History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Identity, race, and social networks in the African diaspora Editor(s): Byfield, Judith A.; Denzer, LaRay; Morrison, Anthea. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221537
- ISBN
- 9780253221537
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Genius as a historical concept, rather than as a presumed trans-historical fact, is surprisingly underexamined, even as millions of daily decisions-personal, institutional, and governmental-are made according to unexamined assumptions about it. The essays in this book show that the origins and uses of concepts of genius warrant careful examination. Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E.; McMahon, Darrin M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 208 pages, 12 graphs. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497642
- ISBN
- 9781137497642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.18
€ 38.18
Hardback. Genius as a historical concept, rather than as a presumed trans-historical fact, is surprisingly underexamined, even as millions of daily decisions-personal, institutional, and governmental-are made according to unexamined assumptions about it. The essays in this book show that the origins and uses of concepts of genius warrant careful examination. Editor(s): Chaplin, Joyce E.; McMahon, Darrin M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 191 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497659
- ISBN
- 9781137497659
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Paperback. Orientalism, as explored by Edward Said in 1978, was a far more complex phenomenon than many suspected, being homogenous along the lines of neither culture nor time. This title provides a genealogy for the critique of orientalism by examining the divergence of the British and French colonial experiences. Editor(s): Burke, Edmund, III; Prochaska, Assoc Professor David. Num Pages: 460 pages, 33 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803213425
- ISBN
- 9780803213425
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.85
€ 32.99
€ 29.85
Paperback. Arditi's study offers a history of mores from the High Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Drawing on the ideas of Elias, Foucault and Bourdieu, as well as through analysing courtesy manuals and etiquette books of the times, he examines the relationship between power and social practices and traces how power changes over the centuries. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; WJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226025841
- ISBN
- 9780226025841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.48
€ 40.99
€ 31.48
hardcover. Num Pages: 476 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2090
- Number of pages
- 476
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975898
- ISBN
- 9781403975898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 242.62€ 196.88
€ 242.62
€ 196.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975904
- ISBN
- 9781403975904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.98€ 134.76
€ 164.98
€ 134.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 801 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1351.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 801
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403975935
- ISBN
- 9781403975935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 213.50€ 176.12
€ 213.50
€ 176.12
Paperback. Walter Laqueur has drawn on interviews, memoirs and his own experiences to present a generational history of the young people who were forced to flee their homelands in the decade following Hitler's rise to power in 1933. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFFD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860648854
- ISBN
- 9781860648854
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.99
€ 34.99
€ 29.99
Hardcover. The concept of generation is ubiquitous in common parlance and public discourse: it is used to explain family relationships, consumer preferences, political change, and much else besides. But how can generation be used by historians? Do generations 'really' exist, or are they constructed and manipulated by social and cultural elites? Editor(s): Lovell, Stephen. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230008915
- ISBN
- 9780230008915
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Condition: New
€ 160.80
€ 160.80
Paperback. A master historian traces African-American slavery in the United States from its beginnings in the 17th century to its fiery demise nearly 300 years later, providing a rich understanding of the slaves' experience that continues to mobilize American thought and passions today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 halftones, 5 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 8/31/04
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674016248
- ISBN
- 9780674016248
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.70
€ 34.99
€ 29.70
Paperback. The saga of the Ledfords of Lancaster, Kentucky, this book transcends family biogrpahy to become a social history of a national experience, a metaphor for America. This 20th anniversary edition brings the Ledford's remarkable story up to date. Num Pages: 320 pages, 11 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; BG; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 20th Anniversary ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190594
- ISBN
- 9780813190594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.02
€ 38.02
Paperback. It is the study of genetic variation, backed up by language and archaeology, which provides evidence about the spread of farming, the movements of peoples across the globe, the precise links between races - and the sheer unscientific absurdity of racism. This work offers an investigation into the past 100,000 years of human history. Translator(s): Seielstad, Mark. Num Pages: 240 pages, diagrams, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AHA; HBTB; PSAK; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001797
- ISBN
- 9780140296020
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. ORIGINAL TEXT BY DERRIDA TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. In this book Derrida responds to the work, Dream I Tell You, by Helene Cixous. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverley Bie. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621293
- ISBN
- 9780748621293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.36
€ 43.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. This work describes the background of social and theoretical ideas and the progress of scientific researches which, between them, produced the religious difficulties that afflicted the development of science in early industrial England. Num Pages: 351 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRCM; PSAJ; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674344815
- ISBN
- 9780674344815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.82
€ 41.99
€ 34.82
Paperback. A history of Genoa, tracing the city's transformation from an obscure port into the capital of a small but thriving republic with an extensive overseas empire. Covering six centuries, the text interweaves political events, economic trends, social conditions and cultural accomplishments. Num Pages: 416 pages, 6 illustrations, 3 maps, 13 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807849927
- ISBN
- 9780807849927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.88
€ 60.88
Hardcover. This collection gathers a stellar roster of contributors to offer a range of perspectives from different disciplines to attempt to understand the pervasiveness of genocidal violence. Editor(s): Ungor, Ugur Umit. Series: NIOD Studies on War, Holocaust, and Genocide. Num Pages: 286 pages, 0 black and white; 3 full color. BIC Classification: HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089645241
- ISBN
- 9789089645241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.82
€ 143.82
paperback. Editor(s): Andreopoulos, George. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780812216165
- ISBN
- 9780812216165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Genocide continues to confound scholars, practitioners, and laypersons. This Reader lays the foundation for improved explanation and understanding of this darkest of human phenomena. The volume provides an introduction to the myriad dimensions of genocide, and to the various ways of making sense of it. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 181 x 35. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195377705
- ISBN
- 9780195377705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.39
€ 85.39
Hardcover. In an innovative approach, this interdisciplinary book considers the impact of genocide on the contemporary international order rather than appealing to the idea of humanity. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JKV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280251
- ISBN
- 9781137280251
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95