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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries. It contests common views on free and unfree labor, and compares the latter to many Western countries where wage conditions resembled those of domestic servants. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS; KCF; KCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382508
- ISBN
- 9781782382508
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.85
€ 162.85
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403980083
- ISBN
- 9781403980083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.88
€ 39.88
Paperback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349430741
- ISBN
- 9781349430741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 126.49
€ 126.49
Hardback. In Renaissance Europe, the human need for recreation became a cultural topos. This book explores, amongst other subjects, the spectrum of leisure activities of that period, the moral approach to play, and the visual representation of leisure. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 405.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 197
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333984536
- ISBN
- 9780333984536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.53
€ 149.53
Hardcover. The regime of Primo de Rivera in Spain was one of the major dictatorships of the interwar period. Making Spaniards examines how the military regime created nationalist doctrine, rituals and symbols and how these were transmitted throughout Spanish society in an attempt to 'make' new authoritarian Spaniards and halt democratic reform. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019683
- ISBN
- 9780230019683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Hardback. Spanning from the 1876 exposition in Philadelphia, through Paris 1889, and culminating in Paris 1900, this book examines how Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico forged the image of a modernizing Latin America at the moment of their insertion into the new visual economy of capitalism. Series: New Directions in Latino American Cultures. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137561947
- ISBN
- 9781137561947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.60
€ 127.60
Paperback. This study examines certain key elements of the "making" or "inventing" of Lima as Peru's viceregal capital. Through analysis of seventeenth-century ceremonies of state and local religious rituals, this book asserts that colonial Lima was culturally diverse and its rich population more integrated than historiography would suggest. Series: Americas in the Early Modern Atlantic World. Num Pages: 254 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2008
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349536641
- ISBN
- 9781349536641
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.51
€ 138.51
Hardback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Translation
- SKU
- V9780823267279
- ISBN
- 9780823267279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.17
€ 134.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 88 pages, over 160 color and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 7. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311093
- ISBN
- 9780764311093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28
Hardback. Uncovering the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies, this book examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored his work. It exposes the economic and political factors that marginalized the contributions of Du Bois. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276352
- ISBN
- 9780520276352
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.12
€ 40.99
€ 29.12
Paperback. Calling into question the prevailing narrative of how sociology developed, the author uncovers the seminal theoretical work of Du Bois in developing a "scientific" sociology through a variety of methodologies and examines how the leading scholars of the day disparaged and ignored Du Bois' work. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 gathered plates, 3 scattered b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286764
- ISBN
- 9780520286764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. An investigation of the January 1932 massacre of thousands of rural laborers in El Salvador and its long-term cultural and political consequences. Num Pages: 400 pages, 36 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822342281
- ISBN
- 9780822342281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.30
€ 41.99
€ 37.30
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780324623
- ISBN
- 9781780324623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.46
€ 111.46
hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 243 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226339986
- ISBN
- 9780226339986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 36.20
€ 46.99
€ 36.20
Hardcover. Examines voluntary associations in Philadelphia from the Revolution into the 1830s, revealing how - in the absence of mass political parties or a party system - these associations served as incubators and organizational infrastructure for the development of intense partisanship in the early republic. Num Pages: 384 pages, 9 b&w illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926483
- ISBN
- 9780813926483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.17
€ 71.17
Hardcover. The chastity belt is one of those objects people have commonly identified with the 'dark' Middle Ages. This book analyzes the origin of this myth and demonstrates how a convenient misconception, or contorted imagination, of an allegedly historical practice has led to profoundly flawed interpretations of control mechanisms used by jealous husbands. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975584
- ISBN
- 9781403975584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.83
€ 149.83
Paperback. Presents an exploration of recording consciousness and compositional process from the perspective of those who make records. This title examines the crucial roles played by recording technologies in the construction of rock music and shows how songwriters, musicians, engineers, and producers contribute to the creative project. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVX; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- SECOND PRINTING
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232242
- ISBN
- 9780520232242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.76
€ 35.99
€ 26.76
Paperback. Translator(s): Bonnono, Robert. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 214 x 15. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816647354
- ISBN
- 9780816647354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? This title tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b/w. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141043449
- ISBN
- 9780141043449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.71
€ 20.99
€ 16.71
Paperback. Slave Religion remains the preeminent sythesis of the religious life of slaves in the United States. This new edition will consider the developments in the study of slavery, the religious encounter, religious culture, and reactions to the books over the past twenty five years, as well as the ways the author would write it differently today. Num Pages: 416 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Updated ed
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195174120
- ISBN
- 9780195174120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.95
€ 25.99
€ 22.95
Paperback. Presents the full text of Chief Seattle's 1887 speech delivered to Washington Territory governor Isaac Stevens, and examines its origins, historical context, and twentieth-century versions and interpretations. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295976334
- ISBN
- 9780295976334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Series: Social History of Modern Art. Num Pages: 550 pages, 283 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; ACV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 192 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 922.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226063348
- ISBN
- 9780226063348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.57
€ 47.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Exploring the political forces that shaped Impressionism, this work proposes that at the heart of the modern is a "guilty secret" - the need of the dominant, mainly bourgeois, classes in Paris to expunge from historical memory the haunting nightmare of the Commune and its socialist ideology. Series: Princeton Series in Nineteenth-Century Art, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 162 halftones. BIC Classification: ABA; ACVT; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 254 x 13. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691015552
- ISBN
- 9780691015552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 51.34
€ 64.77
€ 51.34
Hardback. A selection of 50 charming, heart-breaking and romantic letters sent to and from army personnel of all ranks during the First and Second World Wars. Editor(s): Parton, Frances. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 x colour 8pp and integrated b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBW; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 217 x 28. Weight in Grams: 446. Some light shelf wear, else as new
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- SKU
- KRA0009972
- ISBN
- 9781471102646
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99