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Paperback. The human rights movement in South Africa's transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition, often referred to as a miracle, which brought majority rule and democracy to South Africa. This book deals with this topic. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 131 x 9. Weight in Grams: 122.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420270
ISBN
9780821420270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

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

Hardback. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book is an original and lucid exposition of the ideological, political and administrative origins of Apartheid. It will add substantially to the understanding of contemporary South Africa. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JPH; JPVH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 222 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333464618
ISBN
9780333464618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.95

Paperback. Based on extensive archival research in South Africa and drawing on the most recent scholarship, this book is an original and lucid exposition of the ideological, political and administrative origins of Apartheid. It will add substantially to the understanding of contemporary South Africa. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349200436
ISBN
9781349200436
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.98

Hardback. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312231569
ISBN
9780312231569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Paperback. Max Stirner was one of the most important and seminal thinkers of the mid-nineteenth century. He exposed the religiosity behind secular humanism and rationalism, and the domination of the individual behind liberal modes of politics. This edited collection explores Stirner's radical and contemporary importance as a political theorist. Series: Critical Explorations in Contemporary Political Thought. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328802
ISBN
9781349328802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.73

Paperback. A guide to the offbeat people, places, and events that make Southern California even stranger than readers might think! Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 25.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762727247
ISBN
9780762727247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.75

Paperback. The definitive collection of San Francisco's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for San Francisco residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK; WH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 18.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762758678
ISBN
9780762758678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.18

Series: Historical Dictionaries of Europe. Num Pages: 428 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; GBC; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810849143
ISBN
9780810849143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 191.26

Hardback. This collection uses the transnational activities of municipal urban governments to historicize the origins and development of the global city, focusing on how urban problems were addressed with concepts that emerged from the "world in between" nations and cities. Num Pages: 252 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230606630
ISBN
9780230606630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.90

Hardback. This book explores both the social history of livestock and veterinary history in South Asia, and integrates both of them seamlessly within its narrative. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTQ; MBX; MZD; TVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719089725
ISBN
9780719089725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.67

Paperback. An ethnography about 'Japan outside of Japan' - specifically, how Japanese families on corporate re-assignment in the United States recreate their homeland within domestic spaces Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 503.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822336228
ISBN
9780822336228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.56

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

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAP; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610634
ISBN
9780691610634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.51
€ 42.58

Paperback. This tender memoir chronicles the early years of Sayyid Qutb, one of Egypt's most influential radical Islamist thinkers and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Series: Middle East Literature in Translation. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 2CSR; 3JJ; BM; DSBH; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610755
ISBN
9780815610755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.76

hardcover. The Willard E. Yager Library-Museum has remained committed to maintaining a collection of resources relating to Native Americans since Scarecrow first published this book in 1977. It is a guide for on-site research and interlibrary loans. Editor(s): Folk, Karen R. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: GBCR; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 144 x 33. Weight in Grams: 730. Very good copy in good cloth covers. Title in gilt to spine and front cover. Light nicks, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015898
ISBN
9780810833012
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. First edition - 8vo. Very good copy - Illustrated - KAW0612 - 138pp. - History Dept. University of Melbourne, Melbourne
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
History Dept. University of Melbourne Melbourne
Number of pages
138
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KCK0002546
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 30.00

Hardback. Editor(s): Schaeffer, Kurtis R.; Kapstein, Matthew T.; Tuttle, Gray. Series: Introduction to Asian Civilizations. Num Pages: 856 pages, Maps: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
856
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135986
ISBN
9780231135986
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.36
€ 102.15

hardcover. This volume highlights the complex intra-alliance politics of what was seen as the likeliest flash point of conflict in the Cold War and demonstrates how strongly determinant were concerns about relationships with allies in the choices made by all the major governments. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JPS; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Edition
2002nd Edition
SKU
V9780333929605
ISBN
9780333929605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.66

Paperback. Series: Cold War History. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349425709
ISBN
9781349425709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.70

Publisher
United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975056
ISBN
9781597975056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.18

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