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Paperback. Setting education in its political context, this book, now in paperback, offers a history of good intentions, ranging from the birth of modern schooling and examination, to the rise (and fall) of meritocracy. In challenging all that is well-intentioned in education, it reveals how our educational commitments are always underwritten by violence. Num Pages: 312 pages, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNA; JNL; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st ed. 2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137593924
ISBN
9781137593924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.13

Paperback. The second volume of the Beni Hassan series is devoted to the recording and study of the only decorated Old Kingdom tombs at the site, the tombs of Ipi and Bebi. The examination comprises coloured plates, line drawings as well as a study of scenes and inscriptions in the tombs. Num Pages: 52 pages, 32 colour plates; 15 b&w folded plates. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAE; 2CXG; 3D; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 313 x 8. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Australian Centre for Egyptology
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856688614
ISBN
9780856688614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.90

Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original cloth.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1948
SKU
KEX0270029
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 18.00

Paperback. Nineteenth-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for "Oriental goods" took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey's boardwalks to the segregated South. Bald's history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFFN; JFSL; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503854
ISBN
9780674503854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.33

Hardback. Editor(s): Fraser, Bashabi. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 4+ halftone illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843312253
ISBN
9781843312253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.32

Paperback. Examines the history of political and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Bengal to show how the concept can take on a life of its own in different contexts. This interdisciplinary study is suitable for historians and anthropologists, as well as scholars of South Asia and colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734941
ISBN
9780226734941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.23

Hardcover. First edition - Original cloth badly stained - Illustrated - REL0207 - 165pp. - Longmans Green, London
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Longmans Green London
Number of pages
165
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1913
SKU
KCK0002962
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 85.00

Hardcover. Tomas Masaryk, a Czech professor of philosophy and a future leader of his people, was hard at work within a month of the outbreak of war lobbying in Paris and London for an independent Bohemia, still a major component of the Austrian Empire within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, which would incorporate the predominantly Slovak regions. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 224 pages, maps, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 208 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Haus Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791729
ISBN
9781905791729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardback. Study of progressivism's influence on the creation of the US Air Force and its use of precision bombing to end wars more quickly Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803233980
ISBN
9780803233980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.92

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pennisi, Kate. Num Pages: 54 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
St Bede's Publications,U.S. United States
Number of pages
54
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781879007062
ISBN
9781879007062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.66

Hardback. Benedict XIV and the Enlightenment offers a comprehensive assessment of Benedict's engagement with Enlightenment art, science, spirituality, and culture. Editor(s): Messbarger, Rebecca; Johns, Christopher; Gavitt, Philip. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 560 pages, 23. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DST; HBJD; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442637184
ISBN
9781442637184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.37

Paperback. Num Pages: 558 pages, 25 black and white drawings, 13 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756461
ISBN
9780814756461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.59

hardcover. Editor(s): Carraro, Carlo; Favero, Giovanni. Translator(s): Phillimore, John Francis. Num Pages: 244 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Switzerland
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2017
SKU
V9783319399683
ISBN
9783319399683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.63

Hardcover. First edition - Original cloth worn - Illustrated - REL0085 - 165pp. - Longmans Green, London
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Longmans Green London
Number of pages
165
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1913
SKU
KCK0002840
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 75.00

Hardback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783463060
ISBN
9781783463060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. An epic true story of survival at sea that inspired Moby Dick and is now the focus of new feature film Heart of the Sea. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSP; 3JH; BGHA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 132.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Hesperus Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843915607
ISBN
9781843915607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.37

Paperback. A History of the Names of Peoples and Places. 220 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTG. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 16. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Battlebridge Publications
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903292198
ISBN
9781903292198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.23

Paperback. This book provides a new look at the social history of the circus in the UK and Ireland. Using contemporary news reports and eyewitness accounts from both performers and audiences to create an entertaining and informative read. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 integrated images. BIC Classification: 1DBK; ASZW; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783030491
ISBN
9781783030491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.53

paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; DSK; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 848.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780199782840
ISBN
9780199782840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.60

Num Pages: 112 pages, 87 b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JWG; KNGV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764343780
ISBN
9780764343780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.90

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