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Paperback. This collection brings together a diverse array of scholars to analyse the issues and points of tension that have marked Sri Lanka's uncertain peace. Editor(s): Amarasingam, Amarnath; Bass, Daniel. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; 3JM; GTF; GTJ; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045735
ISBN
9781849045735
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.71

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

€ 25.99
€ 23.73

Paperback. From household objects to maps and ideas of race, Kariann Yokota examines early US history through the lens of postcolonial theory. While its leaders went to great lengths to establish their "civility,"what really distinguished the new nation were its unlimited natural resources, slavery, and the displacement of native societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190217877
ISBN
9780190217877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.44

Paperback. Sick from Freedom provides the first study of the health conditions of emancipated slaves and reveals the epidemics, illnesses, and poverty that former slaves suffered from when slavery ended and freedom began. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190218263
ISBN
9780190218263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.66

Paperback. The Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution introduces scholars, students and generally interested readers to the formative event in American history. In thirty-three individual essays, the Handbook provides readers with in-depth analysis of the Revolution's many sides. Editor(s): Gray, Edward G.; Kamensky, Jane. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 700 pages, With illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190257767
ISBN
9780190257767
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.15

Paperback. Filling a gap in presidential history, Roosevelt's Second Act uncovers in complex detail what lay behind Roosevelt's decision to stand for an unprecedented third term, and examines the multiplicity of conflicting forces at work on him. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190266288
ISBN
9780190266288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. A groundbreaking and lyrically written work that explores the world of the Pacific Ocean. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 hts. BIC Classification: HBJM; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190498757
ISBN
9780190498757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. Louis P. Masur uses Abraham Lincoln's final public address in April 1865 to trace the debate over reconstruction policies from the earliest days of the Civil War. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190620097
ISBN
9780190620097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190672164
ISBN
9780190672164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.99

Paperback. Examines Black pre-Civil War culture and the slave family, detailing sexual attitudes, courtship practices and wedding ceremonies, childrearing, familial roles, language, and discipline. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised, Enlarg
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195025637
ISBN
9780195025637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 158.19

Hardcover. Integrating all aspects of life, from politics and law to the economy and culture, "Empire of Liberty" offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 800 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 244 x 61. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195039146
ISBN
9780195039146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 46.83

Paperback. This treatise argues that the American West serves as a testament to a dependence upon water as the "shaping force" of a region's history and development. It defines the West as a "modern hydraulic society" dependent on man-made systems of irrigation such as dams, irrigation ditches and canals. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; KNBW; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195078060
ISBN
9780195078060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.71

Paperback. Secession Debated is a colorful and gripping tale told in the words of the actual participants, one which sheds new light on one of the great and hitherto neglected verbal showdowns in American history. It is essential to a full understanding of the origins of the war between the states. Editor(s): Freehling, William W.; Simpson, Craig M. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195079456
ISBN
9780195079456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.02

Paperback. This history of Latin America during its period of independence has been revised and updated to include new material based on recently published research, as well as augmented references covering areas of special contemporary interest. The bibliography has also been updated. Num Pages: 352 pages, halftones, map. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195084023
ISBN
9780195084023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 159.06

Paperback. Twentieth century Los Angeles has been the focus of one of the most profound and complex interactions between distinct cultures in U.S. history. In this pioneering study, Sanchez explores how Mexican immigrants "Americanized" themselves in order to fit in, thereby losing part of their own culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, 30 halftones & line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195096484
ISBN
9780195096484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.35

Paperback. This study integrates a wide range of material on the women of ancient Greece and Rome into one volume. It gathers primary written and visual documentation on the lives of these women and presents them in a chronological sequence, within their historical and cultural contexts. Num Pages: 448 pages, numerous halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195098624
ISBN
9780195098624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.99

Paperback. The Classical Roman Reader provides access to literary, artistic, social, religious, political, scientific, and philosophical texts that shaped Roman thinking and helped form the backbone of Western culture. Editor(s): Atchity, Kenneth John. Num Pages: 480 pages, 49 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AH; DSB; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 187 x 32. Weight in Grams: 843.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195127409
ISBN
9780195127409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.80

Paperback. This study consists of an examination of the presidency, the personalities who defined it, and the strategies that led to their triumphs or defeats. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195145823
ISBN
9780195145823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.22

Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, Sleuthing the Alamo employs a particular archival "find" in each chapter to show how the meaning of the Texas Revolution, and especially the Alamo battle, cannot be understood without examining the construction of the histories and myths about the birth of the Texas Republic. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 228 pages, 4pp full colour plates, numerous halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 122 x 171 x 16. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195163506
ISBN
9780195163506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.92

Paperback. This title unveils the whole history of US presidential elections, from the seamless ascent of General George Washington to the bitterly contested election of George W. Bush. Each chapter contains a brief essay describing an election and presenting "campaign highlights" that bring to life the quadrennial confrontation in all its shame and glory. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195167160
ISBN
9780195167160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.51

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