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Paperback. "This volume encompasses a rich world of political culture, from the Spanish kings of the Reconquest to German metal-workers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. . . . A welcome contribution to the interdisciplinary study of ritual, symbolism, and power."-- Editor(s): Wilentz, Sean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812216950
- ISBN
- 9780812216950
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.29
€ 36.99
€ 34.29
Hardcover. This volume compares archaic rituals across civilizations, exploring theoretical models and interpretations for a variety of cultures and ritual practices, focusing especially on the location, frequency, and role of ritual in each of these societies and their resulting archaeological signatures. Editor(s): Murphy, Joanne M. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 11 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HD; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 585.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813062785
- ISBN
- 9780813062785
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.70
€ 96.70
Paperback. Editor(s): Nunning, Vera; Rupp, Jan; Ahn, Gregor. Num Pages: 278 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837625325
- ISBN
- 9783837625325
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 36.65
€ 50.99
€ 36.65
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBLC1; HRG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691632490
- ISBN
- 9780691632490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.42
€ 116.42
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBLC1; HRCR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691603087
- ISBN
- 9780691603087
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.70
€ 42.99
€ 30.70
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBLC1; JFSL4; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640549
- ISBN
- 9780691640549
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 282.96
€ 282.96
Hardback. This book explores the interplay between ritual performance of the opera Mulian and gentrified mercantile lineages in late imperial Huizhou. It shows how local elites appropriated the opera, turning it into a medium for conveying orthodox values and religious precepts and for negotiating local social and gender issues in a rising money economy. Num Pages: 384 pages, 3 tables, 13 figures, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; 3JB; DSBD; DSG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804750325
- ISBN
- 9780804750325
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.60
€ 102.60
Paperback. The principle of sacrifice is as old as human life itself. This book provides an overview of sacrificial practices around the world since prehistoric times. It also examines the reasons behind these rituals, and in the case of human sacrifice an attempt is made to understand the mentality of the 'victims' who often willingly went to their deaths. Num Pages: 192 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750945004
- ISBN
- 9780750945004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.37
€ 17.99
€ 16.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBLA1; HRKP3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415508032
- ISBN
- 9780415508032
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.11
€ 58.11
Hardback. Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; etc.; Martin, Cheryl E. (University of Texas, El Paso, USA); French, William E. (University of British Columbia, Canada). Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024167
- ISBN
- 9780842024167
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.61
€ 156.61
Paperback. Presents readers with scholarship on public celebrations and popular culture throughout Mexican history. This book discusses aspects of Mexico's popular culture from the seventeenth century onwards. It examines a range of Mexican expression, including Corpus Christi celebrations, New Spain, stone murals, and folk theater. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; etc.; Martin, Cheryl E. (University of Texas, El Paso, USA); French, William E. (University of British Columbia, Canada). Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 374 pages, photographs, further reading. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024174
- ISBN
- 9780842024174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.81
€ 66.81
Hardback. Rituals of war and images of violence in Mesopotamia ca. 3000-500 BCE examined as "magical technologies of warfare." Num Pages: 280 pages, 38. BIC Classification: 1QDAM; HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Zone Books United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781890951849
- ISBN
- 9781890951849
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.85
€ 42.99
€ 30.85
Hardback. A nuanced and comprehensive study of the political dynamics between Russia and key countries in Southeast Europe Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1DVUA; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300219135
- ISBN
- 9780300219135
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.80
€ 33.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. coalition-building efforts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421413617
- ISBN
- 9781421413617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 43.54
€ 50.99
€ 43.54
Hardcover. Editor(s): Tyler, Mackenzie; Boone, Anthony M. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FBXS; HBJF1; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620812662
- ISBN
- 9781620812662
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.49€ 129.03
€ 188.49
€ 129.03
River and Harbor Improvements: How They Are Initiated, Authorized and ...
Propeller Club Of The United States
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy Maritime History.The Sea.
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Press of Joseph D. McGuire (printer?)
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1938
- SKU
- KEX0254558
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. India is killing the Ganges, and the Ganges in turn is killing India. Victor Mallet traces the holy river from source to mouth, and from ancient times to the present day, to find that the battle to rescue what is arguably the world's most important river is far from lost. Num Pages: 336 pages, Approx. 20 colour illustrations and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJ; HBJF; HBTP; RNPG; RNT; WTL. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198786177
- ISBN
- 9780198786177
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.12
€ 41.12
Paperback. A dispute over over-allocation of the waters in the Klamath Basin has pitted farmers and ranchers against locals whose cultures and livelihoods depend upon fishing. This book reveals the interdependence of economic recovery with ecological restoration, and the urgency for all the communities within the basin to find common ground. Num Pages: 288 pages, 40 photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986227
- ISBN
- 9780295986227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.17
€ 26.99
€ 25.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595340351
- ISBN
- 9781595340351
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 27.03
€ 27.99
€ 27.03
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Canada
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781550027938
- ISBN
- 9781550027938
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.32
€ 29.99
€ 25.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCY; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- NeWest Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781896300665
- ISBN
- 9781896300665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 21.88
€ 32.99
€ 21.88
Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, 140 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; TNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750962131
- ISBN
- 9780750962131
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.62
€ 26.99
€ 23.62
Hardback. Daniel Haines uncovers the history of one of the most important factors in relations between these two South Asian powers -- water Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS; RNFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849047166
- ISBN
- 9781849047166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.51
€ 46.99
€ 41.51
Paperback. This treatise argues that the American West serves as a testament to a dependence upon water as the "shaping force" of a region's history and development. It defines the West as a "modern hydraulic society" dependent on man-made systems of irrigation such as dams, irrigation ditches and canals. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; KNBW; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195078060
- ISBN
- 9780195078060
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.38
€ 19.38