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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. In 1982, 20,000 Chinese American garment workers - mostly women - went on strike in New York's Chinatown and forced Chinese garment industry employers in the city to sign a union contract. This study explains how this militancy and organized protest, seemingly so at odds with traditional Chinese female behavior, came about. Series: The Asian American Experience. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 photographs; 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 712. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252073502
ISBN
9780252073502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503601086
ISBN
9781503601086
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796675
ISBN
9780804796675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.30

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
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099501480
ISBN
9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Paperback. The ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 20 black and white halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBTB; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195338102
ISBN
9780195338102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.46

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

€ 159.15

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

€ 44.83

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
€ 14.31

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

€ 40.44

Hardcover. An innovative and thorough history of how Hitler's war to eliminate Europe's Jews and the Wehrmacht's war versus the Allies were in conflict with each other to the material detriment of the latter. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 392 pages, 35 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700620067
ISBN
9780700620067
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.11

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 600 black and white and colour photo's, 50-100 colour profiles. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 217 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2004. 320 pages, 600 black and white and colour photo's, 50-100 colour profiles. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTW; JWMV3. Dimension: 302 x 217 x 45. Weight: 2010.
Publisher
Hikoki Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902109183
ISBN
9781902109183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.88

Paperback. This is the first instalment of a multi-volume edition of Poyln, the first English translation to be published. Here begins a story of the beauty and pathos of the world of Polish Jewry, a world that was almost totally destroyed by the Nazis. Editor(s): Wrobel, Piotr J.; Shapiro, Robert Moses. Translator(s): Clarke, Anna. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520656
ISBN
9781487520656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

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

€ 90.60

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
€ 19.09

Paperback. An inspiring account of the Ovitz family & their time in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 304 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849546539
ISBN
9781849546539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Hardback. Editor(s): Chandler, David P.; Savin, Daniel. Series: Genocide, Political Violence, Human Rights. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBTZ; JPHX; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813551517
ISBN
9780813551517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.76

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

€ 20.79

Hardcover. Examines gender relations in ancient Chinese and Greek societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as banquets, festivals, and feasts. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521197625
ISBN
9780521197625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.42

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

€ 63.36

Paperback. An authoritative account of the operation of the Auschwitz death camp. Num Pages: 656 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208842
ISBN
9780253208842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

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

€ 52.82

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
€ 36.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691168517
ISBN
9780691168517
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

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

€ 48.23

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

€ 41.95

Paperback. Discusses the troubling and possibly irreconcilable split between Jewish memory and Jewish historiography. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 126 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Number of pages
154
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295975191
ISBN
9780295975191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. Translator(s): Mark, Ethan. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 360 pages, 7 b&w illustrations and 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165693
ISBN
9780231165693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698416
ISBN
9789971698416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177702
ISBN
9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.80

Paperback. Series: Michigan Abstracts of Chinese & Japanese Works on Chinese History. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892649020
ISBN
9780892649020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294807
ISBN
9789652294807
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; ANB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810129429
ISBN
9780810129429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Paperback. Series: Culture, Place, and Nature. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, 10 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJH; HBTR; JHMC; RNKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999548
ISBN
9780295999548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.68

Hardcover. Rather than a stark, unbroken line dividing East and West in Cold War Europe, the Iron Curtain was instead made up of distinct landscapes. This book traces a genealogy of one such landscape - the woods between Czechoslovakia and West Germany - to debunk our misconceptions about the iconic partition. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226154190
ISBN
9780226154190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.70

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Goldstein, Darra. Translator(s): Schwartz, Marian. Num Pages: 400 pages, 25 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 242 x 39. Weight in Grams: 892.
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018989
ISBN
9781903018989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.63
€ 48.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 1096 pages, 416 b/w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691176949
ISBN
9780691176949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Paperback. Series: Kyoto CSEAS Series on Asian Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBLW; HBTR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
NUS Press Singapore
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814722117
ISBN
9789814722117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.70

Paperback. Asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This book explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that shapes the twenty-first century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 38. Weight in Grams: 489.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
9781784703936
ISBN
9781784703936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.59