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History: specific events & topics

Hardback. In Indian Given Maria Josefina Saldana-Portillo provides a sweeping historical and comparative analysis of racial ideologies in Mexico and the United States from 1550 to the present to show how indigenous peoples provided the condition of possibility for the emergence of each nation. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359883
ISBN
9780822359883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Hardcover. This gorgeous companion book to the PBS series illuminates an important, overlooked part of American history. Num Pages: 320 pages, 150 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 280 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1226.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393241297
ISBN
9780393241297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.92

Paperback. The first book to tackle the controversial history of prostitution in modern Ireland. Num Pages: 368 pages, 13 b/w illus. 2 maps 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
9780521709057
ISBN
9780521709057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.77

paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 201 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Globe Pequot United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781493019366
ISBN
9781493019366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.07

Hardback. Technology was key to European colonialism. Via technology, Europeans mapped non-European territories - and controlled the flow of people and resources, goods and information. Read stories of technologies introduced and creatively adapted. Discover how globalization as we know it differs from what Europeans once intended. Series: Making Europe. Num Pages: 312 pages, 68 b & w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTQ; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 192. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230279636
ISBN
9780230279636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.48

Surveys the materials and experimental practices of radioactivity research in early twentieth century Vienna, focusing on radioactive materials, instruments, women's work in physics, and gendered skills. This title shows how experimental cultures in radioactivity are constructed and reshaped by politics as well as scientists of different genders. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 316 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJC; HBTB; PDN; PDX; PN; TBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135580
ISBN
9780231135580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.51

Hardcover. By 1989 it was obvious that the majority of Hungary's population wanted fundamental political, economic and social changes. These essays examine the components of the peaceful transition that over a ten-year period led to democracy in Hungary. Editor(s): Schmidt, Maria; Toth, Laszlo. Series: EEM Atlantic Studies on Society in Change. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBTB; JPHV; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 147 x 39. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Edition
EEM #574
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880334723
ISBN
9780880334723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.26
€ 59.90

Hardcover. This volume, which compiles the photographs from the exhibition Transiciones (Transitions), held as part of PHotoEspana 2016, shows the evolution in the photographer's eye from the 1980 to the 1990s. Num Pages: 176 pages, 145. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 210. Weight in Grams: 1124.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
La Fábrica
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416248674
ISBN
9788416248674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 42.00

Hardcover. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes, and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. Editor(s): Klein, Marian van der; Plant, Rebecca Jo; Sanders, Nichole; Weintrob, Lori. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857454669
ISBN
9780857454669
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.48

Hardback. Based on an in-depth analysis of the published photographs taken by Norwegian evangelical missionaries in Northern Cameroon between 1925, the start of their activities, and 2005. This work takes part in the "pictorial turn" in academic teaching and research, constituting visual images as an site of conversation across disciplinary lines. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1HFJA; 3JJ; AJC; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 177 x 27. Weight in Grams: 784.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453435
ISBN
9781845453435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.97

Hardback. Drawing on hundreds of unpublished court records, Marie Kelleher examines how women in the fourteenth-century Crown of Aragon engaged with patriarchal assumptions to shape their own legal identities, thus playing a crucial role in the formation of a gendered legal culture that shaped women's lives throughout Europe for centuries afterwards. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812242560
ISBN
9780812242560
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Hardcover. This is the first book to give a long-term and comprehensive account of the stories, the histories and the evolution of Irish museums and galleries. Num Pages: 594 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; GM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1824.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cork University Press Cork
Number of pages
594
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184752
ISBN
9781859184752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.00
€ 38.37

Paperback. Based on two propositions: that the educational system in Japan is undergoing a number of changes, despite charges to the contrary, and that there is a conflict between the rhetoric of the National Council on Education Reform undertaken by Prime Minister Nakasone (1982-1987) and its emphasis on issues like internationalism. Series: Social Science Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772884776
ISBN
9788772884776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.83

Paperback. Editor(s): Stratenwerth, Irene; Simon, Hermann. Translator(s): Bell, Anthea. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781254158
ISBN
9781781254158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.15

paperback. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Num Pages: 306 pages, 78 b/w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544. 306 pages, 130 b&w illustrations, 1 map. Editor(s): Dexter, Miriam Robbins. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity in her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. This text contains the distillation of her studies, combined with new disco veries, insights, and analysis. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HRK. Dimension: 251 x 174 x 19. Weight: 544.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520229150
ISBN
9780520229150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.35

Despite its remoteness, Kentucky emerged as a prime site for theatrical activity in the "Wild West" of the 1790s and beyond. This work is a social and architectural history of Kentucky's theatres, paying special attention to the actors who performed in them and the audiences who saw it all. Num Pages: 192 pages, 45 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; AMGC; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121628
ISBN
9780813121628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.63

Monstrous Motherhood will compel scholars in eighteenth-century studies, women's studies, family history, and cultural studies to reevaluate a foundational assumption that has driven much of the discourse in their fields. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407371
ISBN
9781421407371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.03

hardcover. Num Pages: 800 pages, col. maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
McArthur & Company Toronto
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
Format
Hardback
SKU
V9781552783238
ISBN
9781552783238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.88

hardcover. Num Pages: 967 pages, col. maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1202. Very good hardcover copy showing minor wear and age
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
McArthur & Company Ontario
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0025558
ISBN
9781552783467
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Hardback. Haas's annotated bibliography on both tribes includes citations to journal articles, books, theses, and government documents published up to 1992. The bibliography's full annotations make it possible for researchers to zero in on material on their subject of interest. Series: Native American Bibliographies. Num Pages: 465 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
465
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810827400
ISBN
9780810827400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.44

Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of changing views of political virtue in the 18th century and the origins of the modern dilemma over probity and suitability for high public office Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208450
ISBN
9780300208450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.79

Hardcover. Editor(s): Balina, Marina; Dobrenko, Evgeny. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 36+ images. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843313106
ISBN
9781843313106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. Num Pages: 202 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447594
ISBN
9780801447594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Hardback. Series: African Histories and Modernities. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTB; MBP; MBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319325637
ISBN
9783319325637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.13

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