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Paperback. Why does it matter that nations should care for their archives, and that they should develop a sense of shared identity? And why should these processes take place in the public domain? Editor(s): Mangcu, Xolela. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 130. Weight in Grams: 200.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Wits University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781868145324
- ISBN
- 9781868145324
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Explores the notion of yellowness and shows that this label originated not in early travel texts or objective descriptions, but in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century scientific discourses on race. This title weaves together multiple narratives to tell the complex history of a problematic term. Num Pages: 240 pages, 7 color illus. 16 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691140315
- ISBN
- 9780691140315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.60€ 51.49
€ 64.60
€ 51.49
Hardcover. Bede is the inaugural volume in the Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture series, which seeks to comprehensively map British literary culture from 500 to 1100 CE. Editor(s): Wright, Charles. Series: Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2ABA; DSBB; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789089647146
- ISBN
- 9789089647146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.59
€ 148.59
Hardback. This newest volume in a long-running work of mapping the sources of Anglo-Saxon literary culture in England from 500 to 1100 CE takes up one of the most important authors of the period, the eighth-century monk-scholar known as the Venerable Bede. Editor(s): Wright, Charles. Series: Sources of Anglo-Saxon Literary Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 0 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789462981324
- ISBN
- 9789462981324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.59
€ 148.59
Paperback. An informative and entertaining study of London's lunatic fringe, and how we have dealt with the mad among us from pre-history to the present day. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JKSM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847390004
- ISBN
- 9781847390004
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.71
€ 14.99
€ 10.71
Hardcover. Over the years, the US has been fighting wars so far from the public eye as to risk being forgotten, the struggles and sacrifices of its volunteer soldiers almost ignored. This book features images that depict the bedrooms of forty fallen soldiers - the equivalent of a single platoon - from the US, Canada, and several European nations. Num Pages: 120 pages, 40 duotones. BIC Classification: AJCR; HBWS4; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 90 x 18. Weight in Grams: 989.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226066868
- ISBN
- 9780226066868
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 32.70
€ 41.99
€ 32.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBJK; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781621901549
- ISBN
- 9781621901549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.66
€ 43.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 787.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1980
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780394743981
- ISBN
- 9780394743981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.15
€ 26.99
€ 20.15
Paperback. Series: Nitty Gritty Cookbooks. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBV; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 132 x 6. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor Trade Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781589798854
- ISBN
- 9781589798854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.36
€ 11.36
Paperback. Looking at a time when beer was often a nutritional necessity, was sometimes used as medicine, could be flavored with everything from the bark of fir trees to thyme and fresh eggs, and was consumed by men, women, and children alike, this book presents a detailed history of the business, art, and governance of brewing. Num Pages: 344 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219999
- ISBN
- 9780812219999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.99
€ 36.99
€ 33.99
Paperback. In this enlightening cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States, Horn, herself a beekeeper, shows how the honey bee was one of the first symbols of colonization and how bees' societal structures have shaped our ideals about work, family, community, and leisure. Num Pages: 352 pages, 52 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCA; WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813191638
- ISBN
- 9780813191638
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.90
€ 30.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 1088 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 1088
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813136585
- ISBN
- 9780813136585
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.42
€ 46.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; HBLA; HBLC; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691168401
- ISBN
- 9780691168401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.68
€ 33.99
€ 24.68
Hardback. Islam emerged amid flourishing Christian and Jewish cultures, yet students of Antiquity and the Middle Ages mostly ignore it. This title suggests a new way of thinking about the historical relationship between the scriptural monotheisms, integrating Islam into European and West Asian history. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3D; 3F; HBLA; HBLC; HRAX; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158532
- ISBN
- 9780691158532
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.60€ 50.50
€ 64.60
€ 50.50
Paperback. A comprehensive exploration of Earth's ancient past, the evolution of humanity, the rise of civilization, and the effects of global catastrophes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Includes 16-page color insert and 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591431572
- ISBN
- 9781591431572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
Hardback. Nazis began detaining Jews in camps as soon as they came to power in 1933. Kim Wunschmann reveals the origin of these extralegal detention sites, the harsh treatment Jews received there, and the message the camps sent to Germans: that Jews were enemies of the state, dangerous to associate with and fair game for acts of intimidation and violence. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674967595
- ISBN
- 9780674967595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.97€ 50.74
€ 53.97
€ 50.74
" Chronicles the early history of organized sports at UK, from the tenuous beginnings under student leadership, through the early scandals, financial instability, and clashes with administration, to the Purge of 1938 that paved the way for basketball's ascendancy." Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM; WSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813119915
- ISBN
- 9780813119915
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.24
€ 49.24
paperback. From the Belgian coast, across the fields of Flanders, over the valley of the Somme and down the line to the Argonne, this title covers all the major battlefields of the First World War. It is suitable for those contemplating a tour of the battlefields in Belgium and France. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 875 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 212 x 16. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781870067621
- ISBN
- 9781870067621
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 20.97
€ 29.99
€ 20.97
Paperback. In this portrait of world trade before the age of European hegemony, the author examines global commercial connections amongst a large number of cities between the years 1250 and 1350. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780195067743
- ISBN
- 9780195067743
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.20
€ 67.20
Paperback. This volume of essays provides a portrait of antebellum slave life in the American South. Contributions from historians such as Drew Gilpin Faust, Charles Joyner and Theresa A. Singleton reveal the everyday horrors and inspiring stories of survival that characterized slave life. Editor(s): Campbell, Edward D.C.; Rice, Kym S.; Campbell Jr., Edward D.C. (Director, Archival and Information Services Division, Library of Virginia, Richmond, USA). Num Pages: 300 pages, 125 b&w illustrations, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813913322
- ISBN
- 9780813913322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.19
€ 41.19