Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Explores a key period in the making of the modern West. Although the notion of 'dual revolutions,' economic in Britain and political in France, has been vigorously challenged, this book finds that 'revolutionary' is an apt description of the important cultural transformations that took place in both France and Britain at the onset of modernity. Editor(s): Jones, Colin; Wahrman, Dror. Num Pages: 306 pages, 1 b/w illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; GTB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229679
- ISBN
- 9780520229679
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
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Hardback. Providing an account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the range of dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala reveals the working of the Renaissance mind through the exploration of Renaissance ideas on food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 324 pages, 12 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX; MBNH3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640. Series: California Studies in Food & Culture. 324 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. Providing an account of the differences between the nutritional logic of the past and our own time, this book examines the range of dietary literature of the Renaissance. Ken Albala reveals the working of the Renaissance mind through the exploration of Renaissance ideas on food. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX; MBNH3. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 27. Weight: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229471
- ISBN
- 9780520229471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.54
€ 51.99
€ 37.54
Paperback. Focuses on American intervention in Vietnam. Challenging the prevailing myth that the outbreak of large-scale fighting in 1965 was essentially unavoidable, this book argues that the Vietnam War was unnecessary, not merely in hindsight but in the context of its time. Num Pages: 557 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JPQB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 557
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229198
- ISBN
- 9780520229198
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.04
€ 38.99
€ 28.04
Paperback. In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems. Num Pages: 475 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH; HBT; JFSJ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 752.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- Paper edition
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228924
- ISBN
- 9780520228924
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Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.80
€ 47.99
€ 33.80
Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228375
- ISBN
- 9780520228375
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.54
€ 41.99
€ 29.54
Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227309
- ISBN
- 9780520227309
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. This text examines the historical formation of community in Monterey. It is also an investigation of how historical narratives are produced, looking at competing accounts of "civilizing" the Native Americans, Yankee progress, ethnical diversity and environmental protection among other issues. Num Pages: 361 pages, 35 b/w photographs, 4 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 361
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227231
- ISBN
- 9780520227231
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.10
€ 35.99
€ 26.10
Paperback. A cultural history of Italian fascism, this work traces the narrative path that accompanied the making of a regime and the construction of Mussolini's power. The author reads fascist myths, rituals, images, and speeches as texts that tell the story of fascism. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 314 pages, 21 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 314
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226777
- ISBN
- 9780520226777
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Paperback. Traces the rich legacy of stories and images of the Amazon that reflects the influence of different groups of people - conquistadors, corporate executives, subsistence farmers - over the centuries. This book argues that we cannot defend the Amazon's array of plants and animals without comprehending its astonishing human and cultural diversity. Num Pages: 332 pages, 41 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSBZ; DSB; GTB; HBJK; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520226425
- ISBN
- 9780520226425
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. This ethnography explores the links between a violent historical and political legacy, and the production of secrecy in everyday material culture. The focus is on Mende-speaking southeastern Sierra Leone and the surrounding region. Num Pages: 299 pages, 6 b/w photos, 3 line figures. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; JFC; JHMP; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520225435
- ISBN
- 9780520225435
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.80
€ 38.99
€ 27.80
Hardback. A biography of Franklin D Murphy (1916-994). It delivers the story of how Murphy, as chancellor of UCLA and later as chief executive of the "Times Mirror" media empire, was able to influence academia, the media, and cultural foundations to reshape a fundamentally provincial city. It also brings to light the influence of LA's powerful families. Num Pages: 495 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520224957
- ISBN
- 9780520224957
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Condition: New
€ 83.26€ 63.50
€ 83.26
€ 63.50
Hardback. A legendary figure in his own lifetime, Rabbi Eliahu ben Shlomo Zalman (1720-1797) was known as the "Gaon of Vilna". He was the acknowledged master of Talmudic studies in the intellectual centre of Vilna. This text sheds light on aspects of the Vilna Gaon's "real" character. Translator(s): Green, Jeffrey. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520223943
- ISBN
- 9780520223943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15€ 48.70
€ 62.15
€ 48.70
Hardback. Victor Considerant (1808-1893), a follower of the great utopian thinker Charles Fourier, played an important role in the creation of a Fourierist movement and the development of socialist journalism. This study offers a life story of one of the engaging figures among the French romantic intellectuals of the 1840s. Num Pages: 600 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 44. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 600
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222977
- ISBN
- 9780520222977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.70€ 56.11
€ 72.70
€ 56.11
Hardback. For many Germans the hyperinflation of 1922 to 1923 was one of the most decisive experiences of the twentieth century. This title investigates the effects of that inflation on German culture during the Weimar Republic. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 293 pages, 29 b/w photographs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222908
- ISBN
- 9780520222908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15€ 48.50
€ 62.15
€ 48.50
Paperback. The horrific torture and execution of hundreds of thousands of Cambodians by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge during the 1970s is one of the century's major human disasters. This work examines the Khmer Rouge phenomenon by focusing on one of its key institutions, the secret prison outside Phnom Penh known by the code name 'S-21'. Num Pages: 251 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ; JPQ; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 251
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520222472
- ISBN
- 9780520222472
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.43
€ 33.99
€ 24.43
Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book details city life, domestic architecture, furnishings and housewares, clothing and jewelry, food and drink, and other material culture. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 513 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221611
- ISBN
- 9780520221611
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.66
€ 40.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. Deals with the Mediterranean family - the extended family, marriage (rituals, economics, social and cultural safeguards), the Mediterranean household, widowhood, divorce, remarriage, and the world of women. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 543 pages, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 38. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 543
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221604
- ISBN
- 9780520221604
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.82
€ 40.99
€ 28.82
Paperback. Explores the nature of medieval religious democracy, including discussion of the community, social services, local government, worship, education, interfaith relations, relations between religion and the state, and the relations between the communities and the state. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 649 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 48. Weight in Grams: 928.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 649
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520221598
- ISBN
- 9780520221598
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.68
€ 40.99
€ 28.68
Hardback. This examination of the social history of modernization investigates the centuries that followed the year 1000, when a new kind of society emerged in Europe. The text highlights both the "top-down" and "bottom-up" changes that characterized the social experience of early modernization. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220584
- ISBN
- 9780520220584
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15€ 48.20
€ 62.15
€ 48.20
Paperback. The Rape of Nanjing was one of the worst atrocities committed during WWII. On December 13, 1937, the Japanese army captured the city of Nanjing, then the capital of wartime China. This book considers the post war treatment in China of the Nanjing Massacre and Japan. It examines how the issue has developed as a political and diplomatic controversy. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; GTB; HBAH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520220072
- ISBN
- 9780520220072
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.22
€ 35.99
€ 26.22
Paperback. Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219595
- ISBN
- 9780520219595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Paperback. Between 1800 and 1850, political demonstrations and the tumult of a ballooning street life not only brought novel kinds of crowds onto the streets of London, but also fundamentally changed British ideas about public and private space. This book demonstrates the influence of these crowds, riots, and demonstrations on the period's literature. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press Los Angeles California
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219175
- ISBN
- 9780520219175
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13
Hardback. Constructs a framework that examines the subject of German collective memory, which has been shaped by the experience of Nazism, World War II, and the Holocaust. This title follows the evolution of German 'memory landscapes' all the way from national unification in 1870-71 through the world wars and political division to reunification in 1990. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 368 pages, 52 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; AM; GTB; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217683
- ISBN
- 9780520217683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.15€ 48.24
€ 62.15
€ 48.24
Paperback. For most of the 20th century, considered opinion in the US regarding Palestine has favored the inherent right of Jews to exist in the Holy Land. That Palestinians, as a native population, could claim the same right has been largely ignored. This book shows how the endurance of such assumptions has impeded a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Num Pages: 399 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Afterwor
- Number of pages
- 399
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520217188
- ISBN
- 9780520217188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.13
€ 35.99
€ 26.13