Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074542
- ISBN
- 9780691074542
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Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.15
€ 53.49
€ 42.15
Hardback. A study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery. It investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. It also seeks to explain how communities dealt with an important dilemma raised by these trials: how could slaves who acted as moral agents be treated as commodities? Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691059570
- ISBN
- 9780691059570
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.92€ 85.47
€ 112.92
€ 85.47
Paperback. Offers information on how race-sensitive admissions policies work and defines the effects they have had on over 45,000 students of different races. This book reveals demonstrates what effect the termination of these policies would have on the number of minority students at different kinds of selective institutions. Series: The William G. Bowen Memorial Series in Higher Education. Num Pages: 544 pages, 103 line illus. 93 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JFFJ; JFSL; JNMF; JNMN; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 35. Weight in Grams: 799.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 544
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691050195
- ISBN
- 9780691050195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.86
€ 43.99
€ 30.86
Hardback. Chronicles Orazio Morandi's fabulous rise and fall against the backdrop of enormous political and cultural turmoil that characterized Italy in the early seventeenth century. This book documents a world in which occult knowledge commanded power and reveals widespread libertinism behind monastery walls. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 3 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLL; VXFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691048642
- ISBN
- 9780691048642
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.71€ 71.09
€ 92.71
€ 71.09
Paperback. Offers an account of a revolution that saw the first true agrarian reform in Central America. This book analyses the tragic destruction of that revolution. It states that in no other Central American country was US intervention so decisive and so ruinous, and shows that the intervention can be blamed on no single 'convenient villain'. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 line drawing, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 33. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780691025568
- ISBN
- 9780691025568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.32€ 54.95
€ 71.32
€ 54.95
Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Steven E.; Lynn-Jones, Sean M.; Van Evera, Stephen. Series: International Security Readers. Num Pages: 328 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- V9780691023496
- ISBN
- 9780691023496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.63
€ 65.38
€ 50.63
Paperback. Focusing on the earliest forays into microscopical research, from 1620 to 1720, this book provides technological history of the knowledge that helped launch philosophy into the modern era. It argues that the discovery of microworld presented metaphysicians with the task of reconciling the ubiquity of life with human-centered theological systems. Series: Studies in Intellectual History & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDA; PDND; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691017099
- ISBN
- 9780691017099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. Presents a systematic reexamination of the evolution of party politics in Japan since the end of the second World War. This study provides a set of interpretations based on a microanalytic approach that highlights the incentive and bargaining power of individual political actors, and their competitive and strategic behavior. Num Pages: 172 pages, 33 tables 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780691015965
- ISBN
- 9780691015965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 46.48
€ 59.43
€ 46.48
Paperback. Traces the story of the postwar labor movements supported by a blend of historical investigation and sophisticated statistical analysis in a framework for comparative research. This book integrates institutional explanation and comparative method in a way that balances comparative generality with the historical experiences of specific cases. Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 line illus. 35 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJP; JFSL3; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691010335
- ISBN
- 9780691010335
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 46.48
€ 59.43
€ 46.48
Paperback. Fits, trances, visions, clairvoyance, and possession. Believers have viewed these experiences as religious - as manifestations of God, or the Christ within. This book explores the myriad ways in which believers and detractors interpreted these experiences in Anglo-American culture between the mid-eighteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Num Pages: 448 pages, 12 halftones 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HRCS; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 718.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010243
- ISBN
- 9780691010243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.38€ 50.82
€ 65.38
€ 50.82
Paperback. Looking at how the Korean nuclear crisis originated, escalated, and was ultimately defused, this work explores a web of intelligence failures by the US and intransigence within South Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency. It pays attention to an American mindset that prefers coercion to cooperation in dealing with aggressive nations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 1KBB; 3JJPR; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691010069
- ISBN
- 9780691010069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.43€ 46.44
€ 59.43
€ 46.44
Paperback. Playing in the storied Mexican League (an AAA affiliate of major league baseball), the "Tecos" had home parks on both sides of the US-Mexico border, in Laredo, Texas and in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. This book tells the story of the rise and demise of this team. Num Pages: 320 pages, 19 halftones 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691007441
- ISBN
- 9780691007441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.15
€ 53.49
€ 42.15
Hardcover. Love of home life, the intimate moments a family peacefully enjoyed in seclusion, had long been considered a hallmark of English character even before the Victorian era. This book explores how intimacy became a spectacle and how this paradox energized Victorian culture between 1835 and 1865. Series: Literature in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006680
- ISBN
- 9780691006680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.35€ 82.84
€ 109.35
€ 82.84
Paperback. The era of the American Revolution was one of violent and unpredictable social, economic, and political change, and the dislocations of the period were most severely felt in the South. This title contends that the military struggle there involved a triangle - two sets of white belligerents and approximately 400,000 slaves. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; JFSL3; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691006260
- ISBN
- 9780691006260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.49€ 42.15
€ 53.49
€ 42.15
Paperback. Offers an account of how banking evolved in the United States in the context of the nation's political and social development. This book highlights not only the influence politicians exercised over banking but also how banking drove political interests and created political coalitions. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1171.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 784
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691005539
- ISBN
- 9780691005539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.15€ 67.89
€ 89.15
€ 67.89
Paperback. From data on disparities between Brazilian whites and non-whites in areas of health, education, and welfare, it is clear that vast racial inequalities do exist in Brazil, contrary to earlier assertions in race relations scholarship that the country is a "racial democracy." This title explores the implications of this evident racial inequality. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002705
- ISBN
- 9780691002705
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.37
€ 46.99
€ 33.37
Hardback. It was in response to the dramatic economic shifts of the 20th century that the institution of private pensions was born. The rise and growth of this financial support system that commands millions of dollars of investment is the subject of this book. Series: A Pension Research Council book. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 168 x 26. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674945203
- ISBN
- 9780674945203
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.24€ 48.17
€ 52.24
€ 48.17
Hardback. When Hitler assumed the German Chancellorship in January 1933, 34 per cent of Germany's work force was unemployed. By 1936, most of the jobless had disappeared from official unemployment statistics. Dan Silverman explores how the Nazis put Germany back to work, and asks: was the recovery genuine? Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674740716
- ISBN
- 9780674740716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.97€ 90.15
€ 100.97
€ 90.15
Hardcover. A chronicle of the collision between educational reformer Paul Geheeb, who founded the Odenwaldschule, and fascist ideology during Hitler's rise to power. By examining one individual's story it shows how education in general, and progressive education in particular, fared in Nazi Germany. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 map, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674687592
- ISBN
- 9780674687592
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.33€ 75.82
€ 84.33
€ 75.82
Hardcover. A study of natural science and religion in 19th-century German-speaking Europe. German theologians paid little attention to natural science and eschewed philosophically popular yet naive versions of natural theology. Gregory examines the implications and extent of this "loss of nature". Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HRAB; HRCM; HRLB; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674604834
- ISBN
- 9780674604834
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 45.10
€ 53.99
€ 45.10