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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029155
- ISBN
- 9780842029155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 50.66
€ 52.99
€ 50.66
Hardcover. Silvia Borzutzky offers a counter-argument to privatization and to traditional interpretations of Chilean politics. She analyzes the intimate connections between politics, policies, and the distributation of socioeconomic resources in Chile. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBT; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268043568
- ISBN
- 9780268043568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.73
€ 107.73
Paperback. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482. Documents, Aesthetics, Memory. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 348 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight: 480.
- Publisher
- BOYE6
- Number of pages
- 348
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135421
- ISBN
- 9781571135421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.09
€ 44.99
€ 37.09
Paperback. Re-assesses the myths that have come to shape and limit our understanding of the Nazi genocide as well as totalitarianism's broader, constitutive, and recurrent features Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814769768
- ISBN
- 9780814769768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
paperback. In 1908, the ruler of the Balinese realm of Klungkung and over 100 members of his family and court were massacred when they marched deliberately into the fire of the Dutch colonial army. This work examines the question of what their action meant and its significance in contemporary Klungkung. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 half-tones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226885827
- ISBN
- 9780226885827
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 41.16
€ 52.99
€ 41.16
Paperback. The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. This book recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420898
- ISBN
- 9780821420898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Paperback. Ranging across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California, this title places Native peoples squarely at the center of a story that chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674027206
- ISBN
- 9780674027206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.87
€ 34.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. A recent series of terrorist attacks, the uncovering of a large terrorist network and a string of continuing regional conflicts have raised an awareness that Southeast Asia is amongst the world's most troubled areas. This book analyses local terrorism and state state repression in this populous, strategically important region. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Monash Asia Institute Australia
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781876924379
- ISBN
- 9781876924379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.93
€ 42.99
€ 30.93
Paperback. This ethnographic analysis of violence that broke out in a South African gold mine soon after apartheid ended in 1994 shows how violence comes to be blamed on ethnic differences retrospectively-and often wrongly. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w photos, 2 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; HBTV; JFFE; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822348535
- ISBN
- 9780822348535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.45
€ 27.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. This book integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Num Pages: 346 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478. A Conceptual Framework for Interpreting Recorded Human History. 344 pages, 9 tables. Integrates the problem of violence into a larger framework, showing how economic and political behavior are closely linked. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JP; KC. Dimension: 153 x 232 x 18. Weight: 470.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 338
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107646995
- ISBN
- 9781107646995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.81
€ 33.99
€ 32.81
Hardback. Adonis' influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T.S. Eliot in the English-speaking world. Yet alongside this spearheading of a modernist literary revolution, the secular Syrian-born poet is also renowned for his persistent and staunch attacks on despotism across the Arab world. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJ; 3JM; GTJ; HBTB; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781509511907
- ISBN
- 9781509511907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.66
€ 13.99
€ 12.66
Paperback. Discover Britain's culinary history through the kitchenware that created it Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445657516
- ISBN
- 9781445657516
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.03
€ 22.03
Paperback. A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat! Num Pages: 208 pages, 130, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848682108
- ISBN
- 9781848682108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.71
€ 34.71
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press Philadelphia
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271014593
- ISBN
- 9780271014593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.75€ 69.56
€ 82.75
€ 69.56
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Frith Book Company Ltd.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859372944
- ISBN
- 9781859372944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.12
€ 18.99
€ 15.12
Hardcover. Village records Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 192 x 27. Weight in Grams: 956.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860770401
- ISBN
- 9781860770401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.05
€ 40.99
€ 34.05
Paperback. Describing the different garments worn by women and men, this book looks at the aspects of cloth production - raw materials, production tools and techniques for woven and non-woven textiles, decorative textiles and embroidery. It also shows how much can be reconstructed from the discoveries of archaeological excavation. Num Pages: 176 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- The History Press LTD
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752435879
- ISBN
- 9780752435879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.78
€ 30.99
€ 25.78
Hardcover. This book examines the building and use of ships for warfare in 11th century Denmark. The subjects are addressed through detailed analyses of aspects such as resources, organisational structures and naval warfare. Num Pages: 164 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DND; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM; JWMV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 276 x 15. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Viking Ship Museum
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788785180728
- ISBN
- 9788785180728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.14
€ 55.14
Hardback. Amidst the revolutionary euphoria of August 1945, most Vietnamese believed that colonialism and war were being left behind in favor of independence and modernization. In this title, the author explains what became the largest, most intense mobilization of human resources ever seen in Vietnam. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 748 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1124.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 748
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520274150
- ISBN
- 9780520274150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.94
€ 83.99
€ 64.94
Paperback. Chronicles the lives of Pham Van Dinh and Tran Ngoc Hue, two of the brightest young stars in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). This book provides a lens through which to understand the ARVN and South Vietnam's complex relationship with Americas government and military. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794678
- ISBN
- 9780814794678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83