Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Hardback. Examines the development of medicine in Qing dynasty China. Focusing on the specialty of 'medicine for women' (fuke), this book explores the material and ideological issues associated with childbearing in the late imperial period. It analyzes the points of convergence and contention that shaped people's views of women's reproductive diseases. Num Pages: 378 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520260689
- ISBN
- 9780520260689
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 65.15
€ 84.37
€ 65.15
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Political Economy. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16, 10 graphs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJ; HBJF; KCM; KCP; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781501700637
- ISBN
- 9781501700637
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.03
€ 37.99
€ 34.03
Hardback. This book takes a critical look at India in the momentous 1950s. It looks at the colossal challenges which India faced after Independence. It considers the key ideas, paths, and trajectories which were articulated in these years. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 Tables, 8 photographs, 7 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 280. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198098553
- ISBN
- 9780198098553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.34
€ 39.34
Paperback. Rising gas prices, sprawl and congestion, global warming, even obesity - driving is a factor in many contentious issues. This book looks at the period between 1895 and 1961 - from the founding of the first automobile factory in America to the creation of the Interstate Highway System - to find out how driving evolved into a symbol of freedom. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226745640
- ISBN
- 9780226745640
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Hardcover. The most powerful political tool of the modern presidency is control of the message and the image. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPVN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393067064
- ISBN
- 9780393067064
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.70
€ 37.99
€ 31.70
Paperback. "A brilliant, fast-moving narrative history of the leaders who have defined the modern American presidency."-Bob Woodward Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780393353648
- ISBN
- 9780393353648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.50
€ 19.99
€ 18.50
Paperback. This study treats the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich as a continuum, exploring a series of key themes through the 1920s and 1930s, without artificial breaks. It considers political, economic, social and foreign policy issues across the period and examines the legacy of the Third Reich. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 215 x 17. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780582492103
- ISBN
- 9780582492103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 97.36
€ 109.32
€ 97.36
Hardback. A comprehensive history of Republican Beijing, this text examines how the capital acquired its identity as a consummately "traditional" Chinese city. The author argues that nostalgia directed towards the living Republic city is an essential characteristic of Chinese modernity. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 403 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 403
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520230507
- ISBN
- 9780520230507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.37€ 65.15
€ 84.37
€ 65.15
Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520284364
- ISBN
- 9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.11€ 54.08
€ 70.11
€ 54.08
Paperback. This text makes available in English the essay, "How to Bring Order to Popular Government", by Renaissance thinker Francesco Guicciardini. It also analyzes this work, showing that the long maturation of Florentine constitutional thought points to a modern idea of the republican state. Translator(s): Moulakis, Athanasios. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847689941
- ISBN
- 9780847689941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.06
€ 65.06
Hardcover. Essays by historians on aspects of republicanism in Ireland (north and south) from the early 20th century to the present. Splits, schism and rivalry emerge as a significant dynamic of the political culture and republican organizations are shown to be ideologically incoherent and opportunist. Editor(s): McGarry, Fearghal. Num Pages: 224 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; 3JM; DNF; HBJD1; HBLW; JPFN; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr
- Edition
- 1st.ed.
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621946
- ISBN
- 9781900621946
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.51€ 47.01
€ 50.51
€ 47.01
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ College Dublin Pr Dublin
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621953
- ISBN
- 9781900621953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.60
€ 30.99
€ 25.60
Hardback. This examination of republicanism in an Anglo-American and European context gives weight not only to the thought of the theorists of republicanism but also to the practical experience of republican governments in England, Geneva, the Netherlands, and Venice. Editor(s): Wootton, David. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 929.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804723565
- ISBN
- 9780804723565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.23
€ 103.23
Hardback. This study traces the role of East Germany's military (NVA) in the country's unification with West Germany. Utilizing interviews with NVA officers, Herspring aims to unravel the puzzle of the NVA's decision against using force to save the political system it was sworn to serve. Num Pages: 288 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBJD; HBLW3; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847687183
- ISBN
- 9780847687183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.73
€ 167.73
Paperback. The phrase "the Black Legend" was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country. Challenging this stereotype, this book contextualizes Spain's tarnished reputation by exposing colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the Black Legend. Editor(s): Greer, Margaret R.; Mignolo, Walter D.; Quilligan, Maureen. Num Pages: 448 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226307220
- ISBN
- 9780226307220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.29
€ 43.99
€ 33.29
Hardback. A survivor of the Holocaust and a distinguished scholar of Jewish history, Lucien Lazare presents a compelling defense of the Jewish resistance movement in France during World War II, arguing that rescue was a genuine and significant way of fighting back. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey M. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPSH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780231101240
- ISBN
- 9780231101240
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.65
€ 100.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062325075
- ISBN
- 9780062325075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.66
€ 17.99
€ 15.66
Paperback. Why did the Danes risk their lives to rescue the Jewish population? Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations, 1map,ports. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814730119
- ISBN
- 9780814730119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.75
€ 32.99
€ 29.75
Num Pages: 208 pages, over 100 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBJF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764304613
- ISBN
- 9780764304613
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
paperback. This study offers a systematic account of the relationship between the nation-state, nationalism, and the concept of linear history. Num Pages: 286 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; JPFN; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226167220
- ISBN
- 9780226167220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.77
€ 37.99
€ 29.77