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Paperback. In an engaging narrative format, In Search of the Promised Land tells the story of the Thomas-Rapier family of Nashville, following Sally Thomas and her sons James, Henry, and John to analyze the complex and ambiguous nature of slavery and freedom in the Old South. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 43 halftones & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 170 x 120 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195160888
ISBN
9780195160888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

paperback. No American denomination identified itself more closely with the nation's democratic ideal than the Baptists, but paradoxically, no denomination could wield religious authority as zealously. Wills demonstrates how a freedom-loving individualists came to embrace an exclusivist spirituality. Series: Religion in America. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRCC92. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1006.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780195160994
ISBN
9780195160994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.53

Paperback. Tells the story of Kate Branch, a seventeen-year-old afflicted by strange visions and given to blood-chilling wails of pain and fright. Branch accused several women of bewitching her, two of whom were put on trial for witchcraft. This work takes us inside the courtroom - and inside the minds of the surprisingly skeptical Stamford town folk. Series: New Narratives in American History. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JD; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195161304
ISBN
9780195161304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.44

Paperback. Churchill's inspiring leadership left him above criticism for many years. Recently, however, his record has come under attack. In this book, one of Britain's most distinguished historians makes sense of this extraordinary man, and his long, controversial, colorful, and heroic career. versions of Churchill, in a biography that balances the private and the public man and offers clear insight into what made him truly great. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
OUP USA US
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195161397
ISBN
9780195161397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.37

Hardback. What do the wheel, the law, and belief in a single god have in common? All of these ideas first came to people who lived in the ancient Near East. As if these revolutionary developments weren't enough to make a mark on world history, these ancient innovators also came up with the most fantastic invention of all-writing. Series: The World in Ancient Times. Num Pages: 176 pages, 99 color & 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 235 x 200 x 11. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195161595
ISBN
9780195161595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.94

Paperback. This book provides a well-informed, up-to-date, and lively debate on the existence of God. Using everyday language and language and concrete examples, Craig argues for, and Sinnot-Armstrong against, God's existence. Series: Point/Counterpoint. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: HRAB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
OUP USA
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195166002
ISBN
9780195166002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.18

Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 116 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBWS2. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195166354
ISBN
9780195166354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.15

Paperback. In this text, John L. Esposito clearly and carefully explains the teachings of Islam - the Quran, the example of the Prophet, Islamic law - about jihad or holy war, the use of violence and terrorism. He chronicles the rise of extremist groups and examines their frightening worldview and tactics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRH; JFSR2; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 10. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195168860
ISBN
9780195168860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 halftones & maps. BIC Classification: HRCC; HRCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195168884
ISBN
9780195168884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.81

Paperback. Suitable for use in classes on the Progressive Era alone, or in a combined class on the Gilded Age and Progressive Eras, which many universities teach. This text covers various aspects of the era, political (domestic and international), economic, and social/cultural. It also incorporates the perspectives of women, immigrants, and minority groups. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195172201
ISBN
9780195172201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 131.78

Paperback. Slave Religion remains the preeminent sythesis of the religious life of slaves in the United States. This new edition will consider the developments in the study of slavery, the religious encounter, religious culture, and reactions to the books over the past twenty five years, as well as the ways the author would write it differently today. Num Pages: 416 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Updated ed
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195174120
ISBN
9780195174120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.04

Paperback. Provides readers to rethink much of what is taken for granted about American race relations. This book reconstructs a community in which ownership of property was as significant as skin color in structuring social relations. Why this model of social interaction in race relations did not survive, makes this a critical and urgent work of history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLH; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
25 Rev ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195175370
ISBN
9780195175370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.71

Paperback. It was an age of fascinating leaders and difficult choices, of grand ideas eloquently expressed and of epic conflicts bitterly fought. In 'A Leap in the Dark', historian John Ferling presents a portrait of the American Revolution. Num Pages: 576 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 34. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195176001
ISBN
9780195176001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.33

Paperback. Rock 'n roll seemed to be everywhere during the decade, exhilarating, influential, and an outrage to those Americans intent on wishing away all forms of dissent and conflict. As vibrant as the music itself, All Shook Up reveals how rock 'n roll challenged and changed American culture and laid the foundation for the social upheaval of the sixties. Series: Pivotal Moments in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGP; HBJK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195177497
ISBN
9780195177497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. The IRA has been a much richer, more complexly layered, and more protean organization than is frequently recognized. It is also more open to balanced examination now than it was even a few years ago. Richard English's brilliant book offers a dazzling synthesis of the motives, actions and consequences of the IRA. leading revolutionary movements. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 790.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195177534
ISBN
9780195177534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

Paperback. A gripping account of the Civil War era story of Elizabeth Van Lew: high-society Southern lady, risk-taking Union spy, and postwar politician. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: HBWJ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195179897
ISBN
9780195179897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

Paperback. A comprehensive, illustrated history of African Americans from 1880 to the present. From Chapter 6 of the single volume edition. Num Pages: 400 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195181357
ISBN
9780195181357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. In America's God, Mark Noll has given us the definitive history of Christian theology in America from the time of Jonathan Edwards to the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. It is a story of a flexible and creative theological energy that over time forged a guiding national ideology, the legacies of which remain with us to this day. Num Pages: 640 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 960.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195182996
ISBN
9780195182996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.65

paperback. Modern-day archaeological discoveries in the Near East continue to illuminate our understanding of the ancient world, including the many contributions made by the people of Mesopotamia to literature, art, government, and urban life. The Handbook to Life in Ancient Mesopotamia describes the culture, history, and people of this land, Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 maps, 114 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 192 x 22. Weight in Grams: 752.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780195183641
ISBN
9780195183641
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 52 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; YQH. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 279 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 10.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
52
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195188875
ISBN
9780195188875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.73

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