Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Series: The Sheng Yen Series in Chinese Buddhist Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168021
- ISBN
- 9780231168021
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.91
€ 64.68
€ 49.91
Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 1DVWYC; 1DVWYS; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816628186
- ISBN
- 9780816628186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.34
€ 30.34
Hardcover. This study examines the realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over the course of the Sung dynasty. From the perspective of specific Sung families, it uses data on two groups of Sung elites - the grand councilors who led the bureaucracy, and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674695924
- ISBN
- 9780674695924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.49
€ 51.99
€ 43.49
Paperback. Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. By taking women and men's relationships with women seriously, this book makes a case for the centrality of gender relations in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970649
- ISBN
- 9780674970649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.35
€ 34.99
€ 29.35
Hardback. This engaging collection of essays seeks to create an awareness of the contributions made by women to history and the historical profession from 1870 to 1970 in English Canada. Editor(s): Prentice, Alison; Boutilier, Beverly. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806404
- ISBN
- 9780774806404
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.10
€ 120.10
paperback. This engaging collection of essays seeks to create an awareness of the contributions made by women to history and the historical profession from 1870 to 1970 in English Canada. Editor(s): Boutilier, Beverly; Prentice, Alison. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774806411
- ISBN
- 9780774806411
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.95
€ 40.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. Examination of the complexity of the colonization movement, describing the difference between those who supported colonization for political and social reasons and those who supported it for religious and humanitarian reasons Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814764534
- ISBN
- 9780814764534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Hardback. Bossler traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries by examining three critical categories of women: courtesans, concubines, and faithful wives. Bossler illustrates how these groups intersected and interacted with men, influencing the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 375 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 36. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 375
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066694
- ISBN
- 9780674066694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Serif United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Upd
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897959381
- ISBN
- 9781897959381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Hardcover. "Copyright: Aligarh Historians Society"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 248 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Tulika Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789382381754
- ISBN
- 9789382381754
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.70
€ 13.99
€ 11.70
Hardcover. Historians of British colonial rule in India have noted both the place of military might and the imposition of new cultural categories in the making of Empire. In this book, the author uncovers a lesser-known story of power: the power of bureaucracy. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226703275
- ISBN
- 9780226703275
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 44.89
€ 52.92
€ 44.89
Paperback. Outlines both Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations of his thought. This very short introduction looks at Gandhi's cosmocentric anthropology, his spiritual view of politics, his unique form of liberal communitarianism, and his theories of oppression, non-violent action, and active citizenship. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, halftones and line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 113 x 9. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192854575
- ISBN
- 9780192854575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.77
€ 11.99
€ 10.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190638733
- ISBN
- 9780190638733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.70
€ 69.70
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691169040
- ISBN
- 9780691169040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.57
€ 42.99
€ 30.57
Paperback. How, for example did African Americans, feminists, and labor activists respond to the Titanic disaster? Why did the El train crash take on such symbolic meaning for the citizens of Chicago? In what ways did the San Francisco earthquake reaffirm rather than challenge a predominant faith in progress? This title deals with these questions. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780814713464
- ISBN
- 9780814713464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.02
€ 28.02
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 125 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752491097
- ISBN
- 9780752491097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.24
€ 13.99
€ 13.24
Paperback. Num Pages: 274 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875805542
- ISBN
- 9780875805542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.90
€ 25.99
€ 23.90
Paperback. Here are the personal philosophies, opinions, thoughts, witticisms, and feelings of such upstanding and quintessential Americans as Abigail Adams, Dolly Madison, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, and Hillary Clinton. Editor(s): Adler, Bill. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589792999
- ISBN
- 9781589792999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.33
€ 17.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He witnessed many of his contemporaries killed in action. This work offers an account of one man's experience of the battle for Europe in 1944 and 1945. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750945349
- ISBN
- 9780750945349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.29
€ 19.99
€ 18.29
Paperback. Tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', and more. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 208 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784161866
- ISBN
- 9781784161866
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.73
€ 14.99
€ 11.73
Paperback. In summer 1927, America had a booming stock market, a president who worked just four hours a day, a sensational murder trial, and an unknown aviator named Charles Lindbergh who became the most famous man on earth. This book brings to life a forgotten summer when America came of age, took centre stage, and changed the world. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 43. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Black Swan London
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552772563
- ISBN
- 9780552772563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.14
€ 14.99
€ 11.14
Hardback. It shows how the industry's massive pollution loads significantly disrupted local environments and communities, leading to a long struggle to regulate and control that pollution. Series: Studies in Industry and Society. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20, 7 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 9 graphs. BIC Classification: HBJK; PDX; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418780
- ISBN
- 9781421418780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.86€ 50.89
€ 55.86
€ 50.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; FYB; HBJK; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wordware Publishing Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556227998
- ISBN
- 9781556227998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.26
€ 15.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; WDKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Republic of Texas Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556226991
- ISBN
- 9781556226991
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.56
€ 15.99
€ 15.56