Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
hardcover. A history of the Mixtec Indians of southern Mexico, this book focuses on several dozen Mixtec communities in the region of Oaxaca during the period from about 1540 to 1750. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1080.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737562
- ISBN
- 9780804737562
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.16
€ 161.16
hardcover. Between 1560 and 1620, a thousand or more people left the town of Brihuega in Spain to migrate to New Spain (now Mexico), where nearly all of them settled in Puebla de los Angeles. This text examines the transference of social, economic and cultural patterns within the early modern Hispanic world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 line diagram 6 maps 9 genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736633
- ISBN
- 9780804736633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.16
€ 82.16
The disappearance and imprisonment behind the Iron Curtain of the American brothers Noel and Hermann Field in 1949, followed by that of Noel's wife and their foster daughter, was one of the most publicized international mysteries of the Cold War. This dual memoir gives an intensely human dimension to that struggle. Num Pages: 488 pages, 18 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPG; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 780.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735902
- ISBN
- 9780804735902
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.48
€ 119.48
hardcover. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that Chinese women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the Qing dynasties, and even more dramatically under the Republican Civil Code of 1929-30. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804735261
- ISBN
- 9780804735261
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.31
€ 129.31
hardcover. Examining repartimiento production of cochineal, a dyestuff produced exclusively by Oaxacan Indians and representing Mexico's most valued export after silver, this study shows that Indians produced cochineal for the market voluntarily because it provided them with needed income. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 tables, 15 graphs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804735124
- ISBN
- 9780804735124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
hardcover. This work explores challenges to male hegemony throughout continental Europe. It focuses especially on France, but it also offers comparative material on developments in the German-speaking countries and in the smaller European nations and aspiring nation-states. Num Pages: 584 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804734196
- ISBN
- 9780804734196
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
hardcover. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804732086
- ISBN
- 9780804732086
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35
Explains how poorly designed government guarantees for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led to the debacle of mortgage finance in the United States, weighs different reform proposals, and provides practical recommendations. This book unravels the dizzyingly immense, highly interconnected businesses of Fannie and Freddie. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCP; KCZ; KFF; LNPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691150789
- ISBN
- 9780691150789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.68
€ 26.99
€ 20.68
hardcover. Edmund Burke, long considered modern conservatism's founding father, is also widely believed to be an opponent of empire. This book shows that Burke was a passionate supporter and staunch defender of the British Empire in the eighteenth century, whether in the new world, India, or Ireland. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780520287822
- ISBN
- 9780520287822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.10€ 54.84
€ 70.10
€ 54.84
Paperback. In far-flung locations around the globe, an unparalleled sequence of international events took place between December 1 and December 12, 1941. This book explores how the story unfolded. It demonstrates how these dramatic events marked a turning point not only in the course of World War II but also in the direction of the entire century. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16-page black-&-white section of illustrations + 6 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187878
- ISBN
- 9780300187878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Ever since Eve tempted Adam with her apple, women have been regarded as a corrupting and destructive force. This book reveals how the media and the administration frequently use metaphors of weaponry to describe women and female sexuality and forge a deliberate link between notions of vulnerability and images of violence. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JFSJ1; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231141901
- ISBN
- 9780231141901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Hardcover. Responsible for the creation of Regent Street, Regent's Park, the Brighton Pavilion and Buckingham Palace, John Nash is universally recognised as one of the most important architects of late 18th-early 19th century Britain. This book brings together recent scholarship, and so brings this most engaging of architects to a new generation. Editor(s): Tyack, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 216 pages, 206. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; AMB; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1320.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- English Heritage United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848021020
- ISBN
- 9781848021020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.61
€ 79.61
paperback. Series: Contradictions S. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816634538
- ISBN
- 9780816634538
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 109 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; APFV; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813576626
- ISBN
- 9780813576626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 43.30
€ 47.99
€ 43.30
paperback. Joao Jose Reis draws on hundreds of police and trial records in which Africans, despite obvious intimidation, spoke out about their cultural, social, economic, religious, and domestic lives in Salvador. Translator(s): Brakel, Arthur. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTS; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801852503
- ISBN
- 9780801852503
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.64
€ 36.99
€ 31.64
paperback. The Indian Ocean, 1809. At stake: Britain's commercial lifeline to India and naval supremacy. In one fatal season, the natural order of maritime power since Trafalgar was destroyed. This book brings together the terrifying ordeal of men, women and children caught at sea in hurricanes, and those who survived to drive the French from Eastern seas. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 1QSN; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 27. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571224678
- ISBN
- 9780571224678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
paperback. From 1450 to 1680, when the Renaissance and early capitalism were transforming Europe, changes were occuring in Southeast Asia. Volume one explored the physical, material, cultural and social structures of the region; this volume focuses on the changes that defined the Age of Commerce as a period. Num Pages: 390 pages, 64 illustrations, references, glossary, index. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300065169
- ISBN
- 9780300065169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. This is a translation of Faidherbe's slim volume entitled Campagne de l'Armee du Nord (Campaign of the Army of the North), published in 1872. It sets out in some detail the operations of the Army of the North and includes many appendices which give supporting evidence and documents. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 212. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909982628
- ISBN
- 9781909982628
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.35€ 46.12
€ 59.35
€ 46.12
hardcover. Bartholomaus Schachman was born on 11th September 1559 in Danzig (nowadays called Gda'nsk), then the autonomys trade city and member of "The Hanseatic League", within the Kingdom of Poland. This title presents his adventures to became one of the greatest travelogues of the sixteenth century. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; ACN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 280. Weight in Grams: 2130.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skira Italy
- Edition
- Arabic language ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788857214658
- ISBN
- 9788857214658
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 69.43
€ 71.29
€ 69.43
hardcover. This is biography of Agoston Haraszthy, an immigrant who apart from his efforts to establish a wine industry in California, holds other important distinctions: he was the first Hungarian to permanently settle in the United States and author of only the second Hungarian-language book about the USA. Num Pages: 596 pages, 36 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 596
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804731454
- ISBN
- 9780804731454
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 171.35
€ 171.35