History
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History
Paperback. Uncovers the history of the orphan asylum, founded in New York City in 1836 as America's first orphanage for African American children Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 220 pages, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 18. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251957
- ISBN
- 9780823251957
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.88
€ 27.99
€ 25.88
Hardback. An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts. Editor(s): Beckerdite, Luke. Num Pages: 204 pages, 243 illus. (209 colour). End-paper illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKR; HBJK; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1270.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Chipstone Foundation United States
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780976734451
- ISBN
- 9780976734451
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.99
€ 70.99
Hardback. Science, medicine, and technology have become increasingly important to the average individual in modern society. The importance of these three fields is in many ways one of the defining characteristics of modernity. Understanding their history is essential for educated individuals. Editor(s): Slotten, Hugh Richard. Series: Oxford Encyclopedias of American History. Num Pages: 1456 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; MBX; PDX; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 275 x 119. Weight in Grams: 3550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199766666
- ISBN
- 9780199766666
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 497.58
€ 497.58
Paperback. "Originally published in French in 2012 under the title Les coptes d'Egypte." Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; JFSL1; JPFN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- Tra
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781503600782
- ISBN
- 9781503600782
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.45
€ 32.99
€ 31.45
Paperback. An epic story of a legendary Marine company's valor and sacrifice in the Korean War brought to gripping, cinematic light by an acclaimed historian Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306820441
- ISBN
- 9780306820441
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.30
€ 19.99
€ 18.30
Paperback. Editor(s): Boer, Faye. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 210 x 24. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Folklore Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894864077
- ISBN
- 9781894864077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.48
€ 16.99
€ 12.48
Paperback. "Second ed. 1951; 10th impression (with corrections) 1958; 12th impression 1960. 112 p. illus., maps. 19 cm. Paperback. A good copy." Keywords: Physical geography
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Longmans London
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0133359
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 7.99€ 4.99
€ 7.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. * Provides the first comprehensive geographical analysis of Russia since 1991. * Examines Russia in the context of its past, in relation to its post--Soviet neighbours, and in an international context. * Focuses on economic, political and social geography; rural and urban spaces; and ecological issues. . Series: The Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers Studies in Geography. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JP; RGCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631181347
- ISBN
- 9780631181347
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.51
€ 62.51
History Matters: Essays on Economic Growth, Technology, and Demographi...
William A. Sundstrom (Ed.)
Hardback. Combining theoretical work with careful historical description and the analysis of new data sources, this volume makes a case for a more historical economics both by argument and example. Seventeen essays use both economic theory and historical cases to explore how and why "history matters". Editor(s): Sundstrom, William A.; Guinnane, Timothy W.; Whatley, Warren C. Num Pages: 528 pages, 29 tables, 28 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 39. Weight in Grams: 866.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804743983
- ISBN
- 9780804743983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.59
€ 111.59
Hardback. This is volume 46 in a series offering genealogists and family-history researchers an indexed source of German-surname immigrants. The entire project covers the period 1850-1890. The data is based upon original passenger lists filed by vessels entering US ports. Editor(s): Glazier, Ira A.; Filby, William P. Series: Germans to America. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; GBC; HBTG; JFFN; JPVH1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1075.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842025652
- ISBN
- 9780842025652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 236.85
€ 236.85
paperback. Focuses on the many ways in which Chinese living in the United States during the exclusion era maintained ties with China through a constant flow of people, economic resources, as well as political and cultural ideas. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 534. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134359
- ISBN
- 9781592134359
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.35
€ 32.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. Num Pages: 2 pages, over 1000 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 298 x 229 x 78. Weight in Grams: 4734.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764342660
- ISBN
- 9780764342660
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.89
€ 112.89
Hardcover. Using the life of a young girl and her family as a model, this book recreates the daily life of the middle-class residents of the ancient town of Lahun during Egypt's Middle Kingdom period. This perfect snapshot in time has been painstakingly recreated using recently published textual data and archaeological findings. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405118552
- ISBN
- 9781405118552
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.29
€ 118.29
paperback. Is any war a "good war"? In Worshipping the Myths of World War II, the author takes a critical look at what he sees is America's dedication to war as panacea and as Washington's primary method for leading the world. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597971638
- ISBN
- 9781597971638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.71
€ 21.99
€ 21.71
Paperback. 0.5Kg - Paperback. Nice copy. Slight rubbing to covers. Bibliographical footnotes. Commissioning organisation: [por] Fernando Morn. 90 p. 18 cm. Keywords: "Literature,Blacks,African Americans,American literature"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- Taurus
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0075098
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 64.10€ 4.99
€ 64.10
€ 4.99
Paperback. Examines the role of literature in building states and citizens. Num Pages: 296 pages, 8 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1H; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253215543
- ISBN
- 9780253215543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.81
€ 24.99
€ 24.81
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14, 11 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGX; HBJK; HRAX; HRCC97. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801454134
- ISBN
- 9780801454134
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.24
€ 34.24
hardcover. Collins seeks to familiarize the reader with pre-colonial Africa, the Africa that began with the migrations of the Bantu from their homeland in 500 B.C. and ended with European control in the 19th century, revealing the culture, events, achievement and rulers of Africa from this time. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 680 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CBD; HBJH; HBLC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 42. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 680
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810839786
- ISBN
- 9780810839786
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 260.46
€ 260.46
Hardcover. Clean copy in decorated cloth covers with gilt title to front and spine. Covers sunned to spine and showing some age and shelf wear. Binding damaged and slightly loose. Previous owner's name to inside front cover. Remains a good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1891
- Publisher
- Sampson Low
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KMK0004847
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Focusing on the responses of writers in Shanghai to the Japanese occupation, this book corrects the postwar conception of occupied China as a field of conflict between selfless resisters and shameless collaborators by showing a complexity and ambiguity of moral choices that defies such stereotyping. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 17. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780804727969
- ISBN
- 9780804727969
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.96
€ 33.99
€ 32.96
Hardback. Traces the development of the space shuttle, describes the political and technological problems the program faced, and looks at future uses of the shuttle. Num Pages: 223 pages, Illustrations, 1map,1plan,ports. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 283 x 220 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1135.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First edition.
- Number of pages
- 223
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231059244
- ISBN
- 9780231059244
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.79€ 74.64
€ 98.79
€ 74.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; DCF; HBTB; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888396242
- ISBN
- 9780888396242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.70
€ 14.99
€ 11.70
Paperback. Pachomius, who died in 346, has long been regarded as the "founder of monasticism". This reading of the available texts, first published in 1985, reveals that Pachomius's pioneering enterprise has been consistently misread in light of later monastic practices. Series: Transformation of the Classical Heritage. Num Pages: 250 pages, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBG; HBJH; HBLA; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520219595
- ISBN
- 9780520219595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 27.84
€ 38.99
€ 27.84
Hardcover. Offering a collection of a Native American orator's speeches, this edition presents the speeches of Red Jacket or Sagoyewatha, a formidable diplomat and one of the most famous orators of the nineteenth century. It spans Red Jacket's political career from 1790 to 1830 and includes major addresses to Presidents Washington, Adams, and Monroe. Editor(s): Ganter, Granville. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 296 pages, bibliography, 6 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630968
- ISBN
- 9780815630968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.65
€ 50.65