History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Num Pages: 330 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; APFA; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822962243
- ISBN
- 9780822962243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Paperback. Portrays Pittsburgh through 161 pairs of matching photographs in a rephotographic survey. For each location, an archival image was culled from old books, municipal records, or library collections, and then rephotographed in the late 1980s from the same camera position. This title is useful for those interested in the evolution of a city. Num Pages: 328 pages, 324 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1397.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959298
- ISBN
- 9780822959298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 44.59
€ 45.99
€ 44.59
Paperback. Postcolonial studies and composition studies appear to have little in common. However, they share a strikingly similar goal: to provide power to the words and actions of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. This study attempts to establish dialogue between the two disciplines. Editor(s): Lunsford, Andrea A. (Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University, USA); Ouzgane, Lahoucine (Associate Professor of English, University of Alberta, Canada). Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958376
- ISBN
- 9780822958376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.97
€ 59.97
Paperback. This work offers unusual, unique and highly personalized images of Pittsburgh, combined with prose. Douglas Cooper details the inspiration for his artistic vision, the formal properties of his art and how it relates to architecture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 136 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AFC; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 581.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822957485
- ISBN
- 9780822957485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.40
€ 39.40
Paperback. In 1986, the USX Homestead Works closed, with the loss of thousands of jobs. This book looks at the people of Homestead and how they dealt with the trauma that affected them, detailing the modifications and revisions of domestic strategies in a public crisis. Num Pages: 284 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822956761
- ISBN
- 9780822956761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Hardcover. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBT; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944270
- ISBN
- 9780822944270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.27
€ 60.27
Hardcover. Presents a collection of eighteen essays that explore the advantages and disadvantages that Pittsburgh and its surrounding region face in the global economy, from the perspectives of technology, natural resources, workforce, and geography. This book shows how other cities can learn from the steps Pittsburgh has taken. Editor(s): Scarpaci, Joseph L.; Patrick, Kevin J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 96 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTK; RGCM; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942825
- ISBN
- 9780822942825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.46
€ 66.46
Hardcover. Focusing on the subject of citizen volunteerism by chronicling the nature and purpose of volunteer police in America since 1620, this book emphasizes the role of young people in the fields of security and safety, and stresses the need for more qualified, trained volunteers to help cope with man-made and natural disasters. Num Pages: 364 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942641
- ISBN
- 9780822942641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.02
€ 66.02
paperback. Original Hungarian work published in Budapest in 1943. Editor(s): Bondy, Frederick. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781557537645
- ISBN
- 9781557537645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.40
€ 60.40
Paperback. This work offers insights into how specific films influenced the Americanization of the Holocaust and how the medium per se helped seed that event into the public consciousness. It provides an analysis of "Schindler's List" and the debate over the merit of Spielberg's vision of the Holocaust. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629269
- ISBN
- 9780815629269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.48
€ 27.48
Hardcover. Governors Island, situated in New York Harbor, blends a sense of nostalgia with twenty-first-century amenities. This book creates a portrait of the island through photographs, blueprints, architectural plans, and interviews with former residents. It is suitable for enthusiasts of military and New York history alike. Num Pages: 288 pages, 271 colour illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609360
- ISBN
- 9780815609360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Paperback. A history of small craft used from the earliest times, when water was the only highway, to the 20th century's recreational use of motor boats on the waterways of the Adirondacks. Num Pages: 344 pages, 250 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TRL; WSSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603740
- ISBN
- 9780815603740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.68
€ 32.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 14 charts, 176 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938424
- ISBN
- 9780813938424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.60
€ 65.60
Hardcover. By telling the story of France's noncitizen soldiers - who included not only men born abroad but also Jews and blacks whose citizenship rights were subject to contestation - Christopher Tozzi sheds new light on the roots of revolutionary France's inability to integrate its national community despite the inclusionary promise of French republicanism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTV2; HBW; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938332
- ISBN
- 9780813938332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.79
€ 60.79
Rot, Riot, and Rebellion: Mr. Jefferson's Struggle to Save the Univers...
Bowman, Rex, Santos, Carlos
Paperback. Award-winning journalists Rex Bowman and Carlos Santos offer a dramatic re-creation of the University of VirginiaAEs early struggles. Political enemies, powerful religious leaders, and fundamentalist Christians fought Thomas Jefferson and worked to thwart his dream. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813937632
- ISBN
- 9780813937632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.42
€ 15.99
€ 15.42
Hardcover. Series: A Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935850
- ISBN
- 9780813935850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.61
€ 60.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935584
- ISBN
- 9780813935584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.80
€ 48.80
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813935546
- ISBN
- 9780813935546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.93
€ 53.93
Paperback. Although Frederick Douglass is best known for the first volume of his autobiography, there has never before been a collection of his inspiring speeches and editorials. Noted historian Milton Meltzer has gathered together a unique selection of Douglass's eloquent and impassioned speeches and writings against slavery and other moral injustices. Editor(s): Barnes, L. Diane. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: B; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934365
- ISBN
- 9780813934365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hoth, David R.; Ebel, Carol S. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813934167
- ISBN
- 9780813934167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.58
€ 125.58
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Colony, Anne Mandeville. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 744 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813933764
- ISBN
- 9780813933764
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.24
€ 113.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Nuxoll, Elizabeth Miles. Num Pages: 768 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTV; JFSL3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932804
- ISBN
- 9780813932804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.58
€ 125.58
Hardcover. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 583.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931685
- ISBN
- 9780813931685
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardcover. Editor(s): Jay, John. Series: Selected Papers of John Jay. Num Pages: 960 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813931234
- ISBN
- 9780813931234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.73
€ 126.73