History: earliest times to present day
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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Interprets postwar civil rights as a Cold War feature. This book argues that the Cold War helped facilitate key social reforms, including desegregation. It discusses the way the Cold War figures into civil rights history. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW3; JPS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- With a New preface by the author
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691152431
- ISBN
- 9780691152431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.63
€ 46.63
Paperback. Within hours after the collapse of the Twin Towers, the idea that the September 11 attacks had "changed everything" permeated American popular and political discussion. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, literature, and Islam, this book asks whether the attacks and their aftermath truly marked a transition in US. Editor(s): Dudziak, Mary L. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 254 pages, 20 photos (8 in color). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFC; JPA; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822332428
- ISBN
- 9780822332428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.28
€ 53.28
Hardcover. The Wadi ed-Daliyeh seal impressions are clay sealings originally affixed to the Samaria Papyri (legal documents in the Aramaic language drawn up in the city of Samaria and dating from the mid-4th century BC). This volume presents a catalogue and analysis of the legible sealings and two gold rings. Series: Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Num Pages: 272 pages, 44 plates. BIC Classification: 1FB; GBCR; HBJF1; HBLA; HDD; HRJ; WCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 322 x 240 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1201.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198269359
- ISBN
- 9780198269359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 386.61€ 329.07
€ 386.61
€ 329.07
Hardcover. This biography chronicles the life of the flamboyant showman, respected statesman, and devout Dominican priest Father Hartke. It tells of his experiences and achievements and offers an inside look at major theatrical and political events in Washington DC from the 1930s through the 1980s. Num Pages: 500 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; 3JJ; AN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 916.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813210827
- ISBN
- 9780813210827
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.24
€ 54.24
Paperback. An innovative exploration of the cultural reception of the greatest mathematician of the ancient world Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; BGA; HBLA1; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472035717
- ISBN
- 9780472035717
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.18
€ 42.18
Paperback. The modern age is not the only one in which Romans and visitors to Rome have been fascinated with the city's striking juxtapositions of past and present. This title shows how one writer explored the relationship between events in Roman history, the landscape in which they occurred, and the monuments that commemorated them. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472033614
- ISBN
- 9780472033614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.53
€ 33.53
Hardback. Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands - more commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau - in March 1865. Upon its creation this temporary federal agency assumed the Herculean task of overseeing the transition from slavery to freedom in the war-torn South. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 539.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823232116
- ISBN
- 9780823232116
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.09
€ 118.09
Paperback. History's most notorious dynasty brought vividly to life. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DST; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782069447
- ISBN
- 9781782069447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.31
€ 17.99
€ 13.31
Paperback. For a sparsely populated region on the edge of Europe, Scandinavia has attracted an unusual degree of interest during the twentieth century. This book advocates a government-funded welfare state, an egalitarian tax system and strict job regulation. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861893666
- ISBN
- 9781861893666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.20
€ 34.20
Paperback. Offering a researched history of Czechoslovakia, this title tells the story of the country from its founding in 1918 to partition in 1992 - from fledgling democracy through Nazi occupation, Communist rule, invasion by the Soviet Union to - at last - democracy again. Num Pages: 432 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300172423
- ISBN
- 9780300172423
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.45
€ 34.45
Hardcover. This volume deals with the development of the American colonies from the first permanent settlement at Jamestown to the independence of the 13 which became the USA. Series: American History in Depth. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333790557
- ISBN
- 9780333790557
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.75€ 48.56
€ 52.75
€ 48.56
Hardback. The communist German Democratic Republic, founded in 1949 in the Soviet-occupied zone of post-war Germany is, for many people, epitomized by the Berlin Wall; Soviet tanks and surveillance by the secret security police, the Stasi, appear to be central. But is this really all there is to the GDR's history? Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845454357
- ISBN
- 9781845454357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.45
€ 149.45
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199679256
- ISBN
- 9780199679256
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.89
€ 26.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333665794
- ISBN
- 9780333665794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99
€ 42.99
Hardcover. The thirteenth century saw such a proliferation of new encyclopedic texts that more than one scholar has called in the century of the encyclopedias. In this study, the author examines writings in Latin, Catalan, and French that are connected to the encyclopedic movement. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5 colour plates, 21 halftones, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 2ADC; 2ADF; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 808. Encyclopedic Writing in the Scholastic Age. 424 pages, 5 colour plates, 21 halftones, 3 tables. The thirteenth century saw such a proliferation of new encyclopedic texts that more than one scholar has called in the century of the encyclopedias. In this study, the author examines writings in Latin, Catalan, and French that are connected to the encyclopedic movement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2ADC; 2ADF; 2ADL; 3H; DSBB; HBLC1. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 36. Weight: 798.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226260686
- ISBN
- 9780226260686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 85.14
€ 85.14
Paperback. Stepping beyond traditional histories that have emphasized armed conflict from the view of victors, this work focuses on Morisco women. It argues that these women's lives offer insights on the experiences of Moriscos in general, and on how the politics of religion both empowers and oppresses. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAF; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130545
- ISBN
- 9780691130545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Updated edition with a New and Revised New Afterw
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691163710
- ISBN
- 9780691163710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.22
€ 26.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; JPV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465049905
- ISBN
- 9780465049905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.52
€ 20.99
€ 15.52
Paperback. Drawing on the author's firsthand experience of the Iranian Revolution in 1978-1979 and subsequent trips between 2003 and 2008, this book presents a historical and ethnographic study of local-level politics, connections with national-level politics and revolution, and the changing political dynamics in Iran. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 611. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775687
- ISBN
- 9780804775687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99
€ 46.99
Paperback. Offers a way to think about the history of the body by focusing on women's bodies, showing how ideas about conception, pregnancy, and childbirth were also ways of talking about gender relations and thus all relations of power. This study provides ways to understand how ordinary people experienced political conflicts and social change. Num Pages: 296 pages, 40 in-text black and white half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199202706
- ISBN
- 9780199202706
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.58
€ 89.58