Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218602
- ISBN
- 9780812218602
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Condition: New
€ 36.87
€ 36.87
Paperback. "A gracefully written, extensively researched account of unmarried women's experiences in colonial Philadelphia."-Reviews in American History Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219173
- ISBN
- 9780812219173
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Condition: New
€ 37.15
€ 37.15
Paperback. Fries's Rebellion was the third in three popular uprisings immediately following the Revolution-after Shays's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion-that directly challenged the still-fledgling federal government. This is the first book on the watershed event in early America. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219203
- ISBN
- 9780812219203
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Condition: New
€ 37.59
€ 37.59
Paperback. Capturing Campaign Dynamics, 2000 and 2004 is ideal for courses in survey research methods in political science, communication studies, and public opinion analysis. It will also be of great interest to pollsters and political consultants. Num Pages: 304 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; JPVL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219449
- ISBN
- 9780812219449
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Condition: New
€ 53.68
€ 53.68
Paperback. This history of New York culture and commerce in the first two thirds of the eighteenth century tells how the volatile forces of imperial politics and commerce created a fluid society in which establishing one's own status or verifying another's was a challenge. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220575
- ISBN
- 9780812220575
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Condition: New
€ 31.98
€ 31.98
Paperback. From his emergence on the German political scene in 1914 and subsequent public infatuation with him, to his fall in 1945 and the growing revulsion as his horrific acts were revealed to the world, Adolf Hitler's visage, Claudia Schmolders argues, was the first political image manufactured for the modern media. Translator(s): Daub, Adrian. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 240 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 358.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812220810
- ISBN
- 9780812220810
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Condition: New
€ 37.27
€ 37.27
Paperback. In an era of bewildering geographical mobility, economic metamorphosis, and political upheaval, the proliferation of letter writing and the development of a communications infrastructure enabled middle-class Britons and Americans to rise to advantage in the British Atlantic world. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 376 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221817
- ISBN
- 9780812221817
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Condition: New
€ 44.63
€ 44.63
Paperback. Bodies of Belief argues that the paradoxical evolution of the Baptist religion, specifically in Pennsylvania and Virginia, was simultaneously egalitarian and hierarchical, democratic and conservative. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221824
- ISBN
- 9780812221824
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Condition: New
€ 37.78
€ 37.78
Paperback. Using contemporary sources Frisken takes a fresh look at the heyday of this controversial women's rights activist, discovering Woodhull's previously unrecognized importance in the turbulent climate of Radical Reconstruction and making her a useful lens through which to view the shifting sexual mores of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 39 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812221886
- ISBN
- 9780812221886
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Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Paperback. Friends and Strangers offers a provocative new look at the transfer of English culture to North America. Setting Pennsylvania in the context of the broader Atlantic phenomenon of creolization, Smolenski's account of the Quaker colony's origins reveals the vital role this process played in creating early American society. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222036
- ISBN
- 9780812222036
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Condition: New
€ 49.95
€ 49.95
Paperback. Ways of Writing is about the making of texts in seventeenth-century New England, whether they were fashioned into printed books or disseminated in handwritten form. David D. Hall explores issues of authority and authenticity, the roles of intermediaries, and the political and social contexts of publication, among other issues. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 2AB; 3JD; DSBD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222081
- ISBN
- 9780812222081
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Condition: New
€ 37.45
€ 37.45
Paperback. Civitas by Design takes a critical look at the history of the use of urban planning to strengthen civic ties in the United States over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AMVD; RPC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222227
- ISBN
- 9780812222227
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Condition: New
€ 37.93
€ 37.93
paperback. George Cotkin looks at diverse yet central issues such as the problem of evil, moral responsibility, racial identity, and capital punishment, juxtaposed against events such as the bombing of civilians during World War II, the My Lai Massacre, and the invasion of Iraq to demonstrate that moral complexity and confusion can be productive. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222494
- ISBN
- 9780812222494
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Condition: New
€ 37.30
€ 37.30
Paperback. An unflinching analysis of how Robert Mugabe, a man once known as an anticolonial freedom fighter, became one of Africa's most hated autocrats, and why so many inside and outside Zimbabwe were long blind to his bloody misdeeds. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222890
- ISBN
- 9780812222890
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Condition: New
€ 43.19
€ 43.19
Paperback. Appraising Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte's many identities-celebrity, aristocrat, independent woman, mother-Charlene M. Boyer Lewis is able to show how Madame Bonaparte, as she was known, exercised extraordinary social power at the center of the changing transatlantic world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222920
- ISBN
- 9780812222920
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Condition: New
€ 37.59
€ 37.59
The First Prejudice. Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Amer...
. Ed(S): Beneke, Chris; Grenda, Christopher S...
Paperback. Leading religious historians connect changes in law and rhetoric to daily cooperation and conflict in early America. These essays examine such topics as Native American spiritual life, the biblical sources of tolerance and intolerance, contemporary philosophies of religious liberty, and the resilience of African American faiths. Editor(s): Beneke, Chris; Grenda, Christopher S. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HRAM9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 662.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223149
- ISBN
- 9780812223149
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Condition: New
€ 49.76
€ 49.76
Paperback. On July 21, 1578, a small Mexican town awoke to the news of a scandal. Nailed to the door of its church was a double-faced effigy denouncing a neighbor as a Jew who should burn at the stake. Nine trials over the course of four years revealed a story of dishonor, revenge, and the Inquisition's relentless determination to defend its symbols. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HRAM9; HRCC7. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 381.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223163
- ISBN
- 9780812223163
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Condition: New
€ 42.74
€ 42.74
Paperback. Historian Tracy Neal Leavelle examines religious conversions in the upper Great Lakes and Illinois country in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries among the Illinois, Ottawas, and other Algonquian-speaking peoples and the rapidly evolving and always contested colonial context in which they occurred. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC7; JFSL9. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223217
- ISBN
- 9780812223217
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Condition: New
€ 38.16
€ 38.16
Hardback. Mining rich archival resources of play-texts, censorship reports, critical reviews, and contemporary writings on performance practice, Angela C. Pao reveals the complex processes by which the institutions of popular culture helped shape nineteenth-century notions of race, ethnicity, and nationality. Series: New Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 550.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234251
- ISBN
- 9780812234251
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Condition: New
€ 78.81
€ 78.81
Hardback. "Reading this book is a bit like stumbling across a new Pepys, or discovering the journals of James Boswell."-Roy Porter, author of London: A Social History Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; BGH; M. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 710.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812234862
- ISBN
- 9780812234862
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Condition: New
€ 63.34
€ 63.34
Hardback. What impact has the end of mandatory retirement had on colleges and universities as well as on the academic job market? From the Wharton School, To Retire or Not? outlines the critical issues associated with faculty aging, retirement policy, and human resource needs in higher education over the next decades. Editor(s): Clark, Robert L.; Hammond, P. Brett. Series: Pension Research Council Publications. Num Pages: 192 pages, 36 tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; JNP; KJG; KJMV2; VSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235722
- ISBN
- 9780812235722
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Condition: New
€ 97.11
€ 97.11
Hardback. From the Pension Research Council of the Wharton School, this book explores the diversity of governmental pension plans and investigates how these financial institutions must change in years to come. Editor(s): Mitchell, Olivia S.; Hustead, Edwin C. Series: Pension Research Council Publications. Num Pages: 408 pages, 71 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; KFFP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235784
- ISBN
- 9780812235784
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Condition: New
€ 119.05
€ 119.05
Hardback. How entrepreneurial housebuilders fueled a rapid economy. "A well-written and easily read business book with a historical perspective, quite fit for a general readership interested in the history of American enterprise."-APT Bulletin Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812235807
- ISBN
- 9780812235807
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Condition: New
€ 79.70
€ 79.70
The Yard of Wit. Male Creativity and Sexuality, 1650-1750.
Stephanson, Raymond (Professor Of English, Un...
Hardback. "Raymond Stephanson configures masculinity and its expressions in male creativity historically, biographically, and in sufficient deep-layer detail to persuade the most rigorous of scholars that this work will be a reliable source of enduring worth."-George Rousseau, De Montfort University Num Pages: 312 pages, 13 illus. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JD; 3JF; DSBD; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237580
- ISBN
- 9780812237580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.71
€ 101.71