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Paperback. Like Siberia and the Sahara, Patagonia has become a metaphor for nothingness and extremity. Its frontiers have stretched beyond the political boundaries of Argentina and Chile to encompass an evocative idea of place. This book is a cultural history of Patagonia, looking at myths and legends it has inspired. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps & 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; 1KLSH; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 24. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955382
ISBN
9781904955382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.38

Paperback. Creates an account of post-colonial Africa seen at once as a whole and as a location that wholly defies generalised explanations. This book gives a sustained meditation on themosaic of peoples and practices we call 'Africa', and an impassioned attempt to come to terms with humanity itself as it struggles to escape from foreign domination. Translator(s): Glowczewska, Klara. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; BGHA; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140292626
ISBN
9780140292626
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 48 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HRAX; HRCC8; HRCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300196788
ISBN
9780300196788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.53

Paperback. Contains essays including theoretical reflections, literary criticism, and historical and ethnographic case studies focused on Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil, the Andes, and the Caribbean. This book highlights the relation of Marxist thought, dependency theory, and liberation theology to Latin Americans' experience of coloniality. Editor(s): Morana, Mabel; Dussel, Enrique; Jauregui, Carlos A. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 640 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 38. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341697
ISBN
9780822341697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.86

Paperback. This edition considers the metamorphosis of modern Japan in the light of key events of the 20th century, focusing on the economic miracle, the influence of Japan's troubled past in Asia, the implications of the demographic time-bomb, the third transformation and the lost decade of the 1990s. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408234518
ISBN
9781408234518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.51

Paperback. Remains the most complete history of the Assassins. Beginning the story with the separation of Sunnis and Shi'ites and the rise of Isma'ilism, an offshoot of Shi'ism, Hodgson traces the long and complex history of power struggles within Islam that led ultimately to the separation of the Nizari Isma'ilis and their direct challenge to Muslim leadership. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219166
ISBN
9780812219166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.33

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JFF; JWXV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199325276
ISBN
9780199325276
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613748091
ISBN
9781613748091
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 31 halftones. 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 218 x 148 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1024.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173078
ISBN
9780691173078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 60 pages, over 60 color/bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBW; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 179 x 13. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340321
ISBN
9780764340321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.85

Paperback. Offers a study of the 'Young Turks', a group of Turkish army officers who sought to reform the Ottoman Empire and led a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II in 1908. This book discusses the counter-revolution of 1909 and the emergence of the 'Group of Saviour officers' who formed a cabinet determined to destroy the Young Turks. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659105
ISBN
9781850659105
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.89

Hardback. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 751 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1566. The Construction of the French Past. Symbols. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. 642 pages, 140 black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Nora, Pierre; Kritzman, Lawrence D. Offers the best essays from the acclaimed collection originally published in French. This monumental work examines how and why events and figures become a part of a people's collective memory, how rewriting history can forge new paradigms of cultural identity, and how the meaning attached to an event can become as significant as the event itself. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GTE; HBJD; JFC; JPFN. Dimension: 256 x 184 x 54. Weight: 1508. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
751
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231109260
ISBN
9780231109260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.92
€ 55.92

Paperback. 4to. Illustrated. Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ted Smart, London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Numbered First Edition
SKU
KEX0264870
ISBN
9781852835705
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. WICKLOW Num Pages: 320 pages, 40. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG; HBW; WQH; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). . 312pp
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781845889494
ISBN
9781845889494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.00

Paperback. Offers a profound critique of the experience of postcolonial, postsocialist temporality. This title presents the case study at its core is the demise of the Grenada Revolution (1979-83), and the repercussions of its collapse. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822356219
ISBN
9780822356219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.22

Hardcover. The writing of Spartan history for long involved gliding - sometimes seamlessly - between the evidence of very different ancient sources. Now, a short series conceived by The Classical Press of Wales will examine closely and individually each of the principal sources and its relationship with classical Sparta. Editor(s): Powell, Anton; Richer, Nicolas. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 445.
Publisher
Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905125371
ISBN
9781905125371
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMM; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961547
ISBN
9780750961547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.35

Paperback. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Series: General History. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 186. Series: General History. 96 pages, Illustrations map. Tales of Victorian man-made failures, follies and disasters which were forgotten or swept under the carpet at the time. The book explains what went wrong and how improvements were made. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 209 x 149 x 7. Weight: 186.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846741142
ISBN
9781846741142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. What took place in Auschwitz revokes what Adorno termed the "Western legacy of positivity", the innermost substance of traditional philosophy. This text anatomizes the range of Adorno's concerns, including sections such as "Art, Memory of Suffering", and "Damaged Life". Editor(s): Tiedemann, Rolf. Translator(s): Livingstone, Rodney. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present Series. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 34. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804731447
ISBN
9780804731447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.14

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive history of global population displacement in the twentieth century, and provides a new analytic approach to the subject by exploring its causes, consequences, and meanings Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 black and white maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198744474
ISBN
9780198744474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.98

Paperback. Award-winning book looking at the complicated history of the ANC. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JPFN; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045063
ISBN
9781849045063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.24

Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 black and white halftones, 10 line illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; HBL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195338119
ISBN
9780195338119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.81

Paperback. One of the most successful history books of recent years, Agincourt is reissued with a new introduction by Bernard Cornwell and a new preface by Juliet Barker to mark the 600th anniversary of the battle. Num Pages: 528 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Abacus
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349119182
ISBN
9780349119182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 200 pages, 196 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764348891
ISBN
9780764348891
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.00

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