Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Reflecting the writers' interests in southern history, politics, literature, and religion, the essays engage some timeless concerns about the region: How has the South changed - or not changed? Has the South as a distinct region disappeared, or has it absorbed the many forces of change and still retained its cultural and social distinctiveness? Editor(s): Pascoe, Craig S.; Leathem, Karen Trahan; Ambrose, Andy. Num Pages: 328 pages, 38 photos, 4 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820327716
- ISBN
- 9780820327716
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€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Hardcover. In 1955 the Forbes magazine list of America's largest corporations included 18 with headquarters in the Southeast. By 2002 it had grown to 123. The essays collected here consider this dynamism, and the region's place in that ever-accelerating, transnational flow of people, capital, and technology known as "globalization." Editor(s): Cobb, James C.; Stueck, William W. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326474
- ISBN
- 9780820326474
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Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 55.99
€ 60.58
€ 55.99
Hardcover. Reflecting the writers' interests in southern history, politics, literature, and religion, the essays engage some timeless concerns about the region: How has the South changed - or not changed? Has the South as a distinct region disappeared, or has it absorbed the many forces of change and still retained its cultural and social distinctiveness? Editor(s): Pascoe, Craig S.; Leathem, Karen Trahan; Ambrose, Andy. Num Pages: 328 pages, 38 photos, 4 charts, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 581.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820325941
- ISBN
- 9780820325941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.57€ 68.19
€ 74.57
€ 68.19
Hardcover. This volume gathers personal recollections by 15 eminent historians of the American South. Coming from distinctive backgrounds, traveling diverse career paths, and practicing different kinds of history, the contributors exemplify the field's richness on many levels. Editor(s): Boles, John B. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820324746
- ISBN
- 9780820324746
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Condition: New
€ 76.90€ 70.22
€ 76.90
€ 70.22
Hardcover. In this collection of essays, historians, political scientists and legal scholars examine significant instances in which legal reform produced something other than the foreseen result. Subjects addressed include: the intentions of the framers of the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Editor(s): Kyvig, David E. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JP; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321882
- ISBN
- 9780820321882
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Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 55.99
€ 60.58
€ 55.99
Hardcover. Scholars representing a variety of academic fields contribute to this study of slavery in the French Caribbean colonies, which ranges historically from the 1770s to Haiti's declaration of independent statehood in 1804. Editor(s): Kadish, Doris Y. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 517.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321660
- ISBN
- 9780820321660
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.75
€ 51.99
€ 43.75
Paperback. In 1845, black abolitionist Frederick Douglass travelled to Britain on a lecture and fund-raising tour. This is an examination of how that visit affected transatlantic reform movements and Douglass's own thinking. It features the essays of scholars from both sides of the Atlantic. Editor(s): Rice, Alan J.; Crawford, Martin. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; BGH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820321295
- ISBN
- 9780820321295
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
€ 30.99
€ 26.48
Paperback. Editor(s): Boskin, Michael J. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 3. Weight in Grams: 177.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817918156
- ISBN
- 9780817918156
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. "The essays in this volume are case studies of the importance of oral history in understanding community and work in the American West"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Embry, Jessie L. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTD; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816530175
- ISBN
- 9780816530175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 36.63
€ 43.99
€ 36.63
Hardcover. "Forced Marches" is a collection of innovative essays that analyze the influence of the military and militias in the century that followed Mexican independence. Contributors from the U.S. and the U.K. employ the new military history to engage with recent scholarship on the early national period, the Reform, the Porfiriato, and the Revolution." Editor(s): Fallaw, Ben; Rugeley, Terry. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816520428
- ISBN
- 9780816520428
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Condition: New
€ 68.74€ 63.10
€ 68.74
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Editor(s): McCarty, Kieran. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816517152
- ISBN
- 9780816517152
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Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 41.72
€ 49.99
€ 41.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Salamini, Heather Fowler; Vaughan, Mary Kay. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816514311
- ISBN
- 9780816514311
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.57
€ 37.99
€ 32.57
Hardcover. Why do people in a few societies scattered around the globe call relatives of different generations by the same terms? This question has perplexed anthropologists since 1871. A successor to the landmark 1998 book "Transformations of Kinship," this volume includes the latest work on the Crow-Omaha problem from the world s leading scholars." Editor(s): Trautmann, Thomas R.; Whiteley, Peter. Num Pages: 348 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816507900
- ISBN
- 9780816507900
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Condition: New
€ 81.56€ 74.28
€ 81.56
€ 74.28
Hardcover. This is the first book to explore the relationship between the people and the environment of Mexico. Featuring a dozen essays by leading scholars, it heralds the arrival of environmental history as a major area of study in the field of Mexican history and introduces a new book series: Latin American Landscapes. " Editor(s): Boyer, Christopher R. Num Pages: 307 pages, Illustrations maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFS; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816502493
- ISBN
- 9780816502493
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.74€ 63.10
€ 68.74
€ 63.10
Hardcover. Praise for the previous edition: .".suitable for high school, public, and academic libraries."--American Reference Books Annual Editor(s): Purcell, L Edward. Num Pages: 554 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 236 x 188 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1089.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816077076
- ISBN
- 9780816077076
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.03€ 89.52
€ 99.03
€ 89.52
Hardcover. A multi-author compendium that details the lives and careers of America's vice presidents. Completely updated through the 2004 election, this edition contains biographies of each vice president, a detailed chronology of the political history of the US from the Revolution to the present, and suggested further reading about each vice president. Editor(s): Purcell, Edward. Series: American Political Biographies S. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (J) Children / Juvenile; (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 243 x 194 x 28. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816057405
- ISBN
- 9780816057405
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Condition: New
€ 81.56€ 74.28
€ 81.56
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Hardcover. Political and historical, this work takes a look at the second command. It addresses the state of the country at the time these men were in office and features an analysis of prevailing political conditions, the opposition, and the relationship between the president and vice president. Editor(s): Purcell, L.Edward. Num Pages: 496 pages, 46 b&w photographs, illustrations, bibliography, index, chronologies. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBCB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 189 x 28. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Facts on File
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816046454
- ISBN
- 9780816046454
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Condition: New
€ 75.73€ 69.20
€ 75.73
€ 69.20
Hardcover. Editor(s): Frawley, Oona. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black-&-white illustration, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632504
- ISBN
- 9780815632504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Hardcover. Since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and recognition of the Holocaust as a watershed event, the capacity of art to represent this event adequately has been questioned. Contributors provide case studies that include a artists from North America, Europe and Israel, and examine some of the dominant themes of their work. Editor(s): Feinstein, Stephen C. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 69 photographs, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: ACX; AG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630838
- ISBN
- 9780815630838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
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€ 42.74
Paperback. In the preface to this 2000 edition, the authors point out that with the advent of the millennium, it is important to take stock of the 20th century, which has been labelled as the "Age of Genocide". Editor(s): Wallimann, Isidor; Dobkowski, Michael N. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628286
- ISBN
- 9780815628286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. The Holocaust and justice: how can one link these terms? Is justice possible for crimes of such magnitude? Weighing these and other questions, a group of scholars attempt to untangle the complex and often contradictory relationship between the Holocaust and justice. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810119161
- ISBN
- 9780810119161
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Editor(s): Aley, Ginette; Anderson, Joseph L. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809332649
- ISBN
- 9780809332649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.04€ 46.80
€ 50.04
€ 46.80
Paperback. Assembling academics, journalists, researchers and analysts, this volume offers 23 diverse angles on contemporary South Africa. Its politics section focuses on the outcome of the 2006 local government elections. It concludes with an analysis of the involvement of South African banks and financial institutions on the African continent. Editor(s): Buhlungu, Sakhela; Daniel, Sir John; Southall, Roger; Lutchman, Jessica. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLX; JFF; JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 35. Weight in Grams: 994.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Human Sciences Research Council
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780796921666
- ISBN
- 9780796921666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.59
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. This regional study forms part of a survey of public perceptions in three Southern African countries. It outlines the opinions of a representative sample of adult residents of Lesotho on a range of socio-political, economic and other issues. Editor(s): Rule, Stephen; Mapetla, N. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFML; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- HSRC Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780796919786
- ISBN
- 9780796919786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39