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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Through the study of hundreds of criminal cases, Westward Bound explores how encounters between the courts and ordinary people on the Canadian Prairies contributed to the construction of race, class, and gender hierarchies in a settler society. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774818582
- ISBN
- 9780774818582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.77
€ 112.77
Hardcover. Gin: A Global History features many enticing recipes and images from the past and present of gin. The book will entice both cocktail aficionados and students of socio-political change, as it chronicles gin's evolution from humble berry to modern alcoholic marvel. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 46 colour illustrations, 69 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861899248
- ISBN
- 9781861899248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813575834
- ISBN
- 9780813575834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Examining the figure of Aesop and the traditions surrounding him, this title offers a portrait of what Greek popular culture might have looked like in the ancient world. This book explores the anonymous Life of Aesop and offers a different set of perspectives. Series: Martin Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 504 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144580
- ISBN
- 9780691144580
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 42.23
€ 53.36
€ 42.23
Paperback. In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems. Num Pages: 475 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBT; JFSJ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228924
- ISBN
- 9780520228924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.48
€ 47.99
€ 34.48
Paperback. Highlights the conflicts and debates that surrounded the 1952 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of Jan Van Riebeeck and the founding of Cape Town, South Africa. This title reveals the expectations of the festival planners and how the festival was engineered and the ANC and other non-Europeans mounted opposition to it. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 17 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216137
- ISBN
- 9780253216137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardback. Covers the San Francisco's musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 30 musical examples, 13 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; AV; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268913
- ISBN
- 9780520268913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 51.02
€ 65.21
€ 51.02
paperback. A tribute to the memory of the 160,000 Sephardic victims of this monumental tragedy.. This is a graphic picture of the anguish, doubts, fears, and, finally, a rationale for the long night of the Holocaust, with an affirmation of ultimate survival of the Jewish people. Translator(s): Levy, Isaac Jack. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252068614
- ISBN
- 9780252068614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Campfire
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789381182284
- ISBN
- 9789381182284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
paperback. Drawing upon art, science, philosophy, and the history of culture, this title explains the origin of the machine age and traces its social results, asserting that the development of modern technology had its roots in the Middle Ages rather than the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDR; PDX; TBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 522
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226550275
- ISBN
- 9780226550275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.91
€ 33.99
€ 26.91
paperback. Lively and enlightening presentation of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, educating people on the real state of affairs behind the "People's War". Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745323404
- ISBN
- 9780745323404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.00€ 24.51
€ 32.00
€ 24.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307388377
- ISBN
- 9780307388377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.76
€ 19.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674350
- ISBN
- 9781905674350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wallflower Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905674367
- ISBN
- 9781905674367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.36€ 13.84
€ 53.36
€ 13.84
Paperback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362937
- ISBN
- 9780822362937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Hardback. Using a theoretical framework built on Lacan and Foucault, Licia Fiol-Matta traces the careers of four iconic female Puerto Rican singers to explore how their voices, performance style, physical appearance, and subject matter of their songs challenged social and cultural norms. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJP; AVC; AVG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362821
- ISBN
- 9780822362821
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.81
€ 115.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Publisher
- Samuel Wachtman´s Sons, Inc.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781941905128
- ISBN
- 9781941905128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226244259
- ISBN
- 9780226244259
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.85€ 79.10
€ 94.85
€ 79.10
Paperback. Lilo was a child during the Holocaust. Now that the older generation of Holocaust survivors, such as her parents, are just about gone, she and others like her are the last survivors of the Holocaust the final witnesses to the horrors that Hitler perpetrated on the Jewish people. Num Pages: 117 pages, illus. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 148 x 10. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House Israel
- Number of pages
- 117
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652296207
- ISBN
- 9789652296207
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.61
€ 23.99
€ 16.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 167 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Monash University Australia
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980361667
- ISBN
- 9780980361667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.66
€ 45.99
€ 32.66