Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Nancy Rose Hunt tells the affective history of the convergence of biopolitics and colonial violence in the Belgian Congo. By showing how the shifts and interactions between the biopolitical state and the nervous state drove the colonial government's actions toward the Congolese, Hunt provides a new model for theorizing colonialism. Num Pages: 376 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822359654
- ISBN
- 9780822359654
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Black and white women's struggles over race relations in the YWCA and beyond Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 b&w photograph. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252077104
- ISBN
- 9780252077104
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. This book offers a reinterpretation of an important popular uprising in Cairo in 1952 by looking at the patterns of commerce and urban development over the previous four decades. Num Pages: 376 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJH; KCCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 789. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804781268
- ISBN
- 9780804781268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.22
€ 71.22
Paperback. "Also available as an ebook"--Title page verso. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814761120
- ISBN
- 9780814761120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.86
€ 33.99
€ 30.86
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, 80 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 262 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1282.
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890136126
- ISBN
- 9780890136126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.35
€ 47.99
€ 34.35
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 226 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780772663436
- ISBN
- 9780772663436
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.82
€ 24.99
€ 22.82
paperback. During his reign Louis XIV was the most powerful king in Europe. He presided over a golden age of military and artistic achievement in France, and deployed his charm and talents for spin and intrigue to hold his court and country within his absolute control. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 18. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528883
- ISBN
- 9780099528883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy, but went on to become one of history's greatest rulers. He loved the flute, and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature, forming a long-lasting friendship with Voltaire. This title deals with these contradictions and achievements of Frederick. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099528869
- ISBN
- 9780099528869
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Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804793858
- ISBN
- 9780804793858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Paperback. A study of the advertising campaigns and marketing strategies launched by Kodak in the early years of snapshot photography. It demonstrates how these stand at the centre of a shift in American domestic life that goes deeper than technological innovations in cameras and film. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919591
- ISBN
- 9780813919591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.59
€ 36.59
Hardcover. A study of the advertising campaigns and marketing strategies launched by Kodak in the early years of snapshot photography. It demonstrates how these stand at the centre of a shift in American domestic life that goes deeper than technological innovations in cameras and film. Series: Cultural Frames, Framing Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 colour & 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFC; KJSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813919584
- ISBN
- 9780813919584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.74
€ 86.74
Paperback. An acclaimed science writer tells the story of Pope Sylvester II, the erstwhile mathematician, astronomer, and spy, who brought Islamic science to the West before the year 1000 Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos/Maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 24. Weight in Grams: 400. The Story of the Pope Who Brought the Light of Science to the Dark Ages. 328 pages, B&W photos/Maps. Called "The Scientist Pope," Gerbert of Aurillac rose from peasant beginnings and ascended to the pinnacle of the Christian world to become Pope Sylvester II. In this book, the author follows Gerbert through scientific exploration and political scheming, showing how science was central to the lives of monks, kings, and popes a thousand years ago. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX; PDX. Dimension: 222 x 150 x 24. Weight: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Edition
- First Trade Paper Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465031443
- ISBN
- 9780465031443
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.63
€ 28.63
paperback. Series: Conjunctions of Religion and Power in the Medieval Past. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473340
- ISBN
- 9780801473340
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.82
€ 34.99
€ 31.82
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Bedford/St. Martin's
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312448011
- ISBN
- 9780312448011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 42.70
€ 47.99
€ 42.70
Hardback. The historic myths of a people/nation usually play an important role in the creation and consolidation of the basic concepts from which the self-image of that nation derives. These concepts include not only images of the nation itself, but also images of other peoples. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; HBJD; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571813848
- ISBN
- 9781571813848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.40
€ 155.40
Paperback. Explores the role of gender on both the home and fighting fronts in Eastern Europe during the First and Second World Wars. This book includes themes such as: the ways in which wartime experiences challenge traditional gender roles; post-war restoration of gender order; collaboration and resistance; the body; and memory and commemoration. Editor(s): Wingfield, Nancy M.; Bucur-Deckard, Maria. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13 b&w photos, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 14. Weight in Grams: 375.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253218445
- ISBN
- 9780253218445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Paperback. This collection of essays drawn from a range of disciplines explores American paranoia and the continuum of fear that has centred on enemies real and imagined in American culture. Contributors examine areas such as theoretical constructions of fear, racial discrimination and religious intolerance. Editor(s): Schultz, Nancy Lusignan (Professor of English, Salem State College, Salem, Massachusetts, USA). Num Pages: 456 pages, notes, bibliography, index, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK; JFC; JHM; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531155
- ISBN
- 9781557531155
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.95
€ 21.95
Paperback. Water and land interrelate in surprising and ambiguous ways, and riparian zones, where land and water meet, have effects far outside their boundaries. Using the Malheur Basin as a case study, this book explores the ways people envisioned boundaries between water and land, the ways they have altered these places, and the often unintended results. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295984995
- ISBN
- 9780295984995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 260 x 27. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226324463
- ISBN
- 9780226324463
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.01
€ 31.99
€ 25.01
Paperback. "First edition published 2004 by Pearson Education Limited." Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 40. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138963238
- ISBN
- 9781138963238
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Condition: New
€ 46.37
€ 46.37
Paperback. For centuries this account, the first joyful description of India by a British woman, remained unread in a Welsh castle. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- Eland Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780600796
- ISBN
- 9781780600796
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. In 1918-1919 influenza raged around the globe in the worst pandemic in recorded history. Focusing on those closest to the crisis-patients, families, communities, public health officials, nurses and doctors-this book explores the epidemic in the United States. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190238551
- ISBN
- 9780190238551
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99
€ 54.99
Hardback. The first history of an influential organisation and a new look at Cold War politics. Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 29 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 37. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780763705
- ISBN
- 9781780763705
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.96€ 137.06
€ 153.96
€ 137.06
Paperback. Takes readers through the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition to show how anthropology, as conceptualized by W J McGee, the first president of the American Anthropological Association, showcased itself through programs, static displays, and exhibits for millions of people 'to show each half of the world how the other half lives'. Series: Critical Studies in the History of Anthropology. Num Pages: 552 pages, 48 photographs, 2 maps, 10 tables, 12 appendixes, index. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 857.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 552
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803227965
- ISBN
- 9780803227965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60