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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Analyzes film distribution and exhibition practices in order to reconstruct a context for understanding moviegoing at a time when American cities were coming to grips with new groups of immigrants and women working outside the home. This book talks about the history of the film industry, and about the process of imaging a national community. Num Pages: 391 pages, 61 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 391
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520247437
- ISBN
- 9780520247437
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.40
€ 49.40
Hardcover. On the night of his arrest for public intoxication, James Patrick Lyons was taken to the city jail and held in solitary confinement. The next morning he was dead. In his quest to uncover the details of his grandfather's life, the author re-creates the flavor of mid-twentieth-century Kansas City. Num Pages: 52 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826218643
- ISBN
- 9780826218643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.58
€ 26.99
€ 23.58
Paperback. This work traces the development of country music and its institutionalization from Fiddlin' John Carson's pioneering recordings in Atlanta in 1923 to the posthumous success of Hank Williams. The book also explores what it means to be authentic within popular culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 36. Weight in Grams: 622.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226662855
- ISBN
- 9780226662855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.83
€ 44.83
Paperback. Presents an account of the author's adventures in Haiti. This work includes Art Deco-style woodcuts, and it chronicles the African traditions of the island's people. Translator(s): Vesey, Desmond Ivo. Num Pages: 274 pages, 61 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBTB; VXW; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 274
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589803626
- ISBN
- 9781589803626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.85
€ 16.99
€ 16.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: HBTS; JFC; UBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226468853
- ISBN
- 9780226468853
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Hardback. The Hawaiian pineapple industry emerged in the late nineteenth century as part of an attempt to diversify the Hawaiian economy from dependence on sugar cane as its only staple industry. This title presents a definitive history of this industry from its modest beginnings to its emergence as a major contributor to the American industrial narrative. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8 line, 18 integrated b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; HBLW; HBTK; KCZ; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 222 x 27. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855960
- ISBN
- 9781848855960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.33€ 124.23
€ 140.33
€ 124.23
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691622200
- ISBN
- 9780691622200
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.35
€ 68.35
Paperback. This work explores the ways in which Nazi Germany used art and media to portray their country as a champion of Kultur and civilisation. Revealing how multiple domains of cultural activity served to conceptually de-humanize Jews, this work shows how the seeds of the Holocaust were sown Editor(s): Etlin, Richard A. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; AB; GTB; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226220871
- ISBN
- 9780226220871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.73
€ 58.73
Hardcover. Editor(s): Pegg, Richard A. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTP1; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824847654
- ISBN
- 9780824847654
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.16
€ 48.16
Hardback. Spans archaic Greece to the Late Roman Empire, and no more than two standard scales (1:500,000 and 1:1,000,000) are used to represent most regions. This title brings the ancient past back to life in an unforgettably vivid and inspiring way. Editor(s): Talbert, Richard J. A. Num Pages: 280 pages, 102 full-color maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 185 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 3732.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691031699
- ISBN
- 9780691031699
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 582.18
€ 582.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781927527252
- ISBN
- 9781927527252
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Semco is one of Latin America's fastest-growing companies, acknowledged to be the best in Brazil to work for, and with a waiting list of thousands of applicants waiting to join it. Here, the author shares his secrets, and tells how he tore up the rule books. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; KJMD; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Random House Business Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712678865
- ISBN
- 9780712678865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.27
€ 19.99
€ 14.27
Hardback. How African writers reconstructed the biblical narrative to form a new identity Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBF; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Publisher
- Baylor University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602585317
- ISBN
- 9781602585317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.83
€ 53.83
Paperback. This is an account of how a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany came to dominate cattle dealing in south central New York and maintain a Jewish identity even while residing in small towns and villages that were primarily Christian. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509931
- ISBN
- 9780742509931
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.71
€ 68.71
Hardback. This is an account of how a group of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany came to dominate cattle dealing in south central New York and maintain a Jewish identity even while residing in small towns and villages that were primarily Christian. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742509924
- ISBN
- 9780742509924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.99
€ 186.99
Paperback. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 32. 292 pages. The studies in this 1928 book illustrate the lives of children within various different times and social contexts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Dimension: 203 x 130 x 18. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521236041
- ISBN
- 9780521236041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 32.72
€ 32.99
€ 32.72
Paperback. This book is an up-to-date innovative and accessible reinterpretation of a little-known but fascinating popular movement, of interest to students of protest, culture and politics in Victorian Britain and beyond. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783167883
- ISBN
- 9781783167883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.26
€ 16.26
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of the Philippines Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789715502320
- ISBN
- 9789715502320
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.94
€ 55.94
Paperback. Chow situates contemporary Chinese film within the broad context of Chinese history and culture, giving readers a glimpse of the unique shared identity that characterizes the current crop of outstanding filmmakers, such as Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231076838
- ISBN
- 9780231076838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
The Archimedes Codex: Revealing The Secrets Of The World´s Greatest P...
Reviel Netz And William Noel
paperback. The story of the amazing discovery of Archimedes' lost works Num Pages: 320 pages, 42, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Group
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034271
- ISBN
- 9780753823729
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. Editor(s): Krishnaswamy, Revathi; Hawley, John C. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816646098
- ISBN
- 9780816646098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.25
€ 37.25
Hardcover. The first biography of Zachary Macaulay - the 'engineer' of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. He was never an orator or organiser of meetings but through careful research and publication of the facts, providing the vital resources for the parliamentary and public campaign. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 263 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316968
- ISBN
- 9781846316968
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 172.21
€ 172.21
Paperback. While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviours appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBT; HRAM9; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195154948
- ISBN
- 9780195154948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.92
€ 55.92
Hardback. 150th anniversary of the Dakota War, this narrative provides fresh insights into the most controversial event in the region's history. Editor(s): Derounian-Stodola, Kathryn Zabelle; Zeman, Carrie Reber. Num Pages: 408 pages, 14 illustrations, 4 maps, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; 3JH; HBJK; HBTV; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803235304
- ISBN
- 9780803235304
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.04
€ 72.04