History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Hardback. During the 20th century tens of millions of people were annihilated by genocidal regimes. This title lays the foundation for an 'anthropology of genocide' by gathering together the seminal texts for learning about and understanding this phenomenon. Editor(s): Hinton, Alexander Laban. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 174 x 33. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223542
- ISBN
- 9780631223542
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Condition: New
€ 157.36
€ 157.36
Paperback. * Gathers key anthropological and interdisciplinary writings on genocide together for the first time and explores attempts to define genocide. * Traces the history of genocide in the 20th century with discussion of the Holocaust, and examples from Bosnia, Cambodia, Africa, and Latin America. Editor(s): Hinton, Alexander Laban. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in Anthropology. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 29. Weight in Grams: 806.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631223559
- ISBN
- 9780631223559
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Condition: New
€ 56.02
€ 56.02
Hardback. From slave narratives to the Civil War, and from country music to Southern sport, this book presents the literature and culture of the American South. It includes discussion of the visual arts, music, society, history, and politics in the region. It explores the work of Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Zora Neale Huston. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 672 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; DSB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 186 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1366.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 672
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224044
- ISBN
- 9780631224044
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Condition: New
€ 200.21
€ 200.21
Paperback. Draws on research in archeology, anthropology, linguistics and on historiography. This book charts the development of Ethiopian peoples and their society, placing emphasis on the African origins of Ethiopian civilization. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 464.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631224938
- ISBN
- 9780631224938
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Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Paperback. From despots to powerless figureheads, and from the Neolithic era to the present, this book traces the history of kingship around the world and the tenacity of its connection with the sacred. Series: New Perspectives on the Past. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631226963
- ISBN
- 9780631226963
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.81
€ 50.99
€ 50.81
Paperback. * Definitive collection of source material on the origins of English law. * Provides in--depth and authoritative commentary and interpretation. * Offers comprehensive scholarly apparatus for ease of study and reference. . Num Pages: 528 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 3F; 3H; HBT; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 32. Weight in Grams: 976.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631227403
- ISBN
- 9780631227403
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Condition: New
€ 63.79
€ 63.79
Hardcover. A collection of essays that analyze the hard-to-define phenomenon of 'technology' in America. It covers some of the important features of American technology, including developments in automobiles, television, and computing. It includes discussions of how technologies interact with race, gender, and class in American society. Editor(s): Pursell, Carroll. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1006.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631228448
- ISBN
- 9780631228448
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Condition: New
€ 229.08
€ 229.08
Paperback. * Brings together international art and architectural historians to consider a range of topics that have influenced the shape, profile, and aesthetics of the built environment. * Presents crucial "moments" in the history of the field when the architecture of the past is made to respond to new and changing cultural circumstances. Editor(s): Ballantyne, Andrew. Series: New Interventions in Art History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: AMA; AMC; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631229445
- ISBN
- 9780631229445
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Condition: New
€ 54.57
€ 54.57
Paperback. Examines diverse aspects of Roman imperialism, from the Romans' motivations in acquiring an empire and their ideological justifications for imperial domination, to the complex political, economic, and cultural interactions between the Romans, their allies, and the subjected peoples. This title includes notes with suggestions for further reading. Editor(s): Champion, Craige B. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 21. Weight in Grams: 686.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631231196
- ISBN
- 9780631231196
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Condition: New
€ 52.06
€ 52.06
Hardcover. An authoritative and wide-ranging single volume history of Eastern and Western philosophy, from ancient times to the present day. Among the movements discussed are: Vedanta, Taoism, Platonism, Islamic and Jewish mysticism, Zen Buddhism, Cartesianism, Kantian Idealism, Marxism and Pragmatism. Num Pages: 584 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232605
- ISBN
- 9780631232605
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Condition: New
€ 148.73
€ 148.73
Hardcover. This book provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France whilst also presenting an argument to explain the events of the period. The argument presented is that the Revolution, far from being popular, encountered substantial resistance. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 776.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233626
- ISBN
- 9780631233626
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Condition: New
€ 144.97
€ 144.97
Paperback. This book provides students and general readers with an introduction to revolutionary France whilst also presenting an argument to explain the events of the period. The argument presented is that the Revolution, far from being popular, encountered substantial resistance. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233633
- ISBN
- 9780631233633
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Condition: New
€ 54.77
€ 54.77
Hardcover. This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greecea s greatest inventions: democratic government. aeo Provides an accessible, up--to--date survey of vital issues in Greek democracy. aeo Covers democracya s origins, growth and essential nature. aeo Raises questions of continuing interest. Editor(s): Robinson, Eric W. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 188 x 24. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233930
- ISBN
- 9780631233930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.14
€ 168.14
Paperback. This book invites readers to join in a fresh and extensive investigation of one of Ancient Greecea s greatest inventions: democratic government. aeo Provides an accessible, up--to--date survey of vital issues in Greek democracy. aeo Covers democracya s origins, growth and essential nature. aeo Raises questions of continuing interest. Editor(s): Robinson, Eric W. Series: Interpreting Ancient History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631233947
- ISBN
- 9780631233947
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.67
€ 44.99
€ 44.67
Paperback. This is a collection of a linguistic autobiographiesa by 23 British linguists who played a major role in the development of the subject in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century. aeo Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists. aeo Provides an overview of the rapid growth of linguistics in the last 50 years. Editor(s): Brown, Keith; Law, Vivien. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; CF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631234760
- ISBN
- 9780631234760
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Condition: New
€ 32.02
€ 32.02
Hardcover. In the French Third Republic, nursing was an occupation caught in the crosscurrents of conflicting notions about the role of women. This deft political history shows how the turmoil and transformation of nursing during this period reflected the political and cultural tensions at work in the nation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674004917
- ISBN
- 9780674004917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.44€ 82.23
€ 91.44
€ 82.23
Paperback. This text discusses the early Calvinist divorces of Reformation Geneva, examining grounds for divorce and highlighting several notable cases. It also discusses the work of the Consistory of Geneva, an institution established in 1541 that was designed to help control the behaviour of the population. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005211
- ISBN
- 9780674005211
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. This work tells the story of slavery in antebellum America by moving into heart of the domestic slave trade, the slave market. Taking the reader inside the New Orleans slave market the author transforms the statistics of this chilling trade into the human drama of traders, buyers, and slaves. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005396
- ISBN
- 9780674005396
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.63
€ 34.99
€ 29.63
Hardcover. This work reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and social life. It argues that the European model of democracy was created in the Revolution, a model with stark differences to Anglo-American liberal democracy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006249
- ISBN
- 9780674006249
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.39€ 87.36
€ 97.39
€ 87.36
Paperback. A study of the role of marriage in national policy, law and political rhetoric. This book examines the political history of marriage, analyzing the shaping of the accepted model of consensual, lifelong monogamy by legislators and judges throughout American history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674008755
- ISBN
- 9780674008755
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Hardcover. Matthew Lenoe traces the origins of Stalinist mass culture to newspaper journalism in the later 1920s. In examining the transformation of Soviet newspapers during the New Economic Policy and the First Five Year Plan, Lenoe tells a dramatic story of purges, political intrigues, and social upheaval. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 326 pages, 6 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JPFC; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 27. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013193
- ISBN
- 9780674013193
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.01€ 84.71
€ 95.01
€ 84.71
Hardcover. Drawing on a wealth of archival evidence, Sudhir Hazareesingh vividly reconstructs the symbolic richness and political complexity of the Saint-Napoleon festivities in a work that opens up broader questions about the nature of the French state, unity and lines of fracture in society. Num Pages: 322 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013414
- ISBN
- 9780674013414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.26€ 80.64
€ 90.26
€ 80.64
The Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology: The First ...
M.D. (Ed.) Walter H. Abelmann
Hardcover. This volume describes, analyzes, and evaluates the first 25 years of the collaboration between Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Editor(s): Abelmann, W.H. Num Pages: 346 pages, 18pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBT; JNMN; MB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674014589
- ISBN
- 9780674014589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.59
€ 32.99
€ 27.59
Hardcover. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674015524
- ISBN
- 9780674015524
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.98€ 122.92
€ 138.98
€ 122.92