dawn of the Cold War. The work discusses the study of geography and its place in culture and politics Num Pages: 328 pages, 24 halftones, 7 line drawings, 22 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTP; RGR; RGV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740560
ISBN
9780226740560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Paperback. Presents the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. This book captures the war on the home front as lived by some average Americans. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221063
ISBN
9780253221063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Hardback. An examination of an intriguing figure in the religious life of the ancient Mediterranean world, the Phrygian Mother Goddess, known to the Greeks and Romans as Cybele or Magna Mater, the Great Mother. The text presents and analyzes literary, historiographic and archaeological data. Num Pages: 400 pages, 76 b/w photographs, 2 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDA; DSBB; HBG; HBLA; HDD; HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520210240
ISBN
9780520210240
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.00
€ 64.13

Paperback. The Canadian War on Queers shows how the Canadian state used the ideology of national security to wage war on gays and lesbians. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 584 pages, 19 b&w photos, 2 charts, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816281
ISBN
9780774816281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 500 miles south of today's Suez Canal, was a significant port among these conduits. This title uncovers the role the city played in the regional, local, and 'global' economies during the eight centuries of its existence. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 456 pages, 47 b/w photographs, 12 maps. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 31. Weight in Grams: 994. Series: California World History Library. 456 pages, Illustrations, maps. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 500 miles south of today's Suez Canal, was a significant port among these conduits. This title uncovers the role the city played in the regional, local, and 'global' economies during the eight centuries of its existence. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBLA. Dimension: 255 x 182 x 31. Weight: 994.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244306
ISBN
9780520244306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.18
€ 64.99

Paperback. The financial revolution marked the end of medieval England and through the major institutions such as Lloyds and the Bank of England, laid the foundations on which England's emergence as a world power was based. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 4KL; HBJD1; HBLH; JKSN. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780582354494
ISBN
9780582354494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.36

Paperback. The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries have traditionally been regarded by historians as a period of intense and formative historical change, so much so that they have often been described as early modern' - an epoch separate from the medieval' and the modern'. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641300
ISBN
9780745641300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473159
ISBN
9780801473159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.22

Paperback. Drawing on the resources of a DVD version of Lincoln's legal papers, this work scans a range of family woes that antebellum Americans took to the law. It also highlights the legal status of women and children in Illinois and their experiences with the law in action. Editor(s): Stowell, Daniel W. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 photographs; 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1; LNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073397
ISBN
9780252073397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages, 10 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTV; JPVH4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021397
ISBN
9780253021397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. On March 18, 1975, Herbert Chitepo, an African nationalist in exile and chairman of the war council that struggled to liberate Zimbabwe from white-ruled Rhodesia, was killed by a car bomb. This title uncovers what is at stake in the various confessions and why Chitepo's assassination incites conflict and controversy in Zimbabwe's politics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216083
ISBN
9780253216083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. Examines the stages by which religious dissidents were persecuted by Tudor monarchs across the 16th century and the means by which these dissidents counteracted authorities. During each stage of persecution, many dissidents were able to elude capture and counter-interrogate their inquisitors. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2; HRQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268042264
ISBN
9780268042264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Paperback. Makes the social practice and the existing textual specimens of personal Chinese letter-writing fully visible for the first time Series: Modern Language Initiative Books. Num Pages: 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295992785
ISBN
9780295992785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardcover. This revised and expanded volume brings together a carefully-selected collection of primary sources drawn from medieval and sixteenth-century texts. Particularly notable for its comprehensive coverage, it consolidates a broad range of important documents, which until now, have been scattered through numerous volumes of primary materials. Editor(s): Lindberg, Carter. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 177 x 19. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470673270
ISBN
9780470673270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.51

Paperback. In 1921, Lenin called for the legalization of private trade and manufacturing. This New Economic Policy (NEP) spawned many thousands of private entrepreneurs, dubbed Nepmen. This title examines where the Nepmen came from, their importance in the Soviet economy, and the consequences of their "liquidation" at the end of the 1920s. Num Pages: 243 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520071742
ISBN
9780520071742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. Describes the urban bachelor life that took shape in the late nineteenth century, when a significant population of single men migrated to American cities. This book also describe a complex subculture that continues to affect the larger meanings of manhood and manliness in American society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070551
ISBN
9780691070551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.91
€ 44.83

Hardback. Sifting information from rumors and private letters, Jefferson follows events in Europe, including Bonaparte's unexpected rise to power in France, and sees the value of his tobacco crop plummet as US legislation cuts off the French market. He begins to compile a manual of parliamentary procedures for the Senate. Editor(s): Oberg, Barbara B. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 728 pages, 8 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 245 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118956
ISBN
9780691118956
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.37
€ 126.73

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