History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Drawing on over two decades of research and 3,000 recorded interviews from every corner of the state, Walt Wolfram and Jeffrey Reaser's lively book introduces readers to the unique regional, social, and ethnic dialects of North Carolina, as well as its major languages, including American Indian languages and Spanish. Num Pages: 352 pages, 58 halftones, 12 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 2ABM; CFFD; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781469629995
- ISBN
- 9781469629995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 27.43
€ 31.99
€ 27.43
Hardcover. Editor(s): Wolhuter, C. C. Num Pages: 253 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626185821
- ISBN
- 9781626185821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.92€ 168.92
€ 247.92
€ 168.92
Hardback. In the aftermath of the French Revolution, "freedom" came to have a host of meanings. This volume examines these contested visions of freedom both inside and outside of revolutionary situations in the nineteenth century, as each author explores and interprets the development of nineteenth-century political culture in a particular national context. Editor(s): Woloch, Isser. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727488
- ISBN
- 9780804727488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.81€ 53.30
€ 83.81
€ 53.30
Paperback. First published in 1634, this book provided reliable, first-hand information on British America for prospective colonists. Part 1 offers descriptions of New England's natural environment, and part 2 describes the daily life of Indian tribes. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870238901
- ISBN
- 9780870238901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.68
€ 32.68
Hardcover. This text examines the struggle of bondpeople to secure and retain for themselves recognised rights as producers and consumers in the context of the brutal, formal slave economy sanctified by the law. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTS; JPVH; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820316673
- ISBN
- 9780820316673
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Hardcover. The second volume in the "Russian-American Dialogues" series, this collection of essays covers topics pertaining to the American Revolution, the single most important event in American history. Each Russian essay is followed by a commentary from an American historian of the American Revolution. Editor(s): Wood, Gordon S.; Wood, Louise G. Series: Russian-American Dialogues on United States History. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826210203
- ISBN
- 9780826210203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.86€ 58.02
€ 62.86
€ 58.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789766403218
- ISBN
- 9789766403218
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.44
€ 36.99
€ 31.44
Paperback. A reinterpretation of the American Revolution. Woody Holton shows that when Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and other elite Virginians joined their peers from other colonies in declaring independence from Britain, they acted partly in response to grassroots rebellion against their own rule. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 illustrations, 3 maps, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847848
- ISBN
- 9780807847848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.56
€ 49.99
€ 41.56
Paperback. This volume assesses Franklin Roosevelt's role as war leader from the vantage point of the twenty-first century, by looking at different aspects of his foreign policy. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBL; HBTQ; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349375875
- ISBN
- 9781349375875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
Paperback. Chronicles the dreams, ambitions and idiosyncrasies of the author's family, beginning with the death of her grandmother in pre-Independence Malaya. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971694005
- ISBN
- 9789971694005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.35
€ 25.99
€ 22.35
Editor(s): Shepherd, Verene A. Num Pages: 538 pages, map, port. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789768123596
- ISBN
- 9789768123596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. This collection of historical essays on race develops lines of inquiry into race and social studies, such as geography, history, and vocational education. Contributors focus on the ways African Americans were excluded or included in the social education curriculum and the roles that black teachers played in crafting social education curricula. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349435364
- ISBN
- 9781349435364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.80€ 45.44
€ 50.80
€ 45.44
Hardback. How directors have shaped Hollywood's history Series: Behind the Silver Screen. BIC Classification: APFA; APFN; APFX; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781788310376
- ISBN
- 9781788310376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.40€ 103.75
€ 116.40
€ 103.75
Paperback. "The idea of the centralized state has played a powerful role in shaping French republicanism. But for two hundred years, many have tried to find other ways of being French and Republican. These essays challenge the traditional account, bringing together new insights from leading scholars"-- Editor(s): Jones, H. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349323005
- ISBN
- 9781349323005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.89
€ 63.89
Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319508948
- ISBN
- 9783319508948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.82
€ 112.82
Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTQ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319509648
- ISBN
- 9783319509648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.29
€ 145.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277156
- ISBN
- 9780877277156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.99
€ 29.99
€ 26.99
Paperback. This book focuses on human trafficking in Europe for labour and sexual exploitation. It includes empirical work on trafficking throughout Europe, identifying underlying causes in globalization, migration policies and gender inequality. It questions whether European responses- from policy makers or civil society are adequate. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349310456
- ISBN
- 9781349310456
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.46
€ 64.46
Hardback. This book focuses on human trafficking in Europe for labour and sexual exploitation. It includes empirical work on trafficking throughout Europe, identifying underlying causes in globalization, migration policies and gender inequality. It questions whether European responses- from policy makers or civil society are adequate. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTS; JFF; JFMX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230229099
- ISBN
- 9780230229099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.43
€ 64.43
Paperback. * A brilliant, colourful narrative history of a pivotal year in European history Num Pages: 480 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349118642
- ISBN
- 9780349118642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Hardcover. This book considers the British travelling beyond their isles over the last three hundred years, and through a range of interdisciplinary perspectives reflects on their taste for discovery and self-discovery both through the exploration - and exploitation - of other lands and peoples. Editor(s): Farr, Martin. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137304148
- ISBN
- 9781137304148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.75
€ 64.75
Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231133388
- ISBN
- 9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.17€ 55.96
€ 72.17
€ 55.96
Paperback. In 1982, 20,000 Chinese American garment workers - mostly women - went on strike in New York's Chinatown and forced Chinese garment industry employers in the city to sign a union contract. This study explains how this militancy and organized protest, seemingly so at odds with traditional Chinese female behavior, came about. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252073502
- ISBN
- 9780252073502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.70
€ 39.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503601086
- ISBN
- 9781503601086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.49
€ 36.99
€ 33.49