Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. An absolutely unique book, this is the Second World War in Burma as seen through the eyes of ordinary Japanese soldiers Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPJ; 3JJH; BG; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- W&N LOndon
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304359783
- ISBN
- 9780304359783
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Paperback. Esta es la verdadera historia, nunca antes contada, de las mujeres afroamericanas de la NASA expertas en matematicas, que desempenaron un papel crucial en el programa espacial de Estados Unidos, y cuyas contribuciones han permanecido anonimas.. hasta ahora. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Dimension: 229 x 156. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Espanol
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718092740
- ISBN
- 9780718092740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.57
€ 18.57
A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for this introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics. This work includes discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty; the character of the first emperor; and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 141
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208254
- ISBN
- 9780872208254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.61
€ 45.99
€ 32.61
hardcover. Nineteen sixty-two-it's been called "the end of innocence," as America witnessed the Cuban Missile Crisis and the following year saw the Kennedy assassination and the early stirrings of Vietnam. In baseball, 1962 was a thrilling season. Num Pages: 274 pages, 10 b&w photos, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597974318
- ISBN
- 9781597974318
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.97
€ 39.97
Though millions of women drive regularly, the image of the flighty "woman driver" continues to stigmatize their abilities. Scharff travels back in time to explore how the first automobiles collided with cultural and sexual notions of feminine nature and how women have influenced the car industry as a whole. Num Pages: 220 pages, b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; TRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826313959
- ISBN
- 9780826313959
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.49
€ 37.49
Hardback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 illus (23 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231111423
- ISBN
- 9780231111423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.84€ 89.71
€ 118.84
€ 89.71
Paperback. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives. Num Pages: 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 526. How Graffiti Art Became an Urban Crisis in New York City. Series: Popular Cultures, Everyday Lives S. 400 pages, 40 black & white illustrations, 23 colour illustrations. Traces the history of graffiti in New York City against the backdrop of the struggle that developed between the city and the writers. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AFJG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFCA. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 19. Weight: 520.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231111430
- ISBN
- 9780231111430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.67
€ 46.99
€ 33.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135412
- ISBN
- 9780231135412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135405
- ISBN
- 9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.33€ 82.56
€ 109.33
€ 82.56
Hardcover. Series: State & Society in East Asia. Num Pages: 306 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 34 black & white halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442223523
- ISBN
- 9781442223523
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.54
€ 66.54
Paperback. On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran and took sixty-six Americans captive. Thus began the Iran Hostage Crisis. This book takes a look at the hostage crisis, examining its lessons for America's contemporary War on Terrorism. It includes fresh insights regarding the central players in the crisis. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1KBB; HBG; HBJF1; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127590
- ISBN
- 9780691127590
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.51
€ 37.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. This text examines the role played by the mass media and public opinion in the development of United States foreign policy in the Gulf War. It explores the prewar media debate, news coverage during and after the war, and the media's effect on public opinion and decision-makers. Editor(s): Bennett, W.Lance; Paletz, David L. Series: American Politics & Political Economy S. Num Pages: 341 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; JFD; JPQB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226042596
- ISBN
- 9780226042596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.96
€ 32.99
€ 25.96
Paperback. The history of American gender and sexuality is examined here through a case study of the YMCA, the organization devoted to young men. After 1900 the YMCA seemed to grow hostile towards masculine love, reflecting the struggle and shifting societal mores about masculine friendship and intimacy. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 274 pages, 16 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSK2; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226907857
- ISBN
- 9780226907857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. The contrasting lives of the Mitford sisters - stylish, scandalous and tragic by turns - hold up a mirror to upper-class life before and after the Second World War. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784970895
- ISBN
- 9781784970895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.34
€ 13.99
€ 11.34
hardcover. Assesses the short- and long-term impact of the war on Confederate veteran families of different classes in Pittsylvania County and Danville, Virginia. This title explores the consequences of the war for over three thousand Confederate soldiers and their families. Series: Nation Divided: Studies in the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813928135
- ISBN
- 9780813928135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.54
€ 59.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 247 x 2. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752466316
- ISBN
- 9780752466316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.74
€ 26.99
€ 23.74
Paperback. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Num Pages: 320 pages, 29 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 486. Sexual Politics and Popular Culture in Modern Japan. 320 pages, 29 b&w photographs. The all-female Takarazuka Revue was founded in 1913 as a novel counterpart to the all-male Kabuki theater. This book traces the contradictory meanings of Takarazuka productions over time, with special attention to the World War II period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ1; JHM. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520211513
- ISBN
- 9780520211513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.47
€ 36.99
€ 26.47
Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021198
- ISBN
- 9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.53
€ 27.99
€ 24.53
Paperback. Li Hsiu-ch'eng - the Loyal Prince - was the most important military leader on the rebel side during the last years of the Taiping Rebellion in China (1851-64). Series: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature & Institutions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521104869
- ISBN
- 9780521104869
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Hardcover. By looking at state-sponsored memory projects, such as memorials, commemorations, and historical museums, this book reveals that the East German communist regime obsessively monitored and attempted to control public representations of the past to legitimize its rule. Series: Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 23 illus., 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385714
- ISBN
- 9781782385714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.45
€ 155.45