History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Today, many believe the Civil War was fought over slavery. This view satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gallagher's searing revisionist history shows, it is an anachronistic judgment. Northern citizen-soldiers fought the war to preserve the Union. Emancipation was secondary to the war's primary goal of safeguarding the republic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066083
- ISBN
- 9780674066083
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.66
€ 36.99
€ 30.66
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801442537
- ISBN
- 9780801442537
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.13
€ 61.13
Paperback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362319
- ISBN
- 9780822362319
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.28
€ 27.99
€ 26.28
Paperback. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, this title argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993560
- ISBN
- 9780295993560
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Hardback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362098
- ISBN
- 9780822362098
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520265905
- ISBN
- 9780520265905
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.06
€ 31.99
€ 23.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253210432
- ISBN
- 9780253210432
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; DSBH5; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231171694
- ISBN
- 9780231171694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.41
€ 37.99
€ 27.41
Paperback. In his bestselling book 1421:The Year China Discovered the World, Gavin Menzies revealed that it was the Chinese that discovered America, not Columbus. Now he presents further astonishing evidence that it was also Chinese advances in science, art, and technology that formed the basis of the European Renaissance and our modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FPC; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTM; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007269556
- ISBN
- 9780007269556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.41
€ 15.99
€ 11.41
Paperback. In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control and China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 199 x 43. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780553815221
- ISBN
- 9780553815221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.53
€ 17.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. Telling the stories behind television's approaches to race relations, multiculturalism and immigration in the 'Golden Age' of British television, the book focuses on the 1960s and 1970s and argues that the makers of television worked tirelessly to shape multiculturalism and undermine racist extremism. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APT; HBTB; JFD; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230292987
- ISBN
- 9780230292987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801483189
- ISBN
- 9780801483189
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Hardback. Editor(s): Davis, Gayle; Loughran, Tracey. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137520791
- ISBN
- 9781137520791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 277.05
€ 277.05
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916938
- ISBN
- 9781908916938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.64
€ 40.99
€ 28.64
Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGC; AVGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199380084
- ISBN
- 9780199380084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 102.47
€ 102.47
Paperback. Editor(s): Inglis, Simon. Series: Played in Britain. Num Pages: 180 pages, approx 200 black & white & colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 210 x 16. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Publisher
- Malavan Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780954744557
- ISBN
- 9780954744557
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
paperback. In 1960, John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans. The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books. Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbeck's home. Translator(s): Waters, Liz. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099578734
- ISBN
- 9780099578734
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
paperback. Jowert has more in common with an English village than with Amsterdam, and it's moving story of neighbours and their efforts to preserve their long established way of life is relevant to the changing face of the countryside everywhere in Europe. In this title, the author returns returns to the Frisian village of his childhood to tell its story. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099546863
- ISBN
- 9780099546863
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.01
€ 12.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. When Hitler assumed power in 1933, he and other Nazis had firm ideas on what they called a racially pure "community of the people." This work includes eesays that explore the political strategies used by the Third Reich to gain support for its ideologies and programs, and each following essay concentrates on one group of outsiders. Editor(s): Gellately, Robert; Stoltzfus, Nathan. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691086842
- ISBN
- 9780691086842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.48€ 42.00
€ 53.48
€ 42.00
Paperback. A study of five remarkable sixteenth-century women. Part of the select group of Tudor women allowed access to formal humanist education, the Cooke sisters were also well-connected through their marriages to influential Elizabethan politicians. Series: Politics, Culture & Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099779
- ISBN
- 9780719099779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.01
€ 39.01
Hardcover. This collection of essays uses the framework of journeys in order to highlight the diverse artistic, cultural, and medical responses to a peculiarly Viennese anxiety about the madness of modern times. The travelers of these journeys vary from patients to doctors, artists to writers, architects to composers, and royalty to tourists.. Editor(s): Blackshaw, Gemma; Wieber, Sabine. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 222 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; JFC; JKSM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 436. Mapping Mental Illness in Austro-Hungary. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. 222 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Blackshaw, Gemma; Wieber, Sabine. This collection of essays uses the framework of journeys in order to highlight the diverse artistic, cultural, and medical responses to a peculiarly Viennese anxiety about the madness of modern times. The travelers of these journeys vary from patients to doctors, artists to writers, architects to composers, and royalty to tourists. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; JFC; JKSM. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 16. Weight: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454584
- ISBN
- 9780857454584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.97
€ 154.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820343419
- ISBN
- 9780820343419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.07
€ 50.07
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 540 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691631097
- ISBN
- 9780691631097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 232.92€ 172.99
€ 232.92
€ 172.99
Hardback. Subway and train enthusiasts, students of New York City history, and specialists in the history of technology will appreciate this updated and authoritative reference work about one of the twentieth century's greatest urban achievements. Num Pages: 528 pages, 509, 336 black & white halftones, 173 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1997.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Centennial ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879227
- ISBN
- 9780801879227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.20€ 60.24
€ 61.20
€ 60.24