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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. In early 1920 in Hawaii, Japanese sugar cane workers, faced with spiraling living expenses, defiantly struck for a wage increase to $1.25 per day. The event shook the traditional power structure in Hawaii. This book demonstrates that the event had consequences reaching all the way up to the eve of World War II. Editor(s): Duus, Peter. Translator(s): Cary, Beth. Num Pages: 386 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KTM0009107
ISBN
9780520204850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An accessible, analytical survey of the rise and fall of Imperial Japan in the context of its grand strategy to transform itself into a great power. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 b/w illus. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107676169
ISBN
9781107676169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.43

Hardback. Editor(s): Duus, Peter; Myers, Ramon H.; Peattie, Mark R. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 494 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691632629
ISBN
9780691632629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.74
€ 154.80

Paperback. A comprehensive collection of essays, speeches, and interviews on the impact of jazz on other arts, on politics, and on the rhythm of everyday life, including an essay on poet and novelist James Weldon Johnson as a cultural critic, an interview with Wynton Marsalis, a speech on the heroic image in jazz, and a newspaper review of Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk. Editor(s): O'Meally, Robert G. Num Pages: 576 pages, 25 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; AVGJ; AVGK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 182 x 306 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231104494
ISBN
9780231104494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Produced in association with the Journal of Common Market Studies, the Annual Review covers the key developments in the European Union and its Member States in 2009. This volume is the most up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union. Editor(s): Copsey, Nathaniel; Haughton, Tim. Series: Journal of Common Market Studies. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 3JMC; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405197038
ISBN
9781405197038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. The first full history of the pioneering Special Forces units of World War II -- dropped behind German lines into France to assist with the D-Day landings -- told by a former U.S. Special Forces colonel with unique access to surviving veterans Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDB; 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586484620
ISBN
9781586484620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.36

Hardcover. This text focuses on the Jekyll Island social club's members and the "cottages" they built near the clubhouse between 1888 and 1928. It tells the story of each home, the owners' connections with the island, and their interactions with one another. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AMK; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1184.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820319285
ISBN
9780820319285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.41

Paperback. .
Publisher
Ex Libris Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948578557
ISBN
9780948578557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.92

Paperback. An astounding history of the accomplishments of the Society of Jesus, from painting and poetry to cartography and physics, from Europe to New France to China. Editor(s): Bailey, Gauvin Alexander; Harris, Steven J.; O'Malley, John W.; Kennedy, T. Frank. Num Pages: 792 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 193. Weight in Grams: 1280.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
792
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520397
ISBN
9781487520397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 48.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 136 x 41. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hebrew Union College Press
Edition
Rev Sub
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878202171
ISBN
9780878202171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.43

Paperback. Explores the streets, shops, back alleys, and gardens of Elizabethan London where a boisterous and diverse group of men and women shared a keen interest in the study of nature. This book examines six episodes of scientific inquiry and dispute in sixteenth-century London, bringing to life the individuals involved and the challenges they faced. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300143164
ISBN
9780300143164
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.88

Hardback. In 1836, Charles Henry Harrod found himself in a prison hulk awaiting transportation to Tasmania for seven years' hard labour. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 295 x 2. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750968133
ISBN
9780750968133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. The sheer magnitude of the Holocaust has commanded our attention. The extent of atrocities, however, has overshadowed the calculus Nazis used to justify their deeds. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 color illustrations in one 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027381
ISBN
9780674027381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; 3JM; JFSR1; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781632204943
ISBN
9781632204943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, Department of History, 2009). Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTV4; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024510
ISBN
9780253024510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.07

Paperback. Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, Department of History, 2009). Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTV4; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024664
ISBN
9780253024664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.34

Hardback. Examines the Jewish acquisition of civic equality from the perspective of the 'paradigm of liberal inclusiveness' as formulated by Alexis de Tocqueville and Louis Hartz. This book argues that the liberal paradigm worked for American Jews but that France's illiberal impulses hindered its Jewish population in acquiring full civic rights. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691096490
ISBN
9780691096490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.46
€ 79.41

Hardback. The constraints of the ghetto and the concomitant interaction of various Jewish traditions produced a remarkable cultural flowering. Editor(s): Davis, Robert C.; Ravid, Professor Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801865121
ISBN
9780801865121
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479801169
ISBN
9781479801169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; BTC; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Barricade Books Inc United States
Number of pages
356
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781569801536
ISBN
9781569801536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.24

Hardcover. From 1940 to 1945 the Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to fall under German occupation. This is an examination of the ways in which officials co-operated in the implementation of legal measures against the islands' Jewish community and their property. Num Pages: 262 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1DBKX; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902210483
ISBN
9781902210483
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.47

Hardback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107969
ISBN
9780231107969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.56
€ 89.47

Paperback. Documents Jewish life in the Middle East and North Africa over two hundred years. This book explains the changes that affected the communities under Islamic rule during its 'golden age' and describes the processes of modernization that enabled the Jews to play a pivotal role in their respective countries in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Simon, Reeva Spector; Laskier, Michael Menachem; Reguer, Sara. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Pap/Com
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231107976
ISBN
9780231107976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 168 photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJH; JWG; JWM; TBX; TTM; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403958
ISBN
9780887403958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

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