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Paperback. States that the relationship between Britain and its colonies was primarily oppositional, based on contrasts between conquest abroad and domestic order at home. Revealing that romanticism provided a way to resist imperial logic about improvement and moral virtue, this book offers a study of both British literature and colonialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923147
ISBN
9780226923147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJ; GTB; HBJF1; HBLW; HRAX; HRH; JFSL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474412124
ISBN
9781474412124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.00

Paperback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600577
ISBN
9781503600577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. An impressive collection of writings on women's issues in Indian history Editor(s): Sarkar, Sumit; Sarkar, Tanika. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 177 x 255 x 29. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220493
ISBN
9780253220493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

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 Pub. House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0269772
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 24.00

Hardback. A riveting look at how the early modern world revolutionized sleep and its relation to body, mind, soul, and society Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 188 x 293 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300220391
ISBN
9780300220391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.23

paperback. Examines the representation of blackness on television at the height of the southern civil rights movement and again in the aftermath of the Reagan-Bush years. This book looks at how television's ideological projects with respect to race have supported or conflicted with the industry's incentive to maximize profits or consolidate power. Num Pages: 168 pages, 24 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFD; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691016573
ISBN
9780691016573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.53

Paperback. Somekh, a noted student of modern Arabic culture, relates his life as a university professor and writer, taking the reader to Oxford, Princeton and Cairo, and introducing scholars and writers he befriended: S D Goitein, Mustafa Badawi and Haim Blanc, among others. This title presents his story. Num Pages: 170 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJP; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
170
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195021
ISBN
9781845195021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.67

Paperback. Editor(s): McCarthy, Ann; Zainuddin, Ailsa G. Thomson. Num Pages: 264 pages, 9 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MBF; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 135. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925495225
ISBN
9781925495225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.80

Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Herzl Pr
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1979
Edition
1St Edition
SKU
KRF0039911
ISBN
9780930832544
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A gripping and fascinating account of the Great War - told through the events of 100 key dates between 1914 and 1918. Num Pages: 544 pages, Integrated b&w. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 32. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444763386
ISBN
9781444763386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

paperback. Explores the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, when the British Empire was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This title shows how Britain ruthlessly exploited her position as the world's only superpower to expand her empire. Num Pages: 560 pages, 24pp b&w inset. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005553
ISBN
9780141005553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.08

paperback. In 1857 the native troops of the Bengal army rose against their colonial masters. The ensuing insurrection was to become the bloodiest in the history of the British Empire. This title explores one of Britain's most harrowing colonial battles. Num Pages: 544 pages, maps, 16halftones, glossary, bibliog , notes, index. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JWXT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141005546
ISBN
9780141005546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. This is the true story of the greatest special forces' operation of the 20th Century and the first shot in the West's long war against international terrorism. It is a tale of human drama and unbearable tension in which courage, comradeship, fanaticism, incompetence and luck all play their part. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 pg B&W insets. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; 3JJPL; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762549
ISBN
9781444762549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

paperback. Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed heroism in battle and stoicism in peace, despite appalling treatment. This book tells their story: of brutal discipline and inedible food, of loyalty and low pay, and of barracks and battlefield. Num Pages: 608 pages, 16 pages colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 35. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141027937
ISBN
9780141027937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

paperback. The Anglo-Zulu war was one of deception, dishonour, incompetence and dereliction of duty by Lord Chelmsford who invaded Zululand without the knowledge of the British Government. This title looks at the most controversial and brutal British imperial conflict of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 151 x 32. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015699
ISBN
9780141015699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550678
ISBN
9780199550678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.09

This fresh interpretation of apartheid South Africa integrates histories of resistance with the analysis of power - asking not only why apartheid was defeated, but how it came to survive for so long. Series: Oxford Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages, 7 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199550661
ISBN
9780199550661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.44

Paperback. Can the Holocaust be compellingly described or represented? Or is there some core aspect of the extermination of the Jews of Europe which resists our powers of narrative? In this volume, 20 scholars probe the moral, epistemological and aesthetic limits of an account or portrayal of the Nazi horror. Editor(s): Friedlander, Saul. Num Pages: 416 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674707665
ISBN
9780674707665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.40
€ 48.67

Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. This title explores our collective understanding of portraiture, its history in America, how it shapes our individual and national identity, and why we make portraits and more. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGHF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688924
ISBN
9781611688924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.07
€ 43.30

Paperback. Chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. This work also tells of the author's life after leaving the geisha house, painting a panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Translator(s): Rowley, G. G. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; BGA; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with some shelf wear
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KOC0012729
ISBN
9780099462040
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "Papers presented at a conference on African Economic development held at Temple University. Includes bibliographical references. Commissioning organisation: Edited by Sayre P. Schatz. vii, 363 p. 23 cm. Associated Names: Schatz, Sayre P.,. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. In an equally good dw."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
SKU
KEX0130603
ISBN
9780877220145
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Keywords: Africa - Economics - Development - Agricultural Productivity
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Macmillan
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KEX0183886
ISBN
9780333141809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. 363pp. Index. Original cloth. Title in gilt on spine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KON0826472
ISBN
9780333141809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.99
€ 4.99

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