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History: theory & methods

Paperback. This is a translation of Patocka's final work in which he treats prehistory through the concepts of Husserl and Heidegger. He believes the technological society to be decadent, and in the 20th century, war has become the basic reality which prevails through apparent "peace". Translator(s): Kohak, Erazim. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: DNF; HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
Edition
First American Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812693379
ISBN
9780812693379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.05

Paperback. Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments, often considered to be the hallmark of the scientific method. This book consists of eight comparative studies drawn from history, archeology, economics, economic history, geography, and political science. Editor(s): Diamond, Jared; Robinson, James A. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 figures, 5 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674060197
ISBN
9780674060197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.70

Hardcover. David Warren Sabean was a pioneer in the historical-anthropological study of kinship, community, & selfhood in early modern & modern Europe. The significance of Sabean's scholarship is reflected in original research contributed by former students & essays written by his contemporaries, demonstrating Sabean's impact on the discipline of history. Editor(s): Coy, Jason Philip; Marschke, Benjamin; Poley, Jared. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 316 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782384199
ISBN
9781782384199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.56

Paperback. In this book Jean Baudrillard, one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary social theorists, argues that the notion of the end of history is an illusion, and that we are now engaged in a gigantic process of historical revisionism. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBA; HP; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 8. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745612225
ISBN
9780745612225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Paperback. This book aims to open up Deleuze's relevance to those working in history, the history of ideas, science studies, evolutionary psychology, history of philosophy and interdisciplinary projects inflected by historical problems. Editor(s): Bell, Jeffrey A.; Colebrook, Claire. Series: Deleuze Connections. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCF; HPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748636099
ISBN
9780748636099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.69

hardcover. Looks at the lives and careers of four prominent historians, and discusses the political implications for progress. Num Pages: 233 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBAH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
233
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674713758
ISBN
9780674713758
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.83

hardcover. Historians' autobiographies, Popkin shows, reveal how scholars arrive at their vocations, the difficulties of writing about modern professional life, and the ways in which personal stories can add to our understanding of historical events such as war, political movements, and the traumas of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1line drawing. BIC Classification: DSK; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780226675435
ISBN
9780226675435
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; JFCA; JFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138905320
ISBN
9781138905320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Hardback. Illuminates the relationship between Hume the political thinker, Hume the historian, and Hume the political economist and highlights the social, economic and institutional changes which he wove into an innovative theory of causation Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBAH; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271870
ISBN
9781783271870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.57

Hardback. Investigates American origin stories - from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address - to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153995
ISBN
9780691153995
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.05

Paperback. Offers an account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address - to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. Part civics primer, part cultural history, this title excavates the origins of everything from the paper ballot and the Constitution to the I O U and the dictionary. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159591
ISBN
9780691159591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.05

Paperback. Part research manual, part study guide, and part introduction to the study of history, Essaying the Past guides the reader through the nuts and bolts of producing good historical prose, offering key strategies and useful tips. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119111900
ISBN
9781119111900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.49

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107432437
ISBN
9781107432437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.55

Paperback. As the end of the 20th century approaches, many predict that it will mirror the 19th-century decline into decadence. The author of this text finds a closer analogy with the culture wars of France in the 1690s - a battle of the books known as the "Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns". Num Pages: 236 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSB; HBA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226141381
ISBN
9780226141381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.91

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822351252
ISBN
9780822351252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 280 pages, 21 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFHF; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319726
ISBN
9780822319726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.70

Paperback. Translator(s): Evrigenis, Ioannis D.; Pellerin, Daniel. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
166
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872207158
ISBN
9780872207158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.88

Hardback. "Greek debt means one thing to the country's creditors. But for millions who prize culture over capital, it means the symbolic debt we owe Greece for democracy, philosophy, mathematics, and fine art. Johanna Hanink shows that our idealized image of ancient Greece dangerously shapes our view of the country's economic hardship and refugee crisis. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 20 x 13. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971547
ISBN
9780674971547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.89

Hardback. There has been a surprising absence of a general philosophical overview of progress as a method of articulating human meaning. This book attempts to fill this gap. Num Pages: 226 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780838635032
ISBN
9780838635032
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.42

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719076602
ISBN
9780719076602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.09

Hardback. This book describes the development of local history in England from its origins in the Middle Ages to its practise in the early twenty-first century. It looks also at how local history is related to archaeology, landscape, and family history. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719029509
ISBN
9780719029509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.89

Paperback. This text aims to provide an accessible guide to the responsible use of Greek and Latin inscriptions as sources for ancient history by presenting a series of essays focused on a few central topics. Editor(s): Bodel, John. Series: Approaching the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBA; HBG; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415116244
ISBN
9780415116244
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77

Paperback. Describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of the past has had in the western world over the past 2500 years, treating the practise of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the cultural history of Europe and America. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140283792
ISBN
9780140283792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

hardcover. In this probing biography, John G. Reid examines Barnes's life as a female historian, providing a revealing glimpse into the gendered experience of professional academia in that era. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: BG; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802080172
ISBN
9780802080172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.49

Paperback. What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. Num Pages: 208 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
OUP USA
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195171570
ISBN
9780195171570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Hardback. A Research Guide to the Ancient World: Print and Electronic Sources is a partially annotated bibliography that covers the study of the ancient world, and closes the traditional subject gap between the humanities and the social sciences in this area of study. This book is the only bibliographic resource available for such holistic coverage. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; HBA; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442237391
ISBN
9781442237391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 249.18

paperback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Series: Issues in the History of American Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971751
ISBN
9781597971751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.63

Hardback. The Cold War continues to shape international relations almost twenty years after being acknowledged as the central event of the last half of the twentieth century. Interpretations of how it ended thus remain crucial to an accurate understanding of global events and foreign policy. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBA; HBTW; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597971744
ISBN
9781597971744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.58

Hardback. This landmark anthology collects speeches, letters, newspapers, journals, poems, and songs to demonstrate that John Brown's actions at Harpers Ferry altered the course of history. Without Brown, the Civil War probably would have been delayed by four years and emancipation movements in Brazil, Cuba, even Russia might have been disrupted. Editor(s): Stauffer, John; Trodd, Zoe. Series: The John Harvard Library. Num Pages: 640 pages, 1 halftone, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1052.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674048850
ISBN
9780674048850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 246 x 17. Weight in Grams: 638.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
6th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138808089
ISBN
9781138808089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.01

Paperback. John Vincent has often been accused of political incorrectness, but never in his writings about history. In this controversial and thought-provoking study of history, Professor Vincent goes to the very heart of the complex issues raised by the subject. Series: Continuum Compact Series. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Number of pages
186
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New
SKU
KRS0019038
ISBN
9780826485427
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. John Vincent has often been accused of political incorrectness, but never in his writings about history. In this controversial and thought-provoking study of history, Professor Vincent goes to the very heart of the complex issues raised by the subject. Series: Continuum Compact Series. Num Pages: 186 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 214. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Edition
New
Number of pages
186
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KRS0019039
ISBN
9780826485427
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. Presents 17 contributions written by an international group of historians addressing the intercultural dimension of historical theory. The editor's introduction discusses historical thinking as intercultural discourse and presents ten hypotheses that aim to define Western historical thinking. Schola Editor(s): Rusen, Jorn. Num Pages: index. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817815
ISBN
9781571817815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.73

Hardback. In Evidence and Meaning, Rusen surveys the seismic changes that have shaped the historical profession over the last half-century, while offering a clear, economical account of his theory of history. Translator(s): Kerns, Diane; Digan, Katie. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 286 pages. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785335389
ISBN
9781785335389
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.83

Hardcover. Without denying the importance of the postmodernist approach to the narrative form and rhetorical strategies of historiography, the author, one of Germany's most prominent cultural historians, argues here in favor of reason and methodical rationality in history. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571816245
ISBN
9781571816245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Rusen, Jorn; Muller, Klaus E. Num Pages: bibliog. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Edition
illustrated ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571817761
ISBN
9781571817761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.12

Paperback. Garcilaso Inca de la Vega, a Peruvian mestizo and historian, envisioned Latin America as a multiethnic continent and advanced a humanist interpretation of New World history. In this collection of articles, central aspects of Garcilaso's life and work are reviewed. Editor(s): Anadon, Jose. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 port. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; BGH; DSBD; HBAH; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268010379
ISBN
9780268010379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Series: Iberian Studies in History, Literature & Civilization. Num Pages: 159 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBAH; JNA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
International Scholars Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
159
Condition
New
SKU
V9781883255862
ISBN
9781883255862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.76

Paperback. Social upheaval in early 20th-century Europe is the historical setting for this study by Spanish philosopher, Jose Ortega y Gasset. In print since 1932, Ortega's vision of Western culture is of society sinking to its lowest common denominator and drifting toward chaos. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co New York
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393310955
ISBN
9780393310955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.03

Hardback. This text re-examines the traditional acceptance of such historical ideas as classical heritage, medieval Christendom, reformation and counter-reformation, absolutism and the idea of progress. It claims that the identifying marks of Europe are its dissidence, rebellion and variety. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631176220
ISBN
9780631176220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.28