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Regional & national history
Paperback. First published in 1982, Fighting Words focuses on the most common form of censorship in Imperial Russia: the governmental system that screened written works before or after publication to determine their acceptability. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610248
- ISBN
- 9781442610248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.53
€ 49.99
€ 45.53
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604220
- ISBN
- 9780691604220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.89€ 42.40
€ 52.89
€ 42.40
Hardcover. Tells the dramatic & surprising story of promoters in pursuit of an extraordinary prize and the diplomats who struggled with the balance of power at a pivotal moment in history Num Pages: 328 pages, 32 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JPS; LBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814707944
- ISBN
- 9780814707944
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
Paperback. "This is a book I have long awaited, one that tells the life of a single building so as to illuminate American history from almost every angle-cultural, social, and political."-Mary Ryan, author of Civic Wars: Democracy and Public Life in the American City During the Nineteenth Century Num Pages: 368 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222821
- ISBN
- 9780812222821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 563.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020512
- ISBN
- 9780253020512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Series: Public Cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHMC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020499
- ISBN
- 9780253020499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.83
€ 32.99
€ 29.83
Hardcover. In 1944, a number of Sonderkommando-"special squads" of Jewish prisoners who kept the gas chambers running smoothly-buried on the grounds of Auschwitz a series of remarkable eyewitness accounts. This study reconstructs their history and textual content, revealing literary works that raise troubling questions about the nature of testimony. Num Pages: 276 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782389989
- ISBN
- 9781782389989
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.83
€ 162.83
Paperback. Addresses the often unspoken connection between South African apartheid and the popular revolts of 2011 that dramatically remade the landscape in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia. In this book, contributors shed light on a critical conversation about the desire for radical change holds the possibility of a new beginning for Africa. Editor(s): Villa-Vicencio, Charles; Doxtader, Erik; Moosa, Ebrahim; Mbeki, Thabo. Num Pages: 264 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626161979
- ISBN
- 9781626161979
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.95
€ 74.95
Hardback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299397
- ISBN
- 9780942299397
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.86
€ 35.86
Paperback. Chantal Thomas presents the history of the mythification of one of the most infamous queens in all history, whose execution still fascinates us today. Translator(s): Rose, Julie. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTG; HBTV; JFSJ; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299403
- ISBN
- 9780942299403
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.28
€ 32.28
Paperback. By examining major events that have tested bilateral relations, Bomb Canada tracks the history of anti-Canadianism in the U.S. Num Pages: 160 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; JFD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- AU Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897425497
- ISBN
- 9781897425497
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.51
€ 27.99
€ 26.51
Paperback. Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 black and whtie illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FMV; BGA; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393322101
- ISBN
- 9780393322101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 66. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801449345
- ISBN
- 9780801449345
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.77
€ 140.77
Hardback. Focuses on the interaction between two "places," China and Guanzhong, the capital area of several dynasties. This book addresses such questions as What do we mean by "local"? Did the inhabitants of a locality believe that being "local" required them to assume a certain identity? And, If so, how did they talk and write about it? Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031708
- ISBN
- 9780674031708
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 38.32
€ 44.99
€ 38.32
Hardback. Li Mengyang (1473 1530) was a scholar-official who initiated the literary archaist movement that sought to restore ancient styles of prose and poetry in sixteenth-century China. Chang Woei Ong situates Li's quest to redefine literati learning as a way to build a perfect social order in the context of intellectual transitions since the Song dynasty. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 350 pages, 1 line illustration, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; BGH; DSBD; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970595
- ISBN
- 9780674970595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.60
€ 54.99
€ 46.60
Paperback. 'The only true history of a country', wrote Thomas Macaulay, 'is to be found in its newspapers'. This book explores how the media shaped and defined the economic, social, political and cultural dynamics of the British Empire by viewing it from the perspective of the colonised as well as the colonisers. Editor(s): Kaul, Chandrika. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349525225
- ISBN
- 9781349525225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.76
€ 127.76
Hardcover. Presenting a communicational perspective on the British empire in India during the 20th century, the book seeks to examine how, and explain why, British proconsuls, civil servants and even the monarch George V, as well as Indian nationalists, interacted with the media, primarily British and American, and with what consequences. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 figures, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; 3JJ; GTC; HBJQ; HBLW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230572584
- ISBN
- 9780230572584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.50
€ 66.50
Paperback. Presenting a communicational perspective on the British empire in India during the 20th century, the book seeks to examine how, and explain why, British proconsuls, civil servants and even the monarch George V, as well as Indian nationalists, interacted with the media, primarily British and American, and with what consequences. Num Pages: 278 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AV; HBG; HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349364343
- ISBN
- 9781349364343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.24
€ 66.24
Hardback. Editor(s): Kaul, Chandrika. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QD; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403948823
- ISBN
- 9781403948823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Paperback. Num Pages: 788 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 32. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd India
- Number of pages
- 788
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780143104094
- ISBN
- 9780143104094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.97
€ 19.97
Hardback. The squares of London are amongst its most famous and best loved features. And the great houses of the capital are intimately bound with the story not just of London but of the great families of the land. This title offers an informative account of the history of two of London's defining features - the squares and the great houses. Num Pages: 864 pages, 36pp, 44pp bw plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMX; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 251 x 81. Weight in Grams: 2328.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 2 volumes set
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848854956
- ISBN
- 9781848854956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 381.99€ 349.78
€ 381.99
€ 349.78
Paperback. A collection of personal testimonies by three generations of Hmong refugees. Reflecting on the homes left behind, their narratives chronicle the difficulties of forging a new identity. Editor(s): Chan, Sucheng. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: HBJF; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391634
- ISBN
- 9781566391634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
hardcover. The book traces the end of hostilities and the laboured negotiations towards peace and elections in Mozambique. The motivations of the guerrilla movement and government are examined, as well as international responses. The lessons for conflict resolution and peacekeeping for Africa and beyond are discussed. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; GTJ; HBJH; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1998th Edition
- SKU
- V9780333681350
- ISBN
- 9780333681350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 193.99
€ 193.99
hardcover. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. Num Pages: 420 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBJF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 147 x 31. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 420
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850613
- ISBN
- 9780810850613
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.40
€ 187.40