History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This volume celebrates this essential element of southern life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 47 illustrations, 2 maps, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859087
- ISBN
- 9780807859087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.75
€ 46.75
Paperback. From semitropical coastal areas to high mountain terrain, from swampy lowlands to modern cities, the environment holds a fundamental importance in shaping the character of the American South. This volume surveys the dynamic environmental forces that have shaped human culture in the region - and the ways humans have shaped their environment. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858561
- ISBN
- 9780807858561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.14
€ 44.14
Hardcover. Examines the transition from slavery to free labor during the tumultuous first months after the Civil War. This volume reveals the connection between developments in workplaces across the South and an intensifying political contest over the meaning of freedom and the terms of national reunification. Editor(s): Hahn, Steven; Miller, Steven F. (University of Maryland); O'Donovan, Susan Eva; Rodrigue, John C.; Rowland, Leslie S. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807831472
- ISBN
- 9780807831472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.36
€ 171.36
Paperback. Environmental history has traditionally told the story of Man and Nature. This book reintroduces gender as a meaningful category of analysis for environmental history, showing how women's actions, desires and choices have shaped the world and seeing men as gendered actors as well. Editor(s): Scharff, Virginia J. (Professor of History, University of New Mexico, USA). Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSJ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612857
- ISBN
- 9780700612857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.72
€ 38.99
€ 35.72
Hardcover. Bringing together a diverse array of photographs, this collection provides a visual record of life in Kansas, from 1936-1949. The photographs portray, for example, FSA-aided farmers and striking coal miners, dust-bowl debris and tumbleweeds, and a failed bank and a thriving stockyard. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B. Num Pages: 160 pages, 94 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607990
- ISBN
- 9780700607990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.57
€ 41.99
€ 37.57
Paperback. Editor(s): Kostash, Myrna. Num Pages: 238 pages, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 165 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897126462
- ISBN
- 9781897126462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 19.67
€ 27.99
€ 19.67
paperback. Editor(s): Walker, Harlan. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018248
- ISBN
- 9781903018248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.80
€ 38.99
€ 33.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Black Rose Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781895431766
- ISBN
- 9781895431766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.43
€ 17.99
€ 16.43
paperback. The ten essays in this richly illustrated volume detail Nova Scotia's industrial history. Covering coal, steel, iron, ropeworks, and railways, this work presents a rich and diverse industrial heritage that includes a discussion of the impact of industrialization on humans, the role of external capital, and the involvement of unions. Editor(s): Candow, James E. Num Pages: 225 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KBCV; HBTB; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 183 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552660607
- ISBN
- 9781552660607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54
hardcover. Editor(s): Kowarick, Lucio. Translator(s): Fisher, William; Mundy, Kevin. Num Pages: 269 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTV; JFSG; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 269
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780853458623
- ISBN
- 9780853458623
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.75
€ 38.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Discusses the story of the shrinking bathing suit and the evolution of the black singlet. This book on the role of clothes in our history shows the way in which clothes reveal and identify, embody tradition and memory, are both local and global. Editor(s): Labrum, Bronwyn; McKergow, Fiona; Gibson, Stephanie. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations (colour section). BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 100 x 100 x 100. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Auckland University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781869403973
- ISBN
- 9781869403973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.90
€ 44.90
Paperback. The fourteenth volume in this acclaimed paperback series includes articles on Cornish mining history, the Cornish and Breton languages compared, the history and revival of Cornish, the poet Charles Causley, and twentieth-century Anglo-Cornish poetry written by women. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859897990
- ISBN
- 9780859897990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Hardcover. The primary aim of this book is to focus on contemporary issues and to promote interdisciplinary approaches within the subject. Written by international scholars and practitioners in fields such as folklore, ethnomusicology, art history, religious studies, tourism and education, the book brings together in one volume a wide range of perspectives. Editor(s): Hale, Amy; Payton, Philip. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFHF; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Ill
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896221
- ISBN
- 9780859896221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.15
€ 139.15
Paperback. This volume of readings examines the revolutions, civil wars, guerrilla struggles, insurgencies, counter-insurgencies, and interventions of this period. Offering a solid perspective on the Independence period, The Wars of Independence is an excellent text for Latin American survey courses and courses focusing on the colonial era. Editor(s): Archer, Christon. Series: Jaguar Books on Latin America. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024693
- ISBN
- 9780842024693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
Hardcover. Draws on a wide range of cultural materials in order to challenge Eurocentric readings of decolonisation. Editor(s): Craggs, Ruth; Wintle, Claire. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719096525
- ISBN
- 9780719096525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.47
€ 151.47
Hardback. Translator(s): Ebrey, Patricia Buckley. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 380 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640327
- ISBN
- 9780691640327
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.11
€ 193.11
Paperback. The Baroque period stretched from the end of the 16th to the second half of the 17th century. In this book, 13 scholars develop a portrait of institutions, ideologies, intellectual themes and social structures as they are reflected in Baroque personae, or characteristic social roles. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226856377
- ISBN
- 9780226856377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.14
€ 50.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Kummerly & Frey
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KON0819580
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. 400pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Messe
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KON0819544
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Paperback, blue cover. Cover is slightly faded and stained, stamp on first page. 32pp
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Hydrographic Department Taunton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1972
- Edition
- Second
- SKU
- KON0819400
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 23.99€ 17.95
€ 23.99
€ 17.95