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History: specific events & topics
New York City's main Arab communities exemplify the continuity and change that has taken place throughout the city's rich history. This is a collection of writings and photographs that document and tell the stories of these communities. Num Pages: 304 pages, 36 photographs, 4 maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607397
- ISBN
- 9780815607397
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
Hardcover. By the eve of the Holocaust, Poland was home to the second largest Jewish population in the world. By war's end, its Jews had been decimated and their culture all but destroyed. The authors of this work revisit their roots to research a rumour that Jewish life is being rekindled in modern Poland. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 384 pages, 74 photographs, bibliography, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 875.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607199
- ISBN
- 9780815607199
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.65
€ 43.99
€ 39.65
Paperback. When World War II erupted in Europe, Konrad Charmatz was a prospering businessman in Sosnowiec, Poland, a loving son and an aspiring poet. For the next seven years he witnesses the Holocaust as it destroyed his family, country and culture. This is his memoir of those years. Translator(s): Beckerman, Miriam Dashkin. Num Pages: 256 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607069
- ISBN
- 9780815607069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.97
€ 26.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. The Women's Peace Union grew out of the women's suffrage movement of the early-20th century. This text investigates the personalities and the philosophical disagreements of the union's leading members, their political tactics, commitment to pacifism and feminism, and eventual burnout. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, facsims., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; GTJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604174
- ISBN
- 9780815604174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. By drawing parallels and highlighting differences to pre-Crusade Ashkenaz, the period following the Black Death, Spanish and Provencal Jewish society, and general medieval society, this work creates an insightful portrait of Ashkenazic society. It is suitable for Jewish studies scholars and students of medieval religious literature. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814333686
- ISBN
- 9780814333686
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.06
€ 32.06
Paperback. "First published by Patrice Press in 1985. Second edition published in 1996"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 542 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809333806
- ISBN
- 9780809333806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.26
€ 39.26
Paperback. An historical look at the social and economic life of French colonial Illinois, the author draws on and translates from eighteenth-century French the Kaskaskia Manuscripts which French notaries used and the papers of the Marquis de Vaudreuil. Num Pages: 152 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 10. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809325368
- ISBN
- 9780809325368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. How a small group of landowners, inspired by Aldo Leopold, pioneered private conservation and ecological restoration. It offers an insightful reflection on what it means to live the "land ethic" that is quite relevant to today s growing conservation challenges." Series: Wisconsin Land and Life. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNW; 3JJ; HBTB; RNF; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 239.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299298746
- ISBN
- 9780299298746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Examines the changing identity of gay men writing within a historical context. By contrasting the personal experience of these disparate writers, this work illustrates the social transformations that these men helped shape. Series Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFSK2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299222048
- ISBN
- 9780299222048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Hardcover. Emil Fackenheim's life work was to call upon the world at large to confront the Holocaust as an unprecedented assault on the Jewish people, Judaism, and all humanity. Here, he looks back on his life, at the profound and painful circumstances that shaped him as a philosopher and a committed Jewish thinker. Series: Modern Jewish Philosophy & Religion: Translations & Critical Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299175900
- ISBN
- 9780299175900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.89
€ 45.99
€ 45.89
Paperback. This volume explores the influence of African American music on world culture. It brings together issues of race, gender, politics, history and dance, includes discussions of dance instruction songs, the blues aesthetic, and Katherine Dunham's controversial ballet about lynching, "Southland". Editor(s): DeFrantz, Thomas F. Series: Studies in Dance History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 73 b&w photograhs, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299173142
- ISBN
- 9780299173142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.14
€ 32.14
Hardcover. This text documents the history of the factory system in the United States. It discusses topics such as relations between technological and organisational innovation, the changing role of the foreman and the spread of personnel work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; KJV; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299148805
- ISBN
- 9780299148805
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 45.50
€ 45.99
€ 45.50
Paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of race and justice. The major controversial issues in race relations, from past and present, such as affirmative action, educational segregation, labour union racial practices, the persistence of racism in American institutions are discussed. Editor(s): Hill, Herbert; Jones, James E. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JHMP; LA; LNB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299134242
- ISBN
- 9780299134242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.09
€ 27.09
Hardback. Num Pages: 1456 pages, 1300 colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMS; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- NUS Press Singapore
- Number of pages
- 1456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971698713
- ISBN
- 9789971698713
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 208.98
€ 208.98
Paperback. Editor(s): Suzuki, Hideaki. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 314 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- National University of Singapore Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971698607
- ISBN
- 9789971698607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.41
€ 37.41
Hardcover. This book provides a valuable first hand account of the issues confronting the early colonial powers and deep insights into the societies de Coutre encountered. Editor(s): Borschberg, Peter. Translator(s): Roy, Roopanjali. Num Pages: 488 pages, 62 maps and drawings. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 179. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NUS Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789971697839
- ISBN
- 9789971697839
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Paperback. Covers more than 150 years of Denver's rich history. The book recounts the takeover of Native American lands, the founding of small towns on the South Platte River at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and the creation of a city, which by 1890 was among the nation's major western urban centres. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781943859191
- ISBN
- 9781943859191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.80
€ 26.80
Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPG; BM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 195.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Stephen F. Austin University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781936205066
- ISBN
- 9781936205066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.33
€ 18.33
Paperback. Tells a story of Dublin Dr Pepper Bottling Co, a case study of the Dr Pepper bottling plant that has used pure cane sugar in spite of compelling reasons to switch sweeteners. This book traces the story from the founder's birth through the contemporary struggles of a tiny independent, family-owned franchise against industry giants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 b&w photos, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- McWhiney Foundation Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933337043
- ISBN
- 9781933337043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.45
€ 24.45
Hardcover. An examination of Samuel Bak's collection of paintings. It describes Bak's art that preserves memory of the twentieth-century ruination of Jewish life and culture by way of an artistic passion and precision that stubbornly announces the creativity of the human spirit. Num Pages: 100 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: ACXD7; AFC; AGB; HBTZ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 13. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879985216
- ISBN
- 9781879985216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 45.40
€ 52.99
€ 45.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606351994
- ISBN
- 9781606351994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.30
€ 24.30
Paperback. Series: Centennial Series of the Association of Former Students. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603445214
- ISBN
- 9781603445214
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Soon after the publication of "How Did Davy Die?", the "London Daily Mail" associated Kilgore with 'the murder of a myth'; he became the subject of articles in "Texas Monthly" and the "Wall Street Journal". This title reviews the origins and subsequent impact of Kilgore's book, both on the historical hullabaloo and on the author. Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer Series in the West and Southwest. Num Pages: 120 pages, 2 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603441940
- ISBN
- 9781603441940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.18
€ 26.18
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive examination of how the early eastern Mediterranean cultures took to the sea - and how they evolved as a result. The author surveys the blue-water ships of the Egyptians, Syro-Canaanites, Cypriots, Early Bronze Age Aegeans, Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Sea Peoples, and also discusses known Bronze Age shipwrecks. Series: Ed Rachal Foundation Nautical Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 448 pages, 170 b&w photos, 509 line art illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDA; HBTM; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440806
- ISBN
- 9781603440806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.14
€ 56.14