Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardcover. Collects the eleven essays that consider the texts and places that make up the collective memory of the history of France, a country whose people are extraordinarily conscious of history and their place in it. This title looks at the medieval Grands chroniques de France and the monasteries and chancelleries that produced them. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre. Num Pages: 504 pages, 77 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226591353
- ISBN
- 9780226591353
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.65€ 96.94
€ 117.65
€ 96.94
paperback. Presents a history of popular religion, race, and gender in colonial Mexico focusing on questions of spiritual and social rebellion and conformity. This work examines more than one hundred trials of "false mystics" whom the Mexican Inquisition prosecuted in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803218406
- ISBN
- 9780803218406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D.; Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 183 x 252 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1460. The Construction of the French Past. Conflicts and Divisions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D.; Goldhammer, Arthur. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; J. Dimension: 183 x 252 x 30. Weight: 1352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Edition
- Subsequent
- Number of pages
- 642
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231084048
- ISBN
- 9780231084048
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 643 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1218. The Construction of the French Past. Traditions. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFC. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 25. Weight: 1186. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 643
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231106344
- ISBN
- 9780231106344
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.32
€ 99.32
Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 751 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1566. The Construction of the French Past. Symbols. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight: 1508. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 751
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231109260
- ISBN
- 9780231109260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.68€ 56.67
€ 73.68
€ 56.67
Hardback. Series: Anthem World History. Num Pages: 390 pages, 12+ maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Anthem Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843318774
- ISBN
- 9781843318774
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.69
€ 133.69
Paperback. Prins shows how powerful Wall Street bankers partnered with presidents to became the unelected leaders of the 20th century. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPHC; KJZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 209 x 42. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568584799
- ISBN
- 9781568584799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 23.99
€ 30.99
€ 23.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; BM; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Bookstorm
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781928257240
- ISBN
- 9781928257240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
€ 19.99
€ 18.52
Hardcover. This volume is a fascinating collection of pieces by South African journalist Nomavenda Mathiane. Unlike much that is written about South Africa, these pieces are very personal observations and reflections based on day-to-day experiences. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers. Ex-Libris with stamps. Light shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0015989
- ISBN
- 9780932088383
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. The story of Egyptian identity from the beginning of the 20th century is one constructed by statesmen, intellectuals and Islamic thinkers. This book argues that the current fragmentation of Egypt's political scene reflects the increasing social division in a country where 'the people' are demanding a redefinition of their national identity. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX; HRH; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 242 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474403191
- ISBN
- 9781474403191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.95€ 102.03
€ 106.95
€ 102.03
Paperback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363682
- ISBN
- 9780822363682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Hardback. Noenoe K. Silva creates a model indigenous intellectual history of a culture where-using Western standards-none is presumed to exist by examining the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian language writers from the nineteenth-century whose prolific output across many genres created a record of Native Hawaiian cultural history and thought. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822363521
- ISBN
- 9780822363521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 110.28
€ 110.28
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333494
- ISBN
- 9780822333494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.45
€ 30.99
€ 27.45
Paperback. Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 246 x 11. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339512
- ISBN
- 9781444339512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.04
€ 48.04
Hardback. Roman Letters offers a rich selection of original translations of ancient Roman letters spanning from the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. Chronologically arranged and grouped according to author or collection, the letters cover various topics and themes selected from a broad range of authors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BJ; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 196 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444339505
- ISBN
- 9781444339505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
Hardcover. In Defensive Positions, Noell Wilson shows how control of coastal defense by regional domains exacerbated the shogunate's inability to respond to major military and political challenges as Japan transitioned from an early modern system of parcelized, local maritime defense to one of centralized, national security in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 341 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674504349
- ISBN
- 9780674504349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. Acclaimed writer and historian Noel Malcolm presents his sensational discovery of a new work by Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679): a propaganda pamphlet on behalf of the Habsburg side in the Thirty Years' War, translated by Hobbes from a Latin original. Malcolm's book explores a fascinating episode in seventeenth-century history. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 221 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199575718
- ISBN
- 9780199575718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.49
€ 60.49
Paperback. Valens will always be remembered for his spectacular defeat and death at the hands of the Goths in the Battle of Adrianople. This singular misfortune won him a front-row seat among history's great losers. This book presents the biography of the Roman emperor Valens and his troubled reign (AD 364-78). Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 476 pages, 21 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283893
- ISBN
- 9780520283893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Paperback. Tells the story of how the oppressed became the oppressors; how Irish immigrants achieved acceptance among an initially hostile population in America, only by proving that they could be more brutal in their oppression of African Americans than the nativists. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 111 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415963091
- ISBN
- 9780415963091
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.36
€ 26.99
€ 25.36
Paperback. The extraordinary and genuine account of Rosemary Say - an attractive and courageous young Englishwoman whose emigration to France in 1939 led her to suffer the horrors of life under the Nazis Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 22. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- SKU
- KTM0006516
- ISBN
- 9781843179627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99