History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. In an era marked by atrocities perpetrated on a grand scale, the tragedy of the comfort women - mostly Korean women forced into prostitution by Japanese army - endures as one of the darkest events of World War II. This study reveals that the forces of Japanese colonialism and Korean patriarchy together determined the fate of Korean comfort women. Series: Worlds of Desire: The Chicago Series on Sexuality, Gender & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 halftones, 4 maps, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1FPK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFMX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226767772
- ISBN
- 9780226767772
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.40
€ 36.99
€ 29.40
Paperback. The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780007174546
- ISBN
- 9780007174546
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.30
€ 14.99
€ 11.30
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521166010
- ISBN
- 9780521166010
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.86
€ 31.99
€ 31.86
Sheet map, folded. .
- Publisher
- Alan Godfrey Maps United Kingdom
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847842718
- ISBN
- 9781847842718
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Condition: New
€ 7.00
€ 7.00
Paperback. Petra R. Rivera-Rideau shows how the popular music style reggaeton offers a space for Puerto Rican musicians to express identities that center blackness, forge links across the African diaspora, and critique the popular Puerto Rican discourse of racial democracy, which conceals racism and marginalizes black Puerto Ricans. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGW; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359647
- ISBN
- 9780822359647
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Condition: New
€ 28.04
€ 28.04
Paperback. The first history of Brunel's lost works, by acknowledged Brunel expert. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316. 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTK. Dimension: 169 x 235 x 9. Weight: 316.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445600901
- ISBN
- 9781445600901
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Condition: New
€ 29.38
€ 29.38
Paperback. Contains essays including theoretical reflections, literary criticism, and historical and ethnographic case studies focused on Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, the Andes, and the Caribbean. This book highlights the relation of Marxist thought, dependency theory, and liberation theology to Latin Americans' experience of coloniality. Editor(s): Morana, Mabel; Dussel, Enrique; Jauregui, Carlos A. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 640 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 924.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 664
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822341697
- ISBN
- 9780822341697
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.86
€ 38.99
€ 34.86
Paperback. Remains the most complete history of the Assassins. Beginning the story with the separation of Sunnis and Shi'ites and the rise of Isma'ilism, an offshoot of Shi'ism, Hodgson traces the long and complex history of power struggles within Islam that led ultimately to the separation of the Nizari Isma'ilis and their direct challenge to Muslim leadership. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219166
- ISBN
- 9780812219166
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.33
€ 33.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 31 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1024.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173078
- ISBN
- 9780691173078
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press USA
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850659105
- ISBN
- 9781850659105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.89
€ 26.99
€ 24.89
Paperback. WICKLOW Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG; HBW; WQH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). . 312pp
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845889494
- ISBN
- 9781845889494
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Condition: New
€ 10.00
€ 10.00
Paperback. What took place in Auschwitz revokes what Adorno termed the "Western legacy of positivity", the innermost substance of traditional philosophy. This text anatomizes the range of Adorno's concerns, including sections such as "Art, Memory of Suffering", and "Damaged Life". Editor(s): Tiedemann, Rolf. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 758.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731447
- ISBN
- 9780804731447
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.14
€ 42.99
€ 42.14
Paperback. Offers a comprehensive history of global population displacement in the twentieth century, and provides a new analytic approach to the subject by exploring its causes, consequences, and meanings Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black and white maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198744474
- ISBN
- 9780198744474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.98
€ 56.98
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801484964
- ISBN
- 9780801484964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.78
€ 32.99
€ 32.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HBTS; JFMX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231181822
- ISBN
- 9780231181822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. The mysterious art of magic has been a source of wonderment since before the time of Christ. This book takes us into this magical underworld to reveal the astounding stories of some of the world's greatest magicians. From the astrology of the three wise men to Harry Houdini's escapology, it illustrates the changing perceptions of magic. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ASZG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851687138
- ISBN
- 9781851687138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167864
- ISBN
- 9780231167864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.40
€ 46.99
€ 33.40
Paperback. The Radcliffe Infirmary holds a special place in the history of medicine. It was here that penicillin was first used to treat infections, the first accident service was set up, and a flying squad to go to the aid of mothers in crisis in childbirth was created. This work presents a picture of hospital life since the Infirmary's foundation in 1770. Num Pages: 128 pages, 229 ilustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442488
- ISBN
- 9780752442488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.35
€ 17.99
€ 16.35
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841654133
- ISBN
- 9781841654133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.00
€ 8.99
€ 8.00
Paperback. A complete reappraisal of the scale and significance of female criminality in a period of major legislative changes. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 194 pages, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933303
- ISBN
- 9780861933303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.16
€ 33.99
€ 32.16