History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Examines slavery's historical roots to illuminate today's puzzles. The author explores our basic ideas about what slavery is and how the phenomenon fits into our moral, political, and economic worlds. He asks how we can study and measure this mostly hidden crime. Throughout, he emphasizes that to end global slavery, we must first understand it. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1 b/w photograph, 2 drawings, 2 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520245075
- ISBN
- 9780520245075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.05
€ 33.99
€ 25.05
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 Black and white photos. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 257 x 32. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812995763
- ISBN
- 9780812995763
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 22.55
€ 31.99
€ 22.55
Paperback. There are 27 million slaves alive today - more than at any point in history Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTS; JFF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851688159
- ISBN
- 9781851688159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. The authoritative introduction to the history of black civil rights in the USA, providing a clear and useful guide to the political, social and cultural history of black Americans and their pursuit of equality from 1865 to the present day. Series: Introductions to History. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 134 x 9. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415238885
- ISBN
- 9780415238885
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.27
€ 51.99
€ 51.27
Hardcover. In 1947 German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring was tried and convicted of war crimes committed during World War II. The author's close analysis of the Kesselring case reveals how a network of veterans, lawyers, and German sympathizers in Britain and America achieved the commutation of Kesselring's death sentence and his eventual release. Translator(s): Klemm, Alexandra. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, 26 photographs. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW; HBTZ; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616411
- ISBN
- 9780700616411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.56
€ 60.56
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 B&W drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 319. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Greystone Books,Canada
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781771641197
- ISBN
- 9781771641197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.42
€ 20.99
€ 19.42
Num Pages: 272 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302275
- ISBN
- 9780764302275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.42
€ 37.99
€ 25.42
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552746
- ISBN
- 9780742552746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.47
€ 91.47
Paperback. Covering the massive emigration of some 7 million people from Ireland to the USA between 1660 and the 1900s, this focuses on the thought and behaviour of the "ordinary" Irish emigrants, Catholic and Protestant, as revealed in their personal letters, diaries, songs, and folklore. Num Pages: 704 pages, 1map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 37. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195051872
- ISBN
- 9780195051872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.50
€ 43.50
Paperback. In the 1960s and 1970s, New Orleans experienced one of the greatest transformations in its history. This book looks back at that era to explore how a few thousand locals tried to bring the Great Society to Dixie. It offers a detailed portrait of the complex city that developed after its last epic reconstruction. Num Pages: 424 pages, 15 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JJP; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820329000
- ISBN
- 9780820329000
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.55
€ 50.55
Paperback. Expanding on the ex-pat Scottish communities abroad, MacAskill and McLeish turns to organisations specifically designed around the Scottish culture in places such as Singapore, Tokyo, Java and Buenos Aires, as well as the United States, Canada and Australia. This book contains series of conducted interviews, and investigates varied personalities. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905222681
- ISBN
- 9781905222681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691017198
- ISBN
- 9780691017198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.46€ 42.02
€ 53.46
€ 42.02
Hardcover. Traces five centuries of conflict and change in the life of the clergy in Brazil. This book examines how priests participated in the colonization of Brazil, educated the elite and poor in the faith, propped up the socioeconomic status quo, and reinforced the institution of slavery, all the while living in relative freedom from church authority. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268041199
- ISBN
- 9780268041199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.22
€ 134.22
paperback. Demythologizing Sutter while giving him a more secure place in western history, this collective portrait exemplifies revisionist scholarship at its best. Editor(s): Owens, Kenneth N. Num Pages: 138 pages, 1 photograph, 1 illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 138
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803286184
- ISBN
- 9780803286184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.32
€ 32.99
€ 29.32
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327921
- ISBN
- 9780820327921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.10
€ 53.10
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 bw integrated, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1KJ; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763873
- ISBN
- 9781780763873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.06
€ 23.06
Hardcover. Examining the sermons and writings of Protestant clergy, the author finds that clerics on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line (the dividing line between North and South before the Civil War) displayed unanimity in their condemnation of mammonism, which, they believed, would destroy the nation. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC9; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820319056
- ISBN
- 9780820319056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Paperback. Focuses on black migration and Latino immigration, examining tensions and alliances that emerged between African Americans and other groups. Exploring the challenges of residential segregation and deindustrialization, this book also tackles such topics as the real estate industry's discriminatory practices. Editor(s): Kusmer, Kenneth L.; Trotter, Joe. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 512 pages, 5 line drawings, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226465104
- ISBN
- 9780226465104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
paperback. Takes a look at Victorian America, and explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. The five essays in the book discuss specific pieces - hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture - within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Series: American Civilization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 195 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; J; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566393331
- ISBN
- 9781566393331
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.61
€ 45.99
€ 40.61
Paperback. In this study of the monarchy in postwar Japan, the author examines not only its reform during the Occupation (1945-52), but also its evolution in the decades since the Japanese regained the power to shape their monarchy and polity. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 25 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTG; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674010888
- ISBN
- 9780674010888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.82
€ 27.99
€ 24.82
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Professions and Industries. Num Pages: 612 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 48. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 612
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810856349
- ISBN
- 9780810856349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.73
€ 196.73
Hardback. The Human Tradition in Premodern China is a collection of biographical essays revealing the variety and complexity of human experience in China from the earliest historical times to the dawn of the modern age. Editor(s): Hammond, Kenneth J. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171 x 17. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029582
- ISBN
- 9780842029582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.86
€ 167.86
Paperback. Editor(s): Andrien, Kenneth J. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442212992
- ISBN
- 9781442212992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.72
€ 62.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, 127 photos & 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 5. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888395986
- ISBN
- 9780888395986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 17.21
€ 24.99
€ 17.21