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Regional & national history
Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520212855
- ISBN
- 9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. Drawing on interviews with seventy Jewish men and women who, as children, were placed in non-Jewish families during the Nazi occupation of Holland, this book paints a portrait of Holocaust survivors whose experiences were often diametrically opposed to the experiences of those who suffered in concentration camps. Num Pages: 406 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248106
- ISBN
- 9780520248106
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
paperback. Examining the polling practices of six presidential administrations - those of Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton - this work dissects the poll apparatus of each period. It contends that while White House polls significantly influence presidential messages, their impact is limited. Num Pages: 216 pages, 18 tables, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804748490
- ISBN
- 9780804748490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. An even-handed reassessment of the 'Militant' period in Liverpool, including interviews with many of the key protagonists. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 13. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 223
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318634
- ISBN
- 9781846318634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. In July 1981 a series of street disturbances that took place in the Liverpool 8 area of the city put Liverpool at the forefront of events that also rocked other communities as far away as Brixton and Birmingham. This title draws together memories of and responses to the 1981 riots from the people who were there. Editor(s): Frost, Diane; Phillips, Richard. Num Pages: 150 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316685
- ISBN
- 9781846316685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762784974
- ISBN
- 9780762784974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.95
€ 16.99
€ 16.95
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813563527
- ISBN
- 9780813563527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 39.95
€ 44.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Modern living began with the homes of the 1950s. In what ways did life change for people moving into these swanky new homes, and why has the legacy of the 1950s home endured for so long? This title answers these questions and more in this introduction to the homes that embody the golden age of modern design. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 70 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; ACXD; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747812388
- ISBN
- 9780747812388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.15
€ 11.99
€ 10.15
Hardback. This is the first book to consider issues of gender and social identity across a broad temporal and geographical range of civilizations in the ancient Near East. Editor(s): Bolger, Diane. Series: Gender and Archaeology. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLA; HDDC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759110922
- ISBN
- 9780759110922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.50
€ 172.50
Paperback. A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755365036
- ISBN
- 9780755365036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.92
€ 15.99
€ 11.92
Hardback. An ideology of African ignorance arose in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century: Africans were hungry because they didn't know how to feed themselves properly. This work tells of the foods Africans ate, the maladies they suffered, and how the doctors and politicians reacted. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFSL; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920474
- ISBN
- 9780813920474
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.95
€ 96.95
Hardcover. The resolution of the civil war in El Salvador coincided with the end of the Cold War. After two years of negotiations and a decade-long effort to implement the peace accords, this work questions how peace was made and whether it has endured. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; GTJ; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230120945
- ISBN
- 9780230120945
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.40
€ 67.40
Paperback. Looks at how national identity is shaped, gendered, and contested through spectacle and spectatorship. The specific identity in question is that of Argentina, and the focus of this book is directed toward the years 1976 to 1983 in which the Argentine armed forces were pitted against the Argentine people. Num Pages: 328 pages, 50 b&w photographs, 14 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ; JPFN; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Third
- SKU
- V9780822318682
- ISBN
- 9780822318682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 28.79
€ 37.99
€ 28.79
Hardback. Born in Europe's shadow, haunted by the Holocaust, and inspired by the Enlightenment, Israel has changed. Where is this diverse and self-absorbed country heading today? How do its citizens see themselves, globally and historically? Israel Has Moved is a profound and sometimes unsettling account of a country that is no longer where we might think. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; HRJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073425
- ISBN
- 9780674073425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.39
€ 47.99
€ 40.39
Hardback. This collection presents a synoptic view of these regional concepts together with the historical and disciplinary contexts where they had emerged by bringing together prominent European and US scholars from multiple disciplines to explore how regionalization has been conceptualized throughout European history. Editor(s): Mishkova, Diana; Trencsenyi, Balazs. Series: European Conceptual History. Num Pages: 438 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785335846
- ISBN
- 9781785335846
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 214.74
€ 214.74
Hardback. A heavily-illustrated history of the shoreline, from New York State to Rhode Island. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 75.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762747238
- ISBN
- 9780762747238
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.89
€ 33.99
€ 25.89
Paperback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; DSA; DSBF; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 389.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349523146
- ISBN
- 9781349523146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. The essays in this volume look at China's relationships with border peoples over a long span of time, questioning whether the process of expansion was a benevolent civilizing mission. Editor(s): Lary, Diana. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 maps, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813341
- ISBN
- 9780774813341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.70
€ 40.99
€ 36.70
Hardback. A forceful look at the long-term social and psychological impact of warfare on modern China's civilian population. Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774808408
- ISBN
- 9780774808408
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Hardback. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 254 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742567634
- ISBN
- 9780742567634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.12
€ 151.12
Paperback. Liverpool was unique among English towns in the rate of its commercial development from the late seventeenth century. This title provides a study of the social and political structure of the town during this crucial period. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846315039
- ISBN
- 9781846315039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Hardback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 315.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781555405267
- ISBN
- 9781555405267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.72
€ 88.72
Hardback. Examines the impact of the 19th century "occult revival" on the history and literature of the Victorian women's movement. It explores the Victorian myth of occult womanhood and argues that the notion of female occult power was influenced by the advent of mesmerism, spiritualism and theosophy. Num Pages: 263 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 495.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 263
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333482025
- ISBN
- 9780333482025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.36
€ 194.36
Paperback. Born into great wealth, Walker, now in her 80s, chose to step beyond the chaperoned world of privilege, becoming a pilot in the Air Transport Auxiliary, and going on to break the speed record for women pilots. This book gives an insight into the life of a very special woman. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32pp photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Publisher
- Grub Street United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904010319
- ISBN
- 9781904010319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33