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Regional & national history
Paperback. The kinds of punishment used in a society have been considered an important criterion in judging whether a society is civilized or barbaric, advanced or backward, modern or premodern. This title asks how such distinctions have affected our understanding of the past and contributed to the proliferation of kinds of barbarity in the modern world. Num Pages: 312 pages, 17 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130309
- ISBN
- 9780691130309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.81
€ 52.99
€ 37.81
Paperback. A Companion to Colonial America consists of twenty-three original essays by expert historians on the key issues and topics in American colonial history. Each essay surveys the scholarship and prevailing interpretations in these key areas, discussing the differing arguments and assessing their merits. Editor(s): Vickers, Daniel. Series: Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 576 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 32. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405149853
- ISBN
- 9781405149853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.27
€ 61.27
Hardback. Before his presidency, from 1836 to 1861, Abraham Lincoln practiced law in the courts of central Illinois. This title addresses his quarter-century law career. It presents documents from more than fifty of Lincoln's important, or representative cases. Editor(s): Stowell, Daniel W. Num Pages: 2328 pages, 73 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; LAT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 190. Weight in Grams: 3629.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- annotated ed
- Number of pages
- 2328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813926063
- ISBN
- 9780813926063
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 454.35
€ 454.35
Paperback. Regardless of one's point of view, no one can dispute that African Americans' long but successful quest for civil rights stands as one of the defining elements in United States history. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 142 x 27. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882952802
- ISBN
- 9780882952802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.18
€ 44.18
Paperback. Covering the origins, key features, and legacy of the Islamic tradition, the third edition of A New Introduction to Islam includes new material on Islam in the 21st century and discussions of the impact of historical ideas, literature, and movements on contemporary trends. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118953464
- ISBN
- 9781118953464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.64
€ 39.64
Hardback. "The Transformation of American Law, 1780-1860" (1977) disclosed the many ways that judge-made law favored commercial and property interests and remade law to promote economic growth. This title focuses on ideas that reshaped law as we struggled for objective and neutral legal responses to our country's crises. Editor(s): Hamilton, Daniel W.; Brophy, Alfred L. Num Pages: 598 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHC; LAB; LNCB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780674053274
- ISBN
- 9780674053274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 41.87
€ 50.99
€ 41.87
Paperback. Historian Howe illuminates the period of American history from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expands to the Pacific and wins control over the richest part of the North American continent. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 928 pages, 47 halftones, 23 lines. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1322.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195392432
- ISBN
- 9780195392432
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.54
€ 32.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 414
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226354798
- ISBN
- 9780226354798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.06
€ 47.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801456664
- ISBN
- 9780801456664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.28
€ 38.99
€ 35.28
Hardback. Sets the Italian-American political confrontation within the context of the two countries' cultural perceptions of each other, different war experiences, and ideas about participatory democracy and peace. This book highlights the impact of American ideology and sense of mission in the world. Translator(s): Shugaar, Antony. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 276 pages, 2 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Tra
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028241
- ISBN
- 9780674028241
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.81€ 67.37
€ 74.81
€ 67.37
Hardback. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this book shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Series: California Studies in 20th-Century Music. Num Pages: 352 pages, 15 b/w photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; AVG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284135
- ISBN
- 9780520284135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 50.63
€ 65.36
€ 50.63
Hardback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1FPKS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231161367
- ISBN
- 9780231161367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.81€ 62.06
€ 80.81
€ 62.06
Paperback. A tour de force. . . . No one has ever written a book on the Declaration quite like this one. Gordon Wood, New York Review of Books" Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 139. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781631490446
- ISBN
- 9781631490446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.43
€ 17.99
€ 17.43
Hardcover. The first book-length account of the occupation of North Alabama by Union soldiers from 1862 to 1865. Opens a new window on the strength of Confederate nationalism in the region and the Union's evolving policies toward the defiant civilians. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618446
- ISBN
- 9780700618446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.48
€ 67.48
Paperback. Broad in scope and rich in detail, 1215: THE YEAR OF MAGNA CARTA is a vivid exploration of what may have been the most important year of our lives. Num Pages: 336 pages, Line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340824757
- ISBN
- 9780340824757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Written with the perfect combination of scholarship and accessibility, HADRIAN's EMPIRE is an intimate social history of a crucial era in the history of Rome, Britain and the world. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 56. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780340833612
- ISBN
- 9780340833612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Paperback. Young Men and Violence in Sierra Leone and Liberia. Series: Cultures and Practice of Violence. 320 pages, 51 photographs. Considers how young men in West Africa are made available for violent labour on battlefields and in diamond mines, rubber plantations, and other unregulated industries. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBWS; JWXN. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 20. Weight: 620.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350774
- ISBN
- 9780822350774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.42
€ 31.99
€ 28.42
Paperback. From a leading expert, a definitive biography of the fearsome and controversial German SS tank commander of "Hitler's Own" Panzer Division Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 259 x 40. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306824555
- ISBN
- 9780306824555
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.22
€ 26.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good clean copy
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- AKASHIC BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KSG0012631
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRA; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 360. Good copy with some shelf wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- AKASHIC BOOKS
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KTG0002776
- ISBN
- 9781888451276
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99