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Paperback. Tells the story of Christmas - from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. This book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, and the Christmas tree. Num Pages: 187 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 5HC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520258020
- ISBN
- 9780520258020
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.94
€ 24.99
€ 18.94
Hardcover. This text reveals that ideas on race crossed racial boundaries in a process that produced not only well-known theories of biological racism but also countertheories that were early expressions of cultural relativism, cultural pluralism and latter-day Afrocentrism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009462
- ISBN
- 9780674009462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.36
€ 47.99
€ 40.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 b/w. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780760345917
- ISBN
- 9780760345917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.90
€ 26.99
€ 25.90
Hardcover. A collection of essays on Ismaili and Fatimid studies in honour of Paul E. Walker, former Director of the American Research Center in Egypt. Editor(s): Craig, Bruce D. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Middle East Documentation Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780970819963
- ISBN
- 9780970819963
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.19
€ 65.19
Paperback. Ruling by Schooling Quebec provides a rich and detailed account of colonial politics from 1760 to 1841 by following repeated attempts to school the people. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; HBJK; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442610491
- ISBN
- 9781442610491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.72
€ 46.99
€ 41.72
Paperback. "Passionate, cantankerous, and fascinating. Rather like Korea itself."--Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 544 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 764.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Updated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393327021
- ISBN
- 9780393327021
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.87
€ 26.99
€ 23.87
Paperback. Bruce Cronin asks why states act collectively to protect populations within other states. Series: Cambridge Studies in International Relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 250
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- SKU
- KIN0000775
- ISBN
- 9780521531870
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750961349
- ISBN
- 9780750961349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.82
€ 24.99
€ 21.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 b/w photos & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811735377
- ISBN
- 9780811735377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.33
€ 20.99
€ 17.33
Paperback. In 1923, nearly 2 million citizens of Turkey or Greece were moved across the Aegean because they were the 'wrong' religion. This work presents an account of the first example of mass ethnic cleansing in Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862079243
- ISBN
- 9781862079243
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.54
€ 15.99
€ 11.54
Paperback. A collection of stories of history's great battles and the men and women who fought in them, from the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans through the bloody twentieth century. From Julius Caesar's victory over Pompey in 48 BC to the first V2 rockets falling on London, it takes you on a tour of the many faces of armed conflict. Editor(s): Carrick, Bruce. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 59. Weight in Grams: 894.
- Publisher
- Icon Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848310742
- ISBN
- 9781848310742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.37
€ 19.99
€ 14.37
Paperback. Presents the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. This book captures the war on the home front as lived by some average Americans. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 308
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253221063
- ISBN
- 9780253221063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.96
€ 21.99
€ 20.96
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Random House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- SKU
- KEX0252376
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The only book on the history of Indian Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the nation's largest Native arts event. Num Pages: 152 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890135488
- ISBN
- 9780890135488
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.27
€ 36.99
€ 30.27
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149231
- ISBN
- 9781935149231
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.84€ 62.71
€ 66.84
€ 62.71
Paperback. As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than Christian groups combined - are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. This book asks how these faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231115216
- ISBN
- 9780231115216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.67
€ 37.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 11 b/w illustrations & 14 maps. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811736015
- ISBN
- 9780811736015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.34
€ 20.99
€ 17.34
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: 214 pages, 16 b/w photos & 11 maps. BIC Classification: HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811733809
- ISBN
- 9780811733809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.87
€ 18.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-43. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 221 pages, 15 b/w photos & 10 maps. In the sands of North Africa during the early years of WWII, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel burnished his reputation as the Desert Fox. After a string of successes, Rommel's fortunes began to sour with the battles of El Alamein, where the British under Bernard Montgomery halted Axis expansion. This book deals with the exit of Rommel. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 5. Weight: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811733816
- ISBN
- 9780811733816
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.87
€ 18.99
€ 15.87
Paperback. The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political parties in the US. This book describes the aspects of electoral college crisis. It shows how Thomas Jefferson counted his Federalist rivals out of the House runoff, and how the Federalists threatened to place John Marshall in the presidential chair. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674023956
- ISBN
- 9780674023956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.02
€ 36.99
€ 31.02