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Regional & national history
Paperback. This updated edition of Michael B. Katz's seminal work, The Price of Citizenship, traces the evolution of the welfare state from colonial relief programs through the war on poverty and into our own age. It argues that in the last decades America has been propelled toward a future of increased inequality and decreased security. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Revised and Updated Ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220186
- ISBN
- 9780812220186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.28€ 67.67
€ 69.28
€ 67.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 369.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813041711
- ISBN
- 9780813041711
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.62
€ 29.99
€ 29.62
Hardback. Tells the story of a largely ignored campaign to determine why it did not devolve into the mud and misery of trench warfare Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 424 pages, 32 b&w illus., 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 804.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253008657
- ISBN
- 9780253008657
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.36
€ 47.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780809332403
- ISBN
- 9780809332403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.62
€ 38.62
Paperback. Iran often appears in the media as a hostile and difficult country. From the time of the prophet Zoroaster, to the powerful ancient Persian Empires, to the revolution of 1979, the hostage crisis and president Mahmud Ahmadinejad - a controversial figure within as well as outside the country - this guide traces an account of Iran's past. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 integrated b/w pictures; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141036298
- ISBN
- 9780141036298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.48
€ 17.99
€ 13.48
Paperback. An essential overview of Iran, a complex and important nation that has occupied world headlines for nearly four decades. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HRAM2; HRH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190232962
- ISBN
- 9780190232962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Paperback. This second updated and expanded edition traces the storied past and rich culture of Myanmar over nearly three millennia, from the relics of its Neolithic civilization, through its encounters with British colonialism and the struggles for republic, to the changes that have taken place since the elections of 2010. Num Pages: 304 pages, 55 black and white. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780231723
- ISBN
- 9781780231723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.94
€ 34.94
Hardback. In 1039 Byzantium was the most powerful empire in Europe and the Near East, controlling the Balkans south of the Danube and all of Asia Minor into Armenia and Syria. By 1079 it had become a politically unstable state half the size, menaced by powerful enemies on all sides. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 656 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057999
- ISBN
- 9780674057999
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.08
€ 40.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. The British campaign in the Sudan in Queen Victoria's reign is an epic tale of adventure. Sent to evacuate the country, British hero General Gordon was murdered in Khartoum by an army of dervishes led by the Mahdi. This work presents an account that sheds light on this tale of honour, courage, revenge and savagery of late Victorian times. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140258554
- ISBN
- 9780140258554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.32
€ 19.99
€ 14.32
paperback. After an analysis of original Old Burmese and other primary sources, the author discovered that four out of the five events considered to be the most important in the history of early Burma, and believed to have been historically accurate, are actually late-nineteenth and twentieth-century inventions of colonial historians. Series: Ohio RIS Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 231 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; HBG; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 277.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780896802018
- ISBN
- 9780896802018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.32
€ 37.99
€ 34.32
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Five Leaves Publications United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905512294
- ISBN
- 9781905512294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.54
€ 19.99
€ 18.54
Paperback. During the 2004 presidential election, Congress and the president remade the post-World War II national security infrastructure in less than five months, creating the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC).. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612348230
- ISBN
- 9781612348230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.93
€ 21.99
€ 20.93
paperback. By the 1920s, Jews were - by all economic, political, and cultural measures of the day - making it in America. This book shows that most Jews felt culturally obliged to mark themselves as different - and believed that doing so made them both better Jews and better Americans. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691116532
- ISBN
- 9780691116532
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.77
€ 46.99
€ 33.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27 col. illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300227307
- ISBN
- 9780300227307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.02
€ 23.99
€ 18.02
Paperback. In this stunning work of historical recreation, Michael Ross uses a kidnapping investigation and trial that electrified the South in the summer of 1870 to offer important new insights into the complexities and possibilities of the Reconstruction era. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 hts. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL1. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190674120
- ISBN
- 9780190674120
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.03
€ 25.99
€ 24.03
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691647616
- ISBN
- 9780691647616
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.69
€ 186.69
Hardcover. The contributors' analyses of people, events and texts seek to provide a balanced perspective on the fate of 12th-century Jewish communities. They reveal that there is considerable evidence that old routines and interactions between Christians and Jews persisted throughout this period. Editor(s): Signer, Michael A.; Engen, John H.Van. Series: Notre Dame Conferences in Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM9; HRAX; HRC; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268032531
- ISBN
- 9780268032531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.94
€ 160.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; HBJD; HBLC1; VXFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501713507
- ISBN
- 9781501713507
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.98
€ 33.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. The United States, argues Michael A. Palmer, is engaged in a political crusade to modernize the Islamic world. Americanism is in the vanguard of modernity's relentless advance, promoting capitalist markets and democratic institutions. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; 3J; HBJF; JFSR2; JPH; JPS; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971652
- ISBN
- 9781597971652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.93
€ 21.99
€ 20.93
Hardcover. Examines the turbulent history of the ideas, people, and institutions of French colonial and tropical medicine from their early modern origins through World War I. This book demonstrates that regions, more so than a coherent nation, built the empire and specific medical concepts and practices. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; MBX; MMRT; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226114521
- ISBN
- 9780226114521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.14€ 47.68
€ 56.14
€ 47.68
Paperback. Describes and explains various aspects of life in complex historical eras - cultural, social, religious, and political - with details on such activities as cooking, games, dress, and parenting. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 164
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872209329
- ISBN
- 9780872209329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.00
€ 23.99
€ 18.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 286 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801480348
- ISBN
- 9780801480348
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.35
€ 29.99
€ 26.35
Paperback. On a hot summer day in 1876, George Armstrong Custer led the Seventh Cavalry to the famous defeat in US military history. Outnumbered and exhausted, the Seventh Cavalry lost more than half of its four hundred men, and every soldier under Custer's direct command was killed. This title takes readers to each of the important places of Custer's life. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201474
- ISBN
- 9780226201474
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.42
€ 21.99
€ 18.42
Paperback. A comprehensive, illustrated survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. Geopolitics, symbolic universes, and social and political organization are considered from prehistoric times to the rise of Israel, and from Mesopotamia to Rome. The art, architecture, languages, legal systems, literature and religion of the times are also considered. Num Pages: 508 pages, 24 maps, 8 half tone plates and 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 674.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195139372
- ISBN
- 9780195139372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 25.80
€ 25.99
€ 25.80