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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. In this sweeping collection of essays, one of America's leading colonial historians reexamines struggles between Native peoples and Europeans in early America in terms of how each understood the material basis of power. Num Pages: 328 pages, 35 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 487.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812223804
ISBN
9780812223804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.63

Paperback.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804838535
ISBN
9780804838535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.26

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479873258
ISBN
9781479873258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.47

A biography of Zephaniah Kingsley Jr., merchant, African slave trader, ship captain, plantation owner, slave master, miscegenist, polygamist, and, later, partial supporter of abolition and founder of a colony in Haiti for free persons of color. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 649.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813044620
ISBN
9780813044620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813035277
ISBN
9780813035277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.51

Hardback. As a Europe grew rich in the Middle Ages, the well-made clothes, linens, and wares of households often substituted for hard currency. Pawnbrokers kept goods in circulation, and sergeants of the law marched into debtors' homes to seize belongings equal in value to debts owed. David Smail describes a material world on the cusp of modern capitalism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737280
ISBN
9780674737280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; JFSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 565.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801436260
ISBN
9780801436260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.31

Paperback. Even before the 1889 baseball season began, battle lines had been drawn. In the National League, the Players Brotherhood, challenged the insulting classification system devised by league owners. While American Association players had no Brotherhood, they proved capable of organizing impromptu responses to abusive treatment by owners. Num Pages: 244 pages, 23 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Popular Press 3
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780879726195
ISBN
9780879726195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422526
ISBN
9780821422526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.86

Hardback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422519
ISBN
9780821422519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.31

Hardback. This study of Music and Music Activities in Ibero-America to 1850 emphasizes historical data rather than musical analysis. Folk and popular music are mentioned only to the extent that they have affected the cultivated strains of Ibero-American music. Of interest to music historians and students of Ibero-American culture. Num Pages: 744 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KL; AV; GTB; HBT; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810839977
ISBN
9780810839977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 236.43

Paperback. Explores the role of naval power and maritime trade in creating the modern international system. This book is both a history of maritime strategy, sea power, and seaborne commerce from the nineteenth century to the present day and an examination of current strategic issues. Editor(s): Moran, Daniel; Russell, James A. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 tables, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTM; JPS; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626160729
ISBN
9781626160729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.17

Hardback. .
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626163003
ISBN
9781626163003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.92

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 354 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTK; KCF; KND; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1114.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691633817
ISBN
9780691633817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.03
€ 107.92

Hardcover. This text documents the history of the factory system in the United States. It discusses topics such as relations between technological and organisational innovation, the changing role of the foreman and the spread of personnel work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; KJV; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299148805
ISBN
9780299148805
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.75

Paperback. This text documents the history of the factory system in the United States. It discusses topics such as relations between technological and organisational innovation, the changing role of the foreman and the spread of personnel work. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBL; KJV; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299148843
ISBN
9780299148843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.40

Paperback. What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefitted other classes. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226607429
ISBN
9780226607429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50+ b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1292.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764314445
ISBN
9780764314445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.39
€ 45.70

Hardback. This is a study of the creation of Fort Smith, Arkansas, an imagined Wild West town for tourists complete with Native Americans, nineteenth-century hangings, prostitutes, and bootleggers. Series: Cultural Heritage Studies. Num Pages: 308 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062532
ISBN
9780813062532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.16

Paperback. Between 1675 and 1676, King Philip's War shattered native tribes and devastated the new English colonies. The powerful Pequot and Narragansett tribes were subjugated, and Wampanoag leader King Philip saw his lands taken and his counselors executed. In July 1675, his warriors started an uprising. This book gives an account of this confrontation. Series Editor(s): Rosier, Paul C. Series: Landmark Events in Native American History. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 173 x 13. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780791093467
ISBN
9780791093467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.66

Hardcover. An innovative diplomatic and intellectual history of decolonization, post-colonial nation building and international human rights and development discourses, this study of the role of the ILO during 1940-70 opens up new perspectives on the significance of international organisations as actors in the history of the 20th century. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 429 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBLW3; HBTK; HBTR; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230343627
ISBN
9780230343627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.23

Paperback. Translation of: Menschenrechte, Sozialpolitik, und Dekolonisation. Series: International Labour Organization (ILO) Century Series. Num Pages: 412 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA; JPSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 547.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349344710
ISBN
9781349344710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 123.22

Hardback. Presenting the Second Temple era as an age of transition between a territorial past and an exilic and religious future, Judeans and Jews sharpens our understanding of this important era. Series: The Kenneth Michael Tanenbaum Series in Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648395
ISBN
9781442648395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780814774823
ISBN
9780814774823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.47

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