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History: specific events & topics

hardcover. "An earlier version of this work was published in Hebrew under the title Kesef, koaoh, ove-hashpaah." Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804798440
ISBN
9780804798440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.56

Hardback. This book traces the evolution of Orthodox Judaism's approach to its nonpracticing brethren, shedding new light on the emergence of Orthodoxy as a specific movement within modern Jewish society. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238655
ISBN
9780812238655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.40

Paperback. Tells the tragic story of how slavery expanded in a new nation dedicated to the principle of equality among free men. This book reveals the enormous significance and consequences of its spread into the region that became the Deep South. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 209 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024168
ISBN
9780674024168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.26

Hardcover. After Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862, Rose Herera's owners fled to Havana, taking her three children with them. Adam Rothman tells the story of Herera's quest to rescue her children from bondage after the war. As the kidnapping case made its way through the courts, it revealed the prospects and limits of justice during Reconstruction. Num Pages: 263 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; HBWJ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 151 x 30. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674368125
ISBN
9780674368125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.32

Hardcover. The Choice of the Jews under Vichy is written from the joint perspective of a historian and a participant in the events he describes. An organizer of the communist faction of the Jewish resistance in France, Rayski buttresses his analysis of war-era archival materials with his own personal testimony. Translator(s): Sayers, Will. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040215
ISBN
9780268040215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.95

Paperback. Translator(s): Sayers, Will. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268040611
ISBN
9780268040611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.91

Hardback. The story of Wildflecken through the eyes of very different groups Num Pages: 304 pages, 4 b&w illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253006776
ISBN
9780253006776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), facsims. (some col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007431007
ISBN
9780007431007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007335503
ISBN
9780007335503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Paperback. A behind-the-scenes look at "Barricada", the official daily newspaper of the Sandinista Front in the 1980s. Even during the period of the Nicaraguan Revolution, a more professional agenda also motivated the journalists and editors of this party-run paper. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 338 pages, Illustrations, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTV; JPWQ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 585. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896802230
ISBN
9780896802230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9788323336310
ISBN
9788323336310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.24

Hardback. The fascinating story of how the Spanish have transformed English football over the last eighty years Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL4; WSBX; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781471157134
ISBN
9781471157134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.49

Hardcover. The Nazis' persecution of the Jews during the Holocaust included the creation of prisoner hierarchies that forced victims to cooperate with their persecutors. Many in the camps and ghettos came to hold so-called "privileged" positions, and their behavior has often been judged as self-serving and harmful to fellow inmates. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459916
ISBN
9780857459916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.14

Hardback. The Civil War revealed what united as well as what divided Americans in the nineteenth century - not only in its deadly military conflict, but also in the broader battle of ideas, dueling moral systems, and competing national visions that preceded and followed. This title reveals a city at the heart of the cultural civil war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674052888
ISBN
9780674052888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.50

Paperback. Details the cultures of five southeastern American Indian tribes during the Contact Period. Editor(s): Braund, Kathryn E.Holland. Num Pages: 608 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 41. Weight in Grams: 939.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817355784
ISBN
9780817355784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.03

Paperback. A collection of essays that contests diehard Africanist and nativist perspectives as well as some of the key assumptions of post colonial theory. It is suitable for an interdisciplinary arena of scholarship on colonial and post colonial discourse, history, anthropology, philosophy, political science, psychoanalysis, and literary criticism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 274 pages, 22 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. 274 pages, 24 line illustrations. A collection of essays that contests diehard Africanist and nativist perspectives as well as some of the key assumptions of post colonial theory. It is suitable for an interdisciplinary arena of scholarship on colonial and post colonial discourse, history, anthropology, philosophy, political science, psychoanalysis, and literary criticism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204355
ISBN
9780520204355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.22

Paperback. Translator(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSN; 3F; DQ; HBTM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479830596
ISBN
9781479830596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297433
ISBN
9789652297433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Surveys Jewish life from the colonial period and the early Republic through the decades of mass immigration and beyond. This work discusses the evolution of the modern Jewish community and religious organizations in the United States. It addresses the economic and political opportunities not afforded Jews in the Old World. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568219592
ISBN
9781568219592
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 87.77

Hardback. This is a concise history of the Revolution of 1905, a critical juncture in the history of Russia when several possible paths were opened up for the country. This book by a leading scholar in the field explores the event and its ramifications for the political future of Russia. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804747196
ISBN
9780804747196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.97

Paperback. This is a concise history of the Revolution of 1905, a critical juncture in the history of Russia when several possible paths were opened up for the country. This book by a leading scholar in the field explores the event and its ramifications for the political future of Russia. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750288
ISBN
9780804750288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. A radical new introduction that reveals the Soviet Union as a perpetually revolutionary state. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780743875
ISBN
9781780743875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. When artists break boundaries of traditional forms and work outside of institutionalized systems, they often must create new infrastructures to sustain their practices. This book looks to Chicago's deeply layered history of artists, scholars, and creative practitioners coming together to create, share, and maintain these alternative networks. Editor(s): Satinsky, Abigail. Series: SAIC - Chicago Social Practice History. Num Pages: 200 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982879856
ISBN
9780982879856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.09

Hardback. Editor(s): Gelles, Edith B. (Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Stanford University). Num Pages: 1000 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JF; BJ; DN; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 124. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Library of America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781598534658
ISBN
9781598534658
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 33.61

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