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Regional & national history
Hardback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804794619
- ISBN
- 9780804794619
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.69
€ 146.69
Hardback. The story of the turbulent final sixty years of an important, and in many ways representative, Eastern European Jewish community. Editor(s): Mirsky, Mark; Rosman, Moshe. Translator(s): Tropper, Faigie. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 792 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1247.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 754
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741583
- ISBN
- 9780804741583
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Paperback. The author, Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532)-the preeminent linked-verse (renga ) poet of his time-provides in his journal a vivid portrayal of cultural life in the capital and the provinces, together with descriptions of battles and great warrior families, the dangers of travel through war-torn countryside, and the plight of the poor. Translator(s): Horton, H. Mack. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735063
- ISBN
- 9780804735063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 39.95
€ 40.99
€ 39.95
paperback. Reveals how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. This book editor lets the documents tell the story and provides an organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions. Editor(s): Heizer, Robert F. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Bison Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803272620
- ISBN
- 9780803272620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.23
€ 32.99
€ 31.23
paperback. From 1864 to 1866 six regiments of Galvanized Yankees fought Indians, escorted supply trains along the Oregon and Sante Fe trails, accompanied expeditions, guarded surveying parties for the Union Pacific Railroad, and manned lonely outposts on the frontier. This title tells what happened to a lost legion, unhonored and unsung. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 255
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803260757
- ISBN
- 9780803260757
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.89
€ 24.99
€ 24.89
Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745328133
- ISBN
- 9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 81.95
€ 99.96
€ 81.95
Hardcover. Compares Islamic and Western political formulations, highlighting areas of agreement and disparity, and encouraging an open dialogue between them. Series: De/Colonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HRH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745327204
- ISBN
- 9780745327204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.47
€ 99.96
€ 82.47
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691612744
- ISBN
- 9780691612744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.40
€ 52.92
€ 41.40
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604251
- ISBN
- 9780691604251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.80€ 45.93
€ 58.80
€ 45.93
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691601632
- ISBN
- 9780691601632
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.92€ 41.78
€ 52.92
€ 41.78
Hardback. Discusses the dramatic escalation in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to determine the future course of the new American nation. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691047775
- ISBN
- 9780691047775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.00€ 123.83
€ 167.00
€ 123.83
Paperback. A study of colonialism and the colonial state based on South Asia. The author explores how the metropolitan state was hegemonic, and its claim to dominance was based on power in which persuasion outweighed coercion, yet it sired a non-hegemonic colonial state in which coercion was paramount. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674214835
- ISBN
- 9780674214835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.64
€ 48.99
€ 40.64
Paperback. Nine distinguished historians debunk the myth of the Lost Cause in an effort to replace falsity with truth. Editor(s): Gallagher, Gary W.; Nolan, Alan T. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222664
- ISBN
- 9780253222664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.91
€ 25.99
€ 23.91
Paperback. Tells the story of the 'virtual unwrapping' of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 84
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252071003
- ISBN
- 9780252071003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.44
€ 18.99
€ 18.44
Paperback. While other writers contemplated the events of the 1968 Chicago riots from the safety of their hotel rooms, the author was in the city streets, being threatened by police, choking on tear gas, and listening to all the rage, fear, and confusion around him. This book presents his account of the contradictions and chaos of convention week. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226740782
- ISBN
- 9780226740782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.00
€ 19.99
€ 19.00
Paperback. Drawing on both literary and historical evidence, Puff shows that speakers of German associated sodomy with Italy, and increasingly, the Catholic Church. This study will interest historians of gender, sexuality and religion, as well as scholars of medieval history and culture. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DFH; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226685069
- ISBN
- 9780226685069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.25
€ 40.99
€ 31.25
Paperback. How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? The author aims to answer these questions. He shows that race, rather than theology, was formative in the emerging study of religion in Europe and North America. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226117430
- ISBN
- 9780226117430
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.05
€ 41.99
€ 32.05
Paperback. This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe. Num Pages: 566 pages, 22 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 566
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226109404
- ISBN
- 9780226109404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.48
€ 52.99
€ 40.48
Paperback. In 1899 an American could open a newspaper and find outrageous images. This title argues that these kinds of hyperbolic accounts were just one element of the visual and material culture that played an integral role in debates about empire in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 66 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226075341
- ISBN
- 9780226075341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.11
€ 36.99
€ 29.11
Paperback. This work shows how women between the 12th and 16th centuries were able to carve out areas of influence by exploiting the institutional church and by manipulating religious precepts. Contributors argue that women's participation in religious life offered them access to power in all its forms. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226066394
- ISBN
- 9780226066394
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
paperback. Editor(s): Diokno, Maria S. I.; Nguyen, Chinh van. Series: Mekong Press. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books Thailand
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749480496
- ISBN
- 9789749480496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.76
€ 21.76
Paperback. The village existed before capitalism and before the state. It has its own culture which owes little to urban influence. It took the Buddhism that came from outside and subordinated it to local beliefs. This book states that the Thai rural economy was a subsistence economy and remained so much longer than is commonly thought. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551099
- ISBN
- 9789747551099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.63
€ 33.99
€ 33.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 127 pages, 1 port. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Cornell Univ East Asia Program
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781885445940
- ISBN
- 9781885445940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.51
€ 21.51
Paperback. The classic history of the Paris Commune. Translator(s): Aveling, Eleanor Marx. Series: Verso World History Series. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844677764
- ISBN
- 9781844677764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.10
€ 38.10