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Society & culture: general
Paperback. Surveys Jewish life from the colonial period and the early Republic through the decades of mass immigration and beyond. This work discusses the evolution of the modern Jewish community and religious organizations in the United States. It addresses the economic and political opportunities not afforded Jews in the Old World. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 162 x 36. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568219592
- ISBN
- 9781568219592
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.47
€ 88.47
Paperback. First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415515399
- ISBN
- 9780415515399
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.61
€ 58.61
Hardback. This book, based on newly classified material, describes the Jewish defense actions in the 1948 War of Independence. Milstein discloses the internal frictions among the Jewish commanders; the subsequent elevation of Ben Gurion to supreme command; and all the events-political and military-of the first month of war. Translator(s): Sacks, Alan. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761807216
- ISBN
- 9780761807216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.83
€ 137.83
Paperback. Explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. Dispensing with the images of goodness that can make even heaven seem unbearable, this book stimulates our imagination with a history of how the joy of paradise has been conceived by writers, philosophers, and artists for whom heaven was an imminent reality. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRLB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691006840
- ISBN
- 9780691006840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 30.95
€ 43.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. In the 10th-century, Bukhara was a cultural center that rivaled Baghdad, and was known as "the dome of learning in the East." It was a dynamic metropolis, capital of the semi-independent dynasty that ruled Iran and Central Asia. This work presents insights into life in Eastern Iran and Central Asia during a period of change in the Islamic world. Editor(s): Frye, R. N. Translator(s): Frye, R. N. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Markus Wiener Publishing Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558764194
- ISBN
- 9781558764194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.38
€ 31.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBN; GTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Tapir Academic Press Norway
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788251916929
- ISBN
- 9788251916929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.78
€ 33.99
€ 24.78
Paperback. Bisexuality has been rendered as mostly irrelevant to the history, politics and theory of sexuality. With this text, Steven Angelides explores the reasons why and invites us to rethink our preconceptions about sexual identity. Series: Sexuality, History & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226020907
- ISBN
- 9780226020907
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.40
€ 43.99
€ 33.40
Hardback. Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance of viewing history from a distance and with feminist intent. Judith Bennett argues that the achievement of a more feminist future relies on rich, plausible, and well-informed history that is alert to the workings of patriarchal power. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- UK ed.
- SKU
- V9780719075650
- ISBN
- 9780719075650
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.22
€ 46.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691156149
- ISBN
- 9780691156149
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.32
€ 37.99
€ 27.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, colour plates. BIC Classification: JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384. 232 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JFH. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight: 388.
- Publisher
- Red Wheel/Weiser
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601630865
- ISBN
- 9781601630865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.09
€ 19.99
€ 19.09
Paperback. This collective biography offers a new perspective on the development of socialist thinking, especially after the events in Hungary in 1956, a period when many left-leaning intellectuals began to question Soviet-style communism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; JFC; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Merlin Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850364941
- ISBN
- 9780850364941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.58
€ 19.99
€ 18.58
Hardback. This book, a product of collaboration and cooperation between two non-Masonic historians and the Grand Lodge of Virginia, is an objective, comprehensive study of the history of Freemasonry in the state of Virginia. Num Pages: 576 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 37. Weight in Grams: 939.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761811305
- ISBN
- 9780761811305
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.18
€ 168.18
paperback. Offers a critique of the history film and its reduction of women to figures of ambivalence or absence. This book offers readings of films such as "Midnight Clear", "The Thin Red Line", "Nixon", "Lone Star", and "Limbo". It demonstrates that the 'uncanny' is not only a source of anxiety but also a force for eroding ideals of nation and gender. Num Pages: 207 pages, 6 b&w illus. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 508. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292702691
- ISBN
- 9780292702691
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.83
€ 20.83
Paperback. Editor(s): Lippit, Seiji M. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 illus.; 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231157292
- ISBN
- 9780231157292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.39
€ 37.99
€ 27.39
Paperback. This volume celebrates and evaluates Anthony D. Smitha s path--breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. aeo A fresh and critical look at Anthony D. Smitha s path--breaking contribution to the study of nations and nationalism. aeo Debates various issues concerning Smitha s controversial ethnosymbolic approach. Editor(s): Guibernau, Montserrat; Hutchinson, John. Num Pages: 220 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405123914
- ISBN
- 9781405123914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.46
€ 30.46
Paperback. Editor(s): Heggarty, Paul. Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTB; HBJK; JFC; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2011
- SKU
- V9781349286256
- ISBN
- 9781349286256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.49
€ 64.49
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 617.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453700
- ISBN
- 9780801453700
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.01
€ 55.01
Paperback. Editor(s): Korte, Barbara; Lechner, Doris. Num Pages: 222 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625936
- ISBN
- 9783837625936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 35.46
€ 48.99
€ 35.46
Paperback. History and Culture in Italy is a scholarly, introductory survey of the history and culture of Italy, focusing on art and architecture, literature and philosophy, politics and historical events, and observations of daily life in modern Italy. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; AB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761826286
- ISBN
- 9780761826286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 85.86
€ 85.86
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582784086
- ISBN
- 9780582784086
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.58
€ 58.58