Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173629
- ISBN
- 9780231173629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.77
€ 65.38
€ 50.77
Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442211384
- ISBN
- 9781442211384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.20
€ 72.20
Hardcover. Drawing from extensive archival research, Out of the Horrors of War demonstrates that disabled citizens in the World War II era organized a national movement for economic security and full citizenship, reshaping the U.S. welfare state and laying the foundation for the disability rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812248517
- ISBN
- 9780812248517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.80
€ 78.80
Hardcover. Arranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407692
- ISBN
- 9781421407692
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.37
€ 57.37
Paperback. Arranged chronologically and thematically, the book highlights how ideas about the appropriate relationships among science, scientists, and the state changed over time. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15, 15 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTW; PDX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421407715
- ISBN
- 9781421407715
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.12
€ 30.99
€ 26.12
Paperback. In 1966, the young Aude Yung-de Prevaux discovered that she was the daughter of the Resistance heroes Jacques and Lotka de Prevaux, of whom she had never heard. This title pieces together her parents' story. Translator(s): Wright, Barbara. Num Pages: 224 pages, Facsimiles, Portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747553052
- ISBN
- 9780747553052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.35
€ 10.99
€ 9.35
Paperback. A complete history of the world's greatest stone circle. Britain's leading expert on stone circles turns his attention to the greatest example of them all - Stonehenge. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Robinson Publishing
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9781845295912
- ISBN
- 9781845295912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363330
- ISBN
- 9780822363330
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Paperback. Attiya Ahmad examines the practice of conversion to Islam by South Asian migrant domestic workers in the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf region and how these women's conversions stem from an ongoing process rooted in their everyday experiences as migrant workers rather than a clean break from their preexisting lives. Series: Next Wave: New Directions in Women's Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSJ5; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822363446
- ISBN
- 9780822363446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337083
- ISBN
- 9780880337083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.70€ 57.15
€ 73.70
€ 57.15
Hardcover. Num Pages: 550 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 37. Weight in Grams: 818.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336758
- ISBN
- 9780880336758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.83€ 61.86
€ 80.83
€ 61.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 144 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880337090
- ISBN
- 9780880337090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.83€ 62.06
€ 80.83
€ 62.06
Hardback. What has the land of Israel meant for the Jewish imagination> This work provides an answer, covering Biblical times up to the present. Its aim is to pierce the mystery of the images of Israel, to grasp their meaning and function, and to trace their origins and history. Translator(s): Emanuel, Susan. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741125
- ISBN
- 9780804741125
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.77
€ 149.77
Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066823
- ISBN
- 9780674066823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Hardback. Examines the Scottish contribution to the British state during the 1790s, with a view to establish how the government of Scotland met and handled the specific challenges it faced over the course of the decade, and the extent to which the Scots rallied to the defence of Britain at this time of crisis. Series: Scottish Historical Review Monographs. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403313
- ISBN
- 9781474403313
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.98€ 102.41
€ 106.98
€ 102.41
Paperback. A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war Num Pages: 352 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 244. A True Story of Courage, Love and Survival. 352 pages, map. A moving and compelling true story about two sisters fighting for survival in Sarajevo during the Bosnian war. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; BM; HBJD; HBLW3. Dimension: 197 x 127 x 23. Weight: 242.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408827758
- ISBN
- 9781408827758
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. Traces the conflicting ways Jews and Germans defined their own victimization and survival, comprehended the trauma of war and genocide, and struggled to rebuild their lives. This book describes Berlin in the days following Germany's surrender. It examines how Germans and Jews interacted and competed for Allied favor, benefits, and victim status. Num Pages: 416 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 7.11.2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143170
- ISBN
- 9780691143170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.55
€ 46.99
€ 33.55
Hardcover. Represents a photographic Who's Who of contemporary Santa Fe women. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 299 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134153
- ISBN
- 9780890134153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.82
€ 53.99
€ 38.82
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996205
- ISBN
- 9780674996205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.80
€ 33.99
€ 28.80
Hardcover.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674996267
- ISBN
- 9780674996267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.71
€ 33.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Details the concepts at work within the History of the Peloponnesian War and demonstrates, through case studies of conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, the continuing relevance of Thucydidean thought to an analysis and planning of strategic operations. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 210
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849040112
- ISBN
- 9781849040112
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.32
€ 30.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. This text makes available in English the essay, "How to Bring Order to Popular Government", by Renaissance thinker Francesco Guicciardini. It also analyzes this work, showing that the long maturation of Florentine constitutional thought points to a modern idea of the republican state. Translator(s): Moulakis, Athanasios. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847689941
- ISBN
- 9780847689941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.44
€ 62.44
Hardcover. The acknowledged authority on Hoover unravels the popular charges of his "homosexuality" and explains why the FBI director was so interested in sex-related information, and why he failed to combat organized crime. "A meticulous account of the real excesses perpetrated by the FBI under Hoover's direction."-Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JKV; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566630719
- ISBN
- 9781566630719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.23
€ 27.23
Hardcover. Based on research of FBI files, this text uncovers the FBI's role in espionage cases of the Cold War years. It shows how secrecy immunized FBI operations from critical scrutiny and enabled FBI officials to mask their counterintelligence failures while promoting a politics of McCarthysim. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634205
- ISBN
- 9781566634205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.73
€ 29.99
€ 25.73