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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Includes essays which celebrate 21 years of research by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies in Oxford. This book brings together the reflections of leading scholars from around the world on the life and work of the Oxford Centre. It records how the pioneering studies carried out by the Centre have become a bench-mark for researchers. Editor(s): Galligan, D. J. Series: Journal of Law and Society Special Issues. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBTB; J; LAF; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196815
- ISBN
- 9780631196815
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.20
€ 29.20
Paperback. A history of the gypsies, examining the ways they have preserved a distinct heritage and culture that transcends national boundaries. Opening with a study of gypsy origins, the book traces their migration through the early Middle Ages to the present, through the Middle East, Europe and the world. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196051
- ISBN
- 9780631196051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.81
€ 48.99
€ 47.81
Paperback. * Crosses the boundaries between history, classical studies and archaeology. * Shows students and scholars of archaeology what they can learn from text--aided cultural history. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK; JFFN; JFS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631196020
- ISBN
- 9780631196020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.32
€ 66.32
Paperback. * Guides the reader through historical, linguistic and theoretical issues. * Avoids jargon and generalization. * Offers detailed case studies of literary texts by a wide range of writers. * Provides a clear and provocative account. Num Pages: 248 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194927
- ISBN
- 9780631194927
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.83
€ 55.83
Paperback. The Holocaust and the Liberal Imagination attempts to explain and not to condemn the responses and reactions of the democratic world to the attempted destruction of European Jewry. It concentrates on the impact of the Holocaust on ordinary people in the democracies and examines the actions of the nation--state in the light of popular responses. Series: Jewish Society & Culture S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631194835
- ISBN
- 9780631194835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. The hardback edition has sold over 7,500 copies. Includes a chronology of key events. Draws on a wide variety of contemporary Roman sources. Takes account of much recent research, particularly anthropological. The hardback edition has sold over 7,500 copies. Includes a chronology of key events. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631193951
- ISBN
- 9780631193951
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.50
€ 52.50
Hardback. This wide-ranging volume integrates documentary sources and contemporary archaeological evidence to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date account of Swahili history, anthropology, language and culture. Series: The peoples of Africa. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 1HSM; HBTB; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631189190
- ISBN
- 9780631189190
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.11
€ 62.11
Hardback. The Russians have undergone an historical development whose direction and destiny fascinates us. This book represents an exploration of the ancient roots and subsequent transformations of their cultural history. It helps readers understand controversial matters of ethnicity and historical identity for this influential, if often unstable, nation. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631188056
- ISBN
- 9780631188056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 115.64
€ 115.64
Paperback. Divided into five sections, this book examines the ideals which informed the work of the revolutionaries and the process by which they sought to dismantle the ancient regime and build a new order in France. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631183518
- ISBN
- 9780631183518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.41
€ 52.41
Hardback. This history of the Afrikaner peoples begins with their arrival in Southern Africa in 1652 and leads up to the present day. The account covers the establishment of the Dutch East India trading post in the Cape, the Great Trek of the 1830s and the democratic elections of 1994. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3J; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182047
- ISBN
- 9780631182047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
Paperback. Traces the history of the Franks from their barbaric origins to the period of civil and military dominance in Western Europe. The book describes their society and culture, their conversion to Christianity, the way they ruled and their influence on subsequent ages. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 photographs, 25 maps, bibliogrpahy. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DST; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631179368
- ISBN
- 9780631179368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. How can we handle the unevenness between the West and the Rest? How can theory help us resolve our ethical and political problems? Can theory help us think beyond the "winner talks all" model by articulating strong connections between ethics and politics? This book deals with the debates about the postcolonial and the global. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175384
- ISBN
- 9780631175384
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Hardback. How can we handle the unevenness between the West and the Rest? How can theory help us resolve our ethical and political problems? Can theory help us think beyond the "winner talks all" model by articulating strong connections between ethics and politics? This book deals with the debates about the postcolonial and the global. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175377
- ISBN
- 9780631175377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.45
€ 133.45
Paperback. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631174110
- ISBN
- 9780631174110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardback. This book provides the first comprehensive history of the peoples of the Middle Niger written by an English--speaking scholar. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 37. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631173618
- ISBN
- 9780631173618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.02
€ 98.02
Hardback. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. aeo Based on over 30 years of first--hand research. aeo The first account in English of this ancient people. aeo Of interest to anthropologists, historians, geographers and orientalists. Series: Peoples of South-East Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631172314
- ISBN
- 9780631172314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.61
€ 91.61
Paperback. This book is a cross--cultural examination of slavery. It draws material from the many regions, and widely separated historical periods, in which slavery has existed -- ancient Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, the Muslim societies of the Middle East and Africa, sub--Saharan Africa and the Americas. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167310
- ISBN
- 9780631167310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardback. Drawing material from the ancient and medieval worlds, Africa and the Americas, this book discusses slavery's economic role and the significance of kin, ethnicity, race, and religious and moral ideas in the structuring, maintenance and dissolution of slave societies. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631167297
- ISBN
- 9780631167297
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.41
€ 132.41
Paperback. Manicas argues that ideology is the defining characteristic of the social sciences in this critical review of the discipline. He contends that social science was originally based on a false ideal of science and that the historical assumptions of it are in general, too "Eurocentric". Num Pages: 354 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165835
- ISBN
- 9780631165835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Hardback. The volume is divided into three parts, corresponding to the three main phases in Gothic history: their early history down to the fourth century, the revolution in Gothic society set in motion by the arrival of the Huns, and the history of the Gothic successor states to the western Roman Empire. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 26. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631165361
- ISBN
- 9780631165361
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.90
€ 129.90
Paperback. A Woman's Place is based upon Elizabeth Roberts's interviews with 160 elderly people from the towns of Barrow, Lancaster and Preston. They recall their memories of family life as children, youths and adults in the period between the last decade of the nineteenth century and the outbreak of the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631147541
- ISBN
- 9780631147541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. Examines the dramatic period of revolution and counter-revolution, from the end of the Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1815 to the proclamation of the Second Republic and the rise of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte. Num Pages: 96 pages, notes, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 8. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631145158
- ISBN
- 9780631145158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.95
€ 54.95
Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291324
- ISBN
- 9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.01
€ 31.99
€ 23.01
Paperback. Drawing on three detailed case studies the sewing machine, a glass bottle blowing factory, and the cyanide process for gold and silver refining, this book explores a central paradox of economic growth in nineteenth-century Mexico. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 line drawings, 18 b/w images, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284906
- ISBN
- 9780520284906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.06
€ 40.99
€ 29.06