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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. This text, winner of the John Gilmary Shea Prize, examines the social and political atmosphere of late imperial Vienna. It traces the demise of Vienna's liberal culture and the growth of a new radicalism during the latter half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 592 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFF; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 32. Weight in Grams: 810.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226069562
ISBN
9780226069562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Although the Igbo constitute one of the largest ethnic nationalities of Nigeria and the West African sub-region, little is known about their political history before the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. This book is a pioneer study of the broad changes Igbo political systems have undergone since the prehistoric period. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3H; HBJH; HBLC; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
258
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621930
ISBN
9780230621930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.15

Hardback. In this new important book, Graldine Muhlmann provides a comparative history of the rise of modern journalism, from the revolution of the late nineteenth century, with its new concern for facts, through to the present day. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745635736
ISBN
9780745635736
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.21

Hardcover. The research Alexander von Humboldt amassed during his five-year trek through the Americas in the early 19th century proved foundational to the fields of botany and geology. But his visit to Cuba during this time yielded observations that extended far beyond the natural world. This title presents a physical and cultural study of the island nation. Editor(s): Kutzinski, Vera M.; Ette, Ottmar. Num Pages: 496 pages, 115 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226465678
ISBN
9780226465678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 69.67

Hardback. An important collection of essays on the subjects of kingship, lordship, warfare and sanctity, penned by the highly respected historian of late medieval England, the late Professor Simon Walker Editor(s): Braddick, Mike. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719068263
ISBN
9780719068263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 76 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 6. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
76
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606928097
ISBN
9781606928097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.97
€ 44.89

Hardback. This book surveys all the channels through which political ideas and knowledge were conveyed to the English public, from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the Revolution of 1688, with the goal of understanding the web of communication in creating political life. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804783620
ISBN
9780804783620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

In this comprehensive account of censorship of the visual arts in nineteenth-century Europe, when imagery was accessible to the illiterate in ways that print was not, specialists in the history of the major European countries trace the use of censorship by the authorities to implement their fears of the visual arts, from caricature to cinema. Editor(s): Goldstein, Professor Robert Justin; Nedd, Andrew. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; ACV; HBJD; HBTB; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
Number of pages
287
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230248700
ISBN
9780230248700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Hardcover. This book is the first to address the representation of the Holocaust in Polish film and does so through a detailed treatment of several films, which the author frames in relation to the political, ideological, and cultural contexts of the times in which they were created. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; APF; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 188 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857453563
ISBN
9780857453563
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Paperback. Points to the historical ties and mutual influences of the people of Russia and Poland. Countering the trend to deny the interactions between Russia and Poland, this collection reminds readers that these longstanding, if often difficult, contacts constitute an important element in the consciousness of the peoples of both countries. Editor(s): Ransel, David L.; Shallcross, Bozena. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b&w photos, 2 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217714
ISBN
9780253217714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.10

Paperback. This title concentrates on the broad patterns of policing. It asks questions such as: how was there a shift from communal responsibility to policing? and: what has been expected of the public and vice versa? It should be of interest to any one concerned with the history of policing. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JKSW1; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Willan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903240267
ISBN
9781903240267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.69

Hardback. Evaluates the workings of juvenile justice and the relationship between young people and practitioners in a key era of social change Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white tables, 2 maps, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JKSW1; JKVQ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081781
ISBN
9780719081781
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.06

Hardback. This is a study of the growth of the police control in Latin America offering a history of one of the fundamental institutions of the modern world through which the power of the state intrudes on public space to control and direct behaviour. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720564
ISBN
9780804720564
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.19

Hardcover. Historical treatament of slaves, prostitutes and adolescent girls in Egyptian society Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632818
ISBN
9780815632818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.80

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691637488
ISBN
9780691637488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 191.78

Hardback. Cohen records a historic conflict ending in the 1960s between musicians and the police in New York. Important social issues dominated several trials, detailed in this book. Ultimately, the musicians and entertainers won. Series: Studies in Jazz. Num Pages: 194 pages, Fr.tabs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810826380
ISBN
9780810826380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.30

Polemical Pain shows how the debate over slavery's cruelty played a large, unrecognized role in shaping moral categories that remain pertinent today. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1660.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898525
ISBN
9780801898525
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.34

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691641508
ISBN
9780691641508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.57

Hardback. Polish cinema has inescapably been shaped by the nation's succession of different economic and ideological regimes over the last century. This volume is the first to analyze the entirety of the nation's film history-from independence in 1918 to today-through the lenses of political economy and social class. Num Pages: 378 pages, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJ; APF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335365
ISBN
9781785335365
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.09

Hardback. Translator(s): Rougle, Charles. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; DSC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113504
ISBN
9781618113504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.45

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