Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. This book examines the role of the presidency in the formulation and conduct of grand strategy, and why this is important for the future of US national security. It argues that, while the US has enjoyed exceptional presidential leadership in the past, few future presidents will meet high standards of leadership in foreign affairs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731225
- ISBN
- 9780415731225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.12
€ 79.12
Paperback. Traces the last 500 years of Mexican history, from the Indigenous empires that were devastated by the Spanish conquest through the election of 2006 and its aftermath. This book offers a chronological survey of Mexican history from the pre-colonial times onwards, and includes a glossary as well as many tables and images for comprehensive study. Num Pages: 808 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white tables, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 808
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415872379
- ISBN
- 9780415872379
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.70
€ 109.70
paperback. In 203 AD a group of Christians in Carthage were sentenced to death. One of these, a young mother, wrote a diary while awaiting execution. This narrative is the focus of this work which studies the conflict that resulted in her martyrdom and places it in an intellectual and social context. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; HRC; HRKP; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415918374
- ISBN
- 9780415918374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.02
€ 64.02
The Life Stories of Undistinguished Americans as Told by Themselves: E...
. Ed(S): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton
paperback. Contains autobiographies of ordinary people - new immigrants and sharecroppers, cooks and fishermen, women and men working in sweatshops, in the city, and on the land. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner; Holt, Hamilton. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GBCB; GTB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415925105
- ISBN
- 9780415925105
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.61
€ 59.61
Paperback. Between 1492 and 1820, about two-thirds of the people who crossed the Atlantic to the Americas were Africans. Over the years, however, huge strides have been made in the study of the history of slavery and emancipation in the Atlantic world. This collection brings together some of the key contributions to this growing body of scholarship. Editor(s): Dubois, Laurent; Scott, Julius S. Series: Rewriting Histories. Num Pages: 424 pages, 10 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415994460
- ISBN
- 9780415994460
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.39
€ 70.39
Paperback. Presents a synopsis of the author's interpretation of the French Revolution. This book argues that the Revolution can only be understood in terms of class struggle, and that any attempt to diminish the significance of class conflict as its motive force obscures the meaning of the events of the Revolution and rends them ultimately incomprehensible. Translator(s): Symcox, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 143 x 12. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520034198
- ISBN
- 9780520034198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.09
€ 33.09
hardcover. Reflects how the different people of Africa view their civilizations. This title shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. It covers the period from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the onset of the European 'scramble' for colonial territory in the 1880s. Editor(s): Ajayi, J. F. Ade. Series: UNESCO General History of Africa S. Num Pages: 896 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- California University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 896
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520039179
- ISBN
- 9780520039179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.30
€ 84.30
paperback. An examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape in the 20th century together with a strategy for reversing America's automobile dependency. Num Pages: 440 pages, 23 black-and-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMVD; HBJK; HBLW; KCN; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520216204
- ISBN
- 9780520216204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.61
€ 39.61
Paperback. Shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. This work suggests that interventionist discourses of rescue, family, and sexuality fueled US imperial projects and organized American colonialism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520232587
- ISBN
- 9780520232587
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.69
€ 37.69
Paperback. Lays out the links between political, economic, social, and cultural phenomena that have made Russia what it is - a world at once familiar and mysterious to Western observers. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 32. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674030534
- ISBN
- 9780674030534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.75
€ 36.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. During World War II, Japan was vilified by America as our hated enemy in the East. As the Cold War heated up, however, the US government decided to make Japan its bulwark against communism in Asia. This work charts the remarkable reversal from hated enemy to valuable ally that occurred in the two decades after the war. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; JFFS; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057470
- ISBN
- 9780674057470
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.92
€ 39.92
Hardcover. The first part of a three-volume study, this work examines early Russian-American relations between the American Revolutionary War and the purchase of Alaska. The author argues that these early contacts were more extensive, important and congenial than has been reported before. Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 41. Weight in Grams: 862.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604388
- ISBN
- 9780700604388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.94
€ 71.94
Paperback. This is the first book to draw together the rich and growing literature on the life cycle in Western Europe, c.1300-c.1500. In discussing life's stages, from birth to death, the study explores attitudes towards ageing, rites of passage, and the influence played by gender, class and regional location. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC; JFSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719059162
- ISBN
- 9780719059162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.74
€ 36.74
paperback. Examines the role rhetorical theory played in the development of educational segregation. This book considers the NAACPs development of a series of graduate school cases to challenge Plessy, analyzes the Brown decision itself, assesses the state response to Brown, and critiques the two Supreme Court decisions implementing the Brown decision. Editor(s): Rountree, Clarke. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JNK; LNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739114599
- ISBN
- 9780739114599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.19
€ 62.19
hardcover. Editor(s): Pestritto, Ronald J.; Atto, William. Num Pages: 340 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- RLPG/Galleys United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739123034
- ISBN
- 9780739123034
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.02
€ 155.02
paperback. Editor(s): DuVal, Kathleen; DuVal, John. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 59936th
- SKU
- V9780742551831
- ISBN
- 9780742551831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64
Paperback. Series: American Controversies. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 226 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742551978
- ISBN
- 9780742551978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Mohl, Raymond A.; Biles, Roger. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 967.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742552357
- ISBN
- 9780742552357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.87
€ 96.87
Paperback. Editor(s): Rotter, Andrew J. Num Pages: 516 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 181 x 26. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 516
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742561342
- ISBN
- 9780742561342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.46
€ 79.46
paperback. Num Pages: 488 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 767.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742564770
- ISBN
- 9780742564770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.61
€ 95.61
hardcover. Series Editor(s): Cameron, Professor Euan; Gordon, Professor Bruce; Heal, Dr. Bridget; Mason, Professor Roger A.; Nelson Burnett, Professor Amy; Pettegree, Dr. Andrew; Von Greyerz, Professor Kaspar; Ryrie, Professor Alec; Heal, Dr. Felicity. Series: St Andrews Studies in Reformation History. Num Pages: 272 pages, Includes 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC93; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780754634904
- ISBN
- 9780754634904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 209.89
€ 209.89
paperback. Num Pages: 102 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 102
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761833598
- ISBN
- 9780761833598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.50
€ 48.50
paperback. The author situates the work experience in Latin America's broader history in a chronological order and divided into five periods. With each period, he discusses the chief economic, political and social characteristics as they relate to work, identifying with continuities from the previous period. Num Pages: 220 pages, tables, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765602084
- ISBN
- 9780765602084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.94
€ 57.94
Paperback. Series: Foundations in Global Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; JFFS; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765639677
- ISBN
- 9780765639677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.74
€ 82.74