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Paperback. This work is a concise collection of Lincoln's writings from his early years to his death, with emphasis on the presidential years. These selections convey Lincoln's basic ideas, the nature of his wartime leadership, and his personality and character. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DNF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 297.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195151015
- ISBN
- 9780195151015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.38
€ 78.38
Paperback. Presents the history of the African diaspora in Latin America from emancipation. This book includes Spanish America, Brazil, and the Caribbean, and examines how African-descended people made their way out of slavery and into freedom, and how, once free, they helped build social and political democracy in the region. Num Pages: 304 pages, 3 maps, 5 tables and numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195152333
- ISBN
- 9780195152333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. Covers the political, social, and cultural history of the United States from 1789-1829. This book centers on two main themes: the politics and the process of nation-making, from the origins of government under the Constitution through the inauguration of Andrew Jackson, and the beginnings of American market society. Num Pages: 208 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154238
- ISBN
- 9780195154238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.28
€ 79.28
Paperback. This is a compact, accessible, general history of the greater European world in the first half of the last century. It features close study of politics, society, culture, and gender issues. The book also includes an analysis of the two great wars that dominated the period, and discussion of the world that they made. Num Pages: 320 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154504
- ISBN
- 9780195154504
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.93
€ 131.93
Paperback. A provocative new history of the Civil War showing how divisions within the South itself, plus the genius of Abraham Lincoln, won the war for the North. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156294
- ISBN
- 9780195156294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.34
€ 24.99
€ 21.34
The Slaveholding Republic. An Account of the United States Government'...
Fehrenbacher, Don E.. Ed(S): McAfee, Ward M.
Paperback. Many leading historians have argued that the Constitution of the United States was a proslavery document, but in this text, Don Fehrenbacher refutes this claim in a history that stretches from the Continental Congress to the Presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Editor(s): McAfee, Ward M. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195158052
- ISBN
- 9780195158052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.85
€ 40.85
paperback. No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists, but paradoxically, no denomination could wield religious authority as zealously. Wills demonstrates how a freedom-loving individualists came to embrace an exclusivist spirituality. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1006.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780195160994
- ISBN
- 9780195160994
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.53
€ 79.53
Paperback. Churchill's inspiring leadership left him above criticism for many years. Recently, however, his record has come under attack. In this book, one of Britain's most distinguished historians makes sense of this extraordinary man, and his long, controversial, colorful, and heroic career. versions of Churchill, in a biography that balances the private and the public man and offers clear insight into what made him truly great. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- OUP USA US
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195161397
- ISBN
- 9780195161397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.37
€ 30.99
€ 27.37
Paperback. Suitable for use in classes on the Progressive Era alone, or in a combined class on the Gilded Age and Progressive Eras, which many universities teach. This text covers various aspects of the era, political (domestic and international), economic, and social/cultural. It also incorporates the perspectives of women, immigrants, and minority groups. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195172201
- ISBN
- 9780195172201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 131.78
€ 131.78
Paperback. Provides readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. This book reconstructs a community in which ownership of property was as significant as skin color in structuring social relations. Why this model of social interaction in race relations did not survive, makes this a critical and urgent work of history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 25 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195175370
- ISBN
- 9780195175370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.71
€ 76.71
Paperback. It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. In 'A Leap in the Dark', historian John Ferling presents a portrait of the American Revolution. Num Pages: 576 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195176001
- ISBN
- 9780195176001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.33
€ 26.33
Paperback. The IRA has been a much richer, more complexly layered, and more protean organization than is frequently recognized. It is also more open to balanced examination now than it was even a few years ago. Richard English's brilliant book offers a dazzling synthesis of the motives, actions and consequences of the IRA. leading revolutionary movements. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195177534
- ISBN
- 9780195177534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.67
€ 50.67
Paperback. A comprehensive, illustrated history of African Americans from 1880 to the present. From Chapter 6 of the single volume edition. Num Pages: 400 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195181357
- ISBN
- 9780195181357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 23.22
€ 23.99
€ 23.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 10.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 52
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195188875
- ISBN
- 9780195188875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.73
€ 18.73
Paperback. Dealing with religious history, this edition explores the changes in American fundamentalism since 1980. It also includes the evangelicals' extraordinary growth in political prominence. Num Pages: 468 pages, Line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 468
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195300475
- ISBN
- 9780195300475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.25
€ 24.99
€ 23.25
Paperback. Nagel chronicles seven generations of the Lee family, from founder Richard Lee to General Robert E. Lee. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 map, 1 line drawing, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195305609
- ISBN
- 9780195305609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.83
€ 21.99
€ 21.83
Paperback. Shows that Indians and Europeans shared common beliefs about their most fundamental realities - land as national territory, government, record-keeping, international alliances, gender, and the human body. This work includes incidents, letters, and recorded speeches from the Iroquois and Creek confederacies, the Cherokee Nation, and other sources. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195307108
- ISBN
- 9780195307108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.93
€ 59.93
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of Acts of God. With 32 pages of new material, including a new preface and new chapter on Hurricane Katrina, this is a natural answer to reader demands for thought-provoking and insightful disussion on who and what factors were responsible for the disaster in New Orleans. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 halftones & line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JFFC; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195309683
- ISBN
- 9780195309683
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.26
€ 35.26
Paperback. Takes a look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. This is also a study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives - and the fate of nations - hanging in the balance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 55 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM; HBW; JWF; JWLF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 533.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195312119
- ISBN
- 9780195312119
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.02
€ 22.02
Paperback. In the wake of the devastating 1906 earthquake and fire, the city of San Francisco desperately needed reliable supplies of water and electricity. Its mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River, setting off a firestorm of protest. This work tells the epic story of the first major environmental battle of the 20th century. Num Pages: 332 pages, 28 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; RNA; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195313093
- ISBN
- 9780195313093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.73
€ 59.73