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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A biography of noted Indiana businessman John Purdue, whose donations of time and money led to the founding of Indiana's greatest land-grant university, Purdue University, in 1869. The book incorporates research efforts by previous writers with facts gleaned from newspapers and official documents. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557532879
ISBN
9781557532879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.18

Hardcover. Paul Harris Stores brought fashion, comfort, style, and functionality to millions of women in the Midwest. The business cycle of Paul Harris Stores provides a glimpse into the inner workings of specialty retail. This is the story of dreams and individual accomplishments. Num Pages: 128 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGB; KNPR; KNSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534262
ISBN
9781557534262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.75

Paperback. Analyzes the various ways in which the nation's newspaper editors, reporters, and war correspondents covered the biggest story of their lives - the Civil War - and in doing so both reflected and shaped the responses of their readers. This book contains sections including Fighting Words, Confederates and Copperheads, and The Union Forever. Editor(s): Sachsman, David B.; Rushing, S. Kittrell; Morris, Roy. Num Pages: 377 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557534941
ISBN
9781557534941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.14

Paperback. Tells the story of Josiah E DuBois, Jr, a young Treasury Department lawyer who risked his career to alert the world to the Holocaust. This book tells how Dubois exposed the inequities in America's refugee policy and forced the United States government to take action to rescue the displaced Jews. Editor(s): Medoff, Dr. Rafael. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535078
ISBN
9781557535078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Royal, Derek. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 330 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJP; DSBH; DSK; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557535849
ISBN
9781557535849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 636 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNM; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557536433
ISBN
9781557536433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 50.19

Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537157
ISBN
9781557537157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Pregowski, Michal Piotr; Wlodarczyk, Justyna. Series: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; 3JM; JFFZ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557537409
ISBN
9781557537409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.33

Paperback. An analysis of the Pequot War (1636-1637), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. After years of peace, Puritan settlers mounted a brutal assault on the Pequot Indians of Connecticut. This book refutes claims that the settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490307
ISBN
9781558490307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Offering an introduction to the field of archaeology, the authors use a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, and create a fresh portrait of 19th-century domestic life in the company-owned boarding-houses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HD; JHM; WTHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490352
ISBN
9781558490352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.80

Paperback. This text examines the history of skiing in America, from its utilitarian origins to its transformation into a purely recreational activity. It integrates the history of skiing in the context of cultural, social and economic developments. Num Pages: 248 pages, 37 illustrations,. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558490475
ISBN
9781558490475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. Dissatisfied with traditional diplomatic and military interpretations, historians have been investigating the role that political culture played in shaping global conflicts. This text illuminates the political and cultural assumptions underlying US policies from World War II to the mid-1960s. Editor(s): Appy, Christian G. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558492189
ISBN
9781558492189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. The Great Lakes region was an important site of cultural as well as economic exchange between native and European peoples in the colonial period. This study focuses on an often overlooked aspect of these interactions - the role played by Indian women who married French traders. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3J; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL9; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558493100
ISBN
9781558493100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Highlights the significance of women's work in the clothing trades of the early Republic. Drawing on diaries, letters, and material culture, this book explores the contours of working women's lives in rural New England, offering a view of their varied ranks and roles as producers and consumers, clients and crafts-women, employers and employees. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 illustrations, 8 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495456
ISBN
9781558495456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.02

Paperback. An exploration of the outburst of cultural exuberance that swept African America during the late 1930s. It chronicles the triumphs of black Americans and shows how they shaped American music, sports, and dance of the 1930s and beyond. It also shows how they emboldened ordinary African Americans to push for greater recognition and civil liberties. Num Pages: 264 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JJG; GTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496637
ISBN
9781558496637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 302 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCN; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499324
ISBN
9781558499324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558499782
ISBN
9781558499782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.54

Hardback. Examines key elements of science in societies across Spanish America, Europe, West Africa, India, and Asia as they increasingly overlapped each other. Chapters focus on the range of participants in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century science, their concentrated effort in description and taxonomy, and advances in techniques for sharing knowledge. Editor(s): Manning, Patrick; Rood, Daniel. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822944546
ISBN
9780822944546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.75

paperback. Discusses the underlying causes of the US Civil War as they relate to Missouri and reveals how the war helped create both the legend and the reality of Jesse James and his gang. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBW; JFC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Missouri Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826209597
ISBN
9780826209597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 168 x 8. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572333253
ISBN
9781572333253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.71

Paperback. Given the realities of the Taliban's persistence and the desire of US policymakers - and the public - to find a way out, what can and should be the goals of the US and its allies in Afghanistan? This title provides a comprehensive assessment of the alternatives for restoring peace and stability to Afghanistan. Editor(s): Rothstein, Hy; Arquilla, John. Series: South Asia in World Affairs Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; GTJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWK; JWL; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589019089
ISBN
9781589019089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.74

Paperback. Presents an overview of how the politics and policy decisions in the Islamic Republic of Iran have developed since the 1979 revolution and how they are likely to evolve in the near future. This title is suitable for undergraduates and the general public seeking to understand a country and regime that has mystified many outsiders for decades. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 figure, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589019782
ISBN
9781589019782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.88

Paperback. During China's Cultural Revolution, Chairman Mao Zedong's "rustication program" resettled seventeen million urban youths, known as "sent downs," to the countryside for manual labor and socialist reeducation. This book examines the mechanisms and dynamics of state craft in China, from the rustication program's inception to its termination. Series: Public Management and Change Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 text boxes, 7 b&w photos, 3 figures, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; JFSF; JFSP2; JPFC; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589019874
ISBN
9781589019874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.74

Paperback. Tells the story of northern Iraq during the transition from US occupation to local sovereignty. Undoing Saddam goes beyond the attacks and violence to detail the day-to-day problems of rebuilding a nation, including constructing schools, digging wells, completing roads, and building new power plants. Num Pages: 226 pages, 30 b&w photos, timeline. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBW; JPHV; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971645
ISBN
9781597971645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.55

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