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History: specific events & topics
paperback. Starting with the American Indian settlements and the early days when the southern-most tip of Manhattan held little more than a bleak outpost of Dutch fur traders, this title tracks the economic development and journeys north, from the Village's beginnings as a refuge from dreaded summer fevers to the Dominican enclave of Washington Heights. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 126 illustrations, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566392891
- ISBN
- 9781566392891
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.93
€ 36.99
€ 33.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 136 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611171051
- ISBN
- 9781611171051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.86
€ 43.86
Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520268647
- ISBN
- 9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
hardcover. In 1946, the people of the French Antilles-the Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe-chose the path of assimilation rather than independence from France. Their histories offer an important contrast to the wars of decolonization following World War II. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780195382839
- ISBN
- 9780195382839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.40
€ 126.40
Paperback. The political upheaval in Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala had a devastating human toll at the end of the twentieth century. Many of those who survived the wars chose temporary refuge in neighboring countries such as Honduras and Costa Rica. This book tells the story of that migration. Num Pages: 289 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 63.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247017
- ISBN
- 9780520247017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.70
€ 40.99
€ 28.70
Hardcover. Hardcover, cream spine. Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover, stamps on ffep and title page. 198pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Delius Klasing & Con Bielefeld
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1976
- SKU
- KON0819666
- ISBN
- 9783768801652
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 13.99€ 5.49
€ 13.99
€ 5.49
Hardcover. Hardcover, blue spine. Location, date and stamp on ffep. 175pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Bark & Bark Munich
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1978
- SKU
- KON0819657
- ISBN
- 9783884090008
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Paperback, blue spine. 142pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BLV Munich
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- SKU
- KON0819654
- ISBN
- 9783405120702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 5.49
€ 20.99
€ 5.49
Paperback. Paperback, blue spine. Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover. 166pp
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- BLV Munich
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- SKU
- KON0819653
- ISBN
- 9783405120719
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 19.99€ 5.49
€ 19.99
€ 5.49
Segregation – Integration – Assimilation: Religious and Ethnic Gro...
Nagy, Balazs. Ed(S): Keene, Derek (London Sch...
paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138265776
- ISBN
- 9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 538 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226379715
- ISBN
- 9780226379715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.53
€ 34.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. Organized chronologically by topic, Seize, Burn, or Sink contains over 3,000 quotations from Sir Horatio Nelson. Moreover, the addition of a chronology of Lord Nelson's life, a bibliography, and maps and photos further enhance the usefulness of Sir Horatio's quotes. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1057.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857810
- ISBN
- 9780810857810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 194.58
€ 194.58
Paperback. Focuses on the means employed by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina to adjust to their status as a free people and to battle attempts by whites to regain control over them. This study attempts to understand how the freedmen saw themselves in the new order and to shed light on their hopes and aspirations. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216090
- ISBN
- 9780253216090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.67
€ 23.67
Hardcover. Offers an extensive selection of author's letters, arranged by subject so that you can choose from themes including social life, the Court, politics, literature, and the evolution of his Gothic castle and art and book collections at Strawberry Hill. Editor(s): Hadley, William. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGL; BJ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6 x 3. .
- Publisher
- Everyman
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841593500
- ISBN
- 9781841593500
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.42
€ 21.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. A bestseller in 1859, Self-Help became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard work, thrift, and perseverance. Smiles's book is the precursor of today's motivational and self-improvement literature and encapsulated the aspirational Victorian desire for social advancement. Editor(s): Sinnema, Peter W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199552450
- ISBN
- 9780199552450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.64
€ 13.99
€ 11.64
Paperback. Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska. This study explores the history of the SPAAGs with revealing photographs, technical illustrations and detailed analysis. Illustrator(s): Morshead, Henry. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472806222
- ISBN
- 9781472806222
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.39
€ 17.99
€ 16.39
Hardback. Rather than disappearing along with the Old Regime, the commerce of cosmetics, reimagined and redefined, flourished in the early 19th century, as political ideals and Enlightenment philosophies radically altered popular sentiment. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; KNSX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893094
- ISBN
- 9780801893094
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.02
€ 70.02
Hardback. Between 1880 and 1940, California cities were in the vanguard in creating comprehensive city plans and zoning ordinances that came to characterize modern American city growth. This book reveals the means by which property-owning middle-class women achieved entry into the male-dominated sphere of urban planning. Num Pages: 232 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748759
- ISBN
- 9780804748759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.40
€ 86.40
Hardback. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 282 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534. Prostitution, Markets, and the Household in Early Modern Japan. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. 282 pages, Illustrations. Traces the social history of early modern Japan's sex trade, from its beginnings in seventeenth-century cities to its apotheosis in the nineteenth-century countryside. Drawing on legal codes, diaries, town registers, petitions, and criminal records, this title describes how the work of selling women transformed communities across the archipelago. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFMX. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 22. Weight: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520270909
- ISBN
- 9780520270909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.50€ 64.09
€ 83.50
€ 64.09
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- James Clarke & Co Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 175
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780227173893
- ISBN
- 9780227173893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99
€ 37.99