History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1978
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802063489
- ISBN
- 9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.39
€ 17.39
paperback. Examines contact stories from indigenous and newcomer populations from New Zealand and throughout North America. This book argues that we are in the contact zone, struggling to understand the meaning of contact between indigenous and settler populations. It is suitable for scholars and students in Canadian history and First Nations studies. Editor(s): Lutz, John Sutton. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBN; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- UBC Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774812634
- ISBN
- 9780774812634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 35.94
€ 40.99
€ 35.94
Paperback. Jean-Pierre Vernant delineates a compelling new vision of ancient Greece that takes us far from the calm and familiar images of Polykleitos and the Parthenon, and reveals a culture of slavery, of blood sacrifice, of perpetual and ritualized warfare, of ceremonial hunting and ecstasies. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299175
- ISBN
- 9780942299175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.65
€ 26.99
€ 20.65
Paperback. A classic work that rereads questions of "muthos" and "logos" in multifaceted contexts. Translator(s): Lloyd, Janet; Fort, Jeff. Num Pages: 505 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 505
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951603
- ISBN
- 9781890951603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. This is a study of the creation of Fort Smith, Arkansas, an imagined Wild West town for tourists complete with Native Americans, nineteenth-century hangings, prostitutes, and bootleggers. Series: Cultural Heritage Studies. Num Pages: 308 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062532
- ISBN
- 9780813062532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801497643
- ISBN
- 9780801497643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.80
€ 34.99
€ 31.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFHF; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780816696918
- ISBN
- 9780816696918
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.77
€ 94.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFHF; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816696963
- ISBN
- 9780816696963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. The South Indian Chola kings had developed a maritime enterprise based on sea based commerce with trading contacts in Malaya, Sumatra and China. This had resulted in an ocean going fleet that was dispatched by the Chola King Rajendra Choladeva I against the Srivijaya Kingdom. This title includes the essays that reflect on the naval expedition. Editor(s): Kulke, Hermann; Kesavapany, K.; Sakhuja, Vijay. Num Pages: 337 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789812309365
- ISBN
- 9789812309365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.26
€ 44.99
€ 44.26
Hardback. Was population held in check by high mortality or low fertility, or by some combination of the two? This book suggests an answer through analysis of the population and tax registers of the village of Nakahara between 1717 and 1830. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804709286
- ISBN
- 9780804709286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.16
€ 86.16
Num Pages: 186 pages, colour photos & fold-out map. BIC Classification: 1DNN; GBGP; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 186
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251920117
- ISBN
- 9788251920117
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.84
€ 30.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 158
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277156
- ISBN
- 9780877277156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Paperback. A guided tour of the historic town of Nantwich, showing how the areas you know and love have transformed over the centuries. Series: History Tour. Num Pages: 96 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; HBTB; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 156.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445668727
- ISBN
- 9781445668727
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.39
€ 17.39
Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, including over 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Halsgrove
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857042606
- ISBN
- 9780857042606
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.55
€ 17.99
€ 16.55
Paperback. Explains how as a result of British efforts to eradicate opium, the Chinese turned from the relatively benign use of that drug to heroin, morphine, cocaine, and countless other psychoactive substances Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044721
- ISBN
- 9781849044721
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Hardback. Modern medicine has penetrated Bedouin tribes, but when serious illnesses strike, even educated people turn to traditional medicine for a remedy. Based on interviews with healers, clients, and other active participants in treatments, this book will contribute to renewed thinking about a synthesis between traditional and modern medicine.. Editor(s): Fischer-Nebmaier, Wladimir; Berg, Matthew P.; Christou, Anastasia. Series: Space and Place. Num Pages: 256 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782387756
- ISBN
- 9781782387756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.76
€ 161.76
Paperback. In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 83.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780451529947
- ISBN
- 9780451529947
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.12
€ 7.12
Paperback. An autobiography of author who was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818. He describes his life as a slave - the cruelty he suffered at the hands of plantation owners; his struggles to educate himself in a world where slaves are deliberately kept ignorant; and ultimately, his fight for his right to freedom. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595847
- ISBN
- 9780099595847
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30
Paperback. Frederick Douglass's Narrative recounts his life as a slave in Maryland and escape to freedom in 1838. An important slave autobiography, it is significant both for what it tells us about slave life and about its author. It is here reprinted with contexualizing source material and other writings by Douglass, as well as an introduction discussing its literary and historical significance. Editor(s): McDowell, Deborah E. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 136.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199539079
- ISBN
- 9780199539079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.74
€ 19.99
€ 9.74
Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143107309
- ISBN
- 9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.30
€ 11.99
€ 10.30