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20th century
Hardcover. Almon suggests that Texas autobiography reveals as much about the state as it does the writer, recording geography and history; and economic, social, and religious practices. A sense of place distinguishes Texas autobiographical writing, for it springs from a state considered unique. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas Christian University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875652665
- ISBN
- 9780875652665
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 37.02
€ 40.99
€ 37.02
Hardback. Num Pages: 376 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300195675
- ISBN
- 9780300195675
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.33€ 48.64
€ 62.33
€ 48.64
hardcover. When famine struck Bolshevik Russia in 1921, the US responded with a two-year relief mission that battled starvation and disease, and saved millions of lives. The tale told here is largely derived from the diaries, memoirs and letters of the American participants. Num Pages: 832 pages, 94 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1429.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744676
- ISBN
- 9780804744676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 167.93
€ 167.93
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571228768
- ISBN
- 9780571228768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.39
€ 19.99
€ 14.39
Paperback.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752459585
- ISBN
- 9780752459585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. This book examines the dramatic and sometimes violent events which accompanied the fall of the Russian czars and the creation of the Soviet nation. In drawing upon the most recent research, especially on the nature of the popular movement during 1917, Beryl Williams examines how and why Bolsheviks came to power in October 1917. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631150831
- ISBN
- 9780631150831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.37
€ 51.37
Paperback. This is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in Kansas. Bypassing the tales of radicals on either coast, the author argues that the revolution was forged in both towns and cities, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behaviour in postwar America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 6 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJP; HBJK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009745
- ISBN
- 9780674009745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.29
€ 41.99
€ 34.29
Paperback. Following the story of the Port Said orphan scandal, this book uncovers hidden links between Protestant evangelicals and the growth of Islamist groups in Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804791380
- ISBN
- 9780804791380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.14
€ 29.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251540
- ISBN
- 9780520251540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.37
€ 35.99
€ 26.37
Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218684
- ISBN
- 9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 35.80
€ 36.99
€ 35.80
Paperback. Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801839351
- ISBN
- 9780801839351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.47
€ 33.99
€ 28.47
Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482538
- ISBN
- 9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.08€ 77.43
€ 94.08
€ 77.43
Hardcover. When four New York City police officers killed Amadou Diallo in 1999, the forty-one shots they fired echoed loudly across the nation. In death, Diallo joined a long list of young men of color killed by police fire in cities and towns all across America. This title offers an oral history of Diallo's death. Series: Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution. Num Pages: 216 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPR; HBTD; JK; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815609407
- ISBN
- 9780815609407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.52
€ 29.99
€ 26.52
Paperback. Chronicling the experience of New York City's Jewish families during the Great Depression, this work tells the story of a generation of immigrants and their children as they faced an uncertain future in America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606178
- ISBN
- 9780815606178
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.08
€ 20.08
Paperback. This text documents a virtually unknown chapter in the history of the refusal of Jews throughout the ages to surrender. The author employs wide-ranging scholarship to the Holocaust and the memories associated with it, in affirmation of both continuities and violent endings. Num Pages: 288 pages, 22 photographS, index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815606154
- ISBN
- 9780815606154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.93
€ 20.93
Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBLW; HBW; HRCC8; HRE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474253758
- ISBN
- 9781474253758
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89€ 135.20
€ 152.89
€ 135.20
Paperback. Cribbage boards are illustrated in over 350 color photos with text explaining variations in form, scoring, and materials of construction. Also history of the game and American companies that produced cribbage boards. Methods for determining the age of a board, values and an extensive bibliography complete the presentation. Num Pages: 160 pages, 350 color photos. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; TDP; WCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764309779
- ISBN
- 9780764309779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.89
€ 36.99
€ 24.89
Hardback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774811972
- ISBN
- 9780774811972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.10
€ 121.10
Paperback. In this illuminating history of Montreal, readers will discover the links between identity, place, and historical moment as they meet vagrant women, sailors in port, unemployed men of the Great Depression, elite families, shopkeepers, reformers, notaries, and social workers. Editor(s): Bradbury, Bettina; Myers, Tamara. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774811989
- ISBN
- 9780774811989
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.17
€ 40.99
€ 40.17
Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700010
- ISBN
- 9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. The result is a compelling book that chronicles the history, ideology, and strategies of the white separatist movement. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Johns Hopkins Paperbacks Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801865374
- ISBN
- 9780801865374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.95
€ 35.99
€ 29.95
Paperback. Women were at the forefront of the civil rights struggle, but their individual stories were rarely heard. Only recently have historians begun to recognize the central role women played in the battle for racial equality. This book represents the coming age of African-American women's history and presents stories that point the way to future study. Editor(s): Collier-Thomas, Bettye; Franklin, V. P. Num Pages: 363 pages, Halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JFSJ1; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814716038
- ISBN
- 9780814716038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 33.39
€ 33.99
€ 33.39
Hardback. Provides information on published visual images of American prints from 1946 to 1996 as well as biocritical information on printmakers working in this time period. Num Pages: 606 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACX; AFH; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 147 x 38. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 606
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810835863
- ISBN
- 9780810835863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.90
€ 151.90
Hardback. Through the lens of fashion and style, Dressing for the Culture Wars guides us through the competing political and social movements of the culture war. Betty Luther Hillman illustrates how self-presentation influenced the culture and politics of the era and carried connotations similarly linked to the broader political challenges of the time. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HPN; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269750
- ISBN
- 9780803269750
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.14
€ 43.14