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History: specific events & topics

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
€ 31.02

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

€ 84.42
€ 65.36

Hardback. Argues that, since Catholic Modernism was defined not by mdernists but by the anti-modernists, to understand it one must understand the anti-modernist (or integralist) mind. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213580
ISBN
9780823213580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.36

Hardback. In this original and magisterial study, Spargo uses Levinas's work to approach our understanding of the suffering and death of others, and in doing so reintroduces an essential ethical element to the reading of literature, culture, and everyday life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883118
ISBN
9780801883118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.05

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
€ 25.93

Paperback. Charts the development of the Viking longship, tracing its evolution from the one-man canoe of the Scandinavian Stone Age, through the "clinker" or wood-built ships of 200BC into the recognisable longboats of the 4th century AD. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 54 b&w and colour illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3B; 3D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTM; JWF; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 183 x 5. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763491
ISBN
9781841763491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 18.06

Paperback. Summarizes Grenfell's first contact with the residents of Labrador Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982170335
ISBN
9780982170335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.01

Paperback. Editor(s): Zsok, Otto; Batthyany, Dominik. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HPCA; HPJ; JM; MMH; MMJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 543.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2005th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783211236239
ISBN
9783211236239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 161.91

Publisher
Canada
Edition
2 Sub
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773524750
ISBN
9780773524750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.59

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
€ 34.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Frith Book Company Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859372944
ISBN
9781859372944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.20

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

€ 83.17
€ 70.22

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

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

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

€ 27.04

Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; LNF; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144917
ISBN
9780813144917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

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
€ 12.71

Paperback. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2013
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349478439
ISBN
9781349478439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.40

Hardcover. Despite the claims of Steven Pinker and others, violence has remained a historical constant since the Enlightenment, even though its forms and visibility have been radically transformed. Accordingly, the studies gathered here recast debate over violence in modern societies by undermining teleological and reassuring narratives of progress. Editor(s): Martschukat, Jurgen; Niedermeier, Silvan. Num Pages: 318 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 23. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137378682
ISBN
9781137378682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.24

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
€ 26.56

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

€ 43.99
€ 31.18

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
€ 30.11

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
€ 34.36

Paperback. Almost as soon as it was built, London suffered the first of many acts of violent protest, when Boudica and her followers set fire to the city in AD 60. Ever since, the capital's streets have been a forum for popular insurrection. Covering nearly 2,000 years of political protest, this is a riveting alternative history of past and present conflict. Num Pages: 616 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 44 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFFE; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 135 x 45. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
616
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230275591
ISBN
9780230275591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.48

Hardback. First book to bring together the wide range of violent entertainments that characterised popular culture in nineteenth-century London and seriously assesses their origins, functions and impact. Draws upon the methodologies of social and cultural history to better understand the texture of Victorian society, and the mental world of the lower orders. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 222 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086847
ISBN
9780719086847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.42

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