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Regional & national history
Paperback. Series: Classical Essays. 144 pages, Illustrations. This essay is a critique of this new Achaemenid historiography, concentrating on the difficulties of using Greek sources for the writing of Persian history. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBAH; HBJF; HBLA. Dimension: 215 x 157 x 15. Weight: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780715639177
- ISBN
- 9780715639177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.33
€ 31.99
€ 30.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 41 black and white, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760337349
- ISBN
- 9780760337349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.03
€ 26.99
€ 24.03
Paperback. It Happened in Iowa takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most fascinating characters and well-known and little-known tales from this Midwestern state's storied past. Included here are more than 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Hawkeye State. Series: It Happened In Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- TwoDot
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762764402
- ISBN
- 9780762764402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.54
€ 16.99
€ 15.54
Hardcover. In December 1863, Civil War soldiers took refuge from the dismal conditions of war and weather. This book examines the role of music in defining the social communities that emerged during this winter encampment. Num Pages: 360 pages, 23 photographs, 9 drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245099
- ISBN
- 9780803245099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
Mixed media pr. Although millions of African American women were held in bondage over the 250 years that slavery was legal in the United States, Harriet Jacobs (1813-97) is the only one known to have left papers testifying to her life. This collection includes papers of an African American woman held in slavery. Editor(s): Yellin, Jean Fagan. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 36 illustrations, 5 maps, family tree, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 81. Weight in Grams: 1996.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press United States
- Number of pages
- 1056
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807831311
- ISBN
- 9780807831311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 238.22
€ 238.22
Paperback. Presents the story of Joshua Chamberlain and his volunteer regiment, the Twentieth Maine. This work shows how Chamberlain and his men fought at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville on their way to the pivotal battle of Gettysburg. It includes maps, photographs, and drawings. Num Pages: 338 pages, 17 b/w photos & 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811735247
- ISBN
- 9780811735247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.49
€ 25.99
€ 23.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, 70 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGB; HBJK; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813061511
- ISBN
- 9780813061511
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.58
€ 34.99
€ 31.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062587
- ISBN
- 9780813062587
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.46
€ 21.46
Paperback. Author Jeff Guy explains how, after its conquest, the Zulu kingdom was destroyed by imperial policies of divide and rule and how the Colenso family, especially the Bishop's eldest daughter, Harriette, took the lead in resisting colonial exploitation and imperial domination. Num Pages: 512 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; BGH; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813921334
- ISBN
- 9780813921334
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.11
€ 47.11
Hardcover. "Published for the Library at the Mariners' Museum by the University of Virginia Press in association with the Virginia Cartographical Society." Num Pages: 391 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 275 x 310 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813932675
- ISBN
- 9780813932675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.08
€ 96.08
Paperback. "Originally published in 2013 by the University of KwaZulu- Natal Press"--Title page verso. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813936086
- ISBN
- 9780813936086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.72
€ 42.72
Paperback. This interpretation of early American history argues that 1676 was a cataclysmic year of Indian resurrection and civil war in America, which actually postponed American independence for 100 years. Num Pages: 460 pages, 20 illustrations, 5 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603610
- ISBN
- 9780815603610
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.59
€ 29.59
Paperback. Descendants of Holocaust survivors and perpetrators offer insights into the intergenerational impact of their legacy and the second generation's role in shaping memory of the Shoah. In these personal, and often dramatic pieces, differences surface, but common ground is also revealed. Editor(s): Berger, Alan L.; Berger, Naomi. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606819
- ISBN
- 9780815606819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.09
€ 26.99
€ 25.09
Hardback. This work is an autobiography of a young girl growing up in Iran. The daughter of an English Christian mother and an Iranian Zoroastrian father, Nesta Ramazani sketches her personal life story against the backdrop of a society marked by the fusion of Iranian, Islamic, and Western cultures. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; ASD; BGA; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607274
- ISBN
- 9780815607274
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.59
€ 29.99
€ 26.59
These are the recollections of a Jewish boy, Norman Salsitz, in a pre-war Polish village, of his scramble to survive the Holocaust and of his adventures in America. In America, Salsitz found that the very traits that saw him through the war enabled him to prosper in his adopted land. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 408 pages, 54 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607342
- ISBN
- 9780815607342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.40
€ 42.99
€ 36.40
The story of how three young Polish Jewish women attempt to resurrect their lives in the bitter aftermath of World War II. After years in a concentration camp, their search for freedom bears fruit in the promise of a Jewish homeland. But pioneering Israel means new hardships. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 192 pages, 21 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJP; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607359
- ISBN
- 9780815607359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.67
€ 20.99
€ 20.67
Paperback. Unlike many Holocaust books, which deal primarily with the concentration camps, this book focuses on Jewish life before Jews lost their autonomy and fell totally under Nazi power. These essays concern various aspects of Jewish daily life and governance. Editor(s): Sterling, Eric J. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 320 pages, 4 maps, 10photos, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608035
- ISBN
- 9780815608035
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.46
€ 56.46
Hardback. The Encyclopedia of New York State captures the impressive complexity of New York State as a historic crossroads of people and ideas, as a cradle of abolitionism and feminism, and as an apex of modern urban, suburban, and rural life. Editor(s): Eisenstadt, Peter; Moss, Laura-Eve. Num Pages: 2000 pages, 500 photographs, 120 maps, 140 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; GBC; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 92. Weight in Grams: 4309.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608080
- ISBN
- 9780815608080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.45
€ 68.45
Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815610120
- ISBN
- 9780815610120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.18
€ 26.99
€ 24.18
Hardcover. Editor(s): Christoph, Peter R.; Christoph, Florence A. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. (Director of the New Netherlands Project, New York State Library, USA). Series: New York Historical Manuscript Series. Num Pages: 584 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Syracuse U.P
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624967
- ISBN
- 9780815624967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.67
€ 91.67
King of the Delawares: Teedyuscung, 1700-1763 (Iroquois & Their Neighb...
University Professor Of Anthropology Emeritus...
Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815624981
- ISBN
- 9780815624981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.69
€ 27.69
Paperback. This text focuses on the role of the Roosevelt administration and American reaction to the Holocaust in the domestic environment of the Depression to the international scene. The constraints of the American political system in the 1930s and 1940s is also included here. Num Pages: 300 pages, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPH; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815626701
- ISBN
- 9780815626701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.89
€ 20.99
€ 20.89
Paperback. Showing how scarcity and surplus populations can lead to disaster, the contributors to this text discuss "ethnic cleansing" and the world's expanding killing fields. They anticipate mass death and genocide for the 21st century and provide responses to this impending catastrophe. Editor(s): Dobkowski, Michael N.; Wallimann, Isidor. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 384 pages, map. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBJD; HBTZ1; JHBD; KCP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627449
- ISBN
- 9780815627449
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.38
€ 44.38
Paperback. The author of this book recounts the history of the Ashkenazic Jewish experience in medieval western Europe from the 5th to 15th centuries, focusing on interaction between Jews and Christians during this formative period. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 maps, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HRAF; HRC; HRJ; JFSR1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815627791
- ISBN
- 9780815627791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.56
€ 33.56