Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. From xenophobic appropriations of Joan of Arc to Afro-futurism, the "national" characters of the colonial era often seem to be dissolving into postnational and virtual subjects. This text analyzes the French colonial experience as a case study in the erosion of belief in national destiny. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226023502
- ISBN
- 9780226023502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
Hardcover. In 2001 the Chinese government announced that the precise location of Shangrila - a place that previously had existed only in fiction - had been identified in Zhongdian County, Yunnan. This book advances a view of landscapes as media of governance, representation, resistance, and examining how they are reshaping cultural economies. Editor(s): Yeh, Emily T.; Coggins, Chris. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 348 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295993577
- ISBN
- 9780295993577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.88
€ 141.88
Paperback. Translator(s): Litchfield, R. Burr. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 436 pages, 74 halftones 24 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 999.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601670
- ISBN
- 9780691601670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.52€ 55.72
€ 70.52
€ 55.72
Paperback. This book is a history of the conflict-ridden privatization of communal land in the pueblo of Papantla, a Mexican Indian village transformed by the fast growth of vanilla production and exports in the second half of the 19th century. Num Pages: 408 pages, 21 tables, 7 figures, 2 illustrations, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; GTB; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758482
- ISBN
- 9780804758482
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.94
€ 33.99
€ 30.94
Hardcover. "A superb piece of scholarship."--Anthony Long, author of "Hellenistic Philosophy" Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520073029
- ISBN
- 9780520073029
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.29€ 49.59
€ 62.29
€ 49.59
Hardback. Northern Ireland's problems are rooted in physical and historical geography: small resource base, peripheral location, violent conquest, repression and ruthless emargination of the native population by the Protestant settlers. At the time of partition, many areas already had a Catholic majority, and the Catholic population is increasing faster. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1170.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 230
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792340461
- ISBN
- 9780792340461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.50
€ 132.50
Paperback. Emilio Bejel looks at Cuba's homoerotic culture through writings about homosexuality, placing them in the social and political contexts that led up to the Cuban revolution. The text maps out the way in which varying attitudes toward power and nationalism struggle for a stance on homosexual issues. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226041742
- ISBN
- 9780226041742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.82
€ 40.99
€ 31.82
Hardback. Editor(s): Gentile, Emilio. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 325 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBW; JPFF; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 23. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137534866
- ISBN
- 9781137534866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.44
€ 183.44
Paperback. At the end of World War II, working mothers in the USA protested vigorously at the termination of child care subsidies. This text traces grassroots activism and national and local policy debates concerning public funding of children's day care in the two decades after the end of the war. Series: Gender and American Culture. Num Pages: 368 pages, 8 illustrations, 5 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSP1; JPQB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476. Good copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press North Carolina
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0241225
- ISBN
- 9780807854853
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Beckett's bilingual oeuvre has been approached from many angles, most of which stress its autonomy from understandings of Irishness emerging from the Irish Literary Revival. Emilie Morin shows that such autonomy is only apparent, and that Beckett's avant-garde practices remain bound to the exigencies that govern their very development. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DNF; DSBH; DSG; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230219861
- ISBN
- 9780230219861
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70
Hardback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774828840
- ISBN
- 9780774828840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.64
€ 107.64
Paperback. Drawing on the story of the 1771 Bloody Falls massacre, human geographer Emilie Cameron explores the relationship between stories and colonialism, challenging readers to examine their perceptions of the contemporary Arctic and its peoples. Num Pages: 592 pages, 15 b&w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774828857
- ISBN
- 9780774828857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardcover. This book critically evaluates the growing body of theoretical literature on ethnic conflict and civil war, using empirical data from three major South Caucasian conflicts, evaluating the relative strengths and weaknesses of the available methodological approaches. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 1DVUZ; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; HBWS; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137280220
- ISBN
- 9781137280220
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.36
€ 128.36
Paperback. First published in English between 1885 and 1891, this book provides a critical presentation of Jewish history, institutions, and literature from 175 B.C. to A.D. 135. It has rendered invaluable services to scholars for nearly a century. This edition offers a fresh translation and a revision of the entire subject-matter. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780567130167
- ISBN
- 9780567130167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.65
€ 67.65
Hardcover. A survey of 500 years of change in Eastern Europe, this title looks at the structural elements in the early period, such as the lack of organized states and the existence of nomadic states, before examining the disappearance, assimilation, and recurrence of ethnic cultures over time and the formation of modern states. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 36. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335324
- ISBN
- 9780880335324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 46.96
€ 58.77
€ 46.96
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.72€ 45.21
€ 51.72
€ 45.21
Paperback. Presents diaries and correspondence left by kamikaze pilots and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the war. These kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This work is useful for those interested in the history of Japan and World War II. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619514
- ISBN
- 9780226619514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.41
€ 21.99
€ 19.41
Paperback. Why did almost 1000 highly educated "student soldiers" volunteer to serve in Japan's kamikaze operations at the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? This study of the role of the state in pushing imperial ideology shows the power of symbolic communication. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226620916
- ISBN
- 9780226620916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.91
€ 36.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 236 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; AJCR; HBJK; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. Weight in Grams: 1778.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764349300
- ISBN
- 9780764349300
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.80
€ 53.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190627805
- ISBN
- 9780190627805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.60
€ 21.99
€ 21.60