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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. This environmental history of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta places the Delta's economic and cultural history in an environmental context. It reveals the human aspects of the region's natural history, including land reclamation, slave and sharecropper economies, ethnic and racial perceptions of land ownership and stewardship, and even blues music. Num Pages: 376 pages, 6 b/w photos, 5 tables, 3 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; HBTB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Georgia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780820326733
- ISBN
- 9780820326733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.08
€ 53.08
Paperback. The history of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land is long. The first Tasmanians lived in isolation and against almost insurmountable odds for as many as 300 generations after the flooding of Bass Strait. This broad-ranging book is a comprehensive and critical account of that epic survival up to the present day. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFT; HBJM; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742234212
- ISBN
- 9781742234212
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.82
€ 32.82
paperback. Kuala Lumpur is the postmodern city writ large, a city that has been transformed from a sleepy capital into a technological marvel with a thriving and affluent cultural life. In this book, the author traces Kuala Lumpur's origins and charts the changes experienced by the city and its people. Series: Topographics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 10 colour and 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; HBJF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890573
- ISBN
- 9781861890573
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.21
€ 31.21
Paperback. It is tempting to take the tremendous rate of contemporary linguistic change for granted. What is required, in fact, is a radical reinterpretation of what language is. This book begins with an examination of the modes of communication used by dolphins, birds and primates as the first contexts in which the concept of 'language' might be applied. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: CFF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861890801
- ISBN
- 9781861890801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.52
€ 26.52
hardcover. This title explores the relationship between landscape and history over the past five centuries. It is interdisciplinary in scope, drawing on material from social, economic and cultural history; geography; archeology; cultural geography, planning and landscape history. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBTP; HD; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 140 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861891389
- ISBN
- 9781861891389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.17
€ 41.17
hardcover. In this illustrated study of the navies of Britain, France, the United States of America, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Chile and the Soviet Union, the author shows how each navy helped change world history. Series: Globalities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM; JFC; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861892027
- ISBN
- 9781861892027
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.22
€ 42.22
Hardcover. An overview of the evolving relations between the human and animal populations of the British Isles from the Norman Conquest to World War I, Animal Encounters shows how interdependent the animal-human relationship has been throughout history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 66 colour illustrations, 161 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFZ; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1944.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861898494
- ISBN
- 9781861898494
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.82
€ 69.82
Paperback. Tracking the Romantic strains in the writings of Rousseau, Herder, Cushing, Sapir, Benedict, Redfield, Mead, Levi-Strauss and others, these essays show Romanticism as a permanent and recurrent tendency within the anthropological tradition. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Series: History of Anthropology S. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299123642
- ISBN
- 9780299123642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. A history of Brazilian racial inequality from the abolition of slavery in 1888 up to the late 1980s, showing how economic, social and political changes in Brazil during the last 100 years have shaped race relations. It traces how discrimination led Afro-Brazilians to mobilize in various ways. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299131043
- ISBN
- 9780299131043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
Paperback. This volume attempts a critical historical consideration of the varying colonial situations in which (and from which) ethnographic knowledge essential to anthropology has been produced. The essays cover regions from Oceania, Southeast Asia and southern Africa to North and South America. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Series: History of Anthropology S. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299131241
- ISBN
- 9780299131241
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
paperback. In this collection of essays, historians, anthropologists and historical demographers discuss the population estimates for the New World before and after the arrival of Christopher Columbus. Topics such as the Indian slave trade, disease and military action are covered. Editor(s): Denevan, William M. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 maps, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLC; HBTP; JHBD; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- Second
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299134341
- ISBN
- 9780299134341
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.74
€ 35.74
paperback. This text shows how the shamans, during their night-long performances, create the worlds of words in which shamans exist. It analyzes texts that the shamans use to diagnose and treat afflictions that trouble their clients. Num Pages: 288 pages, map, 5 halftones, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBTD; HRLK; HRQX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299144944
- ISBN
- 9780299144944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.09
€ 31.09
paperback. This text documents Ethiopian agricultural practices since the early 19th century by examining travel narratives, agricultural surveys and farming systems research. It also traces the ways practices evolved in the 20th century in response to population growth, urban markets and new technologies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JH; HBTB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299146146
- ISBN
- 9780299146146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. As cinema developed from a novelty to popular entertainment, filmmaking also changed. This study looks at the changes by examining various films, especially: "The Boy Dectective"; "The Forgotton Watch"; "Rose O'Salem-Town"; "Cupid's Monkey Wrench"; "Belle Boyd"; "A Confederate Spy"; and "Suspense". Series: Wisconsin Studies in Film. Num Pages: 352 pages, 132 film stills, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 169 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299173647
- ISBN
- 9780299173647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.19
€ 34.19
Paperback. Editor(s): Lawrance, Benjamin N.; Osborn, Emily Lynn; Roberts, Richard L. Series: Africa and the Diaspora: History, Politics, Culture. Num Pages: 342 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299219543
- ISBN
- 9780299219543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. The ordeal of the refugee ship St. Louis has become a symbol of the world's indifference to the plight of European Jewry on the eve of the Holocaust. Although the story of the St. Louis is well known, the actual fates of the passengers has slipped into hi Num Pages: 224 pages, 38 b/w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299219840
- ISBN
- 9780299219840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.88
€ 24.88
Paperback. In the century between the Napoleonic Wars and the Irish Civil War, millions of Irish men and women left their homeland to begin new lives abroad. This book compares Irish immigrants in the United States and Australia. It highlights the ways that economic, social, and cultural conditions shaped experiences for Irish immigrants in each country. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w illustrations, 3 maps, 2 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 1KBB; 1MBF; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299223342
- ISBN
- 9780299223342
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 229
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299289546
- ISBN
- 9780299289546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; CFB; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299302740
- ISBN
- 9780299302740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.61
€ 46.61
Hardcover. Series: Pacific Islands Monograph Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Hawaii Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824838188
- ISBN
- 9780824838188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.77
€ 80.77