Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199550661
- ISBN
- 9780199550661
Condition: New
€ 142.88
€ 142.88
Paperback. Highlights the conflicts and debates that surrounded the 1952 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of Jan Van Riebeeck and the founding of Cape Town, South Africa. This title reveals the expectations of the festival planners and how the festival was engineered and the ANC and other non-Europeans mounted opposition to it. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 17 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253216137
- ISBN
- 9780253216137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.60
€ 32.99
€ 29.60
Hardcover. An investigation into aphrodisiacs challenges pre-conceived ideas about sexuality during this period. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Royal Historical Society
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861933242
- ISBN
- 9780861933242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.32
€ 97.32
Paperback. An exploration of a troubling phenomenon: the fast-growing belief in Muslim countries that the end of the world is at hand - and with it the "Great Battle," prophesied by both Sunni and Shi'i tradition, which many believers expect will begin in the Afghan-Pakistani borderlands. It uncovers the role of apocalypse in Islam over the centuries. Translator(s): DeBevoise, M. B. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 222 x 18. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520272644
- ISBN
- 9780520272644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.86
€ 33.99
€ 24.86
hardcover. Apocalypse Management explains Dwight Eisenhower's eight years of self-defeating cold war policies by analyzing the pattern of Eisenhower's private and public discourse, a pattern that still dominates U.S. foreign policy, keeping us in the same state of national insecurity that marked the Eisenhower era. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804758079
- ISBN
- 9780804758079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.77
€ 86.77
Paperback. An account of the impact of the Vietnam War on American intellectual life. Aiming to shed light on the demise of Cold War liberalism and the development of the New Left, the book examines the steady growth of a conservatism that used Vietnam and anti-war sentiment as a rallying point. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 298
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- V9780814782620
- ISBN
- 9780814782620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. This is an account of an Indian people's struggle to maintain an identity in American society. Also included is a study of "The Mohawks in High Steel" by Joseph Mitchell. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 330 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 109 x 26. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815625643
- ISBN
- 9780815625643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.81
€ 26.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 33 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; HBJK; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 159
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340062
- ISBN
- 9780764340062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.75
€ 21.99
€ 15.75
Paperback. Interweaving social, political, environmental, economic and popular history, this is a chronicle of four and a half centuries of the Appalachian past. Along the way, it explores Appalachia's long-contested boundaries and the images that have shaped perceptions of the region. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 illustrations, 8 tables, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 1KBBF; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807853689
- ISBN
- 9780807853689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
Paperback. Christine Kinealy provides a chronology of the Famine and examines the causes and consequences of this tragedy, and asks how could a famine of this magnitude occur at the centre of the British Empire? Why did Ireland starve? Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Quinnipiac University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780990468615
- ISBN
- 9780990468615
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.00
€ 13.99
€ 12.00
paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553383485
- ISBN
- 9780553383485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.19
€ 20.99
€ 20.19
A revisionist narrative of Appomattox, the surrender of the Confederacy to the Union. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199751716
- ISBN
- 9780199751716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.58
€ 37.58
Paperback. A revisionist narrative of Appomattox, the surrender of the Confederacy to the Union, published on the 150th anniversary of the event that ended the Civil War. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 hts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190217860
- ISBN
- 9780190217860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.78
€ 24.99
€ 22.78
Hardback. Explores how the conception of Africa and its history has changed over time and narrates the story of this vast continent over the past 10,000 years. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19, 19 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010636
- ISBN
- 9781847010636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.97
€ 114.97
Paperback. Editor(s): Matthaus, Jurgen. Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199772537
- ISBN
- 9780199772537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 44.73
€ 44.99
€ 44.73
Paperback. Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace how the Bible was sung and preached, revered and studied in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Halftones, colour|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADL; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993740
- ISBN
- 9781784993740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.56
€ 38.56
Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace how the Bible was sung and preached, revered and studied in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. Series Editor(s): Rigby, Steve. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Tables, black & white|Halftones, colour|Halftones, black & white|Line drawings, black & w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719089541
- ISBN
- 9780719089541
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 151.59
€ 151.59
Paperback. Celebrates the leadership of Dr. King and challenges America to renew its commitment to his vision Num Pages: 304 pages, P. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 196 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Civitas Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465012862
- ISBN
- 9780465012862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.04
€ 25.04
Paperback. In April 1478, a plot to murder the two heads of the powerful Medici family miscarried dramatically in the cathedral of Florence. A bloodbath followed in reprisal. All Italy was affected as it emerged that the Pope, the King of Naples and the Duke of Urbino were deeply implicated in the plot. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712667876
- ISBN
- 9780712667876
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.37
€ 17.99
€ 13.37
Hardcover. This text begins with the relaxation of tension between France and the US, allowing Washington to redirect his attention to his personal affairs. He looked to the future of Mount Vernon and supervised the compilation of a list of Mount Vernon slaves, while making plans for their eventual freedom Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918556
- ISBN
- 9780813918556
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.50
€ 126.50