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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Brian Fagan investigates the impact that European contact had on a number of societies around the world. Each case describes the pre-European culture, the short term impact of contact and the enduring changes caused by the clash of cultures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761991458
- ISBN
- 9780761991458
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.21
€ 167.21
Paperback. This work follows the evolution of the pattern book houses and how they represented the notion of home and community in American historical memory. The book also includes illustrations of such communities. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761989639
- ISBN
- 9780761989639
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.47
€ 67.47
Hardback. The Transformational Decade attempts to show the transformation that took place in American life from the attack on the World Trade Center to the emergence of the Obama presidency. It illuminates a decade that challenged the essence of the free market and contested America's role on the world stage. Num Pages: 178 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761859086
- ISBN
- 9780761859086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.13
€ 105.13
Hardback. Three to Ride chronicles the events leading to the actions taken by British colonists in America against British troops, ultimately concluding in independence for the colonies. This book presents the courage of singular individuals and groups during a momentous period. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761858546
- ISBN
- 9780761858546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.53
€ 146.53
Hardback. A growing number of Jews identify themselves as secular or "somewhat secular." Is this expansive definition of Jewishness a new phenomenon? What are its roots? This insightful book provides an overview of a profound development in the evolving history of Jewish life in America. Editor(s): Heller, Zachary I.; Gordis, David M. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761857938
- ISBN
- 9780761857938
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.09
€ 105.09
hardcover. This book advances the argument that the events of July 14, 1958, when Iraqi military officers overthrew the British-installed Iraqi monarchy, constituted simultaneously as a coup and a revolution for a number of reasons, including military involvement, popular participation, and policies that radically departed from those of the previous regime. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852582
- ISBN
- 9780761852582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.66
€ 132.66
Paperback. This book explores a central and significant chapter in the social and economic history of modern America. If the story of the eminent gangsters is not the orthodox, rags-to-riches American success story, neither can it be dismissed as merely a crime story. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761852155
- ISBN
- 9780761852155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.56
€ 107.56
Hardback. This book brings together a distinguished group of expert scholars from the Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies at Boston University on the main areas of American Jewish life, from colonial Jewish experience to images of Jews in contemporary films. This volume represents the fruit of this collective reflection and interrogation. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761847687
- ISBN
- 9780761847687
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.83
€ 150.83
Hardback. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 154
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761838654
- ISBN
- 9780761838654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.37
€ 114.37
paperback. Europe's Indians, Indians in Europe is an accessible and multidisciplinary synopsis of European iconographies and cultural narratives related to Native Americans. In this pioneering work, European fascination with and phantasmagorias of 'Indianness' are comprehensively discussed, involving perspectives of history, literature, and cultural criticism Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761836896
- ISBN
- 9780761836896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Hardback. "Human Remolding in North Korea" offers a comprehensive overview of the historical development of education in North Korea from 1945 through 2004. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJP; HBTB; JN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 174 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761831723
- ISBN
- 9780761831723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.82
€ 139.82
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBG; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD; JW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761821083
- ISBN
- 9780761821083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.37
€ 102.37
Paperback. Black Life in Mississippi is a collection of essays which explore the underexposed life and culture of black Mississippians between the 1860's and the 1980's. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761819226
- ISBN
- 9780761819226
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 111.97
€ 111.97
Hardback. This work examines the history of Hungary's Jewish community in the period 1848-1945. Despite significant contributions to the development of the nation, and intense patriotism in times of national peril, the author finds that Jews remained perennial aliens in the land of Hungary. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761817598
- ISBN
- 9780761817598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.76
€ 156.76
Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; GTB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761810971
- ISBN
- 9780761810971
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 178.40
€ 178.40
Paperback. This book gives a critical assessment of Paul van Buren's contribution to the Jewish-Christian dialogue, and attempts an original contribution of its own. The main body of the work is concerned with van Buren's 'A Theology of the Jewish-Christian Reality', a systematic rethinking of Christianity vis-a-vis Judaism in a Post-Holocaust world. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRC; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761809005
- ISBN
- 9780761809005
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.43
€ 83.43
Hardback. The Making of Modern Cameroon, Vol. 1 examines the history of present day Cameroon's struggle to create, unite, and integrate their country. The story begins with the colonization of the country by Germany in 1884 and continues with the country's experience under British and French rule from 1914 to 1961. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761808961
- ISBN
- 9780761808961
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.92
€ 134.92
The Uses and Abuses of Knowledge. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Schol...
Knight, Henry F.; Littell, Marcia Sachs
Hardback. Series: Studies in the Shoah Series. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 478
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761806295
- ISBN
- 9780761806295
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.62
€ 171.62
Paperback. This book is about the role of the Easter rituals in the Yaqui way of life in both Arizona and Sonora. It contains detailed ethnographic descriptions of these ceremonies. Num Pages: 624 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 1KLCM; HBTB; HRCR; HRKT; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 33. Weight in Grams: 821.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805793
- ISBN
- 9780761805793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 138.19
€ 138.19
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; JPHL; JPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761805625
- ISBN
- 9780761805625
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.89
€ 154.89
Hardback. This historical and sociological analysis focuses on the African-American higher education system. Its central themes concern university structure, bureaucracy and transplantation. It also provides an analysis of all factors which have affected both African and African-American higher education. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761801757
- ISBN
- 9780761801757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.43
€ 110.43
Hardback. Loren's In Contact offers a fascinating synthesis of current knowledge of the contact period between Europeans and Native peoples in the American Eastern woodlands. Series: Issues in Eastern Woodlands Archaeology. Num Pages: 156 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 156
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759106604
- ISBN
- 9780759106604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.12
€ 149.12
Hardback. Places modern slavery in its historical context, tracing the phenomenal development of the international anti-slavery movement. This book demonstrates how the problems of eradication seem greater and more intractable than they had ever been with the expansion of slaving to include forced labor, prostitution, and the exploitation of children. Num Pages: 544 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103399
- ISBN
- 9780759103399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.24
€ 198.24
Paperback. Reprint of 1903 edition of Gilman's classic indictment of domestic life, offering a program of domestic reform that inspired women at the beginning of what became a century-long struggle. Series: Classics in Gender Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759103061
- ISBN
- 9780759103061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.83
€ 64.83