History: specific events & topics
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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. Southern music has flourished as a meeting ground for the traditions of West African and European peoples in the region, leading to the evolution of various traditional folk genres, bluegrass, country, jazz, gospel, rock, blues, and southern hip-hop. This volume celebrates this essential element of southern life. Num Pages: 512 pages, 47 illustrations, 2 maps, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807859087
- ISBN
- 9780807859087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.35
€ 43.35
Paperback. From semitropical coastal areas to high mountain terrain, from swampy lowlands to modern cities, the environment holds a fundamental importance in shaping the character of the American South. This volume surveys the dynamic environmental forces that have shaped human culture in the region - and the ways humans have shaped their environment. Num Pages: 336 pages, 26 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 1KBBS; GBC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807858561
- ISBN
- 9780807858561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.88
€ 41.88
Hardcover. Examines the transition from slavery to free labor during the tumultuous first months after the Civil War. This volume reveals the connection between developments in workplaces across the South and an intensifying political contest over the meaning of freedom and the terms of national reunification. Editor(s): Hahn, Steven; Miller, Steven F. (University of Maryland); O'Donovan, Susan Eva; Rodrigue, John C.; Rowland, Leslie S. Num Pages: 1056 pages, 15 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 76. Weight in Grams: 1678.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- 1st New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807831472
- ISBN
- 9780807831472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.19
€ 164.19
paperback. A richly textured narrative that seeks to capture the role played by the law in the definition of race and shoring up of racial repression in Canada. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 31. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082862
- ISBN
- 9780802082862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.94
€ 61.94
Num Pages: 254 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 254
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801443848
- ISBN
- 9780801443848
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.68
€ 86.68
How the Chinese community became an indispensable part of multicultural Canada. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 165 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780773541498
- ISBN
- 9780773541498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.94
€ 61.94
Paperback. Environmental history has traditionally told the story of Man and Nature. This book reintroduces gender as a meaningful category of analysis for environmental history, showing how women's actions, desires and choices have shaped the world and seeing men as gendered actors as well. Editor(s): Scharff, Virginia J. (Professor of History, University of New Mexico, USA). Num Pages: 344 pages, 18 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSJ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612857
- ISBN
- 9780700612857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.86
€ 50.86
Hardcover. Bringing together a diverse array of photographs, this collection provides a visual record of life in Kansas, from 1936-1949. The photographs portray, for example, FSA-aided farmers and striking coal miners, dust-bowl debris and tumbleweeds, and a failed bank and a thriving stockyard. Editor(s): Schulz, Constance B. Num Pages: 160 pages, 94 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 204 x 17. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700607990
- ISBN
- 9780700607990
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.19
€ 40.99
€ 36.19
Hardcover. With contributions from scholars from around the world, this volume builds upon the American Academy in Rome's first volume on Rome's maritime life, ""The Seaborne Commerce of Ancient Rome: Studies in Archaeology and History"". Editor(s): Hohlfelder, Robert L. Series: Supplements to the Memoirs of the American Academy in Rome. Num Pages: 352 pages, 146 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTM; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472115815
- ISBN
- 9780472115815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.17
€ 136.17
An important contribution to the historical study of sexuality and the growing feminist literature on the state Series: Social History, Popular Culture, & Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Michigan Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472032150
- ISBN
- 9780472032150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.62
€ 35.62
Paperback. Drawing on archaelogy, anthropology and history this guide explores Roman costume, looking at everything from hairstyles and jewelery to literature and geography. Editor(s): Sebesta, Judith Lynn; Bonfante, Larissa. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, many b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 785.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299138547
- ISBN
- 9780299138547
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.60
€ 46.60
Gathers Ernesto Galarza's key writings, reflecting a constructive concern for the working class in the face of America's growing influence over Mexico's economic system. Editor(s): Torres, Rodolfo; Ibarra, Armando. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037672
- ISBN
- 9780252037672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 164.00
€ 164.00
Paperback. A lively look at southern Jewish history and culture. Editor(s): Greenberg, Mark I.; Ferris, Marcie. Num Pages: 384 pages, 43 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781584655893
- ISBN
- 9781584655893
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.00
€ 46.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 414 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 2nd
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403980090
- ISBN
- 9781403980090
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 92.39€ 91.13
€ 92.39
€ 91.13
Hardcover. A realistic understanding of the mafia must avoid depictions both of a monolithic organization and of localized, isolated groups. Here, renowned historian Salvatore Lupo analyzes the mafia as a network of varied relationships and institutions, the result of a complex cultural and social encounter that was shaped by multiple, diverse environments. Series: Italian and Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 247 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137491350
- ISBN
- 9781137491350
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.03
€ 138.03
Hardcover. Masculinity, Class and Same-Sex Desire in Industrial England, 1895-1957 explores the experiences of men who desired other men outside of the capital. In doing so, it offers a unique intervention into the history of sexuality but it also offers new ways to understand masculinity, working-class culture, regionality and work in the period. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white halftones, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137470980
- ISBN
- 9781137470980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.04
€ 138.04
paperback. This collection of fascinating historical case studies reveals the remarkable inner workings of the modern food provisioning system and the complex web of institutions that move food from the farm to the dinner table. Editor(s): Belasco, Warren; Horowitz, Roger. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221343
- ISBN
- 9780812221343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.50
€ 46.50
Hardcover. Sissy home boys or domestic outlaws? Through a series of vivid case studies taken from across the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Matt Cook explores the emergence of these trenchant stereotypes and looks at how they play out in the home and family lives of queer men. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBTB; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 220 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230221390
- ISBN
- 9780230221390
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.10
€ 57.10
Hardback. A singular narrative woven from the biographies of four generations of women in southwestern Utah" Num Pages: 480 pages, 51 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGH; HBTB; HBTG; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 975.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607815167
- ISBN
- 9781607815167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.75
€ 40.99
€ 36.75
hardcover. Russia encountered Alaska in 1741 as part of the most ambitious and expensive expedition of the entire eighteenth century. For centuries since, cartographers have struggled to define and develop the enormous region comprising northeastern Asia, the North Pacific, and Alaska. This book focuses on this foundational period in Arctic cartography. Translator(s): Black, Lydia T. Series: Rasmuson Library Historic Translation Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, 75 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTP; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1326.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Alaska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781602232518
- ISBN
- 9781602232518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.30
€ 105.30