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History: specific events & topics

hardcover. Familiar Strangers examines how the Soviet empire was built, and ultimately dismantled, by ethnic outsiders. Scott retells Soviet history from the perspective of the socialist state's internal Georgian diaspora. Num Pages: 352 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; HBJD; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP USA United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199396375
ISBN
9780199396375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.25

Paperback. The Frontier of Leisure examines the centrality of leisure to the history of Southern California, and how the region's tourist resorts and residential recreation influenced the nation, from ranch houses and the landscape of postwar suburbia to relations of labor and race, and the place of nature in everyday life. Num Pages: 336 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199891924
ISBN
9780199891924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.50

paperback. An interdisciplinary anthology covering diverse aspects of the Mexican-American experience in the United States. Bringing together thirty-one of the journal articles, this collection provides students of history with a panoramic portrait of Mexicanos in the United States while at the same time introducing them to Chicana/o historiography. Editor(s): Gonzales, Manuel; Gonzales, Cynthia. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press (IPS) United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213990
ISBN
9780253213990
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.94

paperback. A systematic study of bystanders during the Holocaust which analyzes why individuals, institutions and the international community remained passive while millions died. The work illustrates the terrible consequences of indifference and passivity towards the persecution of others. Series: Contributions to the Study of Religion. Num Pages: 208 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Praeger United States
Edition
unknown
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780275970451
ISBN
9780275970451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.56

Paperback. This is an account of the complex political, legal and social history of the Chippewa's struggle for justice, which should appeal to both the general public and serious scholars. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 line illustrations, 26 b&w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
2
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299930226
ISBN
9780299930226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.09

Hardcover. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154139
ISBN
9780300154139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Offers a look into the Victorian world, including a chapter on electronic research. This volume features a glimpse into Victorian daily living, including women's roles; 'Victorian Morality'; leisure; health and medicine; and life in various settings, from workhouses to country estates. It is suitable for students and teachers alike. Series: Daily Life. Num Pages: 356 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313350344
ISBN
9780313350344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.60

Edition
2nd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340983256
ISBN
9780340983256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.20

Paperback. Offers a unique account of Marxist theories of Imperialism. It has been fully updated and expanded to cover all the developments since its initial publication and will be essential reading for any student of Marxism or Imperialism. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415044691
ISBN
9780415044691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.88

paperback. This vital guide provides an educational companion for all those reading about the Holocaust. It will challenge student use of primary resources and encourage extra-disciplinary analysis. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 line figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415161442
ISBN
9780415161442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.34

Paperback. This text explores Britain's role in international affairs from the age of Gladstone and Disraeli to the end of the World War One. It explores such themes as the scramble for Africa and the foreign policy of Lord Salisbury. Series: Questions and Analysis in History. Num Pages: 128 pages, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415203388
ISBN
9780415203388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

paperback. An examination of the relationship of overseas Japanese and their descendents (Nikkei) with their home and host nations, focusing on their political, social and economic struggles. The authors suggest some of the ways in which diasporas are transforming global society today. Editor(s): Adachi, Nobuko. Num Pages: 308 pages, 7 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JF; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415497459
ISBN
9780415497459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.60

Paperback. Series: Themes in World History. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBG; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415716611
ISBN
9780415716611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.54

Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415994460
ISBN
9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.39

Paperback. Ranging across American culture of the middle 20th century this study depicts the shifting characterizations of teens from invisible young adults to young soldiers in training, to bobby soxers and zoot suiters, to rock'n'rollers and juvenile delinquents, from hippies to savvy consumers. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465007660
ISBN
9780465007660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Paperback. Georges Duby in productivity and originality stands at the forefront of active medievalists in France and in the world. This collection contains 15 of his short articles. It also includes several essays that explore the evolution of nobility, knighthood, the noble family, and the ideals of chivalry across the central Middle Ages. Translator(s): Postan, Cynthia. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520042711
ISBN
9780520042711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.54

Paperback. The US has experienced a dramatic increase in births to unmarried women - from 4 per cent of births in 1950, with most of the babies then adopted, to more than 30 per cent. This book analyses this radical change in family formation to compare and contrast the lives of these mothers of varying ages and economic circumstances. Num Pages: 483 pages, 1 graph. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218307
ISBN
9780520218307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.63

Paperback. This study of colonial memory asks the question, how do once-colonized people remember the colonial period? Drawing on an ethnography of the social practices of remembering and forgetting in one community in Madagascar, the book develops a practice-based approach to social memory. Series: Ethnographic Studies in Subjectivity. Num Pages: 378 pages, 20 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HSM; 1K; GTB; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228467
ISBN
9780520228467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. This work suggests that interventionist discourses of rescue, family, and sexuality fueled US imperial projects and organized American colonialism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232587
ISBN
9780520232587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. Lays out the links between political, economic, social, and cultural phenomena that have made Russia what it is - a world at once familiar and mysterious to Western observers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030534
ISBN
9780674030534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.75

Paperback. Explores the decade through the controversies between radicals, liberals, and conservatives. This book focuses on four main areas of contention social welfare; civil rights; foreign relations; and social order. It also examines the emergence of the New Left and the modern conservative movement. Series: Debating Twentieth-Century America. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; JH; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742522138
ISBN
9780742522138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.50

paperback. The author situates the work experience in Latin America's broader history in a chronological order and divided into five periods. With each period, he discusses the chief economic, political and social characteristics as they relate to work, identifying with continuities from the previous period. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765602084
ISBN
9780765602084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.94

Paperback. Examines black newspapers in general and four in particular - the "Chicago Defender", the "Pittsburgh Courier", the "Black Dispatch", and the "Jackson Advocate" - and their coverage of national events. The beginnings of the black press are detailed, focusing on how they reported the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, and the Reconstruction era. Num Pages: 205 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSL3; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780786426072
ISBN
9780786426072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

hardcover. This study uses the Holocaust to raise issues of memory and representation. Marla Morris argues that history is the systematization of memory and examines the way that the Holocaust is represented in historical texts and in novels. Series: Studies in Curriculum Theory Series. Num Pages: 278 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JNKC; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780805838121
ISBN
9780805838121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 197.51

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