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Regional & national history
In the late twelfth century, Japanese people called the transitional period in which they were living the "age of warriors." This book provides an account of the religious, intellectual, and literary practices of medieval Japan in order to reveal the era's own cultural creativity and enormous economic potential. Translator(s): Roth, Kathe. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231118422
- ISBN
- 9780231118422
Condition: New
€ 129.05
€ 129.05
Hardback. An exciting and accessible history, Wealth and Disaster offers riveting insight into the matrimonial strategies and inheritance customs of French rural society and the resulting choices to emigrate or to stay. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 244 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421421285
- ISBN
- 9781421421285
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.28
€ 56.28
Paperback. Combining fresh approaches with a historical synthesis, this work presents general history of French Indochina. Focusing on economic, social, intellectual, and cultural dimensions, it treats Indochina's history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization. Editor(s): Goscha, Christopher E. Translator(s): Dill-Klein, Ly Lan. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 508 pages, 14 line illustrations, 10 maps, 37 tables. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 720. An Ambiguous Colonization, 1858-1954. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. 508 pages, Illustrations, maps. Combining fresh approaches with a historical synthesis, this work presents general history of French Indochina. Focusing on economic, social, intellectual, and cultural dimensions, it treats Indochina's history from its inception in Cochinchina in 1858 to its crumbling at Dien Bien Ph in 1954 and on to decolonization. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 30. Weight: 706. Translator(s): Dill-Klein, Ly Lan.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 508
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520269743
- ISBN
- 9780520269743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. * Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most influential sociologists and anthropologists of the late twentieth century. * This important new volume brings together his key writings on Algeria, where he did his first major fieldwork in the late 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646954
- ISBN
- 9780745646954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.00
€ 27.00
Hardback. * Pierre Bourdieu is one of the most influential sociologists and anthropologists of the late twentieth century. * This important new volume brings together his key writings on Algeria, where he did his first major fieldwork in the late 1950s and 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745646947
- ISBN
- 9780745646947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.21
€ 72.21
Hardback. This is the tale of an accusation of blood libel during a period when France prided itself on its rationality. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9; JFSR1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804774048
- ISBN
- 9780804774048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. In 1898, the Dreyfus Affair plunged French society into a yearlong frenzy. In Paris and provincial villages throughout the country, angry crowds paraded through the streets, attacking Jews and destroying Jewish-owned businesses. The author guides readers on a tour of France during this tumultuous crisis. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052069
- ISBN
- 9780226052069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 27.85
€ 34.99
€ 27.85
Hardback. A new appreciation of the extraordinary life and legacy of Leon Blum, the first Jewish prime minister of France Series: Jewish Lives. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300189803
- ISBN
- 9780300189803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.88
€ 23.99
€ 17.88
Hardback. In agreeing to the accords, Ho Chi Minh and other leaders of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam anticipated a new period of peace leading to national reunification under their rule; they never imagined that within a decade they would be engaged in an even bigger feud with the United States. This title explores the communist path to war. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 357
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276123
- ISBN
- 9780520276123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.68€ 43.15
€ 54.68
€ 43.15
Paperback. Basing on inaccessible Vietnamese materials as well as French, British, Canadian, and American documents, this book examines the internal debates and other elements that shaped Hanoi's revolutionary strategy in the decade preceding US military intervention, and resulting domestic and foreign programs. Series: From Indochina to Vietnam: Revolution and War in a Global Perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520287495
- ISBN
- 9780520287495
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.93
€ 33.99
€ 24.93
Num Pages: 109 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 208 x 10. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Baraka Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780981240589
- ISBN
- 9780981240589
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.67
€ 26.99
€ 22.67
Paperback. Offers an account of a revolution that saw the first true agrarian reform in Central America. This book analyses the tragic destruction of that revolution. It states that in no other Central American country was US intervention so decisive and so ruinous, and shows that the intervention can be blamed on no single 'convenient villain'. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691025568
- ISBN
- 9780691025568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 54.95
€ 71.32
€ 54.95
Paperback. When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. It provides a comprehensive guide to the men and women who fought a desperate struggle against occupation. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWDG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 239 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472808936
- ISBN
- 9781472808936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752468785
- ISBN
- 9780752468785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.44
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
Paperback. A new English translation of Ardant du Picqs classic Battle Studies, introduced by a new biographical essay. Battle Studies is one of handful of books which address the experience of combat directly. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 photograph. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623921
- ISBN
- 9780700623921
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.04
€ 36.04
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFCX; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801438554
- ISBN
- 9780801438554
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.83
€ 88.83
Hardback. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; JFSJ1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152181
- ISBN
- 9780231152181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Hardback. Joe Stirling has been a high profile, well-known resident of Norwich for 65 years. The biography is based on hundreds of hours of interviews over three years with Joe, who shared his memories of over eight decades with the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 70 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473843646
- ISBN
- 9781473843646
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.35
€ 33.99
€ 24.35
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kelly, Giles. Num Pages: 128 pages, 168 color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; HBJK; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764339783
- ISBN
- 9780764339783
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 28.51
€ 43.99
€ 28.51
paperback. Reveals that the origins of Spanish influences in Southern California were not solely rooted in the Spanish colonial period, but arose in the early twentieth century, when Anglo residents recast the days of missions and ranchos as an idyllic golden age of pious padres, placid Indians, dashing caballeros and sultry senoritas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780520258044
- ISBN
- 9780520258044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.69
€ 34.99
€ 25.69