Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Examining imperial efforts to police urban space from the late sixteenth century onward, the author shows how the production of urban space was explicitly centered on the politics of racial exclusion and social control. Num Pages: 296 pages, 24 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286047
- ISBN
- 9780520286047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36
Paperback. From Jewish clothing merchants to Bangladeshi curry houses, ancient docks to the 2012 Olympics, the area east of the City has always played a crucial role in London's history. The East End was the home to Shakespeare's first theatre and to the early stirrings of a mass labour movement. This book offers an illustrated history of this district. Num Pages: 384 pages, 50 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300187755
- ISBN
- 9780300187755
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.79
€ 27.79
Hardback. This book challenges the usual ways in which development and change are regarded in rural Africa and provides a corrective to state-centred studies of development. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3 maps, 9 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, 1 map, 9 b+w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; JFC; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748635184
- ISBN
- 9780748635184
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.08€ 115.83
€ 123.08
€ 115.83
Paperback. Through moving oral histories, Ji-Yeon Yuh tells an important, at times heartbreaking, story of Korean military brides. She takes us beyond the stereotypes and reveals their roles within their families, communities, and Korean immigration to the U.S. Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 283 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 283
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796993
- ISBN
- 9780814796993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.34
€ 35.34
Hardback. The "Second Sophistic" traditionally refers to a period at the height of the Roman Empire's power that witnessed a flourishing of Greek rhetoric and oratory, and since the 19th century it has often been viewed as a defense of Hellenic civilization against the domination of Rome. This book proposes a very different model. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 151 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 295
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520276819
- ISBN
- 9780520276819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. How did ordinary people live through the extraordinary changes that swept across modern China? How did peasants transform themselves into urbanites? How did the citizens of Shanghai cope with the epic upheavals - revolution, war, and again revolution - that shook their lives? In this carefully researched study, Hanchao Lu weaves rich. Num Pages: 473 pages, 36 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 473
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520243781
- ISBN
- 9780520243781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
hardcover. Beyond the Nation? outlines how German-Canadians invented ethnicity under Canadian expectations, and provides moving case studies of how notable immigrant groups integrated into Canadian society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 Figures, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442642782
- ISBN
- 9781442642782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.91
€ 89.91
hardcover. This book focuses on the site La Tiza, the longest continuously occupied site in the Wari Empire, and therefore provides invaluable insights into the rise and fall of the Wari state. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062020
- ISBN
- 9780813062020
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.16
€ 113.16
Paperback. A journalist examines the war in Kosovo.PW Best Book of the Year - Nonfiction, 2002 Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 8 pages with halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVWYS; HBJD; HBLW3; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814756614
- ISBN
- 9780814756614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.52
€ 46.52
Hardcover. Draws on previously unexplored visual and ephemeral sources to re-evaluate the British city, its changing form, representation and impact. Num Pages: 256 pages, 63 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099694
- ISBN
- 9780719099694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.90
€ 144.90
Paperback. Stephen Rippon explores the origins of regional variations in the character of the landscape of southern Britain, arguing that while some landscapes date back to the centuries either side of the Norman Conquest, other areas across southern Britain underwent a profound change around the 8th century AD. Series: Medieval History and Archaeology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 67 line illustrations, 19 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 173 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198723165
- ISBN
- 9780198723165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.67
€ 74.67
Paperback. Traces the history of Italians in Las Vegas from the founding of the city in 1905, recording their activities in the fledgling settlement. First appeared in 1996, this book was hailed as a significant contribution to the history of Las Vegas and of ethnic minorities in America. Num Pages: 200 pages, 28 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nevada Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780874176810
- ISBN
- 9780874176810
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.11
€ 21.99
€ 20.11
Paperback. 'Beyond the Legend' is the biography of William Speakman VC. It covers the whole of his sometimes controversial life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire to his later life in South Africa and his return to Altrincham, as well as his actions in the Korean War, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 8 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752494302
- ISBN
- 9780752494302
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.20
€ 19.99
€ 18.20
Hardcover. As the US went to war in 1941, "Time" magazine founder Henry Luce coined a term for what was rapidly becoming the establishment view of America's role in the world: the twentieth century, he argued, was the American Century. But an important concentration of Midwestern historians actively dissented. This book tells their story of opposition. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226076515
- ISBN
- 9780226076515
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 45.80
€ 45.80
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 200 pages, 15 illus; 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; WSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231154918
- ISBN
- 9780231154918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.29
€ 46.29
Hardback. Cold War history has emphasized the division of Europe into two warring camps with separate ideologies and little in common. This volume presents an alternative perspective by suggesting that there were transnational networks bridging the gap and connecting like-minded people on both sides of the divide. Editor(s): Mikkonen, Simo; Koivunen, Pia. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782388661
- ISBN
- 9781782388661
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.79
€ 149.79
paperback. Num Pages: 370 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Publishing Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837634655
- ISBN
- 9783837634655
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.63€ 51.22
€ 65.63
€ 51.22
Hardback. Num Pages: 178 pages, 49 b&w photos, 64 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; AMVD; HBJK; JFSG; KCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 270 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781477309414
- ISBN
- 9781477309414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.28
€ 55.28
Hardcover. Reclaims the essential role that the city of Breslau played in the origins of aesthetic modernism in the Weimar era Series: Social History, Popular Culture and Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 black & white and 21 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AC; AM; HBJD; HBLW; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472119905
- ISBN
- 9780472119905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.28
€ 74.28
Paperback. This work explores how the contested memory of the Civil War has shaped American race relations. It demonstrates several ways to probe the history of memory, to understand how and why groups of Americans have constructed versions of the past in the service of contemporary social needs. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFC; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558493612
- ISBN
- 9781558493612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.98
€ 44.98