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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. How black identities were forged in New World cultures. Editor(s): Okpewho, Isidore; Davies, Carole Boyce; Mazrui, Ali A. Num Pages: 600 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 830.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253214942
- ISBN
- 9780253214942
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. This history of the Afrikaner peoples begins with their arrival in Southern Africa in 1652 and leads up to the present day. The account covers the establishment of the Dutch East India trading post in the Cape, the Great Trek of the 1830s and the democratic elections of 1994. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3J; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182047
- ISBN
- 9780631182047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.16
€ 89.16
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621380
- ISBN
- 9781900621380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.21€ 46.87
€ 50.21
€ 46.87
Paperback. This is an account of the Irish civil war and its aftermath in Co. Sligo. It covers the period from the truce to the end of the Civil War, and includes serious consideration of the social and economic aspects to the conflict. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621397
- ISBN
- 9781900621397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.84
€ 32.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Amazon Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503935419
- ISBN
- 9781503935419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.63
€ 11.99
€ 10.63
Paperback. Bestselling author A. C. Grayling explains how--fueled by original and unorthodox thinking, war, and technological invention--the seventeenth century became the crucible of modernity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408870020
- ISBN
- 9781408870020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.82
€ 19.99
€ 14.82
Hardback. Tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. The author argues that this period from the 1890s to the 1930s transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283848
- ISBN
- 9780520283848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.71€ 54.68
€ 69.71
€ 54.68
Paperback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252082184
- ISBN
- 9780252082184
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Hardback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780252040672
- ISBN
- 9780252040672
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback. The Age of Reconnaissance, as JH Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. This book examines the inducements - political, economic, religious - to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520042353
- ISBN
- 9780520042353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Describes the urban bachelor life that took shape in the late nineteenth century, when a significant population of single men migrated to American cities. This book also describe a complex subculture that continues to affect the larger meanings of manhood and manliness in American society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691070551
- ISBN
- 9780691070551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.71€ 44.83
€ 56.71
€ 44.83
Paperback. This book provides the historical background to the rise of the Big Society. Voluntarism has evolved over the last hundred years to adapt to changing circumstances, drawing up new agendas, tackling old problems, and acting as an alternative to state provision and as a catalyst for further government action. Editor(s): Hilton, Matthew; McKay, James. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 208 pages, one illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780197264829
- ISBN
- 9780197264829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.79
€ 28.79
paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; DSB; HBTB; HBTQ; HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 264 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270682
- ISBN
- 9780823270682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823270675
- ISBN
- 9780823270675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.88
€ 101.88
Paperback. Originally published as Le Gout de l'archive. Editions du Seuil, 1989. Collection La Librairie du XXIe siecle sous la direction de Maurice Olender. Translator(s): Scott-Railton, Thomas. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198935
- ISBN
- 9780300198935
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.94
€ 23.99
€ 17.94
Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the Alps, tracing the mountain range's development from a remote, impoverished wilderness to today's tourist playground. This book examines the myths and legends attached to the Alps, as well as their enduring appeal to ideologists, artists and writers. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955245
- ISBN
- 9781904955245
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Hardcover. Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrible dilemmas confronting Jews under Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674281387
- ISBN
- 9780674281387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.96
€ 47.99
€ 39.96
Paperback. Examines developments in American higher education from the colonial era through the mid-20th century in their social, economic and political context. Topics discussed include the financing of institutions, the curriculum, education of women and blacks, college athletics and student life. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820312842
- ISBN
- 9780820312842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.37
€ 41.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. In 1898 the United States declared sovereignty over the Philippines. While it became a colonial power at the zenith of global imperialism, the United States nevertheless conceived of its rule as exceptional - as an exercise in benevolence rather than in tyranny and exploitation. This book aims to untangle this peculiar self-fashioning. Editor(s): Go, Julian; Foster, Anne L. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822330998
- ISBN
- 9780822330998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World. Num Pages: 520 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Publisher
- Verso
- Number of pages
- 520
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781681060
- ISBN
- 9781781681060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.11
€ 41.11
Hardback. The sea is becoming a favoured means of transit for criminal and terrorist activity. This book offers an analysis of maritime security in the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTM; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849041003
- ISBN
- 9781849041003
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.80€ 75.25
€ 76.80
€ 75.25
Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714119854
- ISBN
- 9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.65
€ 13.99
€ 11.65
Paperback. The Andes form the backbone of South America. The mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilisation, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces and forts. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Signal Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904955542
- ISBN
- 9781904955542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.69
€ 19.99
€ 19.69
Paperback. For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on liberation theory and democratic praxis. Challenging the foundations of mainstream discourse, her analyses of culture, gender, capital, and race have profoundly influenced democratic theory, antiracist feminism, critical studies and political struggles. Editor(s): James, Joy. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPCF; JFFK; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631203612
- ISBN
- 9780631203612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.48
€ 33.48