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Regional & national history
hardcover. This is the story of a spectacular naval rebellion in which ordinary Brazilian seamen (mostly black and led by a black sailor) overpowered their officers on Dreadnought-class battleships in 1910, to abolish flogging and secure civic rights; it also tells how the sailors suffered lethal retribution, although flogging would never return. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804781060
- ISBN
- 9780804781060
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.75
€ 116.75
Paperback. First-hand account of Syrian uprising Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 305 x 19. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044509
- ISBN
- 9781849044509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.55
€ 19.99
€ 19.55
Hardcover. In the first half of the fifteenth century, Rome and the papal court were caught between conflicting realities-between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, conciliarism and papalism, an image of a restored republic and a dream of a papal capital. The author explores the transformation of Rome's ancient legacy into a potent cultural myth. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674724532
- ISBN
- 9780674724532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.45€ 57.42
€ 63.45
€ 57.42
Paperback. The history of Christianity in America has been marked by recurring periods of religious revivals or awakenings. This book addresses the economic and political context of evangelical revivalism and its historical linkages with economic expansion and Republicanism in the 19th century. Num Pages: 238 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRCC2; JFC; KCP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 238
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226795867
- ISBN
- 9780226795867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 36.58
€ 47.99
€ 36.58
Hardcover. Shows that Americans through their missionaries had a strong hand in the development of one of the Middle East's most intriguing groups: the modern Assyrians. This book details the history of Christian minority and influence American missionaries had on them. It unveils a relationship between modern global contact and more. Num Pages: 440 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226145280
- ISBN
- 9780226145280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.44€ 79.09
€ 96.44
€ 79.09
Hardcover. New collection of essays promising to re-energize the debate on Nazism's occult roots and legacies and thus our understanding of German cultural and intellectual history over the past century. Editor(s): Black, Monica; Kurlander, Eric. Series: German History in Context. Num Pages: 306 pages, 6 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HRQX; JPFQ; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Camden House
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139061
- ISBN
- 9781571139061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.41
€ 113.41
Paperback. Editor(s): Allen, Beverly; Russo, Mary. Num Pages: 423 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 227 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 423
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816627271
- ISBN
- 9780816627271
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.92
€ 27.99
€ 27.92
Hardcover. This volume offers eleven essays on colonial British North America and the American Revolution. Part I of the collection includes essays on aspects of the Revolution that reflect Gipson's interests, while the essays in Part II deal with social history. Editor(s): Shade, William G. Num Pages: 301 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 159. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Publisher
- Lehigh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780934223577
- ISBN
- 9780934223577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.36
€ 133.36
hardcover. In her short life, Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964) authored two novels, 32 stories and numerous essays. This work addresses the conflicts O'Connor experienced as a "southern lady" and professional author. It considers the reasons for feminist critical neglect of the writer. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DSBH; DSK; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813920122
- ISBN
- 9780813920122
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.93
€ 58.93
An insightful history of book reviewing as a genre and a detailed study of its role in Italian literary culture, Reviewing Mario Pratesi opens up a new area for investigation within Italian literary studies. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442648715
- ISBN
- 9781442648715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.25
€ 61.25
Paperback. Tracing the history of the Sicilian mafia to its 19th-century roots, this text examines its late-20th-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, the book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520236097
- ISBN
- 9780520236097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Examines gender relations in East Germany from 1945 to the 1970s, focusing especially on the relationship between ordinary women, the Communist Party, and the state created by the Communists, the German Democratic Republic (GDR). Num Pages: 360 pages, 20 halftones. 24 tables. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFSJ1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059303
- ISBN
- 9780691059303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.45
€ 54.99
€ 39.45
Hardcover. Provides a comprehensive look at the satiric humor that flourished in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. This book reminds us that the postwar era saw varieties of comic expression that were more challenging and nonconformist than we commonly remember. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; ASZH; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 920.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226431642
- ISBN
- 9780226431642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.34
€ 50.99
€ 39.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 138 x 34. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Publisher
- The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781590174463
- ISBN
- 9781590174463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.51
€ 30.99
€ 26.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Clear Light Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780940666603
- ISBN
- 9780940666603
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 23.37
€ 34.99
€ 23.37
Hardcover. Provides the first comprehensive analysis of the history of returning German POWs after the Second World War, explored as a history of memory both during Germany's division and after unification. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 237 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571139047
- ISBN
- 9781571139047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.96
€ 113.96
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Merrion
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781908928047
- ISBN
- 9781908928047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.00€ 24.99
€ 55.00
€ 24.99
Paperback. Offers an account of how Peruvian emigrants raise and remit money and what that activity means for themselves and for their home communities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284746
- ISBN
- 9780520284746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.78
€ 40.99
€ 28.78
Paperback. In 1990, Henry Swain sailed his 34-foot yacht Callisto to Murmansk. He had been there once before, 45 years earlier, on a Royal Navy warship escorting American merchant vessels supplying vital aid to the Soviets. U-boats lay in wait off the Russian coast and the Luftwaffe threatened attacks from bases in Norway. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBWQ; WSSN3; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364538
- ISBN
- 9780850364538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.87
€ 16.99
€ 15.87