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Paperback. At a time when anti-immigrant feeling is rising among the American public and when immigration is often cast in economic or deviant terms, this book humanizes the controversy by exploring the harsh realities of the migrants' desperate journeys. Drawing on over 300 interviews, it focuses on the role of religion and faith in surviving the journey. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 238
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674066144
- ISBN
- 9780674066144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.97
€ 36.99
€ 30.97
Paperback. The port city of Liverpool, England, is home to one of the oldest Black communities in Britain. This title analyzes how this worldly origin story supports an avowedly local Black politic and identity. It also examines the rise and consequent dilemmas of Black identity. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691115634
- ISBN
- 9780691115634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.99
€ 52.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, BW images throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408867648
- ISBN
- 9781408867648
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.79
€ 19.99
€ 14.79
Paperback. Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with various consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This title looks at the importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
- Publisher
- Shire
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747807995
- ISBN
- 9780747807995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.57
€ 9.57
Hardback. This study shows how, under the impact of wars, migration, national politics, global economic and technological developments and especially tourism, the categories of Insider and Outsider are contracted and expanded, and reinterpreted to fit the constantly changing "reality" of the society; they assume different meanings at different times. Series: New Directions in Anthropology. Num Pages: 290 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSEB; HBJD; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571818898
- ISBN
- 9781571818898
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.72
€ 155.72
paperback. Series: AAR Academy Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCM; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Scholars Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781555403034
- ISBN
- 9781555403034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.88
€ 72.88
Hardcover. Hardback in very good condition. Without dustjacket.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KRF0040543
- ISBN
- 9780393032628
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. Series: Armenian Studies Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTZ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412864381
- ISBN
- 9781412864381
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.74
€ 58.74
Hardback. ORIGINAL TEXT BY DERRIDA TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. In this book Derrida responds to the work, Dream I Tell You, by Helene Cixous. Translator(s): Brahic, Beverley Bie. Series: The Frontiers of Theory. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 147 x 199 x 15. Weight in Grams: 248.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748621293
- ISBN
- 9780748621293
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 33.91
€ 37.99
€ 33.91
Hardcover. Translation of La France dTchirTe. Includes bibliography. Commissioning organisation: translated by Nancy Pearson. 159 p. illus. 22 cm. Dust wrapper. A good copy. Dw chipped. Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- HARVILL P
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0050818
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Translation of La France dTchirTe. Includes bibliography. Commissioning organisation: translated by Nancy Pearson. 159 p. illus. 22 cm. Original cloth. Near fine copy in dulled dw. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- HARVILL P
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0049421
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 10.99€ 4.99
€ 10.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Highly detailed and clearly written, this book is the first full-length study of the complex system of practices, beliefs and taboos which surrounded conception and childbirth in early modern Europe. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBF; MQDB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618401
- ISBN
- 9780745618401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.53
€ 34.53
Paperback. First published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries. Translator(s): Verellen, Franciscus. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; HRE; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 441
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231114110
- ISBN
- 9780231114110
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardcover. "Bibliography: p. 247-250. Commissioning organisation: [by] Jacques Maquet. Translated from the French by Jeannette Kupfermann. 255 p. illus., col. maps. 20 cm. Paperback. Nice copy. Slight creasing to edges of spine. Stamp on first leaf." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & N
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1971
- SKU
- KEX0072511
- ISBN
- 9780303175711
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 9.99€ 4.99
€ 9.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Translator(s): Keen, Benjamin. Num Pages: 366 pages, xxx, 336 p. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226467887
- ISBN
- 9780226467887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. *"[A] superb and necessary book. This provocative assessment from a lifetime of scholarship might help us to place ourselves, not just territorially, but in that other precious element of history: time. " The Guardian *"A book that never fails to be informative, readable and provocative. Le Goff. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156820
- ISBN
- 9781405156820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.56
€ 38.99
€ 38.56
Paperback. * This is the first accessible discussion of the role of money in the life and economy of the Middle Ages. * The author pays particular attention to the way in which the Church viewed money, and how it taught Christians what attitudes they should adopt towards it and towards the uses to which it could be put. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745652993
- ISBN
- 9780745652993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.23
€ 23.23
Hardback. In this fascinating book, which takes the form of a series of edited interviews with noted journalist Jean-Maurice de Montremy, Jacques Le Goff offers us a synthesis of his work on the Middle Ages. Translator(s): Veasey, Richard. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620838
- ISBN
- 9780748620838
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.72€ 123.99
€ 130.72
€ 123.99
Hardcover. Canonized in 1297 as Saint Louis, King Louis IX of France (1214-1270) was the central figure of Christendom in the thirteenth century. He ruled when France was at the height of power; he commanded the largest army in Europe and controlled the wealthiest kingdom. This title describes the scholastic and intellectual background of Louis' reign. Translator(s): Gollrad, Gareth Evan. Num Pages: 956 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; BGH; HBJD; HBLC1; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 66. Weight in Grams: 1570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268033811
- ISBN
- 9780268033811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.79
€ 81.79
Paperback. In this brillant meditation on conceptions of history, Le Goff traces the evolution of the historian's craft. Examining real and imagined oppositions between past and present, ancient and modern, oral and written history, History and Memory reveals the strands of continuity that have characterized historiography from ancient Mesopotamia to modern Europe. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231075916
- ISBN
- 9780231075916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. In this book one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the lending of money for interest. Translator(s): Ranum, Patricia. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBLC; HRA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Zone Books – MIT
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780942299151
- ISBN
- 9780942299151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.86
€ 24.99
€ 18.86
paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, A. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470818
- ISBN
- 9780226470818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 37.37
€ 47.99
€ 37.37
Paperback. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HDDA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 128 x 17. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226470856
- ISBN
- 9780226470856
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.52
€ 37.99
€ 29.52
Paperback. aeo Hardback won unqualified acclaim from a wide range of review media. aeo A tour--de--force 1000 year history from Europea s premier historian. aeo A passionate introduction to the period, giving students the full flavour of the millennium. aeo Hardback won unqualified acclaim from a wide range of review media. Translator(s): Barrow, Julia. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 173 x 24. Weight in Grams: 826.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631175667
- ISBN
- 9780631175667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.71
€ 49.71