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History: theory & methods

Hardcover. This text presents a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. It is a concise book explicitly designed to serve as an introduction to the central issues in the study of memory, authored by noted archaeologists working in a variety of contexts and geographic areas. Editor(s): Dyke, Ruth Van (Colorado College USA); Alcock, Susan E. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20. BIC Classification: HBA; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235842
ISBN
9780631235842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.08

Paperback. * Serves as an accessible introduction to central issues in the study of memory, including authority and identity, and the role memory plays in their creation and transformation. * Presents a collection of newly commissioned essays that provide a coherent framework for the study of memory in past societies. Editor(s): Dyke, Ruth Van (Colorado College USA); Alcock, Susan E. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20. BIC Classification: HBA; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631235859
ISBN
9780631235859
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 53.87

Paperback. Interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium's status within the social sciences in light of recent technological breakthroughs. This title addresses many of the challenges of oral history, from its inherent subjectivity to whether it should be treated as a discipline or simply a method for research. Editor(s): Vanek, Miroslav. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024622262
ISBN
9788024622262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.75

Paperback. Addresses the difficult and complex question of defining the limits of history. This title draws together the key pieces of the author's work, encompassing the ever controversial issue of postmodernism and history, questions on the end of history and radical history into the future. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415472364
ISBN
9780415472364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 54.96

Paperback. Marks the author's breakthrough in criticism from the literary and aesthetic into social theory and the philosophy of history. This title provides his first entry into what he calls his theory of Dramatism; and, an important section on the nature of ritual. Num Pages: 434 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520041486
ISBN
9780520041486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169677
ISBN
9780231169677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.76

Paperback. A collection of memoirs of eleven historians who, born around the time of World War II, helped to transform both their discipline and the broader world of American higher education. Editor(s): Banner, James M., Jr.; Gillis, John R. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226036588
ISBN
9780226036588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 258 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226345444
ISBN
9780226345444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.55

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691647791
ISBN
9780691647791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 136.69
€ 101.75

Paperback. Between Thucydides and Polybius focuses on the contribution of fourth-century authors such as Ephorus, Theopompus, and Xenophon to the development of Greek historiography. Essays examine the interface between historiography and rhetoric, while undermining the claim that historians after Thucydides allowed rhetoric to prevail over research. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBAH; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Center for Hellenic Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674428348
ISBN
9780674428348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Nothing has generated more controversy in the social sciences than the turn toward culture, variously known as the linguistic turn, culturalism, or postmodernism. This book examines the impact of the cultural turn on two prominent social science disciplines, history and sociology. Editor(s): Bonnell, Victoria E.; Hunt, Lynn. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 361 pages, 4 figures. BIC Classification: HBA; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520216792
ISBN
9780520216792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Hardback. While bookstore shelves around the world have never ceased to display best-selling life-and-lettersA" biographies in prominent positions, the genre became less popular among academic historians during the Cold War decades. Their main concern then was with political and socioeconomic structures, institutions, and organizations.. Editor(s): Berghahn, Volker R.; Lassig, Simone. Series: Studies in German History. BIC Classification: 1DF; BGH; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845455187
ISBN
9781845455187
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; JPF; KCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799232
ISBN
9780804799232
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.32

Paperback. The chapters in this volume celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the seminal work British Politics in the Age of Anne by looking at how Holmes's writing has influenced later historians in various fields, including ones not directly addresses by Holmes, such as gender, jacobite and urban history. Editor(s): Jones, Clyve. Series: Parliamentary History Book Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBAH; HBJD1; HBLW3; JP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405193344
ISBN
9781405193344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.34

hardcover. Sarah Elliott Novacich explores the ways in which the plots of sacred history were preserved and repurposed in Medieval English literature. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; HBTD; HRC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107177055
ISBN
9781107177055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.80

Hardback. Translator(s): Vinsonneau, Ninon; Magidoff, Jonathan. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 424 pages, 196 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; APF; HBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156509
ISBN
9780231156509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 125.32
€ 93.74

Paperback. Presents an introduction for those with little or no experience in planning or implementing oral history projects. This guide outlines the stages of a project from idea to final product - the interviewing process, basic technical principles, and audio and video recording techniques. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804011174
ISBN
9780804011174
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.07

Hardback. Helps to understand the intellectual and social transformation of China. This title distills the author's reflections on modern China and details change in Chinese historical studies in the 20th century. It assesses the work of historians prior to 1950 and the domination of China by the Communist Chinese. Num Pages: 312 pages, 25 halftones. 22 color illus. 3 color maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBAH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 28. Weight in Grams: 766.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144634
ISBN
9780691144634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.25

Hardback. This translation of the introduction to Wang Hui's Rise of Modern Chinese Thought (2004) makes part of his four-volume masterwork available to English readers for the first time. A leading public intellectual in China, Wang charts the historical currents that have shaped Chinese modernity from the Song Dynasty to the present day. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJF; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674046955
ISBN
9780674046955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.37

Paperback. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Num Pages: 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500. Exploring Women's History in China, Hong Kong and Macau. 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight: 500.
Publisher
Insomniac Pr
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9789627992035
ISBN
9789627992035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.85

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