History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Founded during the Gold Rush years, the Chinese community of San Francisco became the largest and most vibrant Chinatown in America. This is a detailed social and cultural history of the Chinese in San Francisco. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745505
- ISBN
- 9780804745505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.33
€ 36.99
€ 33.33
Hardback. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168922
- ISBN
- 9780231168922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: CFZ; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837621198
- ISBN
- 9783837621198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 37.03
€ 51.99
€ 37.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 0th edition
- Number of pages
- 720
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803245198
- ISBN
- 9780803245198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 42.42
€ 46.99
€ 42.42
Paperback. Describes the growth and development of the resistance movement and armed struggle against the wider historical background and the development of clandestine communal activities in the ghetto Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 510 pages, 22 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253205117
- ISBN
- 9780253205117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.47€ 51.89
€ 52.47
€ 51.89
hardcover. This book explores sex and sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud within the context of competing cultural discourses, for students of comparative religion. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAB; 3D; 3F; HBLA; HBTB; HRJS; HRLM7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107155510
- ISBN
- 9781107155510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.09
€ 113.09
Hardcover. Analyzing contemporary Chinese literature, film, and television, Shen shows the significance of nationalism for the mass imagination in post-socialist China. Chapters move from the intellectual idealism of the 1980s, through the post-Tiananmen transition, to the national cinema of the 1990s, and finally to the Internet literature of today. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137497420
- ISBN
- 9781137497420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.15
€ 64.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPC; 3JJ; BGHA; BTP; HBTV; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Zubaan Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789384757809
- ISBN
- 9789384757809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.79
€ 15.99
€ 13.79
Hardback. Series: Contributions to Political Science. Num Pages: 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPHL; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319555348
- ISBN
- 9783319555348
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.01
€ 65.01
Paperback. Between the end of the 19th century and the outbreak of World War II, Africans displaced by colonial rule created an African-American myth which aggrandized the life and attainments of African Americans. This text looks at the religious, educational, political and social areas of this myth. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333669808
- ISBN
- 9780333669808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.57
€ 63.57
Hardback. Presents stories of survival and triumph, collected from years of interviews with those who lived through the most harrowing decade of the twentieth century. This work features twenty-five tales of courage and loss, representing the experiences of women, men, and children, of people who either survived the death camps or lived in hiding. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 photographs (b&w). BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 244 x 32. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275994235
- ISBN
- 9780275994235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.30€ 53.45
€ 58.30
€ 53.45
Paperback. A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He also examines topics such as the relationship between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300093001
- ISBN
- 9780300093001
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.62
€ 20.99
€ 16.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781573090308
- ISBN
- 9781573090308
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 94.29
€ 94.29
Hardcover. This volume represents Yasuma Takata's synthesis of economics and sociology. He published articles on sociology in German, whilst as an economist he remained rather unknown in the West. His scope ranges from a critical analysis of Marx whilst accommodating Veblen, Pareto and Schumpeter. Series: Classics in the History and Development of Economics. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333575338
- ISBN
- 9780333575338
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.36
€ 122.36
paperback. A pioneering study of Syria's key Jewish communities, bringing to light an enormous amount of material and providing a broad, multifaceted perspective on Jewish life in Syria. Translator(s): Ordan, Dina. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 445.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906764562
- ISBN
- 9781906764562
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.20
€ 32.99
€ 29.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; KCZ; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349405831
- ISBN
- 9781349405831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.11
€ 122.11
Paperback. More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the full human cost of the tragedy, and create an unprecedented work of historical reckoning. Editor(s): Friedman, Edward. Translator(s): Mosher, Stacy; Jian, Guo. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780241956984
- ISBN
- 9780241956984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. The Civil War thrust millions of men and women rich and poor, soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free onto the roads of the South. During four years of war, Southerners lived on the move. In the hands of Sternhell, movement becomes a radically new means to perceive the full trajectory of the Confederacy s rise, struggle, and ultimate defeat." Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674088177
- ISBN
- 9780674088177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.89
€ 35.99
€ 30.89
Hardcover. In 1925 Abe (Abraham) Cahan, a leader of the Jewish Labor movement in the United States, visited Palestine in order to come to terms with the problem of Jewish mass migration from East Europe. The perception of Jewish immigrants was that Palestine would not solve the problems and needs of the Jewish masses. Num Pages: 259 pages, tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1; JHBL; JPFF; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723981
- ISBN
- 9781898723981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.90
€ 126.90
Paperback. Based on thorough archival research, this text provides a re-examination of the role of the Berlin bureaucrats in engineering the Holocaust. This research demishes the argument that Eichmann and his followers were only "following orders". Num Pages: 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470. The Nazi Security Police and the Banality of Evil. 320 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Based on thorough archival research, this text provides a re-examination of the role of the Berlin bureaucrats in engineering the Holocaust. This research demishes the argument that Eichmann and his followers were only "following orders". Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPHL. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 18. Weight: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826465375
- ISBN
- 9780826465375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.02
€ 46.02
Paperback. Series: Chinese Literature and Culture in the World. Num Pages: 227 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; DS; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 227
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349505104
- ISBN
- 9781349505104
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.23
€ 63.23
Hardback. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 493.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137537010
- ISBN
- 9781137537010
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.22
€ 112.22
Hardcover. This text sets out to understand how slavery persisted and then met its end in the Ottoman Empire. It concentrates on the period between 1800-1909, and examines the policies of the Ottoman state regarding slavery both before and after the reform period known as the Tanzimat. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 251 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 1996th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333643235
- ISBN
- 9780333643235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 218.12
€ 218.12
paperback. Includes grandparents and great-grandparents who sum up in their own words the vast changes that have overtaken China's people over a century. This book is also at once a journey by the author through time and place, and a memorial to those who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, and, Westernization. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099501480
- ISBN
- 9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.21
€ 21.99
€ 17.21