History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Describing ancient forms of reading and the various modes that were necessary to read different writing systems and scripts, the author turns to Asia and the Americas and discusses the forms and developments of completely divergent dimensions of reading. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CF; CJCR; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 133 x 33. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892096
- ISBN
- 9781861892096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.89
€ 25.89
Paperback. It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. This book begins with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of 'language' might be applied. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890801
- ISBN
- 9781861890801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.89
€ 25.89
paperback. Series: Indigenous Americas. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; GTB; HBTR; JFSL9; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- SKU
- V9781517901424
- ISBN
- 9781517901424
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Hardcover. Draws a comparison between the dynamics of settler colonialism in the United States in regard to Native Americans and Israel in regard to the Palestinians, revealing the way in which politics influences literary production. This work also identifies the commonalities in the myths and rationales employed by both groups. Series: Middle East Beyond Dominant Paradigms S. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815631255
- ISBN
- 9780815631255
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.77
€ 26.77
Hardcover. This book explores the development of tombs as a cultural phenomenon in ancient Egypt and examines what tombs reveal about ancient Egyptian culture and Egyptians belief in the afterlife. Series: Blackwell Ancient Religions. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBLA; HBTB; JHBT; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120890
- ISBN
- 9781405120890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.21
€ 47.21
Hardback. This book brings together a distinguished group of expert scholars from the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University on the main areas of American Jewish life, from colonial Jewish experience to images of Jews in contemporary films. This volume represents the fruit of this collective reflection and interrogation. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761847687
- ISBN
- 9780761847687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.13
€ 139.13
Paperback. A critical exploration of significant topics in modern Jewish history and thought. The author attempts to identify the main issues in the contemporary Jewish intellectual universe and to outline a larger, more synthetic understanding of contemporary Jewish existence. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814746479
- ISBN
- 9780814746479
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardcover. This study of the US District Court, Southern District of Texas, analyses the changes in its mission, structure, policies and procedures from 1955 to 2000. These efforts are situated within the social, cultural and political expectations that prompted the increase in judical seats. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 656 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJP; HBT; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1007.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820323633
- ISBN
- 9780820323633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.07
€ 149.07
Hardcover. Few films have resonated through the years as Schindler's List has. Released in December 1993, it won seven Oscars. It inspired Steven Spielberg to create one of the world's most important visual history resources. This book commemorates that legacy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 150-200 Full-Color Photos Throughout. BIC Classification: APF; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 283 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- 20 Anv Cmv
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062285188
- ISBN
- 9780062285188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 44.97
€ 48.99
€ 44.97
Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSBX; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 204 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873519588
- ISBN
- 9780873519588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.52
€ 19.99
€ 19.52
paperback. The brain moves into over-drive and it's time for empire building. So goes Stewart Lee Allen's crazy theory. Only thing is, after retracing coffee's journey to world domination - by train, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey - he has plenty of evidence to back it up. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0036658
- ISBN
- 9781841951430
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. James Berry was an ex-policeman who was Britain's hangman from 1884-92, throughout the period of the Whitechapel murders. Stewart Evans here takes the reader on a fascinating journey into the world of Victorian crime and punishment. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934084
- ISBN
- 9780750934084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.57
€ 21.99
€ 20.57
paperback. This is a factual account, written with the pace of fiction, of hundreds of dramatic losses, heroic rescues, and violent adventures at the stormy meeting place of northern and southern winds and waters - the Graveyard of the Atlantic off the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Num Pages: 287 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807842614
- ISBN
- 9780807842614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.93
€ 23.99
€ 22.93
Paperback. Series: Research in Maritime History. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- International Maritime Economic History Association Canada
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780973893427
- ISBN
- 9780973893427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Giant Under the Hill: A History of the Spindletop Oil Discovery at Bea...
Stiles, Jo Ann; Linsley, Judith Walker; Riens...
paperback. How did a profligate who killed a deputy sheriff before reforming, a mining engineer who went AWOL from the Austrian navy, and three East Texas drillers join forces with other equally colorful characters to drill on Spindletop Hill? This book provides the answers. Num Pages: 344 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJC; HBTK; KNBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876112366
- ISBN
- 9780876112366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
Paperback. Tracking the Romantic strains in the writings of Rousseau, Herder, Cushing, Sapir, Benedict, Redfield, Mead, Levi-Strauss and others, these essays show Romanticism as a permanent and recurrent tendency within the anthropological tradition. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Series: History of Anthropology S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299123642
- ISBN
- 9780299123642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.43
€ 35.43
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- A Cappella Books United States
- Number of pages
- 227
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556526497
- ISBN
- 9781556526497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.23
€ 17.23
Paperback. Find the beauty and meaning of over 850 family crests found in Japanese tradition Editor(s): Stone Bridge Press. Num Pages: 156 pages, 850 Color and B&W illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; GBC; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 201 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Publisher
- Stone Bridge Press United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933330303
- ISBN
- 9781933330303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.10
€ 18.99
€ 17.10
Hardback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 36. Weight in Grams: 832.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157566
- ISBN
- 9780691157566
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.45
€ 57.45
Paperback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173603
- ISBN
- 9780691173603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.73
€ 45.73