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Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Asia Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0269874
ISBN
9780210338322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 28.00

Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 461-472. Commissioning organisation: With a foreword by the Earl Mountbatten of Burma. xvi, 479 p. illus. 25 cm. Original cloth. Good copy in edgeworn and torn dw. Cloth faded with spots. Clean and bright text and crisp pages and firm binding." Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Asia Publishing House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0125356
ISBN
9780210338322
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781770097681
ISBN
9781770097681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.62

Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257689
ISBN
9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.88
€ 64.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783658113810
ISBN
9783658113810
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.06
€ 22.84

Paperback. Presents a collection of non fiction essays, articles, and appreciations of fellow writers. This work examines the author's evidence of the inequities of Apartheid as she saw them in 1959, her shocking account of the bans on literature still in effect in the mid-1970s, through to South Africa's emergence in 1994 as a country free at last. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; HBG; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747548232
ISBN
9780747548232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.23

Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644320
ISBN
9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.21

Hardcover. A military and social history of the British involvement in Iraq in World War I, which has both topical and historical appeal. Series: Library of Middle East History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 black and white integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FBQ; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784531461
ISBN
9781784531461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.59
€ 137.06

Paperback. Analyzes the scientific work and social implications of the flourishing field of genetic history. In this book, the author examines genetic history's working assumptions about culture and nature, identity and biology, and the individual and the collective. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226154701
ISBN
9780226154701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. This anthology, which covers colonial times to the present, illuminates the diverse and changing roles that American Jewish women have filled. Editor(s): Nadell, Pamela S. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814758083
ISBN
9780814758083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones. 1 map. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTG; JFSR2; JHM; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691164441
ISBN
9780691164441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.07
€ 46.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476754
ISBN
9780801476754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.05

Paperback. Keywords: Africa. Language: French. 128 pp. ex libris but remains in good condition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Presses Universitares de France
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KNW0002095
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Presents data about Anglo-Islamic social and historical interactions. This book provides a unique direction in the study of England's geographic imagination. It illuminates the subtleties and interchangeability of stereotype, racism, and demonization that must be taken into account in any depiction of English history. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; 1FB; 3J; DSBD; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231110150
ISBN
9780231110150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.56

Hardcover. Documents the profound societal changes that occurred in Accra, the capital city of the Gold Coast colony (modern Ghana), during the peak decades of British colonial rule, 1920-1950. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 256 pages, 18 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580464949
ISBN
9781580464949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Thisthoughtful introduction examines the many ways in whichthe peoples along the Silk Roads interacted, and considers the implications for economies and societies, as well as political and religious institutions. The book contains a range of primary material, some of which has been translated into English for the first time. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 7. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312475512
ISBN
9780312475512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 45.29

Paperback. Richard Taylor asks to what extent the film can lay claim to "authentic" history. He then examines "October"'s relationship to the politics of the period and explains the theory and its application, as well as placing "October" in the wider context of Eisenstein's career. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 97 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; APFA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
British Film Institute
Number of pages
97
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851709161
ISBN
9780851709161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Hardback. John Hill's definitive study looks at the career and work of British director Ken Loach. From his early television work (Cathy Come Home) through to landmark films (Kes) and examinations of British society (Looking For Eric) this landmark study reveals Loach as one of the great European directors. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFB; APT; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 175 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844572021
ISBN
9781844572021
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.24
€ 100.85

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312225711
ISBN
9780312225711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.77
€ 50.42

Paperback. Series: SYB Factbook Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: YQS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 266. Good with minimal shelf and reading wear
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0008816
ISBN
9780312227258
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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