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History: specific events & topics

Hardcover. This study of urban and cultural geography shows how Dublin's iconography evolved before and after the creation of the Irish Free State. Yvonne Whelan argues that a shift has taken place from an intensely political iconography to one that is increasingly apolitical. Num Pages: 336 pages, 75 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMVD; HBJD1; HBTP; JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621854
ISBN
9781900621854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.71
€ 50.74

Paperback. A comprehensive history of how the conflicts and balances of power in the Maoist revolutionary campaigns from 1951 to 1979 complicated and diversified the meanings of films, this book offers a discursive study of the development of early PRC cinema. Num Pages: 289 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AB; APF; HBJF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478477
ISBN
9781349478477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.82

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449130
ISBN
9780801449130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Hardback. Argues that the impact of technology-enhanced mass death in the twentieth century has affected the future shape of religious thought. This book shows how key Jewish theologians faced the memory of Auschwitz by rejecting traditional theodicy, abandoning any attempt to justify and vindicate the relationship between God and catastrophic suffering. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780691059419
ISBN
9780691059419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.09
€ 78.54

Hardcover. The political conflict during Mexico's Reform era in the mid-nineteenth century was a visceral battle between ideologies and people from every economic and social class. As Popular Politics and Rebellion in Mexico develops the story of this struggle, the role of one key rebel, Manuel Lozada, comes into focus. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826520449
ISBN
9780826520449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.32
€ 73.06

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107182561
ISBN
9781107182561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.26

Paperback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761857945
ISBN
9780761857945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.17

Paperback. The first book-length study of the Stamp Act in decades, this timely collection draws together essays from a broad range of disciplines to provide a thoroughly original investigation of the influence of 1760s British tax legislation on colonial culture, and vice versa. While earlier scholarship has largely focused on the political origins and legac Editor(s): Hutchins, Zachary McLeod. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
University Press of New England
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688825
ISBN
9781611688825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.13

Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307475459
ISBN
9780307475459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. .
Publisher
Anness Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780192758
ISBN
9781780192758
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.29

Hardback. Series: Postcolonial Studies in Education. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBTR; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137382924
ISBN
9781137382924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.94

paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
David Philip South Africa
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864866417
ISBN
9780864866417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.27

Paperback. This volume examines the church's history, theology and ethics in order to discover reasons for the inconsistencies in its approach to human rights issues. Plantak identifies certain historical, pragmatic and theological issues and examines three major issues of social ethics, the 'New Theology' and Adventist theological thinking. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; HRCC2; HRCC99; HRCM; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333724484
ISBN
9780333724484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.53

Paperback. Through a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the centuries. It depicts forms of subaltern discontent against "imagined empires" that failed in achieving their professed goals and brought about environmental crises to Qina province. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 13. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275539
ISBN
9780520275539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.57

Hardback. Through a microhistory of a small province in Upper Egypt, this book investigates the history of five world empires that assumed hegemony in Qina province over the centuries. It depicts forms of subaltern discontent against "imagined empires" that failed in achieving their professed goals and brought about environmental crises to Qina province. Num Pages: 216 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275522
ISBN
9780520275522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.12
€ 71.22

Hardback. "Explores intimate accounts of lower-class women's struggles with poverty, deprivation, and marital strife in wartime Beijing between 1936 and 1945, revealing an urban underworld built on an informal economy and conducted primarily through neighborhood networks"-- Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 36. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088382
ISBN
9780674088382
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.34

Hardback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166126
ISBN
9780231166126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.05

Paperback. Editor(s): Saussy, Haun; Handler-Spitz, Rebecca; Lee, Pauline. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166133
ISBN
9780231166133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.01

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804774093
ISBN
9780804774093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.66

Paperback. On the morning of April 26, 1986, a Soviet nuclear plant at Chernobyl (near Kiev) exploded, pouring radioactivity into the environment and setting off the worst disaster in the history of nuclear energy. Now a former Soviet scientist gives a comprehensive account of the catastrophe. Photographs. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPN; HBT; MBNH2; RNQ; THK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 108 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851248035
ISBN
9780851248035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.35

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007651
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007673
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The St Joe Company is a fiscally powerful force in the real-estate development of northwest Florida, with access to influential people in government. This factual history describes the St Joe Company from the days of its founders to the workings and dealings of its heirs. It is of interest to those concerned with land use and growth management. Num Pages: 416 pages, 13 b&w photos, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813029511
ISBN
9780813029511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. Ranging from analyses of Condoleeza Rice and Bush's other 'Cowgirls' to the Iraq war, this book pushes the boundaries of contemporary theory. It charts the militarist and masculinist configurations through discussions of the Afghan and Iraq wars, violations at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, the 2004 US Presidential election, and hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Zed Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842778173
ISBN
9781842778173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.28

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