History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745505
- ISBN
- 9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.60
€ 42.60
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168922
- ISBN
- 9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.43
€ 50.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168517
- ISBN
- 9780691168517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.83
€ 37.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837621198
- ISBN
- 9783837621198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.77
€ 52.99
€ 37.77
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245198
- ISBN
- 9780803245198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.36
€ 42.99
€ 38.36
Paperback. An authoritative account of the operation of the Auschwitz death camp. Num Pages: 656 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208842
- ISBN
- 9780253208842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.68
€ 42.68
Paperback. Describes the growth and development of the resistance movement and armed struggle against the wider historical background and the development of clandestine communal activities in the ghetto Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 510 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253205117
- ISBN
- 9780253205117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 46.05
€ 50.99
€ 46.05
Hardcover. Examines gender relations in ancient Chinese and Greek societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as banquets, festivals, and feasts. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521197625
- ISBN
- 9780521197625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.42
€ 86.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757809
- ISBN
- 9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.01
€ 15.99
€ 14.01
Paperback. An inspiring account of the Ovitz family & their time in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 304 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Publisher
- Biteback Publishing London
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849546539
- ISBN
- 9781849546539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.62
€ 13.99
€ 11.62
Paperback. A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He also examines topics such as the relationship between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093001
- ISBN
- 9780300093001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.60
€ 20.99
€ 19.60
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573090308
- ISBN
- 9781573090308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.24
€ 95.24
Paperback. This is the first instalment of a multi-volume edition of Poyln, the first English translation to be published. Here begins a story of the beauty and pathos of the world of Polish Jewry, a world that was almost totally destroyed by the Nazis. Editor(s): Wrobel, Piotr J.; Shapiro, Robert Moses. Translator(s): Clarke, Anna. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487520656
- ISBN
- 9781487520656
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 600 black and white and colour photo's, 50-100 colour profiles. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 217 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2004. 320 pages, 600 black and white and colour photo's, 50-100 colour profiles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTW; JWMV3. Dimension: 302 x 217 x 45. Weight: 2010.
- Publisher
- Hikoki Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902109183
- ISBN
- 9781902109183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.24
€ 58.24
Hardcover. An innovative and thorough history of how Hitler's war to eliminate Europe's Jews and the Wehrmacht's war versus the Allies were in conflict with each other to the material detriment of the latter. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 35 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700620067
- ISBN
- 9780700620067
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.50
€ 63.50
paperback. A pioneering study of Syria's key Jewish communities, bringing to light an enormous amount of material and providing a broad, multifaceted perspective on Jewish life in Syria. Translator(s): Ordan, Dina. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906764562
- ISBN
- 9781906764562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.31
€ 41.31
Paperback. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward. Translator(s): Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241956984
- ISBN
- 9780241956984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.90
€ 19.99
€ 14.90
Paperback. The Civil War thrust millions of men and women rich and poor, soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free onto the roads of the South. During four years of war, Southerners lived on the move. In the hands of Sternhell, movement becomes a radically new means to perceive the full trajectory of the Confederacy s rise, struggle, and ultimate defeat." Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088177
- ISBN
- 9780674088177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.13
€ 45.13
Paperback. The ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195338102
- ISBN
- 9780195338102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.84
€ 45.84
paperback. Includes grandparents and great-grandparents who sum up in their own words the vast changes that have overtaken China's people over a century. This book is also at once a journey by the author through time and place, and a memorial to those who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, and, Westernization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099501480
- ISBN
- 9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.29
€ 19.99
€ 15.29