Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. How Pearl Harbor has been written about, thought of, and manipulated in American culture. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336372
- ISBN
- 9780822336372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.21
€ 27.99
€ 26.21
Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823256532
- ISBN
- 9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. Reveals the theatricality of early colonial encounter and how it continues to influence Congolese and Belgian understandings of history today Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253007506
- ISBN
- 9780253007506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 889
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520215092
- ISBN
- 9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.85€ 76.16
€ 99.85
€ 76.16
Paperback. An explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investigation - now with a groundbreaking new afterword. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349140612
- ISBN
- 9780349140612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.65
€ 23.99
€ 16.65
Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826744
- ISBN
- 9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Hardback. A look at a critical period in American Studies Editor(s): Isensee, Reinhard; Milich, Klaus; Pease, Donald E.; Rowe, John Carlos. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Dartmouth College Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781512600025
- ISBN
- 9781512600025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.34€ 75.29
€ 90.34
€ 75.29
Paperback. During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 BC, the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure. This account traces Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. Num Pages: 417 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520249912
- ISBN
- 9780520249912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.28
€ 38.99
€ 28.28
Paperback. A burgeoning city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. In 1906 the dreams of this city, came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake. This story delves beneath the surface of the earth, and explains why the world moves as it does. It portrays the lives of the people who suffered and survived the devastation. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin Books London
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141016344
- ISBN
- 9780141016344
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.65
€ 23.99
€ 17.65
Hardback. Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, travelling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterising the relationship between the imperial centre and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 932.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024540
- ISBN
- 9780674024540
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 46.10
€ 54.99
€ 46.10
Hardback. The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World. 160 pages, 1 map, 8 graphs, 10 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JHBD. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 17. Weight: 310. Translator(s): Holoch, George.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231150026
- ISBN
- 9780231150026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.60€ 79.12
€ 104.60
€ 79.12
Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674065819
- ISBN
- 9780674065819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.37€ 54.32
€ 59.37
€ 54.32
Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674970533
- ISBN
- 9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 37.79
€ 45.99
€ 37.79
Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFT. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707377
- ISBN
- 9780375707377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.80
€ 19.99
€ 18.80
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152266
- ISBN
- 9780231152266
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.83€ 61.86
€ 80.83
€ 61.86
Hardback. Editor(s): Parascandola, Louis J.; Parascandola, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231165723
- ISBN
- 9780231165723
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.09€ 72.21
€ 95.09
€ 72.21
Paperback. A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486. 288 pages, 44 b/w illus. A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JNM. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521439787
- ISBN
- 9780521439787
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.25
€ 47.25
Paperback. A history of America's nation-building project told through the voices of its peoples, from the early settlers to its multicultural citizens of the twenty-first century. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 472 pages, 70 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682. The Making of the American Nation. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 472 pages, 70 b/w illus. 5 maps. A history of America's nation-building project told through the voices of its peoples, from the early settlers to its multicultural citizens of the twenty-first century. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight: 616.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 472
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521612791
- ISBN
- 9780521612791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.15
€ 36.99
€ 35.15
Paperback. Gives general readers and students a comprehensive history of the twelve years of the Third Reich - from political takeover of January 30, 1933 to the German capitulation of May 1945. This book's illustrations are treated as documents that illuminate the visual power of Nazi ideology. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 137 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253834
- ISBN
- 9780520253834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. New and updated edition covering fourteen centuries of Arab history, from the rise of Islam to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. Well received this is an accessible introduction to the history of the Arab world for the general reader. Contains nine maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, suggestions for further reading and index. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863567421
- ISBN
- 9780863567421
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.47
€ 17.99
€ 15.47