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Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Hardback. 16pp. - British-Soviet Society,
- Publisher
- British-Soviet Society
- Number of pages
- 16
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KTK0102089
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. "Cover title. Commissioning organisation: by W. Wainwright. 15 p. illus. 17 cm. Original printed wrappers. Good clean copy with tight binding, slightest suggestion of dust dulling to edges, well defined edges." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- London : Communist Party of Great Britain
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1942
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0091215
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. As a twenty-three-year-old veterinarian, William W. Putney joined the Marine Corps at the height of World War II. He commanded the Third Dog Platoon during the battle for Guam and later served as chief veterinarian and commanding officer of the War Dog Training School, where he helped train former pets for war in the Pacific. Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; BTM; HBG; HBWQ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887198
- ISBN
- 9781574887198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 21.55
€ 23.99
€ 21.55
Hardcover. Fine in dustjacket. DJ has some shelf and age wear, including small nicks and scuff marks. Remains very good copy. Previous owner's inscription
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1954
- SKU
- KLJ0013683
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. From eminent, prize-winning historian William W. Freehling, this is the masterful, definitive account of how the Old South started the Civil War. Freehling traces the development of Southern sentiment for disunion after 1854, but shows how fortuitous events, after Lincoln's election as President in 1860, allowed a tiny minority to lead the South into war and succession. Num Pages: 624 pages, 54 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195370188
- ISBN
- 9780195370188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.38
€ 30.99
€ 29.38
Paperback. A provocative new history of the Civil War showing how divisions within the South itself, plus the genius of Abraham Lincoln, won the war for the North. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones & maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 134 x 12. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195156294
- ISBN
- 9780195156294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.34
€ 24.99
€ 21.34
hardcover. An introduction to the medieval cathedral, those churches that are usually regarded as among the greatest achievements of medieval architecture. This illustrated book examines such topics as patrons, builders and artists, planning and construction, and also includes an in-depth examination of the French Cathedral at Reims. Series: The Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Medieval World. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AMN; HBG; HBLC; HRC. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Greenwood United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313326936
- ISBN
- 9780313326936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.79
€ 94.79
Paperback. In the spring of 1861, Virginians confronted destiny. Pivotal decisions awaited about secession, the consequences of which would unfold for a hundred years and more. But few Virginians wanted to decide at all. Instead, they talked, almost interminably. This title offers a collection of speeches by men for whom everything was at risk. Editor(s): Freehling, William W.; Simpson, Craig M. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813929644
- ISBN
- 9780813929644
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.91
€ 35.91
paperback. The angry emotions, and the problems they presented, were an ancient Greek preoccupation from Homer to late antiquity. The control or elimination of rage was an obsessive concern. From the Greek world it passed to the Romans. This work explains the rise and persistence of this concern. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013865
- ISBN
- 9780674013865
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.11€ 58.19
€ 64.11
€ 58.19
Hardback. Examines the experiences of seven national leaders during the First World War including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Benito Mussolini, Gustav Mannerheim, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Harold Macmillan and Herbert Hoover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Nonsuch Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845886349
- ISBN
- 9781845886349
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.57
€ 26.99
€ 23.57
Hardback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823268153
- ISBN
- 9780823268153
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823268160
- ISBN
- 9780823268160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.51
€ 32.99
€ 29.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 148 x 228 x 17. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816633388
- ISBN
- 9780816633388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.31
€ 30.99
€ 27.31
Hardcover. 458pp. Previous owner's signature on ffep
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company New York
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1964
- SKU
- KLN0026214
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 21.99€ 17.95
€ 21.99
€ 17.95
Hardback.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- The Foreign Policy Association
- Publication date
- 1940
- SKU
- KLN0003257
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An examination of how many people could read and write in the ancient world of the Greeks and Romans. Harris traces the partial transition to written culture, demonstrating continued reliance on oral communication. He also explores the role of literacy as an instrument of power. Num Pages: 406 pages, 9 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; CFC; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Number of pages
- 406
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674033818
- ISBN
- 9780674033818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.23€ 48.51
€ 52.23
€ 48.51
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 268 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; APFA; HBTB; JFC; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691600277
- ISBN
- 9780691600277
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.82
€ 52.99
€ 37.82
Paperback. Explores why mercenaries were employed to defend or expand territory before massed national armies existed. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBW; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848328549
- ISBN
- 9781848328549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardback. Weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, approx. 3 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; HDD; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813761
- ISBN
- 9780774813761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.81
€ 112.81
Paperback. This fascinating book documents the impact of the First World War had on Aberystwyth, and how the area has changed and developed over time. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBKWV; 3JJF; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445642901
- ISBN
- 9781445642901
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.62
€ 23.62
Paperback. Gritty, deeply touching, fascinating, informative; these letters show the joys and heartbreaking challenges of family life in the fur trade. Editor(s): Munro, K. Douglas. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; BGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Alberta Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780888644602
- ISBN
- 9780888644602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
hardcover. This book explores the significance of the peach as a cultural icon and viable commodity in the American South. Series: Cambridge Studies on the American South. Num Pages: 316 pages, 29 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; KNAC; RN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107071728
- ISBN
- 9781107071728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 28.02
€ 46.99
€ 28.02
Hardback. Well written and accessible, Allison's book provides a clear narrative of this historic moment and offers suggestions for how to come to terms with its aftermath. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 6, 6 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781421406442
- ISBN
- 9781421406442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.07€ 50.13
€ 54.07
€ 50.13