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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Drawing on over two decades of research and 3,000 recorded interviews from every corner of the state, Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser's lively book introduces readers to the unique regional, social, and ethnic dialects of North Carolina, as well as its major languages, including American Indian languages and Spanish. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58 halftones, 12 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFFD; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629995
- ISBN
- 9781469629995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.46
€ 25.99
€ 23.46
Paperback. Incorporating exciting new material that has come to light since the last German edition of 1980, Herwig Wolfram places Gothic history within its proper context of late Roman society and institutions. He demonstrates that the barbarian world of the Goths was both a creation of and an essential element of the late Roman Empire. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas J. Num Pages: 580 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 948. 580 pages, Ill. Incorporating exciting new material that has come to light since the last German edition of 1980, Herwig Wolfram places Gothic history within its proper context of late Roman society and institutions. He demonstrates that the barbarian world of the Goths was both a creation of and an essential element of the late Roman Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 31. Weight: 920. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas J.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520069831
- ISBN
- 9780520069831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.03
€ 43.99
€ 31.03
Paperback. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Translator(s): Templer, William. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554. The Concentration Camp. 370 pages, black & white illustrations. Looks at the concentration camp from the inside as a laboratory of cruelty and a system of absolute power built on extreme violence, starvation, "terror labor," and the business-like extermination of human beings. Based on historical documents and the reports of survivors, this book details how the resistance of prisoners was broken down. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight: 530. Translator(s): Templer, William.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 370
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006857
- ISBN
- 9780691006857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.05
€ 54.05
paperback. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Translator(s): Davies, Angela. Num Pages: 227 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288. The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century. 227 pages, 74 illustrations. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight: 270. Translator(s): Davies, Angela.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520203549
- ISBN
- 9780520203549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.08
€ 34.99
€ 25.08
Paperback. Excellent, accessible textbook for courses in general and comparative colonial history. Includes not only overseas empires but also continental colonial expansion (USA, Latin America, South Africa, Australia and Russia). Most recent comprehensive book in the field. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 maps. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719083280
- ISBN
- 9780719083280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.36
€ 39.36
perfect. Series: Beitrage Zur Sozialwissenschaftlichen Forschung. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Germany
- Edition
- 1986th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783531117768
- ISBN
- 9783531117768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.60
€ 68.60
Paperback. Germany's leading Holocaust scholar has crafted a concise, well-written, and powerful introduction to the subject, concluding with a discussion of what the Germans knew about the genocide. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 203 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112154
- ISBN
- 9780231112154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.92
€ 42.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336574
- ISBN
- 9780880336574
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.96€ 45.44
€ 57.96
€ 45.44
Hardback. Germany's leading Holocaust scholar has crafted a concise, well-written, and powerful introduction to the subject, concluding with a discussion of what the Germans knew about the genocide. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231112147
- ISBN
- 9780231112147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.64€ 80.88
€ 106.64
€ 80.88
Hardcover. Num Pages: 925 pages, dust jacket. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 235 x 55. Weight in Grams: 1378.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 925
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336871
- ISBN
- 9780880336871
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 70.74
€ 92.73
€ 70.74
Paperback. The work focuses on the life of a horse wrangler named Chonrad Stoeckhlin (1549-1587), whose extraordinary visions of the afterlife and enthusiastic practice of the occult eventually led to his death - and to the death of a number of village women - for crimes of witchcraft. Translator(s): Midelfort, H. C. Erik. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918532
- ISBN
- 9780813918532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.38
€ 37.38
Paperback. Global warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? This book introduces us to the historical research on the development of the earth's climate. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: HBTB; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645292
- ISBN
- 9780745645292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.46
€ 24.46
Hardback. Translator(s): Eric, Trump. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTZ; JPWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620972571
- ISBN
- 9781620972571
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Hardcover. Between 1935 and 1940, the Nazis incorporated large portions of Europe into the German Reich. The contributors to this volume analyze the evolving anti-Jewish policies in the annexed territories and their impact on the Jewish population, as well as the attitudes and actions of non-Jews, Germans, and indigenous populations. Editor(s): Gruner, Wolf; Osterloh, Jorg. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 416 pages, 21 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 774.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782384434
- ISBN
- 9781782384434
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.64
€ 171.64
Hardcover. This book traces the transformation of the Baltic Rim in this period through a focus on the self-image of a number of communities: urban and regional, cultic, missionary, legal, and political. Editor(s): Jezierski, Wojtek; Hermanson, Lars. Series: Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Num Pages: 394 pages, 0 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- SKU
- V9789089649836
- ISBN
- 9789089649836
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.13
€ 189.13
Hardback. A collection of primary readings on the social, intellectual, and religious traditions of China, this text provides a resource for scholars and students and an introduction for general readers. Editor(s): De Bary, William Theodore; Cohen, Irene. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 944 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 62. Weight in Grams: 1589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 944
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109383
- ISBN
- 9780231109383
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.26€ 105.38
€ 140.26
€ 105.38
Paperback. Includes the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the interaction between British and other societies throughout the world. This book features historical themes including Brian Harrison and Dominic Sandbrook on the 1960s and Geoffrey Wheatcroft on Churchill and the Jews. Editor(s): Louis, Roger. Num Pages: 388 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 388
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848851535
- ISBN
- 9781848851535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.28
€ 29.99
€ 25.28
Paperback. Assembling the reflections of prominent writers on the political and intellectual history of modern Britain, this book deals with aspects of British life and manners. It includes chapters on T.E. Lawrence, Winston Churchill and Chamberlain. Editor(s): Louis, William Roger. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- I B Tauris & Co Ltd
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860641152
- ISBN
- 9781860641152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.28
€ 31.99
€ 27.28
Hardback. Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; PBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783540662891
- ISBN
- 9783540662891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 205.46
€ 205.46
Hardback. Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes, but when serious illnesses strike, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Based on interviews with healers, clients, and other active participants in treatments, this book will contribute to renewed thinking about a synthesis between traditional and modern medicine.. Editor(s): Fischer-Nebmaier, Wladimir; Berg, Matthew P.; Christou, Anastasia. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387756
- ISBN
- 9781782387756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.95
€ 158.95