History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardcover. The authors emphasize how local actors constructed their own adaptation of colonialism, identity, and autonomy, creating a multi-centric and entangled history of modern education. In both formal as well as informal aspects, they demonstrate that transnational and cross-cultural exchanges in education have been characterized by appropriation.. Editor(s): Bagchi, Barnita; Fuchs, Eckhardt; Rousmaniere, Kate. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 ill. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382669
- ISBN
- 9781782382669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.37
€ 152.37
Hardcover. Boys at Sea is a study of homoerotic life in the Royal Navy during the age of sail. The book traces every feature of sexual life at sea, including seduction, rape, prostitution, courts martial, and the punishments meted out to those convicted of violating the stern moral code set down in the Articles of War. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; HBW; JFSK2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230522282
- ISBN
- 9780230522282
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.30
€ 119.30
Paperback. Series: Dover Fashion and Costumes. Num Pages: 128 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJG; AKTA; HBT; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 213 x 6. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 4th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486402932
- ISBN
- 9780486402932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 906.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402556
- ISBN
- 9789766402556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 90.27
€ 90.27
Paperback. Aalyses the important but neglected role of the attorneys who managed estates, chiefly for absentee proprietors, and assesses their efficiency and impact on Jamaica during slavery and freedom. This work charts both the extent of absentee ownership and the complex structure of the managerial hierarchy that stretched across the Atlantic. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps & illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766402099
- ISBN
- 9789766402099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.45
€ 51.45
Hardback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189484
- ISBN
- 9781405189484
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.51
€ 88.51
Paperback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405189477
- ISBN
- 9781405189477
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.28
€ 35.28
Hardback. Cutting-edge case studies examine the partisan and anti-partisan warfare which broke out across German-occupied eastern Europe during World War Two, showing how it was shaped in varied ways by factors including fighting power, political and economic structures, ideological and psychological influences, and the attitude of the wider population. Editor(s): Shepherd, Ben; Pattinson, Juliette. Num Pages: 277 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 2010th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230575691
- ISBN
- 9780230575691
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.03
€ 130.03
Paperback. The heroic narrative of monster-hunting in the twentieth century pits obstinate mainstream scientists against passionate amateur naturalists. Searching for Sasquatch shows that in actuality, many scientists eagerly sought out creatures like Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti, often risking their careers in the process. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTB; PDX; PDZ; VXQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137349439
- ISBN
- 9781137349439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 139.01
€ 139.01
Paperback. In Ancient Greece and Rome, in Crusader campaigns and pirate adventures, same-sex romances were a common and condoned part of military culture. From the Peloponnesian War to the Gulf War, from Achelleus to Lawrence of Arabia gays and lesbians have played a crucial but often hidden role in military campaigns. Num Pages: 299 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814798867
- ISBN
- 9780814798867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.15
€ 28.15
Paperback. Investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814712368
- ISBN
- 9780814712368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.39
€ 32.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. This cultural and political study examines British perceptions and policies on India's Afghan Frontier between 1918 and 1948 and the impact of these on the local Pashtun population, India as a whole, and the decline of British imperialism in South Asia. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476787
- ISBN
- 9781349476787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41
Hardback. This book integrates research on the production and marketing of basic foodstuffs for local needs into an investigation of slavery and export agriculture. It opens new perspectives for understanding how, during more than three centuries, slavery, plantations, and export agriculture shaped social and economic life in Brazil. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 maps,bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804726320
- ISBN
- 9780804726320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.05
€ 88.05
Paperback. An examination ofhow the US military in Hawaii is depicted by museum curators, memorial builders, film makers, and newspaper reporters. These mediums convey information, and engage their audiences, in ways that, together, form a powerful advocacy for the benefits of militarism in the islands." Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349309764
- ISBN
- 9781349309764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.46
€ 62.46
Paperback. In this fresh and controversial account of Britain's end of empire, Grob-Fitzgibbon reveals that the British government developed a successful strategy of decolonization following the Second World War based on devolving power to indigenous peoples within the Commonwealth. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 392 pages, 2 maps, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 29. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230248731
- ISBN
- 9780230248731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.01
€ 41.01
Paperback. This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica, in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346349
- ISBN
- 9781349346349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.72
€ 45.72
Hardcover. Bronwen Everill offers a new perspective on African global history, applying a comparative approach to freed slave settlers in Sierra Leone and Liberia to understand their role in the anti-slavery colonization movements of Britain and America. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137028679
- ISBN
- 9781137028679
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.01
€ 139.01
Paperback. This book celebrates and critically assesses the Labour Party's role in shaping events of the 20th century. It brings together academics from a variety of disciplines to examine the history of the party's development. Editor(s): Brivati, Brian; Heffernan, Richard. Num Pages: 535 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBT; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333746509
- ISBN
- 9780333746509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.39
€ 64.39
Hardcover. For German townsmen, life during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was characterized by a culture of arms, with urban citizenry representing the armed power of the state. This book investigates how men were socialized to the martial ethic from all sides, and how masculine identity was confirmed with blades and guns. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 401 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; GTJ; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230576568
- ISBN
- 9780230576568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.30
€ 213.30
Paperback. This collection addresses the recent rebirth of interest in immigrant letters. As these letters are increasingly seen as key, rather than incidental, documents in the interpretations of gender, age, social class, and ethnicity/nationality, the scholars gathered here demonstrate a diversity of new approaches to their interpretation. Editor(s): Elliot, B. Num Pages: 325 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBAH; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349532636
- ISBN
- 9781349532636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 129.41
€ 129.41