History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. After immersing himself in the culture of a remote Australian Indigenous community for close to a year, a Japanese scholar emerged with a new world view. Gurindji Journey tells of his experience living with the Gurindji people of Daguragu and Kalkaringi in the Northern Territory, absorbing their way of life. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBFX; HBAH; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- UNSW Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742232683
- ISBN
- 9781742232683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. "The Most American Thing in America" is the winner of the 2006 Barnard Hewitt Award for Excellence in Theatre History. Num Pages: 286 pages, 134 photos, 3 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587295850
- ISBN
- 9781587295850
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
€ 26.99
€ 23.43
Hardcover. Focuses on the history of emigre thinkers escaping from the rise of fascism in Central Europe. This book emphasizes the contributions to American and British culture by the European intellectual diaspora of 1930s. It also explores the careers in exile of novelists Thomas Mann and Herman Broch; and philosophers Karl Mannheim and Walter Kaufmann. Editor(s): Bodek, Richard; Lewis, Simon. Series Editor(s): Gleeson, David; Lewis, Simon; Poole, W. Scott. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570038532
- ISBN
- 9781570038532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.35€ 48.83
€ 52.35
€ 48.83
Paperback. "Rescuing the Children" is the memoir of Vivette Samuel, who at age twenty-two began working for the uvre de secours aux enfants (OSE, or Society for Assistance to Children). The OSE and similar organizations saved 86 percent of Jewish children in France from deportation to Nazi concentration and extermination camps." Translator(s): Paul, Charles B. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299177447
- ISBN
- 9780299177447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.51
€ 33.99
€ 28.51
hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- British Academy United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197262351
- ISBN
- 9780197262351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.41€ 48.88
€ 52.41
€ 48.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Webster, Brenda; Romani, Gabriella. Series: MLA Texts & Translations (Paperback). Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 331.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The Modern Language Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873529365
- ISBN
- 9780873529365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.54
€ 43.99
€ 36.54
Hardcover. This book is a collection of essays and reportage in translation that captures the many facets of an unprecedented sea change wreaked by a rising China upon a scared land and its defenseless people Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; DNJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824840082
- ISBN
- 9780824840082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.06€ 59.04
€ 64.06
€ 59.04
Paperback. Presenting the history of Australia gastronomically, this work challenges myths such as that Australia is 'too young' for a national cuisine, and that immigration caused the restaurant boom. It shows us that Australia is unique because its citizens have not developed a true contact with the land, have not had a peasant society. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522853230
- ISBN
- 9780522853230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
€ 29.99
€ 25.40
Hardcover. A rich, historically grounded exploration of why theater and performance matter in the modern world Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119073
- ISBN
- 9780472119073
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.68€ 50.86
€ 54.68
€ 50.86
Paperback. A fascinating look at Lakota lifeways and history through the voices of medicine men and White Hat s personal stories" Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 216 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607811848
- ISBN
- 9781607811848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Paperback. Analyzes identity formation in the multicultural border region of Sleswig. This book highlights the changeability of national sentiments and explores what has motivated local inhabitants to define themselves as Germans or Danes. Num Pages: 183 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535245
- ISBN
- 9781557535245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.42
€ 34.99
€ 29.42
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wendrich, Willeke. Num Pages: 276 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HDA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816507672
- ISBN
- 9780816507672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.57
€ 73.57
Paperback. In the wake of American independence, it was clear that the new United States required novel political forms. Moving beyond traditional accounts of social unrest, republican and liberal ideology, and the rise of the autonomous individual, this work offers an interpretation of the American Revolution as a transformation of self and society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859186
- ISBN
- 9780807859186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.02€ 46.67
€ 50.02
€ 46.67
Paperback. Surveying the vast diversity of foodways within the region and the collective qualities that make them distinctively southern, this volume marks the first encyclopedia of the food culture of the American South. It explore the richness of southern foodways, examining not only what southerners eat but also why they eat it. Num Pages: 336 pages, 50 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858400
- ISBN
- 9780807858400
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.63
€ 51.99
€ 43.63
Hardcover. Deeds not words: an extraordinary ordinary life Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSRC; HBT; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119035
- ISBN
- 9780472119035
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.36€ 72.98
€ 80.36
€ 72.98
Hardcover. A unique volume that addresses how a thalassographic frame opens up new and important questions for the study of history Editor(s): Miller, Peter N. Series: The Bard Graduate Center Cultural Histories of the Material World. Num Pages: 312 pages, map. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTM; PSPM; RBKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118670
- ISBN
- 9780472118670
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.24
€ 96.24
Hardcover. A close look at Charlotte Salomon's fantastical autobiography "Life? or Theater?" and the way that German social history has omitted the stories of German Jewish women and suicide Series: Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures. Num Pages: 412 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; AGB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472118557
- ISBN
- 9780472118557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.02€ 77.03
€ 85.02
€ 77.03
Paperback. This book is the first to study the Roman public bathing experience primarily as a historical, social, and cultural phenomenon rather than a technological or architectural one. As a result, many issues are developed here that have to date been addressed only superficially. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3D; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 689.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472088652
- ISBN
- 9780472088652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.91
€ 60.91
Hardcover. Reconsidering Patricia Hearst's story, this book recreates the atmosphere of uncertainty of mid-1970s America. It paints a portrait of a nation confused and frightened by the upheavals of 1960s liberalism and beginning to tip over into what would become Reagan-era conservatism, with its invocations of individual responsibility and the heroic. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226305226
- ISBN
- 9780226305226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.48
€ 123.48
Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 782.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226021263
- ISBN
- 9780226021263
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.66
€ 49.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Lambert, Simon M. Num Pages: 317 pages, tables. charts. graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JP; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 317
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781617618932
- ISBN
- 9781617618932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 341.24€ 231.19
€ 341.24
€ 231.19
Paperback. Editor(s): David, Bruno; Barker, Bryce; McNiven, Ian J. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780855754990
- ISBN
- 9780855754990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.27
€ 35.99
€ 26.27
paperback. Editor(s): Cook, Raymond. Num Pages: 400 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714531120
- ISBN
- 9780714531120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.22
€ 12.22
paperback. Examines the events that led up to the 1848 rising in Ireland and examines the reasons for its failure. This book places the rising in the context of political changes outside Ireland, especially the links between the Irish nationalists and radicals and republicans in Britain, France and north America. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065170
- ISBN
- 9780719065170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.02
€ 49.02