Search Results: History from House of Our Own Books

Cambridge, England, U.K.: Cambridge University Press, 2018. This is a study of the conservative revolution carried out by the Chinese Nationalist Party of Chaing Kai-shek from the anti-Communist coup of 1927 to its defeat in 1949 (black laminated pictorial covers with photo of a mural on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket.

Carlton South, Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press, 1997. For the original inhabitants of Australia, the coming of Europeans was a disaster; this book explores one aspect of this disaster by tracing the relations, both ambiguous and contradictory, between Thomas Mitchell, the Surveyor General of New South Wales, and the Aborigines he encountered while surveying in the settled areas of the colony and on four journeys of exploration; includes maps and illustrations (yellow pictorial cover has slight edge wear & spine creases; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Very Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Routledge, 2001 This is a brief critical introduction to the revolutionary and Napoleonic conflicts; based on current historiography, it discusses the expansion of France, the extent to which Napoleon was responsible for this success, the changing attitude of the French people towards Napoleon, the campaigns of Napoleon and Wellington, and the events leading up to Napoleon's exile; includes maps and time charts (pictorial cover with very slight edgewear, otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy). Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Chicago, IL, U.S.A.: University of Chicago Press, 2007. This is a study of the Zionist efforts to eradicate maleria by draining the swamps and reclaiming the land as part of its nation-building project in Palestine during the British Mandate (light gray cloth with silver lettering has slightly bumped corners; white & gray pictorial dust jacket with photograph on the front has slight edge wear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

New York , NY, U.S.A.: Columbia University Press, 2018. This is a study of Chinese policies regarding childcare and child welfare that were central to the formation of the modern Chinese state (black covers with black lettrers on gold spine label; red pictorial dust jacket; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Hard Cover. As New/As New.

London, England, U.K.: Routledge, 1968. These essays engage with Foucault's thought and its relevance by focusing on the social history of medicine; they deal with Foucault's historiographical, methodological, and philosophical writings, his ideas about prisons, hospitals, madness and disease, and his thinking about the body (gray pictorial cover with photo of Foucault on the front; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from an independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Fine.

Toronto, ON, Canada: University of Toronto Press, 2009. This is a study of the hardships experienced by Ontario families during the Depression of the 1930s and their impact on family life and gender roles; it examines the resources and strategies families used to cope with poverty, unemployment, eviction, foreclosure, bankruptcy, desertion, and domestic violence, and shows how collective action and protest redefined the meanings of welfare and citizenship; includes a section of photographs (gray pictorial cover with red & black lettering and photo of Toronto students on a relief strike; a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment). Trade Paperback. Fine.

Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.: Altamira Press, 2001. This book examines the growth and decline of the precolonial states on the Zimbabwe plateau and adjacent areas of southern Zambezia; it focuses on their historical and cultural development; includes photographs and other illustrations; the author is professor history at the University of Zimbabwe (black, white & blue pictorial cover with photo on the front, slight crease on back; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy; in stock & available for immediate shipment from an independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Near Fine.