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Hardcover. This volume is the first survey since 1948 to examine the history of Romanians in Hungary from the twelfth century to the end of World War I, when the country was dismantled and Hungary's Romanians came under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Romania. Num Pages: 200 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWR; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336321
- ISBN
- 9780880336321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.42
€ 62.42
Hardcover. Rozsa Sandor, the betyar (social bandit), played a pivotal role in the agrarian socialism that swept Hungary in the 1890s, demanding better working conditions and land tenure reforms. Drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of the significance of "social bandits," the author presents a history of Hungarian social agrarian society. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336222
- ISBN
- 9780880336222
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. Focuses on the Horthy Period and assesses the immeasurable human and material costs caused by Arrow-Cross rule and the Soviet dominate provisional wartime administration. This book clarifies various historical factors that affected Hungarian society during this era-including the worldwide financial crisis of the Great Depression. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 148 x 34. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336215
- ISBN
- 9780880336215
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.56
€ 76.56
Hardcover. A political biography of the Hungarian politician Tibor Eckhardt, with special emphasis on his years in the United States when he was the leader of the Hungarian National Committee. It is a study of Hungarian emigre politics and American policies before Word War II and during the Cold War, via-a-vis Hungary and the Hungarian National Committee. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880336079
- ISBN
- 9780880336079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.88
€ 51.88
Hardcover. Surveying Hungary's defense policies in the era of 1938-1945, this book focuses on its relationship to Nazi Germany and the rectification of its borders as defined by the Trianon Peace Treaty. It also discusses Hungary's unsuccessful efforts to "jump out" of the Axis bond and join the Allies, and the subsequent German occupation of Hungary. Num Pages: 608 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 38. Weight in Grams: 908.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335775
- ISBN
- 9780880335775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.64
€ 76.64
Hardcover. Through three historical periods -- the Napoleonic Wars, World War I, and World War II -- Poles were forced to fight in other nations' armies to defend a Poland that had been erased from the map. Stefancic addresses such questions as how the soldiers' maintained their national identity while serving in a foreign army and the ways in which they related to foreign cultures. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335652
- ISBN
- 9780880335652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.70
€ 62.70
Hardcover. This book examines an Austrian identity based on a civic, rather than an ethnic conception of a national community. It analyzes the ideas of Joseph Samuel Bloch, an Austrian Jewish writer and politician, and compares them to those of other Austrian political thinkers of various ethnic and political backgrounds in order to discover how these individuals imagined a supraethnic Austrian nation. Num Pages: 220 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335294
- ISBN
- 9780880335294
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.23
€ 46.99
€ 33.23
Hardcover. The collapse of European communist regimes provided social scientists with an opportunity to observe the birth of new political institutions and to examine the effect of political behavior on institutional change. This book explores the extent to which social capital affected the performance of one such institution, the Romanian county council. Num Pages: 240 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 25. Weight in Grams: 681.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335133
- ISBN
- 9780880335133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.13
€ 57.13
Hardcover. This text aims to discern the interdependence of political and cultural Russia and the Balkan states. Archival documents provide insight into influential decisions and directions, shedding light on historic events. In particular, public discourse emerges as subject to strict control. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVW; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334907
- ISBN
- 9780880334907
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.47
€ 49.47
Hardcover. This is detailed account of the character and problems of Polish emigres in the United States from the end of the Polish uprising of 1830 to the end of the second Polish uprising of 1863. Stasik presents the activities of the Polish political exiles in the United States over a period of more than thirty years, explaining many of the basic causes of the emigration. Editor(s): Pula, James S. Translator(s): Podraza, Eugene. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334860
- ISBN
- 9780880334860
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.57
€ 53.57
Hardcover. A collection of papers related to the history, culture and politics of Kosova by leading specialists. Editor(s): Pipa, Arshi. Num Pages: 279 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 153. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 279
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880330473
- ISBN
- 9780880330473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.82
€ 91.82
Hardcover. Num Pages: 170 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420. Religious Symbols and Ceremonies in the Public Square. 170 pages. In an age of "political correctness", Christmas has become a controversial holiday. Each year brings court battles over heated school board meetings in the public schools. This book traces this dispute as far back as the fourth century, when Catholic orthodoxy turned Christmas into a major propaganda tool and a religious observance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRA; JP. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 19. Weight: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Prometheus Books
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 170
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780879758578
- ISBN
- 9780879758578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.69
€ 31.99
€ 26.69
Paperback. Woodstock launched this project on lobbying in 1998 for reasons such as lobbying has grown exponentially over the years to exercise enormous influence on American politics; and, lobbying has simultaneously fallen under suspicion and engendered critical resentment in some quarters. Editor(s): Woodstock Theological Center Seminars on Business Ethics. Num Pages: 112 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878409051
- ISBN
- 9780878409051
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.60
€ 22.60
Hardcover. This revised edition includes a new introduction which discusses how religious liberty has taken on deeper dimensions in a post-9/11 world. It includes new material on Supreme Court cases involving church-state relations and a new concluding chapter on America's religious and political landscape. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HRCX6; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Edition
- Expanded and Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408993
- ISBN
- 9780878408993
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.16
€ 39.16
Paperback. Western moral and political theory in the last two centuries has held that morality and politics are independent of a divine reality. This title argues that there is a necessary relation between moral worth and belief in God. It defends a return to the view that moral and political principles depend on a divine purpose. Series: Moral Traditions Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; HRAB; HRCM; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878408764
- ISBN
- 9780878408764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.77
€ 71.77
Paperback. Explores the aftermath of the Franco era in Spain. This title presents an objective and nonpartisan view of the important aspects of contemporary Spanish history and society. It covers such topics as: the transition to democracy; regionalism and nationalism; key players in current affairs; and, politicized approaches to Spanish history. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; CF; CJBR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 14. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878406319
- ISBN
- 9780878406319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.79
€ 70.79
Paperback. An anthology of passages from the writings of St Ignatius of Loyola and from the foundation documents of the Society of Jesus. It is suitable for prayerful reading during the Lenten and Easter seasons. Editor(s): Daley, Brian E.; O'Keefe, Vincent T. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878404506
- ISBN
- 9780878404506
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.40
€ 20.40
Hardcover. Num Pages: 271 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 28. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Edition
- annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878204151
- ISBN
- 9780878204151
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.29
€ 52.29
Nelson Glueck: Biblical Archaeologist And President of the Hebrew Unio...
Brown, Jonathan M., Kutler, Laurence
Hardcover. Traces the life of Nelson Glueck, who played a central role in shaping the American Reform Jewry in the third quarter of the twentieth century and, with his mentor William Albright, was a trailblazer in biblical archaeology. This biography presents the achievements and adventures of a man whose life straddled two distinct Jewish worlds. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; HDDH; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hebrew Union College Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780878201198
- ISBN
- 9780878201198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.43
€ 33.43
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Shaw Books
- Number of pages
- 82
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877887461
- ISBN
- 9780877887461
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.14
€ 10.99
€ 10.14