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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Firearms have long been at the core of our national narratives. This title documents and analyzes the history of firearms in America, exploring various aspects of gun manufacture, ownership, and use - and importantly, the cultural and political implications which this history reveals. Editor(s): Dizard, Jan E.; Muth, Robert M.; Andrews, Stephen P. Num Pages: 517 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DQ; HBT; JFC; WSXS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
517
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814718797
ISBN
9780814718797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.18

Paperback. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? The author puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting fates of Europeans, Asians, Native Americans, sub-Saharan Africans, and aboriginal Australians. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHMC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
9780099302780
ISBN
9780099302780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDY; ACBK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 167 x 14. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Five Continents Editions Italy
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788874397327
ISBN
9788874397327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.94

Paperback. Major transformations in society are always accompanied by parallel transformations in systems of social communication D what we call the media. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745672588
ISBN
9780745672588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.51

Hardcover. Major transformations in society are always accompanied by parallel transformations in systems of social communication D what we call the media. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745672571
ISBN
9780745672571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 376 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BGS; HBT; WSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Edition
Har/DVD
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772898278
ISBN
9788772898278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.85
€ 50.38

Hardback. By focusing on processes of social construction, stigmatization and categorization, the authors offer new insights into the development of government policies towards itinerants in general and the ethnicization of some in particular. They analyze the western images and representations of gypsies focusing on their functions for the labour market. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBTB; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333682418
ISBN
9780333682418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.55

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806495
ISBN
9781902806495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Paperback. By the early 20th century, Gypsies in Germany and Italy were pushed outside the national community and subjected to the arbitrary whims of executive authorities. This book offers an account of these exclusionary policies and their links to the rise of nationalism, liberalism, and the modern bureaucratic state. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349486502
ISBN
9781349486502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.11

Paperback. Explores the history of this lifestyle, looking at how Gypsies have maintained their distinctive culture and how they have adapted to the twenty-first century, and focusses on a range of traditional Gypsy occupations including harvesting, horse-dealing, fortune-telling and rat-catching. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812364
ISBN
9780747812364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.84

Paperback. The first collection of essays in English dedicated to the life and work of German-language author H.G. Adler. Together, the essays examine Adler's writing in relation to his life, especially his memory as a survivor of the Nazi death camps and his posthumous recognition for having produced a Gesamkunstwerk, an aesthetic synthesis of the Shoah. Editor(s): Creet, Julia; Bojadzija-Dan, Amira; Horowitz, Sara R. Series: Cultural Expressions. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810132375
ISBN
9780810132375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226335339
ISBN
9780226335339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 35.44

Paperback. Offers a fresh perspective on Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, telling the story of how American Jewish women played a leading role in achieving Zionist goals and shaping the state of Israel. This book also traces Hadassah's involvement in the child rescue movement, which saved thousands of children from Nazi-occupied Europe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBT; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 176 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549388
ISBN
9780742549388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

Paperback. Two world wars, the Civil Rights movement, and a Jheri curl later, Blacks in America continue to have a complex and convoluted relationship with their hair. This book takes a chronological look at the culture behind the ever-changing state of Black hair - from fifteenth-century Africa to the present-day United States. Editor(s): Byrd, Ayana. Num Pages: 258 pages, 50 black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250046574
ISBN
9781250046574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781605989556
ISBN
9781605989556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.19

Paperback. Charting the cultural imagination of Haiti, this text argues for the recognition of both vodou rituals and narrative fictions as repositories of history. The book gives human dimensions to the 18th-century French colony and provides a template for understanding the Haiti of today. Num Pages: 362 pages, 34 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213685
ISBN
9780520213685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.97

Hardback. A study of the international crisis caused by the overthrow of the Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide in September 1991. This study analyses the events before and after the military coup, detailing the accomplishments of Aristide's presidency and the attempt to restore him. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JJPR; HBTV; JPHV; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819199515
ISBN
9780819199515
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.62

Paperback. Draws on a variety of eyewitness accounts, letters, and governmental documents to examine the causes of the Haitian Revolution and the impact it had on the eighteenth-century Atlantic world. Num Pages: 262 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208650
ISBN
9780872208650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5HH; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Later Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486805214
ISBN
9780486805214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ronsdale Press Canada
Edition
First
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780921870470
ISBN
9780921870470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. Hamilton versus Jefferson in the Washington Administration is an intensive study of the constitutional and political arguments between Hamilton and Jefferson in Washington's cabinet. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JPA; JPHL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107109056
ISBN
9781107109056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.29

Hardback. Editor(s): McCann, Katherine D.; North, Tracy. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTB; JFSL4; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1106.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477309568
ISBN
9781477309568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.09

Hardback. To find out more information about Scarecrow Press titles, please visit www.scarecrowpress.com. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810815391
ISBN
9780810815391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 195 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
195
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299248345
ISBN
9780299248345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.96

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