History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. "Smart and defiant. Rich with characters and anecdote and heart. A great success." --Anthony Swofford, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393329285
- ISBN
- 9780393329285
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.31
€ 21.99
€ 20.31
Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520218307
- ISBN
- 9780520218307
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Condition: New
€ 45.94
€ 45.94
Paperback. Lavishly illustrated study of historical narrative stereography and the story it tells about women and gender roles Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Edition
- Nov
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611688399
- ISBN
- 9781611688399
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Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardback. The history of one of the most dramatic and underreported stories of WWII. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8-page black & white illustrated insert. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1QSPN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 41.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592289783
- ISBN
- 9781592289783
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 22.03
€ 27.99
€ 22.03
Paperback. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349361366
- ISBN
- 9781349361366
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Condition: New
€ 59.22
€ 59.22
Paperback. The first historical reexamination of the early years of the Cold War, tracing the evolution of the conflict. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 662 pages, 43 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 662
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107602298
- ISBN
- 9781107602298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.46
€ 46.46
An annotated edition of a memoir that relates a fascinating life story and contains a wealth of historical information about late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Jewish life in Eastern Europe, America, and Israel. Translator(s): Weissbach, Lee Shai. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 520
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804783637
- ISBN
- 9780804783637
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Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
Paperback. The extraordinary story of a young Sudanese girl who was kidnapped and sold into slavery and how she finally escaped to freedom. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBS; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 22. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844081165
- ISBN
- 9781844081165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of 'The Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, France. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJC; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- GOST Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910401156
- ISBN
- 9781910401156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.04
€ 33.99
€ 29.04
Reminiscences of the Vienna Circle and the Mathematical Colloquium
Menger, Karl. Ed(S): Golland, Louise (Univers...
Hardback. Karl Menger (1902-1985), a pure mathematician, also took an active interest in both philosophy and economics. In this memoir, he relates how these subjects developed against the Viennese background, and describes his membership of the Vienna Circle and of the Mathematical Colloquium. Editor(s): Golland, Louise (University of Chicago, Illinois, USA); McGuinness, Brian. Series: Vienna Circle Collection. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; HBTB; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792327110
- ISBN
- 9780792327110
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Condition: New
€ 133.04
€ 133.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349501434
- ISBN
- 9781349501434
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Condition: New
€ 65.52
€ 65.52
Hardback. This study seeks to explain the impact of historical narratives on the inclusiveness and pluralism of citizenship models. Drawing on comparative historical analysis of two post-imperial core countries, Turkey and Austria, it explores how narrative forms operate to support or constrain citizenship models. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVT; HBJD; HBTQ; JPB; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 179
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137473653
- ISBN
- 9781137473653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.29
€ 66.29
paperback. Series: The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632527
- ISBN
- 9780816632527
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. In the twelve essays in "Reflections on Memory and Democracy," an interdisciplinary group of contributors explores legacies of authoritarian political regimes noted for repression and injustice, questioning how collective experiences of violence shape memory and its relevance for contemporary social and political life in Latin America. Series: Series on Latin American Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies
- Edition
- 1/1 ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088290
- ISBN
- 9780674088290
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Oldcastle Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 2nd Second Edition, Second ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843447252
- ISBN
- 9781843447252
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Most papers in this volume originate from a conference on "Gazetteers for Space-Time System Integration" held at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Editor(s): Mostern, Ruth; Southall, Humphrey; Berman, Merrick Lex. Series: The Spatial Humanities. Num Pages: 280 pages, 40 b&w illus., 10 maps, 11 tables. BIC Classification: GBGP; HBTP; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022448
- ISBN
- 9780253022448
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Condition: New
€ 52.85
€ 52.85
paperback. Unpublished letters and diaries by eyewitnesses, interviews with decedents, an intimate knowledge of the country enrich this narrative of the heroic Nez Perce Indian War waged in 1877 against relocation. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 427.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295740096
- ISBN
- 9780295740096
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.42
€ 27.99
€ 23.42
Paperback. Exposes the reality behind the war between capitalism and communism, two ideologies divided by the Iron Curtain. This book peels back the layers of deception and intrigue and offers an assessment of the legacy of instability. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686803
- ISBN
- 9781851686803
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.57
€ 13.99
€ 11.57
Paperback. A major multi-disciplinary portrayal and analysis of the often overlooked Protestant tradition in Ireland. Editor(s): Busteed, Mervyn; Neal, Frank; Tonge, Jonathan. Num Pages: 416 pages, Tables, black & white|Figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; HRCC9; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 412
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719087752
- ISBN
- 9780719087752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.62
€ 41.62
Paperback. Editor(s): Kolimon, Mery; Wetangterah, Liliya; Campbell-Nelson, Karen. Translator(s): Lindsay, Jennifer. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Monash University Publishing Australia
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781922235909
- ISBN
- 9781922235909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.76
€ 36.99
€ 26.76