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Paperback. Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound questions and suggests a fresh way in which culture explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 432 pages, 25 halftones. 78 line illus. 65 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTK; JHBL; KCA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 604.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141282
ISBN
9780691141282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.43

Hardcover. Drawing on an array of artworks and chroniclers' accounts, to reassess the medieval visual culture in which banquets were staged, this book shows the ways of appreciating artistic skill and attending to their own processes of perception, thereby forging a court culture that delighted in the exercise of fine aesthetic judgment. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 colour plates, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; ACK; AS; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226242200
ISBN
9780226242200
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.89
€ 48.36

Paperback. Highlighting the cultural activities of young, predominantly unmarried Asian American women from 1930 to 1960, this book traces the diverse ways in which these young women sought claim to cultural citizenship, exploring such topics as the nation's first Asian American sorority, Chi Alpha Delta; and Asian American youth culture and beauty pageants. Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 241 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJPG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814751947
ISBN
9780814751947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. A statistical study of lynching in ten southern states which shows that economic and status concerns were at the heart of that violent practice. This book tests explanations of the causes of lynching, using US Census and historical voting data and a newly constructed inventory of southern lynch victims. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064135
ISBN
9780252064135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardback. 144pp . 8vo Disbound . Nineenth Century Ireland.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
B M Pickering
Publication date
1875
SKU
KEX0243746
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 85.00

Paperback. Many Guatemalans speak of Mayan indigenous organizing as 'a finger in the wound'. This book explores the implications of this painfully graphic metaphor in a study of the civil war and its aftermath. It investigates the notion of Quincentennial Guatemala, which has given focus to the overarching question of Mayan - and Guatemalan - identity. Num Pages: 448 pages, 21 black-and-white illustrations and 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520212855
ISBN
9780520212855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.02

Paperback. In a compelling history of the Jewish community in New York during four decades of mass immigration, this title examines the defining role of the Yiddish socialist movement in the American Jewish experience. Num Pages: 352 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSR1; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 202 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032439
ISBN
9780674032439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.91

Paperback. Examines the grim reality of southern Africa's contemporary post-'liberation' plight, with up-to-date analysis of the ANC and social movements. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTR; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780745334790
ISBN
9780745334790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. A history examining the interactions between church authorities and Mexican parishioners-from the late-colonial era into the early-national period-shows how religious thought and practice shaped Mexico s popular politics. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 photos, 10 tables, 9 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346395
ISBN
9780822346395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.51

Hardcover. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hill & Wang Pub
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st American ed
SKU
KRC0005816
ISBN
9780809045952
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198744429
ISBN
9780198744429
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.92

Paperback. Compared to other animals, the way humans live - our manners, morals, habits, experiences, relationships, technology, values - changes at a bewildering speed. Why is this? Felipe Fernandez-Armesto offers some revolutionary answers to this fundamental question about our species - and speculates on what they mean for our future. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: CF; HBG; HBL; HBTB; HD; HP; HR; JF; JH; PD. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198806806
ISBN
9780198806806
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.74

Paperback. A rarely frank account of the U.S. infantry experience in northern Europe, A Foot Soldier for Patton takes the reader from the beaches of Normandy through the giddy drive across France, to the brutal battles on the Westwall, in the Ardennes, and finally to the conquest of Germany itself. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; BTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612000909
ISBN
9781612000909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 b/w plates (16pp), With index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007395262
ISBN
9780007395262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: by Thomas Aitken, Jr. 159 p. ill. 22 cm. Dust wrapper. A good clean copy. Some dulling to the dw."
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Harper & Row
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
SKU
KEX0050985
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 41.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. New life of forgotten novelist Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 1DDF; BGL; DSBH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538408
ISBN
9781784538408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.78

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442211384
ISBN
9781442211384
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.27

Paperback. With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul. Num Pages: 416 pages, maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; BGA; HBJF; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 125 x 27. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781447221753
ISBN
9781447221753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.50

Hardcover. 8vo.Very good copy in slightly worn dustwrapper
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Droemer Knaur
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KEX0252257
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. For the greater part of recorded history, the most successful and powerful states were autocracies; yet the world is increasingly dominated by democracies. This book provides a novel answer for how and why this political transformation occurred. It presents a history that starts in biblical times. Num Pages: 576 pages, 18 line illus. 22 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 35. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Princeton Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126326
ISBN
9780691126326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.19
€ 50.82

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