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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. A conceptual poetry book that plays with the idea of historical First Nations' representation through visual and erasure poems. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBK; DCF; DQ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 168 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889227880
ISBN
9780889227880
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Hardback. Before Thomas Edison, light and fire were thought to be one and the same. Turns out, they were separate things altogether. This book explores how our sudden interconnectedness, both physically, as through the railroad, and through inventions like the telegraph, changed our concept of time and place forever. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892728169
ISBN
9780892728169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.10

Hardback. When Britain agreed to 'restore' Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1984, British spokesmen explained that the Communist Chinese were reforming and would allow Hong Kong to continue its dynamic capitalist ways. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFN; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ethics & Public Policy Center Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896331624
ISBN
9780896331624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.94

Hardback. Ever since coinage was developed in ancient Lydia, an element of society has sought to debase the coin of the realm for personal gain not only by counterfeiting, but also by shaving away precious metal. Num Pages: 304 pages, full color illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKV; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
American Numismatic Society,U.S. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780897223270
ISBN
9780897223270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.09

Hardback. The story of one of the landmark censorship trials of the 20th century. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; LA; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911797404
ISBN
9780911797404
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.77

hardcover. The story of one of the landmark censorship trials of the 20th century. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; LA; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Roberts Rinehart United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780911797480
ISBN
9780911797480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.22
€ 52.85

Paperback. A devoted chronicle..of a man who showed emourmous skill, resource and courage in the first voyage of its kind in history. Joshua Slocum was a sensational seaman. New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 384 pages, photos, maps, boat plans. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780924486524
ISBN
9780924486524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.58

Hardback. A remarkable memoir of our age by a public servant, innovative developer, and leader in the world Jewish community. "Intensely interesting."-Publishers Weekly. Num Pages: 405 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 39. Weight in Grams: 871.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
405
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929587646
ISBN
9780929587646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.57

Hardback. This collection of essays examines select historical questions about the interrelationship between the sciences and Harvard University as an organizational, intellectual, and social context for science in the United States. The essays span the period from the seventeenth century to World War II. Editor(s): Rossiter, Margaret W. Num Pages: 380 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223126
ISBN
9780934223126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.21

Hardback. This book is a memoir by William Kornbluth which traces his life in pre-World War II Poland, his survival in four concentration camps, and his postwar life in the United States. Illustrated. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD; HBTD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223300
ISBN
9780934223300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.98

Paperback. Weeping Violins provides a history of the Gypsy people in Europe. Betty Alt and Silvia Folts trace the origins of the Gyspsy people and tell the story of their expansion, treatment by other ethnic groups, and struggles during the Holocaust. Num Pages: 148 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Jefferson (Thomas) University Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9780943549392
ISBN
9780943549392
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.31

Paperback. Summarizes Grenfell's first contact with the residents of Labrador Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 108 x 23. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982170335
ISBN
9780982170335
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.49

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 30. Weight in Grams: 814.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781771860819
ISBN
9781771860819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.88

Paperback. The Prophetic Anti-Gallic Letters was published in 1836 based on Adam Thom's editorials in Montreal Herald. They were never reprinted, despite their importance. More than an anti-French, anti-Republican tract, The Anti-Gallic Letters are crucial to understanding how British North America mutated into the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860918
ISBN
9781771860918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.24

Hardback. "First published in Hebrew by The Open University of Israel, Raanana, 2005. This English, updated edition published in 2017 by Equinox Publishing Ltd." BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTZ; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781795798
ISBN
9781781795798
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.07

Hardback. Talking about the Holocaust has provided an international language for ethics, victimization, political claims, and constructions of collective identity. As part of a worldwide vocabulary, that language helps set the tenor of the era of globalization. Editor(s): Goldberg, Amos; Hazan, Haim. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 428 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386193
ISBN
9781782386193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992606
ISBN
9781784992606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.71

Hardback. During the unprecedented modernization of Germany's Weimar Republic, motorcycle culture instantiated the new link between consumption and identity. Motorcycles became symbols of masculinity and freedom that exposed the problems and allures of mass-consumption and modern values. Series: Explorations in Mobility. Num Pages: 374 pages, 26 illustrations, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785331695
ISBN
9781785331695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.29

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843310549
ISBN
9781843310549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

hardcover. Editor(s): Mann, Michael; Fischer-Tine, Harald. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition, First ed.
SKU
V9781843310914
ISBN
9781843310914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. Editor(s): Mills, James H. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 242 pages, 8+ halftone photographs. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843311676
ISBN
9781843311676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardback. Why do the people of the French Caribbean still continue to be haunted by the memory of their slave past more than one hundred and fifty years after the abolition of slavery? What process led to the divorce of their collective memory of slavery and emancipation from France's portrayal of these historical phenomena? Series: Polygons: Cultural Diversities & Intersections. Num Pages: 216 pages, 34 b/w photos, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845450793
ISBN
9781845450793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.60

Hardback. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 8 illustrations, 1-2 maps, 38 tables, 27photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNAT; KNBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451332
ISBN
9781845451332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Hardback. Wilma and Georg Iggers came from diverse backgrounds, Wilma from a Jewish farming family from the border area of Czechoslovakia, Georg from a Jewish business family from Hamburg. This book relates their experiences of childhood and adolescence and then their lives together. It presents a history of changing conditions in US and Central Europe. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 21 ills, index. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451387
ISBN
9781845451387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

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