History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
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Condition: New
€ 70.39
€ 70.39
Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465007660
- ISBN
- 9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.67
€ 28.67
Paperback. Georges Duby in productivity and originality stands at the forefront of active medievalists in France and in the world. This collection contains 15 of his short articles. It also includes several essays that explore the evolution of nobility, knighthood, the noble family, and the ideals of chivalry across the central Middle Ages. Translator(s): Postan, Cynthia. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 63.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520042711
- ISBN
- 9780520042711
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Condition: New
€ 36.54
€ 36.54
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
€ 43.63
€ 43.63
Paperback. This study of colonial memory asks the question, how do once-colonized people remember the colonial period? Drawing on an ethnography of the social practices of remembering and forgetting in one community in Madagascar, the book develops a practice-based approach to social memory. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 378 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; 1K; GTB; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228467
- ISBN
- 9780520228467
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Condition: New
€ 42.20
€ 42.20
Paperback. Shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. This work suggests that interventionist discourses of rescue, family, and sexuality fueled US imperial projects and organized American colonialism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232587
- ISBN
- 9780520232587
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Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Paperback. Lays out the links between political, economic, social, and cultural phenomena that have made Russia what it is - a world at once familiar and mysterious to Western observers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030534
- ISBN
- 9780674030534
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. Explores the decade through the controversies between radicals, liberals, and conservatives. This book focuses on four main areas of contention social welfare; civil rights; foreign relations; and social order. It also examines the emergence of the New Left and the modern conservative movement. Series: Debating Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; JH; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522138
- ISBN
- 9780742522138
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Condition: New
€ 46.50
€ 46.50
paperback. The author situates the work experience in Latin America's broader history in a chronological order and divided into five periods. With each period, he discusses the chief economic, political and social characteristics as they relate to work, identifying with continuities from the previous period. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765602084
- ISBN
- 9780765602084
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Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
Paperback. Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the "Chicago Defender", the "Pittsburgh Courier", the "Black Dispatch", and the "Jackson Advocate" - and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. Num Pages: 205 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786426072
- ISBN
- 9780786426072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.61
€ 36.61
hardcover. This study uses the Holocaust to raise issues of memory and representation. Marla Morris argues that history is the systematization of memory and examines the way that the Holocaust is represented in historical texts and in novels. Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780805838121
- ISBN
- 9780805838121
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.51
€ 197.51
Paperback. Detroit is home to one of the largest and most diverse Arab communities outside the Middle East. This collection of memoirs, poetry, interviews and essays brings together the work of 25 contributors to paint a colourful portrait of Detroit's Arab community. Editor(s): Abraham, Nabeel; Shryock, Andrew. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 544 pages, 72 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; DQ; HBTB; JFSG; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814328125
- ISBN
- 9780814328125
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Condition: New
€ 39.50
€ 39.50
Paperback. Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1892, and remains popular in Brazil today. Series: Radical Perspectives. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30 photos, 11 tables, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822349884
- ISBN
- 9780822349884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.12
€ 38.12
Paperback. How small-scale coca growers came together to oppose an eradication campaign by the Colombain government Translator(s): Klatt, Andy. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 photographs, 8 tables, 8 maps, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; 1KLSC; 3JJPR; HBTV; JPVH1; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350156
- ISBN
- 9780822350156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.81
€ 36.81
paperback. A view of the minds of the founders of the American Constitution. Organized topically, it brings together selections from the constitutional convention in Philadelphia as well as representative selections from the subsequent debates over ratification. Editor(s): Ellis, Richard J. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPHC; JPHL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847694990
- ISBN
- 9780847694990
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.81
€ 72.81
Paperback. Abortion in the Weimar Republic is a compelling subject since it provoked public debates and campaigns of an intensity rarely matched elsewhere. It proved so explosive because populationist, ecclesiastical and political concerns were heightened by cultural anxieties of a modernity in crisis. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857451668
- ISBN
- 9780857451668
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.66
€ 42.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 538 pages. BIC Classification: CB; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JHBZ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 993.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 538
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138270053
- ISBN
- 9781138270053
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.38
€ 83.38
Culture and Values: A Survey of the Western Humanities, Volume 2
Reich, John; Cunningham, Lawrence A.; Fichner...
paperback. Takes you on a tour of some of the world's significant examples of art, music, philosophy, and literature, from the beginnings of civilization to today. This book covers the High Renaissance to the 21st Century. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 274 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wadsworth Publishing United States
- Edition
- 8th Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285458199
- ISBN
- 9781285458199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 239.12
€ 239.12
paperback. Offers an examination of historical trends that have helped shape schools and education in the United States. This book places an emphasis on contemporary history, most notably post-WWII issues such as the role of technology, the standards movement, affirmative action, bilingual education, undocumented immigrants, school choice, and more. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 187 x 19. Weight in Grams: 663.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412914215
- ISBN
- 9781412914215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 182.48
€ 182.48
Paperback. Focusing on the evolutions and revolutions of six key changes in the history of communication - becoming human; creating writing; developing print; capturing the image; harnessing electricity; and exploring cybernetics, this book reveals how communication was generated, stored, and shared. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; HBAH; HBTB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 226 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Peter Lang Publishing Inc.
- Edition
- First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781433104121
- ISBN
- 9781433104121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.57
€ 72.57