History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. Num Pages: 147 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AGB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 261 x 22. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Edition
- F First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826348272
- ISBN
- 9780826348272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.38
€ 51.38
Paperback. From the 1920s through the 1960s, scores of small, independent record companies nurtured distinctly American music: jazz, blues, gospel, country, rhythm and blues, and the 1950s offspring of R&B, rock n' roll. This title profiles ten such companies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; AVX; HBTB; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214348
- ISBN
- 9780253214348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.50
€ 16.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. From the Model T to the SUV, this title reveals that our vexed relationship with the automobile is nothing new - in fact, debates over whether cars are forces of good or evil in our world have raged for over a century, ever since the automobile was invented. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467290
- ISBN
- 9780226467290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.00€ 23.22
€ 25.00
€ 23.22
Hardcover. The Peace Process: From Breakthrough to Breakdown brings together Afif Safieh's articles, lectures and interviews from 1981, when he was a staff member in Yasser Arafat's Beirut office, to 2005, at the end of his mission in London, revealing the political and intellectual journey of one of Palestine's most skilled and distinguished diplomats. Num Pages: 285 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Saqi Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863564222
- ISBN
- 9780863564222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.41
€ 26.99
€ 25.41
Paperback. Focusing on the time period from the intensification of slave importation in 1580 to 1700, this work explores how Afro-Mexicans worked within the limitations imposed on them by the Church and the Spanish Crown in order to develop relationships with peers and superiors, defend themselves against unjust treatment, make money, and gain prestige. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826337993
- ISBN
- 9780826337993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.28
€ 34.28
Paperback. Investigates a central puzzle of power and politics in West African history: Why do women figure frequently in the political narratives of the precolonial period, and then vanish altogether with colonization? This book addresses this question by exploring the relationship of the household to the state. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419830
- ISBN
- 9780821419830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.75
€ 37.99
€ 33.75
Paperback. Lucrative and complex, the fur trade bound together Europeans and Native peoples of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. This title offers a look at the broad range of contracts that characterized the fur trade. It explains the working mechanisms of the fur trade and explores how and why it evolved in a North Atlantic context. Editor(s): Sleeper-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 702 pages, 9 photographs, 5 maps, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 702
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803243293
- ISBN
- 9780803243293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.41
€ 46.99
€ 41.41
Paperback. Examines and reassesses the use of oral resources in writing African history. Editor(s): White, Luise; Miescher, Stephan; Cohen, David. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; HBA; HBJH; HBTD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 19. Weight in Grams: 459.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253214683
- ISBN
- 9780253214683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.35
€ 26.35
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253208613
- ISBN
- 9780253208613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.63
€ 21.99
€ 20.63
Paperback. How many people can truly say that they know the history of the city in which they live? It is true to say that for most of us who live in Johannesburg, the rich political and social history, and the many fascinations of the city, remain hidden. Num Pages: 132 pages, b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTB; WTHH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 209 x 9. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919931333
- ISBN
- 9781919931333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.57
€ 21.99
€ 19.57
Paperback. A transnational and interdisciplinary look at the trials of Jews accused of collaborating with the Nazis. Editor(s): Jockusch, Laura; Finder, Gabriel N. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FBH; 3JJPG; HBTZ1; JFSR1; LAF; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814338773
- ISBN
- 9780814338773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.24
€ 42.24
Paperback. This book is an updated edition of the classic history of the development of the American atomic bomb, the decision to use it against Japan, and the origins of U.S. atomic diplomacy toward the Soviet Union. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739573
- ISBN
- 9780804739573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.38
€ 34.99
€ 29.38
Hardback. To mark the centennial of the Bolshevik takeover of Russia, one of its greatest scholars has written a searing and defining account of the Russian Revolution, the fall of the old order, and the creation of the Soviet state. Num Pages: 848 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780199794218
- ISBN
- 9780199794218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 29.09
€ 39.99
€ 29.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 207.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583672242
- ISBN
- 9781583672242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardback. Presenting the Second Temple era as an age of transition between a territorial past and an exilic and religious future, Judeans and Jews sharpens our understanding of this important era. Series: The Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum Series in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648395
- ISBN
- 9781442648395
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.19
€ 55.19
Paperback. Explores how the study of classics spread English values in the British Empire and beyond. Editor(s): Hallett, Judith P.; Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: G; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602583337
- ISBN
- 9781602583337
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.98
€ 36.98
Paperback. Houston's meteoric rise from a bayou trading post to the world's leading oil supplier owes much to its geography, geology, and climate. This title presents the history of the development of Houston, examining the factors that have facilitated unprecedented growth - and the environmental cost of that development. Editor(s): Melosi, Martin V.; Pratt, Joseph A. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTK; KNBP; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822959632
- ISBN
- 9780822959632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.44
€ 75.44
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778671
- ISBN
- 9780804778671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.10
€ 34.99
€ 32.10
Paperback. Helps you discover what civil war, revolution and counter-revolution felt like from inside both camps. Num Pages: 624 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712660143
- ISBN
- 9780712660143
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.49
€ 24.99
€ 18.49
Paperback. Tells the story of Christmas - from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. This book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, and the Christmas tree. Num Pages: 187 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 5HC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258020
- ISBN
- 9780520258020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.73
€ 24.99
€ 18.73