History
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History
Paperback. The author of this work surveys the shifting boundaries between the personal, public, and professional uses of the past and explores their place in the broader cultural landscape. Each chapter investigates a specific encounter between Americans and their history. Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 463.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492813
- ISBN
- 9781558492813
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€ 30.99€ 26.48
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Paperback. Dissatisfied with traditional diplomatic and military interpretations, historians have been investigating the role that political culture played in shaping global conflicts. This text illuminates the political and cultural assumptions underlying US policies from World War II to the mid-1960s. Editor(s): Appy, Christian G. Series: Culture, Politics & the Cold War. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492189
- ISBN
- 9781558492189
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€ 30.99€ 26.41
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Paperback. This work provides a history of American Independence Day and explores its role in shaping a national identity and consciousness in Boston, Charleston and Philadelphia during the first 50 years of the American Republic. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JHBT; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 445.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492035
- ISBN
- 9781558492035
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.48
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Paperback. The letters featured in this book were sent by Corporal James Henry Gooding, a member of Company C., of the 54th Massachusetts regiment. They were sent to the New Bedford (Massachusetts) "Mercury" and published. He was described as a "truthful and intelligent correspondent, and a good soldier". Num Pages: 200 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558492028
- ISBN
- 9781558492028
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Condition: New
€ 35.15
€ 35.15
Paperback. Offering an introduction to the field of archaeology, the authors use a single case study to demonstrate the power of their interdisciplinary approach, and create a fresh portrait of 19th-century domestic life in the company-owned boarding-houses of the Boott Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HD; JHM; WTHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 186.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490352
- ISBN
- 9781558490352
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.43
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Paperback. An analysis of the Pequot War (1636-1637), a pivotal event in New England colonial history. After years of peace, Puritan settlers mounted a brutal assault on the Pequot Indians of Connecticut. This book refutes claims that the settlers acted defensively to counter a Pequot conspiracy. Series: Native Americans of the Northeast: Culture, History & the Contemporary S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; JFSL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490307
- ISBN
- 9781558490307
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.41
€ 30.99
€ 26.41
Paperback. This text traces the history of American stereotyping of Asians and how Euro-American ethnocentricity has limited most American authors' ability to represent fairly the Vietnamese in their stories. It seeks to reformulate the canon of writings in both countries. Series: American Studies / Asian-American Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 2AB; DSA; DSB; HBJF; JFF; JFSL1; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558490093
- ISBN
- 9781558490093
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
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Paperback. Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 3JJPR; 3JM; DSBH; DSK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557537157
- ISBN
- 9781557537157
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Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 42.74
€ 50.99
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Paperback. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; APF; DSK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536877
- ISBN
- 9781557536877
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Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
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Paperback. Clarence "Cap" Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. This is the story of his fascinating life. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JWMV3; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536846
- ISBN
- 9781557536846
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
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Paperback. Series: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DVWYS; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536839
- ISBN
- 9781557536839
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€ 44.99€ 37.55
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Zuckerman, Bruce; Schnur, Dan; Ansell, Lisa. Num Pages: 169 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536594
- ISBN
- 9781557536594
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.40
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 636 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNM; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1179.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 636
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536433
- ISBN
- 9781557536433
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€ 50.10€ 46.67
€ 50.10
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Cheerio and Best Wishes: Letters from a World War II Hoosier Pilot
Schneck, Ralph H., Schneck, Donald R.
Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 30. Weight in Grams: 794.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536402
- ISBN
- 9781557536402
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
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Hardcover. Series: Founders. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBJK; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 113.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 116
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536389
- ISBN
- 9781557536389
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Paperback. Num Pages: 314 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557536075
- ISBN
- 9781557536075
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€ 50.99€ 42.74
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Paperback. Analyzes identity formation in the multicultural border region of Sleswig. This book highlights the changeability of national sentiments and explores what has motivated local inhabitants to define themselves as Germans or Danes. Num Pages: 183 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535245
- ISBN
- 9781557535245
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Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Dave Ross (1871-1943) and George Ade (1866-1944) were trustees, distinguished alumni and benefactors of Purdue University. Their friendship began in 1922 and led to their giving land and money for 1924 construction of Ross-Ade Stadium, a 70,000 seat athletic landmark on the West Lafayette campus. Num Pages: 295 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535221
- ISBN
- 9781557535221
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€ 26.99€ 23.43
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Paperback. A collection of academic essays written by friends and colleagues of Professor Zev Garber. It reflects the areas in which Professor Garber has devoted his own prodigious teaching and writing energies: the Holocaust, Jewish-Christian relations, philosophy and theology, history, and biblical interpretation. Editor(s): Jacobs, Steven L. Num Pages: 500 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; HRAF; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1066.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535214
- ISBN
- 9781557535214
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€ 60.66€ 55.99
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Paperback. Tells the story of Josiah E DuBois, Jr, a young Treasury Department lawyer who risked his career to alert the world to the Holocaust. This book tells how Dubois exposed the inequities in America's refugee policy and forced the United States government to take action to rescue the displaced Jews. Editor(s): Medoff, Dr. Rafael. Series: Shofar Supplements in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557535078
- ISBN
- 9781557535078
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
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€ 19.36
Paperback. Analyzes the various ways in which the nation's newspaper editors, reporters, and war correspondents covered the biggest story of their lives - the Civil War - and in doing so both reflected and shaped the responses of their readers. This book contains sections including Fighting Words, Confederates and Copperheads, and The Union Forever. Editor(s): Sachsman, David B.; Rushing, S. Kittrell; Morris, Roy. Num Pages: 377 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534941
- ISBN
- 9781557534941
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
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Paperback. Reveals the real heart and soul of the eldest Henry Wallace in his open letters to America's farm families and their children. This work features homespun tails that show that Wallace never lost sight of his roots even as he hobnobbed with US Presidents from Teddy Roosevelt to Woodrow Wilson, and anchored the prestigious Country Life Commission. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BJ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534934
- ISBN
- 9781557534934
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.39
€ 21.99
€ 20.39
Hardcover. Series: Central European Studies. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534767
- ISBN
- 9781557534767
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Condition: New
€ 70.00€ 64.13
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Paperback. A memoir of Harold B Kildahl, Sr and his family pulling up roots in Norway and immigrating to the United States in 1866. It is a vivid description of their travels and settlement in southern Minnesota. It is a depiction of difficult pioneer life-true Americana, including the hardships as well as the joys of that time and place. Num Pages: 148 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557534712
- ISBN
- 9781557534712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42