History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. A comprehensive record of the original Spanish families of New Mexico in the 17th and 18th centuries that marks the two distinct periods of colonization. Num Pages: 442 pages, b/w illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JD; 3JF; HBTG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- Rev Sub
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890132395
- ISBN
- 9780890132395
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.23€ 48.70
€ 61.23
€ 48.70
Paperback. For most of western history, all sex outside marriage was illegal. Between 1600 and 1800, this entire world-view was shattered by revolutionary new ideas. This book shows that the creation of this modern culture of sex was a central part of the Enlightenment, that helped create a new model of western civilization. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Penguin Press/Classics
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241955963
- ISBN
- 9780241955963
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691650630
- ISBN
- 9780691650630
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.63
€ 138.63
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.23
€ 74.23
Paperback. The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. The author tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its immediate aftermath. He reveals that Dred Scott was an outgrowth of Jacksonian jurisprudence. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820328423
- ISBN
- 9780820328423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.35
€ 40.35
Paperback. This revised and updated edition of the standard introduction to the origins of the greatest of all revolutions incorporates and critically appraises the results of a new generation of research and interpretation. It thus remains the essential starting point for study of the subject. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198731740
- ISBN
- 9780198731740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.24
€ 69.24
Paperback. This text explores the "orphan trains" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 191.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826211217
- ISBN
- 9780826211217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.90
€ 17.99
€ 16.90
Paperback. Tells the history of Orthodox Jews in America, from the 17th century onwards, and examines how Orthodox Jewish men and women coped with the personal, familial, and communal challenges of religious freedom, economic opportunity, and social integration. This title is suitable for those seeking to understand the American Jewish experience. Series: Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253220608
- ISBN
- 9780253220608
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Paperback. Explores the dynamics between Orthodoxy and politics in Romania, providing an accessible narrative on church-state relations from the establishment of the state in 1859 to the rise of Ceau?escu in 1965. The book argues that Romanian national communism had an ally in a strong Church, and analyzes religious diplomacy with actors in the West. Num Pages: 273 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBTB; HRAM; JPA; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349304110
- ISBN
- 9781349304110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardback. Editor(s): Langley, Michelle C. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 257 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JHM; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789402408973
- ISBN
- 9789402408973
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.59
€ 150.59
Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 389
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814775356
- ISBN
- 9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781443826440
- ISBN
- 9781443826440
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 31.92
€ 52.99
€ 31.92
Hardcover. This poignant memoir tells the story of a young Jewish refugee and his long-distance love interest, both caught in the grip of WWII. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- University of Regina Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889774438
- ISBN
- 9780889774438
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.82
€ 26.99
€ 23.82
Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860643309
- ISBN
- 9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.99€ 96.10
€ 105.99
€ 96.10
Paperback. In the 17th century, the elite household (kap?) became the focal point of Ottoman elite politics and socialization. It was a cultural melting pot, bringing together individuals of varied backgrounds through empire-wide patronage networks. This book investigates the layers of kap? power, through the example of ?eyhulislam Feyzullah Efendielite." Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349460045
- ISBN
- 9781349460045
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.14
€ 66.14
Hardcover. In the 17th century, the elite household (kapi) became the focal point of Ottoman elite politics and socialization. It was a cultural melting pot, bringing together individuals of varied backgrounds through empire-wide patronage networks. This book investigates the layers of kapi power, through the example of Seyhulislam Feyzullah Efendielite. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137326898
- ISBN
- 9781137326898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.04
€ 67.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Publisher
- Tughra Books United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597841153
- ISBN
- 9781597841153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.60
€ 27.99
€ 26.60
Paperback. Seeing the critical phase in the construction of a Turkish historical imagination between 1860 to 1950 disregarding the political disruptions, this book demonstrates how history and historical imagery had been instrumental in the nation-building process. Num Pages: 308 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462636
- ISBN
- 9781349462636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.58
€ 66.58
Hardcover. This book offers a comprehensive look at the growth and activities of the Armenian revolutionary committees and the corresponding Ottoman counterinsurgency responses from 1890-1915. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBTZ; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362209
- ISBN
- 9781137362209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.22
€ 161.22
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349480968
- ISBN
- 9781349480968
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.03
€ 128.03