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Paperback. In 1937, Mexican workers were among the strikers and supporters beaten, arrested, and murdered by Chicago policemen in the now infamous Republic Steel Mill Strike. This book paints a multifaceted portrait of the complexities and contours of the Mexican American struggle for equality from the 1930s to the postwar era. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; KCF; KCZ; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691134024
ISBN
9780691134024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide geographical canvas, from America to the Far East, Steiner provides an indispensable reassessment of the most disputed events of these tumultuous years. Series: Oxford History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 1248 pages, 17 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 68. Weight in Grams: 1498.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
1248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199676095
ISBN
9780199676095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
960
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199226863
ISBN
9780199226863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764351150
ISBN
9780764351150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 57.83

Paperback. Tracks the ways in which human beings were defined in contrast to supernatural and demonic creatures during the time of the Scientific Revolution. Explaining that the word 'monster' is derived from the Latin for 'omen' or 'warning', the author begins with an exploration of the monster's early identity as a portent or messenger from God. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSBD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 21. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822325680
ISBN
9780822325680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Featuring a foreword by the eminent historian Anthony Grafton, this fascinating book draws upon a diverse range of sources-ancient histories, medieval theology, Renaissance art, literature, legal thought, and early modern mathematics and social science-to uncover the meaning of the past and its relationship to the present. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJD; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422787
ISBN
9781421422787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.53

Hardback. This short, smart analysis will engage scholars across academia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBC; MBDC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894909
ISBN
9780801894909
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.65

Paperback. Explores the mutually formative interactions between the Arab and Jewish working classes, labor movements, and worker-oriented political parties in Palestine just before and during the period of British colonial rule. This book avoids treating the Arab and Jewish communities as if they developed independently of each other. Num Pages: 443 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JFF; JFSL1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 736.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
443
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
V9780520204195
ISBN
9780520204195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

Paperback. Field Notes uncovers how Middle East studies as an academic field was built over the course of the 20th century--a process replete with contention, anxiety, dead ends, and consequences both unanticipated and unintended. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBJK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799065
ISBN
9780804799065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Hardcover. Field Notes uncovers how Middle East studies as an academic field was built over the course of the 20th century--a process replete with contention, anxiety, dead ends, and consequences both unanticipated and unintended. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBJK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798051
ISBN
9780804798051
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 36 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343155
ISBN
9780764343155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.80

Hardback. Argues that the impact of technology-enhanced mass death in the twentieth century has affected the future shape of religious thought. This book shows how key Jewish theologians faced the memory of Auschwitz by rejecting traditional theodicy, abandoning any attempt to justify and vindicate the relationship between God and catastrophic suffering. Num Pages: 204 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780691059419
ISBN
9780691059419
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.94
€ 83.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJWVM; BT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Peepal Tree Press Ltd.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845230371
ISBN
9781845230371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Hitler saw himself as a 'philosopher-leader', and astonishingly gained the support of many intellectuals of his time. In this book, the author explores Hitler's relationship with philosophers - those who supported his rise to power and those whose lives were wrecked by his regime. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 b/w illustrations in 8-page insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 26. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205473
ISBN
9780300205473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. Looks at the origins, meaning, and uses of Conjure - the African American tradition of healing and harming that evolved from African, European, and American elements - from the slavery period to well into the twentieth century. This work describes Conjure and other related traditions, such as Hoodoo and Rootworking. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HRKT; HRQX; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249882
ISBN
9780520249882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.86

Hardcover. This study of urban and cultural geography shows how Dublin's iconography evolved before and after the creation of the Irish Free State. Yvonne Whelan argues that a shift has taken place from an intensely political iconography to one that is increasingly apolitical. Num Pages: 336 pages, 75 b&w photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMVD; HBJD1; HBTP; JP; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621854
ISBN
9781900621854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.65
€ 51.49

Hardback. Yuval Ben-Bassat examines the petitions, including many previously unpublished ones, sent during the last decades of the Empire to the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid II. The petitions enable Ben-Bassat to explore Palestine's history in this formative period from a unique perspective, providing first-hand accounts. Num Pages: 331 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLL; HBLW; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 139 x 32. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764573
ISBN
9781780764573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.94
€ 137.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 778.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
486
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481789
ISBN
9780801481789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.12

Paperback. This work accesses the period during which Ukraine rose to become an important part of the European geo-strategic posture. The collection treats Ukraine's relations with the US and Israel; the Chornobyl aftermath; the status of Sevastapol; NATO enlargement; and Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Series: Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, 3 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780916458850
ISBN
9780916458850
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.47

Paperback. In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. This book integrates textual sources with archeological and paleographic materials, providing a boldly novel picture of Qin's cultural and political trajectory. Editor(s): Pines, Yuri; Shelach, Gideon; Falkenhausen, Lothar von; Yates, Robin D.S. Series: New Perspectives on Chinese Culture and Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289741
ISBN
9780520289741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.74

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