Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. The book analyzes the official and popular celebrations on the Brazilian empire's days of national festivity to elucidate elite and popular understandings of the imperial state in the capital city. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations (black and white), 1 map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785266
- ISBN
- 9780804785266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.02
€ 86.02
Hardback. This book examines the enormous riskiness of transatlantic trade in 18th century Spain and argues that many of the long-condemned commercial practices were vital accommodations to pervasive risk and uncertainty. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785426
- ISBN
- 9780804785426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.05
€ 91.05
Paperback. This book offers a nuanced understanding of the contexts, culturally conditioned rationality, local networks, and innovation in contentious action across the Middle East and North Africa to give the reader a substantive understanding of events in the Arab world before and since 2011. Editor(s): Beinin, Joel; Vairel, Frederic. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JHB; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785693
- ISBN
- 9780804785693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. This is a study of German historical novels about Jewish history from the 1800s through the Holocaust. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786072
- ISBN
- 9780804786072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.32
€ 86.32
Hardback. This book, which features the autobiographical narrative of Mistress Mary Hampson, a 17th-century woman in an abusive and violent marriage, reconstructs the events in and around this harrowing tale and rescues a compelling and complicated voice from the past. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786287
- ISBN
- 9780804786287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.31
€ 108.31
Paperback. This book argues that regional food culture is intrinsic to how Chinese connect to the past, live in the present, and imagine their future. It focuses on Shanghai-a food lover's paradise-and identifies the importance of regional food culture at pivotal moments in the city's history, and in Chinese history more generally. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, fig. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804786911
- ISBN
- 9780804786911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 568 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DSP; 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 53. Weight in Grams: 4468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804787215
- ISBN
- 9780804787215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.32
€ 138.32
Paperback. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804788007
- ISBN
- 9780804788007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804793858
- ISBN
- 9780804793858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.60
€ 47.60
Hardcover. A collective biography of eight individuals from the northeastern corner of prewar Hungary. Series: Stanford Studies on Central and Eastern. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804795913
- ISBN
- 9780804795913
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 259 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804796620
- ISBN
- 9780804796620
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.83
€ 91.83
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797016
- ISBN
- 9780804797016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.31
€ 81.31
Paperback. This volume explores violence in the public lives of modern Middle Eastern cities--as a collective act, a historical event, and an urban process. Editor(s): Fuccaro, Nelida. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797528
- ISBN
- 9780804797528
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; GTF; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804797771
- ISBN
- 9780804797771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Paperback. Field Notes uncovers how Middle East studies as an academic field was built over the course of the 20th century--a process replete with contention, anxiety, dead ends, and consequences both unanticipated and unintended. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBJK; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804799065
- ISBN
- 9780804799065
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.61
€ 33.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Where else .. can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, .. drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210965
- ISBN
- 9780812210965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.01
€ 37.99
€ 34.01
Paperback. "Invaluable to those who need to disentangle the complex family relationships of those who controlled much of Europe for so many centuries."-American Historical Review Translator(s): Allen, Michael Idomir. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 9 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812213423
- ISBN
- 9780812213423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. This book explores the ways in which colonial administrators constructed knowledge about the society and culture of India and the processes through which that knowledge has shaped past and present Indian reality. Editor(s): Breckenridge, Carol A.; Veer, Peter van der. Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 372 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812214369
- ISBN
- 9780812214369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218619
- ISBN
- 9780812218619
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. "Not only did religion permeate every aspect of daily life but it affords the only discourse in which we hear an extraordinary range of voices, from housewives to queens, from shoemakers to bishops. John King's excellent and timely collection of primary documents enables us once again to hear their voices."--Peter Stallybrass, University of Pennsylvania Editor(s): King, Mr John N. Num Pages: 416 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218770
- ISBN
- 9780812218770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.34
€ 41.99
€ 37.34
Paperback. A sweeping biography of the legendary Spanish queen who was patron of Christopher Columbus, brought the Inquisition to Spain, expelled the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula, and was mother of the first wife of King Henry VIII. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 496 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 36. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218978
- ISBN
- 9780812218978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.22
€ 41.99
€ 37.22
Paperback. "American Capitalism is an important contribution to our understanding of postwar American thought and culture. It will force historians to revise their pantheon of important thinkers for the period."-George Cotkin, author of Existential America Editor(s): Lichtenstein, Nelson. Series: Politics & Culture in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219401
- ISBN
- 9780812219401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Paperback. Gender and Christianity in Medieval Europe seeks to explain the convergence of religion and gender in medieval Christendom. Essays in the volume examine how Europeans identified themselves as women, men, and Christians, and how these identities influenced religious belief and practice in everyday life. Editor(s): Bitel, Lisa M.; Lifshitz, Felice. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX; HRCV4. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220131
- ISBN
- 9780812220131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Liam Riordan explores how the American Revolution politicized religious, racial, and ethnic identity among the diverse inhabitants of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey from 1770 to 1830. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220506
- ISBN
- 9780812220506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03