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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. This text is a biography of the American military historical figure Oliver Otis Howard. It looks at his career as a distinguished army officer in two wars, and his philanthropical work as the founder of two universities, and the promoting of African-American education with the Freedman's Bureau. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 379 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
379
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219872
ISBN
9780823219872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.84

Hardback. Based on papers delivered at a conference, this volume probes different issues confronting Christian philosophy at the brink of the 21st century. Together with excerpts from the question and answer session, each paper and the concluding round table discussion are presented in distinct sections. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JM; HPCF; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 25. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219810
ISBN
9780823219810
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.15

Hardback. This text looks at the life of John Emory Bryant, a veteran of the Civil War who became a Carpetbagger in Georgia during the reconstruction era. It looks at his life in the army, and his work with the Freedman's Bureau, an organization designed to protect and assist newly freed slaves. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 238 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 519.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
238
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219377
ISBN
9780823219377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.70

Hardback. Originally published in Germany in 1997, Lotte Strauss's Over the Green Hill: Personal Memoir, Germany 1913-43, was begun in 1975 as a letter to her daughter. It took twenty years to write the complete story, and by then, was no longer a letter, but a book. Num Pages: 179 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 21. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219193
ISBN
9780823219193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Hardback. Originally published in Germany in 1997, Herbert A. Strauss In The Eye of The Storm: Growing Up Jewish in Germany, 1918-1943, A Memoir is not merely a memoir, or biography, but rather a description of a life embedded in the history of the Jewish community. It is the story of Jewish life, both pre-Nazi Germany and during Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 26. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823219162
ISBN
9780823219162
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.46

Hardback. Frank L. Klement reassesses Clement L. Vallandigham, the passionate critic of Lincoln's policies, and history's judgment of him. Frank L. Klement was Professor of History at Marquette University. His books include The Copperheads in the Midwest and Dark Lanterns. Steven K. Rogstad is Review Editor of The Lincoln Herald. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218905
ISBN
9780823218905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.66

hardcover. This volume collects together battlefront letters composed by Dunn Browne (the pseudonym of Captain Samuel Wheelock Fiske of the 14th Connecticut regiment) during the American Civil War. Fiske was both a fighting infantryman and an experienced newspaper correspondent. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 254 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 539.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
254
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218332
ISBN
9780823218332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Hardback. Oleg Davydov's Inside Out examines Russia's foreign economic relations from 1992 to 1997, a period of drastic change and transformation. During these years, as it underwent the change from state monopoly to free market, Russia's economy was rebuilt and the very principles of foreign trade redefined. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218301
ISBN
9780823218301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.47

Hardback. This work shows how immigrants in the USA responded to the Civil War. It stresses the social and political situation in the US from which the phenomonon of the ethnic regiments emerged, the relationships the groups had within larger society, and the impact the war had on the ethnics. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 282 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBW; JFFN; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218271
ISBN
9780823218271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.66

Hardback. This volume contains the letters written during the Civil War by Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, of the Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. This is the sixth volume in a series exploring "The Irish in the Civil War". Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218127
ISBN
9780823218127
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.34

Hardback. Concentrating on ideology and cultural values, this text explores the motivations that caused Northerners to fight America's Civil War. The book addresses the intellectual and social elites of Northern society, but also assesses the opinions of the common man on the subject and ideology of war. Series: North's Civil War S. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 16. Weight in Grams: 415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217984
ISBN
9780823217984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.88

Hardback. Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton's life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton's early years shaped him into the statesman he became. Num Pages: 497 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 978.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
497
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217892
ISBN
9780823217892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.30

Paperback. These stories provide a tour of the port of New York, Manhattan Harbor, throughout the 20th century. From the Iron Steamboat Company to the Norwegian Cruise lines, the port has played an important part in the life of the city. Here the focus is on the vessels which have passed through the harbour. Num Pages: 269 pages, 100 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217618
ISBN
9780823217618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.68

Hardback. This is an account of the development of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York during the first part of the century. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217380
ISBN
9780823217380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.15

Hardback. Over 100 years ago, 200 leading lawyers met to organize the "Association of the Bar of the City of New York". Boss Tweed and his cronies were robbing the city's treasury and corrupting the courts and judges. This work tells of the struggle to remove his gang and the conflicts that ensued. Num Pages: 436 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; LA; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217359
ISBN
9780823217359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.94

Hardback. Westervelt's words, not intended for the history books but for the education of his young son, present an authentic and humble vision of military life and of the North's struggle in the civil war. It offers a "truer, if not beautiful" picture of war. Series: North's Civil War. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217243
ISBN
9780823217243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.17

Hardback. From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, the influence of Marxist ideas expanded in sub-Saharan Africa. The Catholic Church saw this influence as likely to affect the accomplishment of its mission, and its pastoral efforts accordingly sought to deal with the Marxist thrust. Num Pages: 255 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HRCC7; HRCM; HRCX7; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217120
ISBN
9780823217120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.01

Hardback. Looking at the period of the early 16th century, the juncture of the Renaissance and the Reformation, this collection of essays focuses on the unique link between humanism and the literary works of the period - in particular, the patristic scholarship inherent in Erasmus' ideals of reform. Num Pages: 105 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JB; DSBB; HP; HRQA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3233 x 5193 x 15. Weight in Grams: 309.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
105
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823216000
ISBN
9780823216000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.75

Hardback. Lisio re-examines the events surrounding the 1932 Bonus March on Hoover's White House by outraged veterans. Included is a look at the protective motives of Hoover himself, and how the president came to be vilified for the actions of MacArthur. Num Pages: 346 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 231 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215713
ISBN
9780823215713
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.44

Hardback. The friendship of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr, noted US jurist, and the Irish clerical savant, Canon Patrick Sheehan, operated largely through these letters, written from 1903 until Sheehan's death in 1913. They discussed with equal insight issues such as faith, the economic man, and the classics. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; BGA; HPC; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215256
ISBN
9780823215256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.85

Hardback. 17-year-old James P. Sullivan was among the first to answer Lincoln's call for volunteers in 1861. This is a collection of his writings about his days in President Lincoln's army, including accounts of the battles of Brawner Farm, Second Bull Run, South Mountain, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. Series: Irish in the Civil War. Num Pages: 189 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823215003
ISBN
9780823215003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Hardback. Offers a collection of five satires from the Reformation period, written between 1517 and 1526. This title focuses on the impact and importance of a supporting cast of satirists whose ad hoc productions reached a wider audience, in a more visceral manner, than the rational approach which typified scholarly theological arguments. Num Pages: 122 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DNF; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9; WHX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 15. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
122
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823214822
ISBN
9780823214822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.29

Hardback. The essays in the second volume on this subject examine the struggle of American artists at a time when the nation fought for political unity. The book explores how the political and economic expansion of America is often infused with efforts to reconcile goals with a European past. Num Pages: 265 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 285 x 209 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
265
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213429
ISBN
9780823213429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.64

Hardback. This complete facsimile of the 1904 edition originally published by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company to commemorate the opening of New York's first subway line has been updated with a new introduction by Brian Cudahy. From the perspective of both urban history and the history of transportation, this book is an important primary source. Num Pages: 150 pages, photographs, diagrams, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNGT; KNJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5193 x 7128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 783.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823213191
ISBN
9780823213191
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.66

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