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Hardback. Sonia Ryang casts new light on the study of North Korean culture and society by reading literary texts as sources of ethnographic data. Ryang focuses critical attention on three central themes--love, war, and self--that reflect the nearly complete overlap of the personal, social, and political realms in North Korean society. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674062474
ISBN
9780674062474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.77

Paperback. Reveals the sources of Barack Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. This title traces the origins of his ideas and establishes him as the most penetrating political thinker elected to the presidency in the past century. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
With a New preface by the author
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154336
ISBN
9780691154336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.99

Hardback. Derided by the Right as dangerous and by the Left as spineless, Barack Obama puzzles observers. This title reveals the sources of Obama's ideas and explains why his principled aversion to absolutes does not fit contemporary partisan categories. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCX; JPA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147468
ISBN
9780691147468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.19

Hardback. Reading Rio de Janeiro is an experiment in literary and social history, which combines literary analysis and the tools of close and distant reading with quantitative evidence from archival sources in order to reveal new insights regarding the integration of individuals into a complex and changing society. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804757447
ISBN
9780804757447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illus; map. BIC Classification: DNF; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 240 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781921867309
ISBN
9781921867309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.57

Paperback. There are hundreds of inscriptions to be found on Roman tombstones in museums throughout Britain. They tell us about the Romans in Britain. However, to save space the wording is full of abbreviations and the meaning of the typical inscription is lost on the average museum visitor. Num Pages: 128 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ADL; 3D; CFF; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439525
ISBN
9780752439525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.42

Hardcover. Dreisbach shows that the Bible was the most frequently referenced book in the political discourse of the American founders. Drawing on some of the most familiar rhetoric of the founding era, Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers examines the founders' diverse uses of the Bible and how scripture informed their political culture. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HRAX; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 244 x 33. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199987931
ISBN
9780199987931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.02

Hardback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898539
ISBN
9780859898539
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.49

Paperback. The birth of cinema coincided with the heyday of the short story. This book studies the relationship between popular magazine short stories and the very early British films. Editor(s): Shail, Andrew. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 40 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSBH; DSK; FYB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898546
ISBN
9780859898546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.83

paperback. 4to.. Illustrated.Nice copy .Early Ireland. Archaeology.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0283206
ISBN
9781904890706
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Hardback. From the rise of ticker-tape technology to the development of conspiracy theories, Reading the Market argues that commentary on the Stock Exchange between 1870 and 1915 changed how Americans understood finance-and explains what our pervasive interest in Wall Street says about us now. Series: New Studies in American Intellectual and Cultural History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420608
ISBN
9781421420608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.57
€ 46.56

Paperback. Spanning the period from c.300 to c.1150 and containing primary source material from the European, Byzantine, and Islamic worlds, Barbara H. Rosenwein's Reading the Middle Ages, Second Edition once again brings the Middle Ages to life. Editor(s): Rosenwein, Barbara H. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 206 x 18. Weight in Grams: 566.
Number of pages
336
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2 Rev ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442606050
ISBN
9781442606050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 49.10

Hardback. Editor(s): Harper, Thomas L.; Shirane, Haruo. Num Pages: 632 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; DSBD; DSK; HBJF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231166584
ISBN
9780231166584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.92
€ 55.84

Paperback. The role of cultural elites and journalists in promoting reading as a means of self-improvement and social mobility Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
American Literatures Initiative
SKU
V9781439906682
ISBN
9781439906682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.45

Paperback. Employing a wide range of sources, the author examines the organizations that staffed and managed black schools in the South, with particular attention paid to the activities of the Freedman's Bureau. He looks as well at those who came to teach, a diverse group - white, black, Northern, Southern - and at the curricula and textbooks they used. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226539294
ISBN
9780226539294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.28

Paperback. 367pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Odyssey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KHS1013988
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 6.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. "Commissioning organisation: Oscar Handlin [editor] 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall Paperback Copy. Fair Paperback Copy. 2nd Edition". Keywords: History - Reconstruction - United States
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KON0519246
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.12

Paperback. This book contains a comprehensive selection of historical documents for courses in Greek History and Civilization, and Western Civilization. It includes material dealing with all the major aspects of Greek historical experience: political, social, cultural, intellectual, economic, and technological. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199978458
ISBN
9780199978458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.13

paperback. Editor(s): Geary, Patrick (University of California, Los Angeles). Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 12. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
540
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551115511
ISBN
9781551115511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.10

Paperback. Editor(s): Nederman, Cary J.; Forhan, Kate Langdon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204881
ISBN
9780872204881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.19

Editor(s): Nederman, Cary J.; Forhan, Kate Langdon. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872204898
ISBN
9780872204898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.44
€ 44.21

Paperback. First edition - 8vo. Very Good copy - From the Library of lorna and Walter Lippman with their bookplate - KAW0172 - 340pp. - Pergamon Press,
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Number of pages
340
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
SKU
KCK0002106
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Riha, Thomas. Num Pages: 266 pages, xxxiv, 232 p. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226718538
ISBN
9780226718538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Dimension: 228 x 159. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226718552
ISBN
9780226718552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 30.97

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