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Hardcover. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Cover has light wear. Title in gilt to spine, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1975
Publisher
TBS The Book Service Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0005816
ISBN
9780356081717
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Bruce Nightingale joined The British Council in 1965, and his postings abroad include Malawi, Japan, Malaysia and Romania. He retired in 1992, and these memoirs survey a career overseeing cultural relations, providing an insight into the practical business of building cultural bridges. Num Pages: 225 pages, halftones, maps, illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; BG; HBJD1; JPSN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 33. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
225
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641312
ISBN
9781860641312
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 54.35

Paperback. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; KNGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 322 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1990th ed.
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252061448
ISBN
9780252061448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.31

Hardback. Discusses about Irish nationalism and how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race. This book begins with an exploration of the discourse of race - from the nineteenth - century belief that 'race is everything' to the argument that there are no races. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153124
ISBN
9780691153124
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 55.42

Paperback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 480 pages, 5 figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822459
ISBN
9780774822459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. This book holds up the Covenant Chain, the historical treaty relationship between the British Crown and indigenous people in North America, as a model for building an ethic of mutual respect to guide modern treaty disputes and land claims. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBLL; JFSL1; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774822442
ISBN
9780774822442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Paperback. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Cune Press,US
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781614570844
ISBN
9781614570844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

Hardback. 'This [second] edition has been thoroughly revised and updated..entries expertly cover the entire sweep of Vietnamese history and culture..the bibliography is quite extensive and impressive..a scholarly and valuable reference book.' _American Reference Books Annual Series: Historical Dictionaries of Asia, Oceania and the Middle East. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 151 x 39. Weight in Grams: 908.
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810850538
ISBN
9780810850538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.24

paperback. Civilization is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804750837
ISBN
9780804750837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804750820
ISBN
9780804750820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.03

Paperback. The harrowing, and inspiring, story of the capture of one of Britain's top SOE agents in World War Two, his refusal to crack under the most horrific torture, and his final imprisonment in a concentration camp. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780304356973
ISBN
9780304356973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.08

Paperback. Series: Schiffer Military History Book. Num Pages: 80 pages, 22 color plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 216 x 8. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764317781
ISBN
9780764317781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.38

Hardback. This long-awaited study, the magnum opus of a leading railroad historian, describes the conception, construction, and early operation of the first narrow gauge railroads in northern California. It is lavishly illustrated by some 600 photographs and drawings, almost three-quarters of which have never before been published. Num Pages: 720 pages, 600 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KNGT; TBX; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 7747 x 5817 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
720
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804735506
ISBN
9780804735506
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.88

Paperback. Major account of the fourteenth-century crisis which saw a series of famines, revolts and epidemics transform the medieval world. Num Pages: 420 pages, 93 colour illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HDP; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521144438
ISBN
9780521144438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.99

paperback. First published at the height of the Vietnam War, this book argues that America's involvement in the conflict arose substantially from an over-confident and unilateral interpretation of history, and that the mistake is one from which lessons can still be learned. Num Pages: 112 pages, map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 165.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Westview Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813331959
ISBN
9780813331959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.44

Paperback / so. Introductory text in this handsome coffee table book accompanies compelling historic South Texas images, from cowboys to firewood vendors to the imprisoned Geronimo to Mrs. Favre s piano class enjoying a picnic." BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; AC; AGC; AJC; HBJK; HBLL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 251 x 8. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595346995
ISBN
9781595346995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 175 mono/24 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 286 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1456. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KTJ0042435
ISBN
9781591144656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 20.00

Paperback. Identifying the three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission, the author shows how these religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice and brought the Persians unprecedented wealth, power, and territory, and more. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA1; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 15. Weight in Grams: 277.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226251875
ISBN
9780226251875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Hardcover. How does religion stimulate and feed imperial ambitions and violence? This title identifies three core components of an imperial theology that have transhistorical and contemporary relevance: dualistic ethics, a theory of divine election, and a sense of salvific mission. It shows how the religious ideas shaped Achaemenian practice. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones, 11 line drawings, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226481968
ISBN
9780226481968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages, 45. BIC Classification: 1FCS; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press ith
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801489228
ISBN
9780801489228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.69

Paperback. Confederate Emancipation offers an engaging and illuminating account of a fascinating and politically charged idea, setting it firmly and vividly in the context of the Civil War and the part played in it by the issue of slavery and the actions of the slaves themselves. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315868
ISBN
9780195315868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, maps; 16-pp black and white photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812978728
ISBN
9780812978728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.00

Paperback. Documents the impact radio had on the lives of Depression-era Americans and charts the formative years of our modern mass culture. Offering insight into radio's use as a persuasive tool, this work explores how ordinary Americans made radio a part of their lives. It also reveals how the connections between power and mass media began. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226471921
ISBN
9780226471921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This volume places war and conflict at the centre of the colonial enterprise in the 18th century. It incorporates the history of Britain's expansion with events in Europe and the wider international arena. Also included is a detailed examination of the origins of the American Revolution. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780582424012
ISBN
9780582424012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.16
€ 97.36

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