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History
Hardcover. From the rise of Christian monasticism in Egypt and Syria to present day, Christians have argued fiercely about whether monks should work to support themselves. Peter Brown shifts attention from Western to Eastern Christianity, introducing us to this smoldering debate that took place across the entire Middle East from the Euphrates to the Nile. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HRAX; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938288
- ISBN
- 9780813938288
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.07
€ 24.99
€ 22.07
Hardcover. By telling the story of France's noncitizen soldiers - who included not only men born abroad but also Jews and blacks whose citizenship rights were subject to contestation - Christopher Tozzi sheds new light on the roots of revolutionary France's inability to integrate its national community despite the inclusionary promise of French republicanism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTV2; HBW; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938332
- ISBN
- 9780813938332
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.55
€ 62.55
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 14 charts, 176 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938424
- ISBN
- 9780813938424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.51
€ 67.51
Hardcover. Editor(s): Mattern, David B.; Stagg, J. C. A.; Johnson, Mary Parke; Harbury, Katharine E. Series: Retirement Series. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1238.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813938561
- ISBN
- 9780813938561
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.51
€ 125.51
Paperback. A memoir written at 95, by America's oldest living conscientious objector. It tells of the harsh treatment meted out to conscientious objectors during World War I, his upbringing in rural upstate New York, and the impact on his thinking by socialist leaders such as Eugene Dobs and Norman Thomas. Num Pages: 224 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBJK; HBWN; JPWF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815602767
- ISBN
- 9780815602767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.67
€ 20.99
€ 19.67
Paperback. A history of small craft used from the earliest times, when water was the only highway, to the 20th century's recreational use of motor boats on the waterways of the Adirondacks. Num Pages: 344 pages, 250 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TRL; WSSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815603740
- ISBN
- 9780815603740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.11
€ 33.11
Paperback. This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 388 pages, 41 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGHA; DNF; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 388
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815607168
- ISBN
- 9780815607168
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.48
€ 13.48
Hardcover. Governors Island, situated in New York Harbor, blends a sense of nostalgia with twenty-first-century amenities. This book creates a portrait of the island through photographs, blueprints, architectural plans, and interviews with former residents. It is suitable for enthusiasts of military and New York history alike. Num Pages: 288 pages, 271 colour illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1746.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609360
- ISBN
- 9780815609360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.45
€ 58.45
Paperback. This work offers insights into how specific films influenced the Americanization of the Holocaust and how the medium per se helped seed that event into the public consciousness. It provides an analysis of "Schindler's List" and the debate over the merit of Spielberg's vision of the Holocaust. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629269
- ISBN
- 9780815629269
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.95
€ 27.95
Hardcover. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions and linguistics, this book provides a dynamic view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the Five Nations. The author maintains that two themes pervade the development of Iroquoia: warfare and spirituality. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 70 photographs, 6 maps, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629580
- ISBN
- 9780815629580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.50
€ 73.50
Hardcover. An accomplished and original eleventh-century satiric narrative poem, this is the first time this text is available as a stand-alone translation. The volume includes an introduction that places the romance in its rich historical and literary context, and extensive notes that illuminate the wealth of references found in the text. Translator(s): Preston-Matto, Lahney. Num Pages: 136 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815632184
- ISBN
- 9780815632184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.93
€ 26.93
Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Edition
- Har/DVD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816524648
- ISBN
- 9780816524648
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.53
€ 32.99
€ 31.53
paperback. Original Hungarian work published in Budapest in 1943. Editor(s): Bondy, Frederick. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 290 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781557537645
- ISBN
- 9781557537645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.21
€ 61.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFS; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816679829
- ISBN
- 9780816679829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. When Dr. Martin Luther King arrived in Selma, Alabama, in January, 1965 to organize peaceful demonstrations against discriminatory voting, Sheyann Webb was aged eight and Rachel West Nelson aged nine. This is their account of the events of the winter of 1965 which changed American history. Num Pages: 168 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817308988
- ISBN
- 9780817308988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.52
€ 19.99
€ 18.52
Paperback. Drawing upon interviews and research, the author investigates New Orleans' experiment with legalized prostitution between 1897 and 1917. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817344030
- ISBN
- 9780817344030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.78
€ 26.99
€ 25.78
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420188
- ISBN
- 9780821420188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.16
€ 36.16
Hardcover. From the colonial era of waterborne transport, through 19th-century changes in transportation and communication, to globalization, the history of the Great Lakes Basin has been shaped by the people, goods, and capital crossing and recrossing the border. This work traces the economic development of the area as borderland and as transnational region. Num Pages: 350 pages, 13 photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 1KBCO; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942610
- ISBN
- 9780822942610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.14
€ 69.14
Hardcover. Focusing on the subject of citizen volunteerism by chronicling the nature and purpose of volunteer police in America since 1620, this book emphasizes the role of young people in the fields of security and safety, and stresses the need for more qualified, trained volunteers to help cope with man-made and natural disasters. Num Pages: 364 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; KNSS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942641
- ISBN
- 9780822942641
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.96
€ 67.96
Hardcover. Presents a collection of eighteen essays that explore the advantages and disadvantages that Pittsburgh and its surrounding region face in the global economy, from the perspectives of technology, natural resources, workforce, and geography. This book shows how other cities can learn from the steps Pittsburgh has taken. Editor(s): Scarpaci, Joseph L.; Patrick, Kevin J. Num Pages: 288 pages, 96 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTK; RGCM; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822942825
- ISBN
- 9780822942825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.37
€ 67.37
Hardcover. A groundbreaking study of the complexities of the Hungarian working class, its relationship to the Communist Party, and its major political role during the foundational period of socialism (1944 1958)." Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 500
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944201
- ISBN
- 9780822944201
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.20
€ 68.20
Hardcover. Series: History of the Urban Environment. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBT; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944270
- ISBN
- 9780822944270
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.09
€ 61.09
Hardcover. Editor(s): Rotfeld, Adam Daniel; Torkunov, Anatoly. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and Eastern European Studies. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUA; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 247 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822944409
- ISBN
- 9780822944409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.40
€ 92.40
Paperback. In 1986, the USX Homestead Works closed, with the loss of thousands of jobs. This book looks at the people of Homestead and how they dealt with the trauma that affected them, detailing the modifications and revisions of domestic strategies in a public crisis. Num Pages: 284 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822956761
- ISBN
- 9780822956761
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.64
€ 68.64