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A Consumers' Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar Ame...

Lizabeth Cohen

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFT. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Vintage Books
Edition: Reprint
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SKU: V9780375707377
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A Continuous Revolution: Making Sense of Cultural Revolution Culture

Barbara Mittler

Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.

Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
Edition: Reprint
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SKU: V9780674970533
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A Continuous Revolution: Making Sense of Cultural Revolution Culture

Barbara Mittler

Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages: 500
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SKU: V9780674065819
ISBN: 9780674065819

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A Convergence of Civilizations: The Transformation of Muslim Societies...

Youssef Courbage

Paperback. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 131 x 204 x 11. Weight in Grams: 190.

Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
Edition: Translation
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SKU: V9780231150033
ISBN: 9780231150033

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A Convergence of Civilizations: The Transformation of Muslim Societies...

Youssef Courbage

Hardback. The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World. 160 pages, 1 map, 8 graphs, 10 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JHBD. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 17. Weight: 310. Translator(s): Holoch, George.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Number of pages: 160
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SKU: V9780231150026
ISBN: 9780231150026

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A Cosmopolitanism of Nations: Giuseppe Mazzini´s Writings on Democrac...

Giuseppe Mazzini

Hardback. An anthology of Giuseppe Mazzini's essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations. Editor(s): Recchia, Stefano; Urbinati, Nadia. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBLL; JPA; JPHV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.

Publisher: Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages: 264
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2009
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SKU: V9780691136110
ISBN: 9780691136110

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A Court on Horseback: Imperial Touring and the Construction of Qing Ru...

Michael G. Chang

Hardback. Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, travelling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterising the relationship between the imperial centre and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 932.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2007
Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
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SKU: V9780674024540
ISBN: 9780674024540

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A Crack in the Edge of the World: The Great American Earthquake of 190...

Simon Winchester

Paperback. A burgeoning city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. In 1906 the dreams of this city, came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake. This story delves beneath the surface of the earth, and explains why the world moves as it does. It portrays the lives of the people who suffered and survived the devastation. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Penguin Books London
Number of pages: 464
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SKU: V9780141016344
ISBN: 9780141016344

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A Critical History of Early Rome: From Prehistory to the First Punic W...

Gary Forsythe

Paperback. During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 BC, the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure. This account traces Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. Num Pages: 417 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.

Publisher: University of California Press United States
Number of pages: 417
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9780520249912
ISBN: 9780520249912

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A Critical History of the New American Studies, 1970–1990

Günter H. Lenz

Hardback. A look at a critical period in American Studies Editor(s): Isensee, Reinhard; Milich, Klaus; Pease, Donald E.; Rowe, John Carlos. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Dartmouth College Press United States
Number of pages: 248
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SKU: V9781512600025
ISBN: 9781512600025

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A Crooked Line: From Cultural History to the History of Society

Geoff Eley

Paperback. A first-hand account of the genealogy of the discipline, and of the rise of a new era of social history. Geoff Eley tracks the evolution of historical understanding in our time from social history through the so-called "cultural turn," and back again to a broad history of society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
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SKU: V9780472069040
ISBN: 9780472069040

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A Crowd Is Not Company

Robert Kee

Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: W&N
Edition: Reprint
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SKU: V9780753826744
ISBN: 9780753826744

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A Crown for a King: Studies in Jewish Art, History, and Archaeology in...

Shalom Sabar

Paperback. Jewish art and material culture are the subjects of this unique volume presented in memory of a truly profound thinker and scholar, Professor Stephen S. Kayser. A CROWN FOR A KING brings together scholars from Israel, the U.S. and Europe writing on a wide range of Professor Kayser's interests. Editor(s): Kayser, Stephen S.; Fine, Steven; Kramer, William M. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.

Publisher: Gefen Books
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2000
Edition: illustrated edition
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SKU: V9789652292117
ISBN: 9789652292117

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A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassinat...

Philip Shenon

Paperback. An explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investigation - now with a groundbreaking new afterword. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 516.

Publisher: Abacus
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
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SKU: V9780349140612
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A Cruising Guide to the New England Coast including the Hudson River, ...

Roger E. & John P. Ware Duncan

Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. May have some shelf wear.

Condition: Used, Good
Publisher: np Dodd Mead (1967).
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1967
SKU: KRF0040553

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A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of Empire

Colin Heywood (Ed.)

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
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SKU: V9781472554710
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A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Age of Enlightenment

Elizabeth Foyster

Paperback. Editor(s): Foyster, Elizabeth; Marten, James. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, 40 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 169 x 241 x 13. Weight in Grams: 514.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2014
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SKU: V9781472554703
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A Cultural History of Childhood and Family in the Modern Age

Joseph M (Ed) Hawes

Hardback. A thematic overview of how childhood and the family were perceived in the period from 1900 to the twenty-first century, covering life cycle, relationships, community, economy, the state, the environment, education, religion and health. Editor(s): Hawes, Joseph M.; Hiner, N. Ray. Series: The Cultural Histories. Num Pages: 254 pages, 36 illus. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSP1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 19. Weight in Grams: 716.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages: 254
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2012
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9781847887993
ISBN: 9781847887993

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A Cultural History of Climate

Wolfgang Behringer

Paperback. Global warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? This book introduces us to the historical research on the development of the earth's climate. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: HBTB; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2009
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9780745645292
ISBN: 9780745645292

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A Cultural History of Food in the Medieval Age

Massimo Montanari (Ed.)

Paperback. Editor(s): Montanari, Massimo. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 512.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2015
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SKU: V9781474269919
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A Cultural History of Gardens in Antiquity

Kathryn Gleason

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9781350009868
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A Cultural History of Women in the Age of Empire

Teresa Mangum

Paperback. Editor(s): Mangum, Teresa. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 47 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 245 x 17. Weight in Grams: 578.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9781350009813
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A Cultural History of Women in the Age of Enlightenment

Ellen Pollak

Paperback. Editor(s): Pollak, Ellen. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 32 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 608.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9781350009806
ISBN: 9781350009806

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A Cultural History of Women in the Middle Ages

Kim M Phillips

Paperback. Editor(s): Phillips, Kim M. Series: The Cultural Histories Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 55 bw illus. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 172 x 244 x 19. Weight in Grams: 678.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2016
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SKU: V9781350009684
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A Dance of Assassins: Performing Early Colonial Hegemony in the Congo

Allen F. Roberts

Paperback. Reveals the theatricality of early colonial encounter and how it continues to influence Congolese and Belgian understandings of history today Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages: 328
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SKU: V9780253007506
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A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II

Anne Noggle

paperback. The world's first women combat pilots were members of the Soviet Army Air Force. Here they speak openly of their experiences and their courageous efforts to show the Red Army that they were adequate to the great role they sought, grappling with deep distrust from male pilots and officers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 197 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTD; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press United States
Edition: First Edition
Number of pages: 336
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SKU: V9781585441778
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A Dancer in the Revolution: Stretch Johnson, Harlem Communist at the C...

Howard Eugene Johnson

Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: Fordham University Press
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SKU: V9780823256532
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A Dark Path to Freedom: Ruzi Nazar from the Red Army to the CIA

Enver Altayli

Hardback. The startling biography of a native Turkestani whose pursuit of self-determination for his country saw him serve the Nazis in World War II, the Red Army, and the CIA at the height of the Cold War. Translator(s): Barchard, David. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FC; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; HBWQ; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 256.

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Edition: Translation
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SKU: V9781849046978
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A Date Which Will Live: Pearl Harbor in American Memory

Emily S. Rosenberg

Paperback. How Pearl Harbor has been written about, thought of, and manipulated in American culture. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 2005
Publisher: Duke University Press United States
Number of pages: 248
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Edition: Illustrated
SKU: V9780822336372
ISBN: 9780822336372

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A Day in a Medieval City

Chiara Frugoni

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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages: 224
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SKU: V9780226266350
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A Deadly Legacy: German Jews and the Great War

Dr. Tim Grady

Hardback. A groundbreaking reassessment of the crucial but unrecognized roles Germany's Jews played at home and at the front during World War I Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .

Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2017
Edition: 1st Edition
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SKU: V9780300192049
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A Deadly Wandering: A Tale of Tragedy and Redemption in the Age of Att...

Matt Richtel

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 582.

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: William Morrow
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SKU: V9780062284068
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A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward ...

Prof Grace A Musila

Hardback. Re-examines this unresolved murder in Kenya and the underlying role of rumour, the media and inter-state relations on how the death has been reported and investigated. Series: African Articulations. Num Pages: 233 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; DSBH5; HBJH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .

Format: Hardback
Publication date: 2015
Publisher: James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages: 233
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SKU: V9781847011275
ISBN: 9781847011275

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Prof. Christine Kinealy - A Death-Dealing Famine - 9780745310749 - 9780745310749

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A Death-Dealing Famine

Prof. Christine Kinealy

Paperback. Examines the historiography of the Irish Famine and its relevance now, in the context of the longer-term relationship between England and Ireland. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.

Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: Pluto Press
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SKU: 9780745310749
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A decade of agricultural development in India,

M Shrinivasan

Hardcover. 8vo. A good copy in original dustwrapper slightly worn at edges.History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature

Condition: Used, Very Good
Publisher: Published for Indian Institute of Asian Studies
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 1965
SKU: KEX0269732