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Paperback. "Rosen has broken entirely new ground in what will surely remain the definitive study of urban prostitution in America for many years to come." -- Times Literary Supplement Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801826658
- ISBN
- 9780801826658
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.63
€ 35.63
Paperback. An evocative history of long frustration and ultimate failure, A Spirited Resistance tells of a creative people, whose insights, magic, and ritual add a much-needed dimension to our understanding of the American Indian. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801846090
- ISBN
- 9780801846090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.44
€ 40.44
Paperback. For a million soldiers, sailors and marines, Hawaii was the "first strange place" on a journey to war - and to the new American post-war society. Drawing on documents, diaries, memoirs and interviews, this book shows how these changes were tested and explored in the environment of wartime Hawaii. Num Pages: 296 pages, 37 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801848674
- ISBN
- 9780801848674
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.92
€ 35.92
Paperback. This collection of true stories illuminates the experiences of a young Polish boy before World War II, through the gathering storm of Nazism, into the death camps, to poignant reunions many years later. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Expanded ed
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801863103
- ISBN
- 9780801863103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.63
€ 37.63
Placing the events in a context larger than just the inquisitorial process, Aspiring Saints sheds new light on the history of religion, the dynamics of gender relations, and the ambiguous boundary between sincerity and pretense in early modern Italy. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8, 5 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801865480
- ISBN
- 9780801865480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. We invent the past, Wood concludes, in our own image-as nineteenth-century villagers did quite literally and as suburban developers do today. Num Pages: 248 pages, 82, 82 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866135
- ISBN
- 9780801866135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.83
€ 41.83
Drawing on an exhaustive chronological survey of pre-Columbian maps, including the controversial Yale Vinland Map, this book boldly challenges conventional accounts of Europe's discovery of the New World. Num Pages: 368 pages, 79, 62 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3H; HBJD; HBJK; HBLC; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 259 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866609
- ISBN
- 9780801866609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.67
€ 67.67
The only full-length study of existentialism in America, this highly engaging and original work provides an invaluable guide to the history of American culture since the end of the Second World War. Num Pages: 368 pages, 18, 17 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJ; DSBH; HBJK; HBLW; HPCF3; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 732.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801870378
- ISBN
- 9780801870378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.93
€ 64.93
Paperback. DiPrizio concludes with a discussion of the possible impact of America's ongoing antiterrorism campaign on the current Bush administration's policy on humanitarian interventions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JPA; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801870675
- ISBN
- 9780801870675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.73
€ 40.73
Culminating with the crisis precipitated by the failure of the Fourth Crusade, Madden's groundbreaking work reveals the extent to which Dandolo and his successors became torn between the anxieties and apprehensions of Venice's citizens and its escalating obligations as a Mediterranean power. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801873171
- ISBN
- 9780801873171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.06
€ 69.06
Revealing the complex interplay of nationalism and regionalism in the lives of southern men, Glover brings new insight to the question of what led the South toward sectionalism and civil war. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801884986
- ISBN
- 9780801884986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.43
€ 63.43
Strikingly argued, richly researched, and methodologically sound, this wide-ranging look at how choices about sex triumphed over established class systems and artificial racial boundaries supplies a refreshing contribution to the history of early Louisiana. Series: Early America: History, Context, Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, 7, 7 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHBK5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801886805
- ISBN
- 9780801886805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Paperback. This original narrative demonstrates that the transition to sugar and the plantation complex was more gradual in the French properties than generally depicted-and that it was not inevitable. Num Pages: 392 pages, 25, 25 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801887260
- ISBN
- 9780801887260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.79
€ 40.79
Like its companion volume, Faces of the Civil War: An Album of Union Soldiers and Their Stories, this book offers readers a unique perspective on the war and contributes to a better understanding of the role of the common soldier. Num Pages: 312 pages, 78, 78 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801890192
- ISBN
- 9780801890192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97
Fully revised and featuring an examination of how each of the presidents learned from history and juggled the demands on diplomacy, this comparative study of presidential war-making elucidates how effective executive leadership-or its absence-directly affects the outcome of wars. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891236
- ISBN
- 9780801891236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 73.50
€ 73.50
This first systematic study of how the United States responded to "Barbary Captivityshows how public reaction to international events shaped America domestically and its evolving place in the world during the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891397
- ISBN
- 9780801891397
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.88
€ 68.88
In explaining the institutions and individuals that permitted this type of negotiation, O'Connell offers a historical example of an early modern empire at the height of imperial expansion. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 2 maps, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891458
- ISBN
- 9780801891458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.30
€ 70.30
Hagenloh's vivid and monumental account is the first to show how Stalin's peculiar brand of policing-in which criminals, juvenile delinquents, and other marginalized population groups were seen increasingly as threats to the political and social order-supplied the core mechanism of the Great Terror. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801891823
- ISBN
- 9780801891823
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 42.94
€ 51.99
€ 42.94
Paperback. Their dramatic story exposes the underside of the American dream and the haunting consequences of trying to strike it rich. Num Pages: 328 pages, 9, 4 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892578
- ISBN
- 9780801892578
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.53
€ 44.53
Paperback. The final section of the book depicts a spirited octogenarian whose contributions to American life continued even after more than a decade of official "retirement." Num Pages: 352 pages, 29, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JN; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892677
- ISBN
- 9780801892677
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.59
€ 42.59
Paperback. The final selection, the Announcement of The Johns Hopkins Medical School, stands as a landmark that foretells the beginning of a new era. Editor(s): Brieger, Gert H. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801892684
- ISBN
- 9780801892684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.46
€ 42.46
case is a unique reference point for students of American political development and comparative democratization. Editor(s): King, Desmond; Lieberman, Robert C.; Ritter, Gretchen; Whitehead, Laurence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 4, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPB; JPHV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893247
- ISBN
- 9780801893247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.95
€ 80.95
Officer, Nurse, Woman brings to light the nearly forgotten contributions of brave nurses who risked their lives to bring medical care to soldiers during a terrible-and divisive-war. Series: War/Society/Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWT; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801893919
- ISBN
- 9780801893919
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801894176
- ISBN
- 9780801894176
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.48
€ 79.48