Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. While millions of Americans fought the Nazis, liberty was under attack at home with the persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses who were intimidated and even imprisoned for refusing to salute the flag or serve in the armed forces. This study explores their defence of their First Amendment rights. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; HRCC99; JFSR; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700611829
- ISBN
- 9780700611829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.81
€ 44.81
Paperback. In 1890, a delegation of African American activists formed the Afro-American League, the nation's first national civil rights organization. Over the course of nearly two decades, these activists fought to end disfranchisement and segregation, and to contest racial violence, creating the foundation for the NAACP and the modern civil rights movement. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 408 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPVH1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222449
- ISBN
- 9780812222449
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73
Hardback. 278 pages, 3, 3 line drawing. Overturns existing thinking to show that the Royal Navy engaged professionally in war planning in the years before the First World War. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBW; JWF; JWK. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 22. Weight: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836988
- ISBN
- 9781843836988
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. During the Second World War, Chinese Americans contributed to the war effort by joining the armed forces and working in the defense industries. This title traces the history of the 14th Air Service Group, a segregated outfit of Chinese Americans sent to China in support of the American Army Air Corps and the Chinese Air Force. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592138401
- ISBN
- 9781592138401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
paperback. Tells the story of the series of campaigns the Union conducted on land and water to conquer Vicksburg and of the many efforts by the Confederates to break the siege of the fortress. Series: Great Campaigns of the Civil War. Num Pages: 242 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803293441
- ISBN
- 9780803293441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. Beginning with an account of the historical antecedents to the war, this book traces the history of the Second Republic, which culminated in the electoral victory of the Popular Front in 1936. It goes on to chart and analyze the dramatic chain of events of the Civil War itself. Num Pages: 112 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631166177
- ISBN
- 9780631166177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.34
€ 55.34
Hardcover. The command and control of military operations is a difficult art. "The Challenges of High Command" explores British ideas of how this should be done and, with the guidance of leading military historians, looks at the practicalities of British experience in World Wars I and II and later wars. Editor(s): Sheffield, G. D.; Till, Geoffrey. Series: Cormorant Security Studies Series. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333804384
- ISBN
- 9780333804384
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.54
€ 127.54
Paperback. Investigates how Chinese immigrants to the United States transformed themselves into Chinese Americans during the period between 1911 and 1927. This study also documents the emergence of permanent Chinese American communities, or Chinatowns. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780252073892
- ISBN
- 9780252073892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Series: A Council on Foreign Relations Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231167888
- ISBN
- 9780231167888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. French Revolution journalist-poet's subversive, all-women saints' lives introduces English readers to Sylvain Marechal's audacious wit. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888646040
- ISBN
- 9780888646040
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.43
€ 40.99
€ 29.43
Paperback. Under the swastika, German scientists descended into the moral abyss, perpetrating heinous medical crimes at Auschwitz and at euthanasia hospitals. But why did biomedical researchers accept such a bargain? This title offers an account of the myriad ways human heredity and Nazi politics reinforced each other before and during the Third Reich. Num Pages: 392 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055718
- ISBN
- 9780226055718
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.92
€ 40.99
€ 31.92
Paperback. This updated new edition of Sheila Fitzpatrick's classic short history of the Russian Revolution takes into account the centenary of the Revolution in 2017 and what it means today. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JPFC. Dimension: 196 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198806707
- ISBN
- 9780198806707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Paperback. Series: Studies in Soviet History & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452. Power and Culture in Revolutionary Russia. Series: Studies in Soviet History & Society S. 296 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight: 462.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801495168
- ISBN
- 9780801495168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.47
€ 38.99
€ 35.47
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691175775
- ISBN
- 9780691175775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.82
€ 26.99
€ 24.82
Paperback. Here is a pioneering account of everyday life under Stalin, written by one of the foremost authorities on modern Russian history. Focusing on urban areas, the book is an eye-opening account of day-to-day life in the blighted urban landscape of 1930's Russia Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 300
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195050011
- ISBN
- 9780195050011
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.45
€ 25.99
€ 19.45
Paperback. When revolutions happen, they change the rules of everyday life. This occurred in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which laid the foundations of the Soviet state, and again in 1991, when that state collapsed. This book is about the remaking of identities in these times of upheaval. Num Pages: 352 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122458
- ISBN
- 9780691122458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 269 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 714.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145334
- ISBN
- 9780691145334
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardback. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310274
- ISBN
- 9781477310274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.36
€ 92.36
Paperback. Surveying the initiatives of more than five hundred groups across the past century, this timely book reveals how thousands of ordinary Israelis and Palestinians have worked together to end violence and forge connections between their peoples. Num Pages: 307 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 573.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 307
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781477310625
- ISBN
- 9781477310625
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Hardback. Arbitration and mediation were central institutions in Hellenistic public life. This study brings together literary and epigraphical sources on arbitration, presenting documents ranging from the settlement of a minor territorial squabble to the resolution of major conflicts. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 544 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; LNAC5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520081628
- ISBN
- 9780520081628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.27€ 64.47
€ 83.27
€ 64.47