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Paperback. On September 4, 1957, after the Supreme Court struck down racial segregation in public schools, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus called up the National Guard to surround Little Rock Central High School, preventing black students from going in. This title offers a landmark of American history. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 344 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159614
- ISBN
- 9780691159614
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. High in the Tuscan hills above Florence, the menacing Vincigliata Castle - a very special prisoner-of-war camp converted on Mussolini's personal orders - held thirteen of the most senior British and Commonwealth officers captured during the campaign in North Africa. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 242 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Icon Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785781186
- ISBN
- 9781785781186
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 9.50
€ 19.99
€ 9.50
The Spiritual Legacy of the American Indian. With Letters While Living...
Brown, Joseph Epes. Ed(S): Brown, Elinita; We...
Paperback. Offers insight into the world of the pre-reservation Indians. This book presents a collection of classic essays that examines the universal characteristics of American Indian culture and tradition. It also offers a personal view of Dr Brown's life and research through his private correspondence from his time on the reservation. Editor(s): Brown, Elinita; Weatherly, Marina Brown; Fitzgerald, Michael Oren; Hultkrantz, Ake. Num Pages: 168 pages, colour and black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- World Wisdom Books United States
- Edition
- Commemorative ed
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933316369
- ISBN
- 9781933316369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.69
€ 23.99
€ 20.69
Bathroom Books of Canadian Trivia: Bathroom Book of Canadian Trivia,Ba...
Murphy, Angela, Wojna, Lisa
Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJQ; WDKX. Dimension: 219 x 141 x 38. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781897278055
- ISBN
- 9781897278055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.48
€ 30.99
€ 20.48
Paperback. Provides an over-all picture of the least studied and most obscured part of Balkan history, the Ottoman period. This book begins with the early history of the Ottomans and with their establishment in Europe, describing the basic Muslim and Turkish features of the Ottoman state. Series: A History of East Central Europe (HECE). Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295960333
- ISBN
- 9780295960333
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.90
€ 46.99
€ 41.90
Offers vivid memories of Thomas Dionysius Clark's personal and academic journey, a journey that took him from Mississippi to Kentucky and North Carolina, to leadership of the nation's major historical organizations, and to visiting professorships in Austria, England, Greece, and India, as well as in universities throughout the United States. Num Pages: 448 pages, 75 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JJ; BGA; HBAH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813124018
- ISBN
- 9780813124018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.49
€ 43.49
Hardcover. "Times Are Altered with Us": American Indians from Contact to the New Republic offers a concise and engaging introduction to the turbulent 300-year-period of the history of Native Americans and their interactions with Europeans and then Americans from 1492 to 1800. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781118733257
- ISBN
- 9781118733257
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.30
€ 98.30
Hardback. This book studies the transition from local to national timekeeping, inthe USA, aprocess that led to Standard Time the world-wide system of timekeeping by which everyone lives. Num Pages: 328 pages, 26 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 186 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738743
- ISBN
- 9780804738743
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.40€ 62.08
€ 70.40
€ 62.08
Hardcover. Num Pages: 235 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 186 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 235
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781600212512
- ISBN
- 9781600212512
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.79€ 107.09
€ 158.79
€ 107.09
Paperback. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226251448
- ISBN
- 9780226251448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 21.30
€ 22.99
€ 21.30
Paperback. Recreates the daily life of the bar room from 1870 to 1920, exploring what it was like to be a "regular" in the old-time saloon of pre-prohibition industrial America. This study examines saloon-goers across America, including New York, Chicago, New Orleans and San Francisco. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 332 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JHBT; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 332
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226677699
- ISBN
- 9780226677699
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 24.94
€ 31.99
€ 24.94
paperback. In the 50 years between 1530 and 1580, England moved from being a lavishly Catholic country to a Protestant nation. Exploring Morebath, a remote and tiny sheep-farming village on the edge of Exmoor, this work offers a window into a rural world in crisis as the Reformation progressed. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 col pls, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRCC2; JFSF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300098259
- ISBN
- 9780300098259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.66
€ 19.99
€ 14.66
Hardback. Since the 1920s, an endless flow of studies has analyzed the political systems of fascism, theseizure of power, the nature of the regimes, the atrocities committed, and, finally, the wars waged against other countries. However, much less attention has been paid to the strategies of persuasion employed by the regimes to win over the masses.. Editor(s): Berghaus, Gunter. Num Pages: 304 pages, 45 photos, Bibliog., Index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; AC; AN; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818775
- ISBN
- 9781571818775
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.54
€ 157.54
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822347385
- ISBN
- 9780822347385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.62
€ 32.99
€ 29.62
Hardback. The rapid rise and fall of the southern kingdom of Wu inspired many memorials in the former capital city of Suzhou, including the building of temples, shrines, and monuments. Analyzing the history of Wu as recorded in ancient Chinese texts and literature, the author illuminates the cultural endurance of this powerful but short-lived kingdom. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674726680
- ISBN
- 9780674726680
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 36.51
€ 39.00
€ 36.51
Hardback. Editor(s): Williams, Daryle; Chazkel, Amy; Knauss De Mendonca, Paulo. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 408 pages, 72 illustrations, incl. 11 in color. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822359746
- ISBN
- 9780822359746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.28
€ 127.28
Hardback. This historical and sociological analysis focuses on the African-American higher education system. Its central themes concern university structure, bureaucracy and transplantation. It also provides an analysis of all factors which have affected both African and African-American higher education. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761801757
- ISBN
- 9780761801757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.26
€ 106.26
Hardcover. Good clean copy bound in original cloth. Lacking dustjacket
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KLJ0013682
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
hardcover. Mahoney examines how the middle class from across the great West were transformed by years of recession and civil war. Num Pages: 432 pages, 13 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781107122697
- ISBN
- 9781107122697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98
€ 70.98
Hardcover. A comprehensive account of British policy on French war debts in the period following World War I. All aspects of Anglo-French financial relations are taken into account, along with the political implications. How these impinged on national and international relations in general is addressed. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPS; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898723370
- ISBN
- 9781898723370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Hardcover. This collection shows Eric Voegelin in the role of both scholar and public intellectual in Vienna until he was forced to flee the Nazi terror that descended on Austria in 1938. The featured essays cover a range of topics including Austrian politics, European racism and constitutional history. Editor(s): Heilke, Thomas W. Translator(s): Hanak, Miroslav John. Series: Collected Works of Eric Voegelin. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213372
- ISBN
- 9780826213372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.33
€ 75.33
Paperback. Editor(s): Bassett, Thomas D. Series: Princeton Studies in American Civilization. Num Pages: 824 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 824
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691627298
- ISBN
- 9780691627298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 145.75
€ 145.75
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333494
- ISBN
- 9780822333494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.52
€ 31.99
€ 28.52
Hardcover. An authoritative and wide-ranging single volume history of Eastern and Western philosophy, from ancient times to the present day. Among the movements discussed are: Vedanta, Taoism, Platonism, Islamic and Jewish mysticism, Zen Buddhism, Cartesianism, Kantian Idealism, Marxism and Pragmatism. Num Pages: 584 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 176 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1158.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631232605
- ISBN
- 9780631232605
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.31
€ 143.31