History: theory & methods
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History: theory & methods
Hardback. Challenges the hold that cliometrics - an approach to economic history that employs the analytical tools of economists - has exerted on the study of our economic past. This book calls for the reconstruction of economic history, one in which history and the social sciences are brought to bear on economics, and not the other way around. Num Pages: 240 pages, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: HBAH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144009
- ISBN
- 9780691144009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.56€ 41.40
€ 52.56
€ 41.40
Hardcover. Forrest McDonald is the NEH's sixteenth Jefferson Lecturer, an eminent historians and the author of numerous works on the early American republic, the Constitution, and the American presidency. Here he recounts and reconsiders his own career, mixing in equal measure autobiography with a sharp critique of the historical craft. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613298
- ISBN
- 9780700613298
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.96
€ 65.96
Paperback. The Rape of Nanjing was one of the worst atrocities committed during WWII. On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army captured the city of Nanjing, then the capital of wartime China. This book considers the post war treatment in China of the Nanjing Massacre and Japan. It examines how the issue has developed as a political and diplomatic controversy. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTB; HBAH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220072
- ISBN
- 9780520220072
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.22
€ 35.99
€ 26.22
Paperback. This book tells the story of the Florescu family, from its feudal blood ties, to notorious 15th century figure Vlad Tepes (Count Dracula), right up to present day. The authors drew on research that had mostly been kept in family hands, and include original photographs and a full family genealogy. Num Pages: 326 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 42 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DV; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 476.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761861577
- ISBN
- 9780761861577
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Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 52.52
€ 54.99
€ 52.52
Paperback. Num Pages: 151 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oslo Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 151
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788274772045
- ISBN
- 9788274772045
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 21.23
€ 27.99
€ 21.23
Paperback. A translation of Fernand Braudel's "Ecrits sur l'histoire", published in 1969. The main themes of the work include: the importance of a "rapprochement" between history and the social sciences; the inseparability of study of past and present; and the dubious value of the narrative techniques. Translator(s): Matthews, Sarah. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226071510
- ISBN
- 9780226071510
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.47
€ 35.99
€ 28.47
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691630977
- ISBN
- 9780691630977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.60€ 66.90
€ 87.60
€ 66.90
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 6. Weight in Grams: 171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601229
- ISBN
- 9780691601229
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.94
€ 40.99
€ 28.94
Hardback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? This book investigates how the notion of sublime historical experience complicates and challenges existing conceptions of language, truth, and knowledge. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804749350
- ISBN
- 9780804749350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.98
€ 137.98
Paperback. Why are we interested in history at all? Why do we feel the need to distinguish between past and present? In this book, the author argues that the past originates from an experience of rupture separating past and present, for example the rupture with Europe's past that was effected by the French and the Industrial Revolutions. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 504 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 166 x 28. Weight in Grams: 690.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804749367
- ISBN
- 9780804749367
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.47
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Hardback. Focusing on the notion of representation and on the necessity of distinguishing between representation and description, this book argues that the traditional semantic apparatus of meaning, truth, and reference that we use for description must be redefined if we are to understand properly the nature of historical writing. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739795
- ISBN
- 9780804739795
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Condition: New
€ 157.39
€ 157.39
Paperback. The writing of history aims to satisfy the demands of rational and scientific inquiry, but also has a literary and aesthetic aspect. This book aims to identify and to explore the juste milieu between the literary approach to historical writing and the narrowmindedness of empiricists. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804739801
- ISBN
- 9780804739801
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.59
€ 36.99
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Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 166 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- 0002-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226981536
- ISBN
- 9780226981536
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072821
- ISBN
- 9780226072821
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Condition: New
€ 93.44€ 77.33
€ 93.44
€ 77.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 500 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226072838
- ISBN
- 9780226072838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.08
€ 36.99
€ 29.08
Paperback. Written over a 25-year span, these essays explore the ways in which the rural, regional, political, and cultural history of colonial and nineteenth-century Mexico has been approached by scholars. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804768610
- ISBN
- 9780804768610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.64
€ 36.99
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Paperback. *A great historian tells the inside story of how history is recorded. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349110509
- ISBN
- 9780349110509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.24
€ 17.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. A new generation of scholars addresses the current themes and questions in interpreting American history Editor(s): Foner, Eric; McGirr, Lisa; American Historical Association. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439902448
- ISBN
- 9781439902448
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.99
€ 40.99
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Paperback. Series: Lit Z. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; DSC; HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267972
- ISBN
- 9780823267972
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.49
€ 35.99
€ 32.49
Paperback. This classic work marks the culmination of a definite stage in the socio-economic historiography from the late Middle Ages to the rise of the haute bourgeoisie in the early Renaissance. Alfred von Martin attempts to discover and define the spirit or essence of the Renaissance, and with it the spirit of early capitalism as it arose in Florence. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBAH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781412856867
- ISBN
- 9781412856867
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Condition: New
€ 56.05€ 51.89
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€ 51.89
Hardback. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168205
- ISBN
- 9780231168205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.40€ 46.06
€ 58.40
€ 46.06
Hardcover. To mark the 40th anniversary of this text, this updated volume reviews the state of the discipline at the beginning of the 21st century. Renowned scholars ask and seek to answer Carr's question for a new generation of historians: what does it mean to study history at the start of the 21st century? Num Pages: 240 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333977019
- ISBN
- 9780333977019
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.62
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Paperback. Demonstrates that Walter Benjamin articulates his conception of history through the language of photography. Focusing on Benjamin's discussions of the flashes and images of history, this title argues that the questions raised by this link between photography and history touch on issues that belong to the entire trajectory of his writings. Num Pages: 208 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AJ; DSA; DSBH; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002682
- ISBN
- 9780691002682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 33.09
€ 45.99
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Paperback. Through the figure of the "heterological historian", this text creates a framework for the understanding of history and the ethical duties of the historian. It also weighs the impact of modern archival methods, such as film and the Internet, which add new constraints to the writing of history. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: HBA; HPQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226920450
- ISBN
- 9780226920450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.86
€ 42.99
€ 32.86