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Regional & national history
Paperback. Chronicling over forty years of changes in African-American popular culture, the Regal Theatre (1928-1968) was the largest movie-stage-show venue ever constructed for a Black community. Semmes reveals the political, economic and business realities of cultural production and the institutional inequalities that circumscribed Black life. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; AS; HBJK; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533152
- ISBN
- 9781349533152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.74€ 45.92
€ 51.74
€ 45.92
Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Publisher
- Cornell Southeast Asia Program Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780991048052
- ISBN
- 9780991048052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.75
€ 138.75
Hardback. This extensive index continues the editors' policy of indexing all concepts to provide intellectual access. Editor(s): United States Congress; Bickford, Charlene Bangs; Bowling, Kenneth R.; Veit, Helen E.; DiGiacomantonio, William Charles. Series: Documentary History of the First Federal Congress of the United States of America, March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 7, 5 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 64. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Supplement
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421420196
- ISBN
- 9781421420196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.37€ 111.57
€ 125.37
€ 111.57
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JNF; JNKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Publisher
- Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781552664018
- ISBN
- 9781552664018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.86
€ 30.99
€ 25.86
In the World of the Outcasts: Notes of a Former Penal Laborer, Volume ...
Petr Filippovich Iakubovich
Hardback. Translator(s): Gentes, Andrew A. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FCS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Publisher
- Anthem Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783081110
- ISBN
- 9781783081110
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 150.80
€ 150.80
Paperback. In Working Toward Equity, Dustin Galer argues that paid work significantly shaped the experience of disability during the late twentieth century. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JF; JKS; JPQB; LAZ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781487521301
- ISBN
- 9781487521301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardback. This volume sets British development in its broad context and, in presenting the strong evidence of the extent and nature of its economic advance in the 17th and early-18th centuries. It provides the critical backgrond for the understanding of the late process of British industrialization. Series: The Industrial Revolutions. Num Pages: 440 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1086.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181446
- ISBN
- 9780631181446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.79€ 134.28
€ 219.79
€ 134.28
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691610603
- ISBN
- 9780691610603
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.90
€ 52.99
€ 37.90
Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066823
- ISBN
- 9780674066823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.96
€ 54.99
€ 45.96
Paperback. Through a series of detailed composite portraits, an international collection of contributors have created in this volume a clear vision of the Byzantines and their social world. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAZ; HBJD; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226097923
- ISBN
- 9780226097923
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.63
€ 37.99
€ 29.63
Hardcover. Leonardo Bruni was famous in his day as a translator, orator, and historian, and was one of the best-selling authors of the 15th century. Bruni's "History of the Florentine People" is generally considered the first modern work of history. Editor(s): Hankins, James. Series: The Tatti Renaissance library. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- n Second printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005068
- ISBN
- 9780674005068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.88
€ 40.99
€ 34.88
Hardback. The Historia surveys a tumultuous century in which two competing dynasties struggled for supremacy, while great magnates seized the opportunity to carve out their own principalities. Richer tells of synods and coronations, deception and espionage, battles and sieges, disease and death, and even the difficulties of travel. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674061590
- ISBN
- 9780674061590
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.72
€ 40.99
€ 33.72
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- Publisher
- Stanton Atkins & Dosil Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780980930412
- ISBN
- 9780980930412
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.65€ 39.34
€ 54.65
€ 39.34
Paperback. Responsible for some of the most magnificent industrial architecture in the UK, this is the story of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Through Time Series: Through Time. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Amberley
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848689633
- ISBN
- 9781848689633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.34
€ 28.34
Hardback. Daniel Haines uncovers the history of one of the most important factors in relations between these two South Asian powers -- water Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047166
- ISBN
- 9781849047166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.60
€ 46.99
€ 41.60
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive analysis of one of the significant thinkers of modern Europe. This book combines social and military history and psychological interpretation with a study of Clausewitz's military theories and of his unduly neglected historical and political writing. It is useful for anyone interested in Clausewitz and his theories. Num Pages: 496 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131306
- ISBN
- 9780691131306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.56
€ 46.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. The untold story of how our national obsession with gardening came to be. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBT; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445660295
- ISBN
- 9781445660295
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.77
€ 26.77
Paperback. Henry Fynes Clinton's two-volume tabular history of the Roman Empire, first published in 1845 and 1850. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Classics. Num Pages: 876 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 322 x 25 x 75. Weight in Grams: 2310.
- Publisher
- Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 876
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108012478
- ISBN
- 9781108012478
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 96.34
€ 96.34
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
Hardback. This innovative microhistory of a fascinating yet neglected city shows how its loyalty to Venice was tested by military attack, economic downturn, and demographic collapse. Despite these trials, Brescia experienced cultural revival and political transformation, which Bowd uses to explain state formation in a powerful region of Renaissance Italy. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 374 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DD; 1DST; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674051201
- ISBN
- 9780674051201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.60€ 50.58
€ 54.60
€ 50.58
Paperback. Planet Taco examines the historical struggles between globalization and national sovereignty in the creation of "authentic" Mexican food. By telling the stories of the "Chili Queens" of San Antonio and the inventors of the taco shell, it shows how Mexican Americans helped to make Mexican food global. Num Pages: 320 pages, 46 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190655778
- ISBN
- 9780190655778
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.33
€ 25.99
€ 23.33
Paperback. A study of the life, career, beliefs and motives of Cavour, first prime minister of Italy. This was a position which he created, as it did not exist when his career began. Topics covered include the argument that Cavour was more interested in increasing Piedmont's power than in Italian unification. Series: Profiles in Power. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 238
- Publication date
- 1994
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582019034
- ISBN
- 9780582019034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.46
€ 72.46
Hardback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries the court was the crucial site where expanding Eurasian states and empires met and made sense of one another. Richly illustrated, Courtly Encounters provides a fresh cross-cultural perspective on early modern Islam, Counter-Reformation Catholicism, Protestantism, and a newly emergent Hindu sphere. Series: Mary Flexner Lecture Series of Bryn Mawr College. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067059
- ISBN
- 9780674067059
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 39.97
€ 47.99
€ 39.97
Paperback. The United Arab Emirates have had their share of criminals, accidents, natural disasters and downright weird incidents. Most of these events merit a few pages in the papers before disappearing from history. This book brings the tragic, strange and illuminating stories from the 1970s in a compilation of 168 of the best, from past UAE newspapers. Editor(s): Yates, Dr Athol. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXU; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 253 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Publisher
- Medina Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339903
- ISBN
- 9781909339903
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35