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History
Hardback. On a winter night in 1743, a local magistrate was stabbed to death in the churchyard of Rye by an angry butcher. Why did this grueome crime happen? What does it reveal about the political, economic, and cultural patterns that existed in this small English port town? Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESX; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 555.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300099850
- ISBN
- 9780300099850
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.80
€ 78.80
Paperback. In The Chicken and the Quetzal Paul Kockelman tells the cultural history of a village in Guatemala's highland cloud forests and its relation to conservation movements and eco-tourism to create a theoretical framework for understanding the entanglement of values as they are created, interpreted, and reconfigured. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 252 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360728
- ISBN
- 9780822360728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.86
€ 32.99
€ 29.86
Hardback. In The Chicken and the Quetzal Paul Kockelman tells the cultural history of a village in Guatemala's highland cloud forests and its relation to conservation movements and eco-tourism to create a theoretical framework for understanding the entanglement of values as they are created, interpreted, and reconfigured. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822360568
- ISBN
- 9780822360568
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.97
€ 107.97
Hardcover. Takes the reader on an international tour of macabre and devotional architectural masterpieces in nearly 20 countries. This book brings together some of the world's most important charnel sites, ranging from the crypts of the Capuchin monasteries in Italy, to the strange tomb of a 1960s wealthy Peruvian nobleman. Num Pages: 224 pages, 421 illustrations, 290 in colour. BIC Classification: AMN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 314 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500251782
- ISBN
- 9780500251782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 37.63
€ 52.99
€ 37.63
Hardcover. Clean copy in dust wrapper. DW with nicks and small tears. Previous owner's ex-libris plate to inside front cover. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1967
- Publisher
- Abelard-Schuman London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0005954
- ISBN
- 9780200714686
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Num Pages: 320 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330. Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization. 320 pages, ill. In the sixth millennium BC, settlers on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers created the world's first cities. In doing so, they wrote the opening chapter of the history of human civilization as we know it. Paul Kriwaczek tells their extraordinary story. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAM; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 25. Weight: 326.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871571
- ISBN
- 9781848871571
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Paperback. A portrait of a civilisation which flourished within living memory and left an indelible mark on history Num Pages: 368 pages, 16, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753819036
- ISBN
- 9780753819036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 113 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939923977
- ISBN
- 9780939923977
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 22.23
€ 32.99
€ 22.23
Hardback. This bibliography attempts complete coverage of manuscript collections on the Cherokee in the Northeastern portion of the U.S. Its annotations list most names of people, whether Cherokee or non-Cherokee, mentioned in the annotated documents, and most place names. Series: Native American Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 541 pages, Plans transparencies :Includes index. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 221 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 541
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810818279
- ISBN
- 9780810818279
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.79
€ 220.79
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781526700711
- ISBN
- 9781526700711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.70
€ 33.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Ultimately, Alternative Contact theorizes a more dynamic indigeneity that articulates new or overlooked connections among peoples, histories, cultures, and critical discourses within a global context. Editor(s): Lai, Paul; Smith, Lindsey Claire. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 400 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; JFFS; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421400600
- ISBN
- 9781421400600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 32.92
€ 38.99
€ 32.92
Hardcover. 294p. dw. Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Macmillan;St.Martin's P
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- SKU
- KON0721867
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Britain spans from the aftermath of the Revolution of 1688 to Pitt the Younger's defeat at attempted parliamentary reform. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 128 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 106.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192853998
- ISBN
- 9780192853998
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.72
€ 13.99
€ 11.72
Paperback. As such, Mixing Races offers a unique perspective on how contentious debates taking place on college campuses reflected radical shifts in race relations in the larger society. Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 136 pages, 14, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; JFC; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801898136
- ISBN
- 9780801898136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.56
€ 33.56
Finding Order in Nature: The Naturalist Tradition from Linnaeus to E. ...
Paul Lawrence Lawrence Farber
paperback. Many naturalists are drawn, consequently, to deeper philosophical and ethical issues: What is the extent of our ability to understand nature? And, understanding nature, will we be able to preserve it? Naturalists question the meaning of the order they discover and ponder our moral responsibility for it."-from the Introduction Series: Johns Hopkins Introductory Studies in the History of Science. Num Pages: 152 pages, 22, 15 black & white halftones, 7 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; PDR; PDX; WNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 236. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032698
- ISBN
- 9780801863905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.65
€ 5.65
Paperback. Werner Heisenberg's task was to build an atomic bomb for Nazi Germany. What precisely did Heisenberg know about the physics of the atomic bomb? How deep was his loyalty to the German government during the Third Reich? Assuming that he had been able to build a bomb, would he have been willing? This book answers these questions. Num Pages: 372 pages, 1 black-and-white photograph, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BG; HBJD; HBLW; HBT; JWMN; PDX; PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520229266
- ISBN
- 9780520229266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.54
€ 38.99
€ 28.54
Paperback. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTV; JFSC; JPF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130. .
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608466825
- ISBN
- 9781608466825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.82
€ 23.99
€ 22.82
Paperback. Num Pages: 386 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 31. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 386
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464647
- ISBN
- 9781608464647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.60
€ 34.60
Hardback. On October 23, 1956, a popular uprising against Soviet rule swept through Hungary like a force of nature, only to be mercilessly crushed by Soviet tanks twelve days later. This book presents an eyewitness account and an history of the uprising in Hungary that heralded the future liberation of Eastern Europe. Translator(s): Major, Ann. Num Pages: 312 pages, 14 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691132822
- ISBN
- 9780691132822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.42
€ 30.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Tells the story of how the Hungarians, despite a string of catastrophes and their linguistic and cultural isolation, have survived as a nation-state. This book traces Hungarian politics, culture, economics, and emotions from the Magyars' dramatic entry into the Carpathian Basin in 896 to the brink of the post-Cold War era. Translator(s): Decker, Jefferson. Num Pages: 608 pages, 55 black-and-white plates. 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 37. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2020
- Publisher
- The University Press Group Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691119694
- ISBN
- 9780691119694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.67
€ 54.67
Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 46, 46 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452864
- ISBN
- 9780801452864
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.78
€ 52.78
Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in the History of Psychiatry. Num Pages: 344 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801475368
- ISBN
- 9780801475368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.67
€ 42.99
€ 37.67
Hardback. Luther Lee was one of the founders of Wesleyan Methodism, a 19th-century reformer and an ordained minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. This volume explores his life, politics and theology. One of the author's particular foci is the extent to which Lee impacted the antislavery movement. Series: Studies in Evangelicalism. Num Pages: 296 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ; HRCC2; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810837102
- ISBN
- 9780810837102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.25
€ 154.25
Hardcover. A nostalgic visitor's guide to Edwardian London when Britain welcomed with open arms Olympians from around the World, staging London's first Olympic Games in 1908. This commemorative book features memorabilia from the games including a plan of the route of London's first marathon that would set in time the official distance of 26 miles, 385 yards Series: Armchair Time Travellers Street Atlas. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Mapseeker Archive Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844917891
- ISBN
- 9781844917891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73