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Paperback. Examines how the Alamo's transformation into an American cultural icon helped to shape social, economic, and political relations between Anglo and Mexican Texans. Series: CMAS History, Culture, and Society Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, 12 b&w photos, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780292725409
ISBN
9780292725409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Ranging from Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania to the backcountry regions of the South, the Mid-Atlantic, and northern New England, The Varieties of Political Experience in Eighteenth-Century America offers an ambitious overview of political life in pre-Revolutionary America. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 649.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219777
ISBN
9780812219777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.89

Hardcover. Drawing on a range of previously underused primary sources, this title shows that not only was Valencia a hugely important source of anarchist support, but that the local movement was far more radical than has previously been thought. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194611
ISBN
9781845194611
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.39

paperback. A classic ethnographic exploration of historical consciousness on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Num Pages: 320 pages, 112 b&w photos, 1 table, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJWWM; HBJK; HBLL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822338239
ISBN
9780822338239
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.68

Paperback. It is a confrontation, he suggests, that was enacted thousands of times across the slaveholding Americas as white men strained to suppress black culture and blacks resisted- determined to preserve their heritage and beliefs. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 472 pages, 73ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSS; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 762.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801839566
ISBN
9780801839566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.46

Paperback. "First Time" traces the shape of historical thought among peoples who had previously been denied any history at all. Each page of the book presents s transcript of oral histories told by living Saramakas about their 18th century ancestors, with additional commentary. Num Pages: 208 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLSS; HBTB; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226680606
ISBN
9780226680606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.46

Paperback. The Council of Constantinople of 553 (often called Constantinople-II or the Fifth Ecumenical Council) has been described as by far the most problematic of all the councils, because it condemned two of the greatest biblical scholars and commentators of the patristic era Origen and Theodore of Mopsuestia and because the pope of the day, Vigilius, .. Num Pages: 727 pages, 2 vols. BIC Classification: 3F; HRCC2; HRCC8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 958.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
744
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846318368
ISBN
9781846318368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. An immersive account of Britain in 1997, a year which laid the foundation of our current political crisis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; AC; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; JFCA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786991997
ISBN
9781786991997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. In this third updated edition of a classic book first published in 1960, there are three new chapters, one on Savonarola, one on Henry More and Ralph Cudworth, and one on Pascal. This authoritative treatment of the theme of scepticism and its historical impacts should appeal to scholars and students of early modern history Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195107685
ISBN
9780195107685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.66

Hardback. Alongside unprecedented improvements in longevity and material well-being, the twentieth century saw the rise of fascism and communism and a second world war followed by a cold war. Governments with market economies won the battle against these competing systems by combining growth and efficiency with greater equality of opportunity and outcome. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 maps, 3 graphs, 15 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062177
ISBN
9780674062177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.36

Paperback. This is the history of the disintegration of the Russian Empire, and the emergence, on its ruins, of a multinational Communist state. The book explores the Communist's exploitation of the new nationalism in order to sieze power. Series: Russian Research Center Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 27 halftones, 3 maps,1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674309517
ISBN
9780674309517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.69
€ 48.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875807485
ISBN
9780875807485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.43

Paperback. Analyzes the evolution of the Russian state from the 9th century to the 1880s. It describes the "patrimonial" state, and analyzes the failure of the peasantry, nobility, middle-class and clergy to stand up to the increasing absolutism of the tsar. Num Pages: 384 pages, maps, notes, chronology, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
2nd Second Edition, Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140247688
ISBN
9780140247688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.48

Hardback. Thie books investigates controversies surrounding prostitution, homosexuality and the age of consent in the British Empire, and draws conclusions about the importance of sex as a nexus of imperial power relations. It will be of particular interest to academics and students in Geography, History, Postcolonial Criticism and Gender/Sexuality Studies. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719070068
ISBN
9780719070068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.55

Paperback. This book summarizes results of decades of Japanese intensive archaeological study and introduces some local museums conserving and interpreting cultural heritage in the face of overwhelming urbanization. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 293 x 205 x 13. Weight in Grams: 556.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Archaeopress United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784913755
ISBN
9781784913755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.63

Hardback. The author of this work explores the immediate aftermath of slavery in Maryland, which differed ways from other slaveholding states of the South: it never left the Union; white radicals had access to power; and, even before legal emancipation, a large free black population lived there. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 307 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 619.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219629
ISBN
9780823219629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.62

Paperback. Provides an account of Cassidy's life. Num Pages: 372 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
372
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803287563
ISBN
9780803287563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
PM Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631431
ISBN
9781629631431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.28

Paperback. The Rosetta Stone contains a decree written three times in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphic that provided the key to the mysterious hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt, and opened up 3,000 years of that country's history and culture. Series: Objects in Focus. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 illustrations, 22 in colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 145 x 7. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714150215
ISBN
9780714150215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316267
ISBN
9780755316267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.89

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