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Regional & national history
paperback. The oral and written traditions of the Africans of South Africa have provided an understanding of their past and the way the past relates to the present. This book offers the study of how Africans used oral traditions as a means of survival against European domination. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; DSB; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419229
- ISBN
- 9780821419229
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.54
€ 34.99
€ 31.54
Paperback. aeo Only one--volume encyclopedia in English on this event. aeo Authoritative articles on all aspects of the background, events and aftermath. aeo Alphabetical listing and notes on major characters involved. aeo c. 80 illustrations. Num Pages: 448 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; GBC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 211 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1036.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631195252
- ISBN
- 9780631195252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 53.85
€ 53.99
€ 53.85
Hardback. For nearly half a century, Albania had been one of the most isolated and enigmatic countries in the world, where the confiscation of private property was more thoroughly accomplished than anywhere else in Europe. In an abrupt and radical turnaround beginning in 1991, the bulk of the country's land and assets were distributed to its citizens. Editor(s): Lemel, Harold W. Num Pages: 176 pages, 74 tables, 25 figs. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; HBJD; HBLW3; KCZ; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571811509
- ISBN
- 9781571811509
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.39
€ 151.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HRCC2; HRCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310422518
- ISBN
- 9780310422518
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.18
€ 25.99
€ 19.18
Paperback. "Complete with documents withheld by the FBI and Warren Commission"--Cover. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 919.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626360617
- ISBN
- 9781626360617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.12
€ 21.12
Paperback. Home to the ancient civilizations of Dilmun and Tylos, Bahrain was one of the most significant cultural areas in the region and as a trading centre it had enormous wealth, reflected in its buildings and artefacts. This is a comprehensive illustrated history of the Bahrain Islands over 3000 years. Editor(s): Crawford, Harriet E. W.; Rice, Michael. Num Pages: 224 pages, Ill.(some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXB; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 211 x 21. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860647420
- ISBN
- 9781860647420
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 35.44
€ 42.99
€ 35.44
Hardback. Illuminates a pivotal period of change, resistance, progress, and backlash for American women. The author chronicles an exciting and tumultuous history, beginning with World War II and its profound impact on women's short- and long-term employment prospects. Editor(s): Sigerman, Harriet. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 167 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1271.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231116985
- ISBN
- 9780231116985
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.27
€ 164.27
Paperback. The troubled story of Syria's Kurdish population. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 26. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784533939
- ISBN
- 9781784533939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.55
€ 34.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. The definitive collection of Oregon's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Beaver State residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762749713
- ISBN
- 9780762749713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.44
€ 16.99
€ 14.44
Paperback. The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 26.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762761197
- ISBN
- 9780762761197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.14
€ 17.99
€ 15.14
Paperback. Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls. This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613987
- ISBN
- 9780745613987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.79
€ 26.79
Paperback. During the second half of the 18th century, the social role of educated women and the nature of domesticity were the focus of widespread debate in Britain. This work explores how small changes in the meaning of patriotism permitted educated women to imagine themselves as political subjects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226310527
- ISBN
- 9780226310527
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.01
€ 40.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. This book offers the first full-length English-language biography of Avraam Uri Kovner, a fascinating and peculiar Russian-Jewish writer and criminal who lived at the end of the nineteenth century. It is also an examination of Russo-Jewish identity in the modern period and of larger questions of hybridity and performativity. Series: Contraversions: Jews & Other Differences. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSBF; DSK; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732901
- ISBN
- 9780804732901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.70
€ 92.70
Paperback. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. The Woman Who Shaped the Events of 1066. 288 pages, ill. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747579687
- ISBN
- 9780747579687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.80
€ 19.99
€ 15.80
paperback. London's East Enders are known for being a tough, humorous and lively lot. In the early 20th century, families crowded into single rooms, children played on the streets and neighbours' doors were never locked in case you needed an escape route from the police. This title offers a depiction of what it means to be an East Ender. Num Pages: 512 pages, b/w photos scattered throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 33. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091941505
- ISBN
- 9780091941505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.42
€ 23.99
€ 16.42
Paperback. Drawing on examples ranging from ancient Greece to Tony Blair's Britain, this title addresses 20 of questions that have asked over the centuries about the course of human events. It takes ride over continents and across centuries in search of answers that are sometimes surprising, often controversial, and of great relevance to how we live today. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 210.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing London
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099468462
- ISBN
- 9780099468462
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.87
€ 13.99
€ 10.87
Paperback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822361015
- ISBN
- 9780822361015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.22
€ 31.99
€ 30.22
Hardback. In Metabolic Living Harris Solomon studies obesity and diabetes in Mumbai, India, presenting a new narrative of metabolic illness in which it is less about the overconsumption of food than it is about the body's relationship to its environment and the substances it absorbs. Series: Critical Global Health: Evidence, Efficacy, Ethnography. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JHMC; MFGM; MJG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 545.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822360872
- ISBN
- 9780822360872
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.67
€ 123.67
Paperback. This volume deals with two momentous and interrelated events in American history. The American Civil War is the country's largest and most significant war, as northern victory created national sovereignty and ended legal slavery. Reconstruction, although intricately linked to the Civil War, has a more complicated and darker legacy. Editor(s): Harrold, Stanley. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156646
- ISBN
- 9781405156646
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.04
€ 43.04
Paperback. The 1943 invasion of Bougainville, largest and northernmost of the Solomon Islands, and the naval battles during the campaign for the island, contributed heavily to the defeat of the Japanese in the Pacific War. This work is an account of the long and bitter fighting that took place. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKLS; HBJD; HBJM; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813190471
- ISBN
- 9780813190471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.56
€ 31.56
Hardback. Impact of Market Garden's failure on the population of Arnhem. Includes the 3 major airborne assaults in the Netherlands from 1940-1945 Num Pages: 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473870987
- ISBN
- 9781473870987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.13
€ 53.13
Paperback. Editor(s): Bohan, Harry; Kennedy, Gerard. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GTB; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 150. New.
- Publisher
- Veritas Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781853908040
- ISBN
- 9781853908040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
A succinct analysis of the causes and course of the Civil War xxx;going up to Franco's new Spain. For the Second Edition there is a fuller examination of the politics of the Second Republic and there is also a more detailed account of the military conduct of the war and of the extent of international involvement.
Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; HBWP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 449.- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Longman Publishing Group
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9780582289888
- ISBN
- 9780582289888
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 46.92
€ 48.99
€ 46.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; JPH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873516105
- ISBN
- 9780873516105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.07
€ 17.07