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Paperback. Explores the cultural power of war memorials in 20th-century Romania through two world wars and a succession of radical political changes - from attempts to create pluralist democratic political institutions after World War I to shifts toward authoritarian rule in the 1930s, to military dictatorships and Nazi occupation. Series: Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian & East European Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWTY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221346
ISBN
9780253221346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Unresolved tensions in German postwar memorials Num Pages: 404 pages, 32 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
404
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221339
ISBN
9780253221339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. General Creighton Abrams has been called the greatest American general since Ulysses S Grant, yet at the time this book was first published in 1992, he was little known by most Americans. This book is the biography of the man who commanded US forces in Vietnam during the withdrawal stage and for whom the army's main battle tank is named. Num Pages: 448 pages, 35 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBWS2; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 731.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220028
ISBN
9780253220028
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. Provides an overview of the military history of South Asia since 1700, covering the areas including states of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. This book offers introductions to topics ranging from the rise of the East India Company, to the rise of national armies and the tensions between India and Pakistan. Editor(s): Marston, Daniel P., D. Phil.; Sundaram, Chandar S. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 437.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219992
ISBN
9780253219992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Paperback. Describes and explains the tragedy that befell the Jews imprisoned in the first major ghetto imposed by the Germans. This book reconstructs the organization of the ghetto and discusses its provisioning, forced labor, diseases and mortality, crime and deportations, living conditions, political, social, and cultural life and resistance. Translator(s): Shapiro, Robert Moses. Num Pages: 560 pages, 41 b&w photos, 13 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219930
ISBN
9780253219930
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Conspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. This anthology provides students with documents relating to some of the important conspiracy theories in American history and politics, some based on reality, many chiefly on paranoia. It looks at a persistent and troubling aspect of democratic society. Editor(s): Critchlow, Donald T.; Korasick, John; Sherman, Matthew C. Num Pages: 192 pages, 5 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFHC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219640
ISBN
9780253219640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.82

Paperback. The first American frontier lay just beyond the Appalachian Mountains and along the Gulf Coast. Here, successive groups of pioneers built new societies and developed new institutions to cope with life in the wilderness. This book tells the dramatic story of these men and women from the first Kentucky settlements to the closing of the frontier. Series: A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier Series. Num Pages: 696 pages, 13 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 35. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Third
Number of pages
696
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219329
ISBN
9780253219329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. While European commerce in race was substantial, the colonial trade in ideas of race was profitable as well. Looking at official propaganda and commercial representations in France during the Third Republic, this book explores the way the French increased the value of their identity at home at the expense of their colonized brothers and sisters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218995
ISBN
9780253218995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.36

Paperback. A thoroughly up-to-date revision of a landmark textbook. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1H; GTB; HBJH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217820
ISBN
9780253217820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Covers revolutionary women leaders in the Paris Commune. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217059
ISBN
9780253217059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

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

Paperback. Focuses on the means employed by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina to adjust to their status as a free people and to battle attempts by whites to regain control over them. This study attempts to understand how the freedmen saw themselves in the new order and to shed light on their hopes and aspirations. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216090
ISBN
9780253216090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.87

Paperback. An anthology of historical studies focusing on themes and issues central to the construction of Black masculinities and Black men's history. This book covers themes in the lives of black men that touch on leadership, work and the professions, family and community, sports and the military, and the image of black men in the larger society. Editor(s): Hine, Darlene Clark; Jenkins, Earnestine L. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 503 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ2; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 767.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
503
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214607
ISBN
9780253214607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Paperback. Contests the notion that women occupied a separate private sphere in England during the Romantic Era. This title demonstrates the various ways in which they attempted to shape British public policy and cultural behaviour in the areas of religious and governmental reform, education, philanthropy, and patterns of consumption. Series: Women of Letters S. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213693
ISBN
9780253213693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.53

Paperback. From 1918 into the early twenties, any African American who spoke out forcefully for their race-editors, union organizers, civil rights advocates, radical political activists, and Pan-Africanists - were likely to be investigated by a network of federal intelligence agencies. This title presents an account of this story. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 409.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213549
ISBN
9780253213549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.27

paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213044
ISBN
9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. The American West and its history have generated exceptional media attention in the past few years. Fresh scholarship and interpretations have enriched and enlivened almost every part of the field. This book collects seventeen of the essays that have appeared in historical journals (1960s to mid-1990s). Editor(s): Nugent, Walter T. K.; Ridge, Martin. Num Pages: 360 pages, 18 b&w photos, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 26. Weight in Grams: 563.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212900
ISBN
9780253212900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.09

Paperback. The name Hmong means 'free people' or 'those who must have their freedom and independence'. History records ancient Hmong homelands in China, a fiercely independent culture dating back to 2000 BC, and centuries of oppression. This title tells the story of the Lao Hmong Struggle for freedom and survival since 1940. Num Pages: 624 pages, 47 b&w photos, 3 figures, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FML; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 874.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207562
ISBN
9780253207562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.44

Paperback. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253207159
ISBN
9780253207159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Presents a critical model for students of Holocaust literature and historiography. Series: Jewish Literature & Culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w photos. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780253206138
ISBN
9780253206138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.10

Paperback. A bold history of the region where the American West begins Series: A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier Series. Num Pages: 328 pages, 14 b&w illus., 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253200112
ISBN
9780253200112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.21

Hardback. Partially based on 2004 dissertation entitled A kapu aes a hataar, mindennapi Sztaalinvaaros. Translator(s): Cooper, Thomas. Num Pages: 312 pages, 44 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUAC; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253025746
ISBN
9780253025746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Olsen, William C.; Sargent, Carolyn. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; MJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 419.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024916
ISBN
9780253024916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Paperback. Editor(s): Handel, Ariel; Allegra, Marco; Maggor, Erez. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
V9780253024886
ISBN
9780253024886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

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