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Paperback. Uncovers the origins of communal celebration in human biology and culture. Although sixteenth-century Europeans began to view mass festivities as foreign and 'savage', the author shows that they were indigenous to the West, from the ancient Greek's worship of Dionysus to the medieval practices of Christianity as a 'danced religion'. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847080080
ISBN
9781847080080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.78

Paperback. The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815. Num Pages: 288 pages, 36, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753822173
ISBN
9780753822173
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Hardcover. A path-finding analysis of the vast colonial "dance archive" that conclusively demonstrates that dance played a crucial role in the European colonization of the Americas Series: Latin American and Caribbean Arts and Culture Publication Initiative. Num Pages: 227 pages, 40 b/w photos, 2 maps, 11 color in an 8-page section. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KL; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 509. Weight in Grams: 936.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292744929
ISBN
9780292744929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press (Red Crane Books) United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9781878610102
ISBN
9781878610102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.76

Paperback. In January of 1788, the First Fleet arrived in New South Wales and a thousand British men and women encountered the people who will be their new neighbours. Drawing on historical records, this book presents this key chapter in British colonial history, and reconstructs the complex dance of curiosity, attraction, and mistrust. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJD1; HBJM; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Canongate Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841956992
ISBN
9781841956992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. This work considers the visual languages, politics and poetics of personal appearance. "Dandyism" has been most closely associated with the 19th-century style of men such as Oscar Wilde. This book examines the wider influence of dandyism and considers its destablizing aesthetic effect. Editor(s): Fillin-Yeh, Susan. Num Pages: 304 pages, 27 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFCA; JFCK; WJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814726969
ISBN
9780814726969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482083
ISBN
9780801482083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.32

hardcover. From the color of a politician's tie, to exorbitantly costly haircuts, to the size of an American flag pin adorning a lapel, it's no secret that style has political meaning. The author shows that in France, England, and Spain, daring dress became a way of taking a stance toward the social and political upheaval of the period. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226187259
ISBN
9780226187259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 40.31

Paperback. An extremely well-preserved example of an Iron Age hillfort, Danebury is typical of many in Wessex, but made exceptional by being the most thoroughly excavated and explored hillfort in the whole of Europe. This book gives us insight into the historical monument, the surrounding landscape and farms, and the lives of Danebury's Iron Age inhabitants. Num Pages: 192 pages, 100ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
3rd ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429106
ISBN
9780752429106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. A compelling and human portrait of modern war. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
John Murray Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848542587
ISBN
9781848542587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691650715
ISBN
9780691650715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.56
€ 138.50

Paperback. Examines the rise and abrupt decline of anti-Catholic literature during the Progressive Era, as well as the issues and motivations that informed anti-Catholic writers and their "Romanist" opponents. This work explores the connection between anti-Catholicism and nationalism from 1910-1919. It is intended for scholars and students of history. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; HRCC7; JFCA; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268036058
ISBN
9780268036058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. "Map on linig-papers. Commissioning organisation: by Bernard Newman. 346 p. front., illus. (maps) plates. 22 cm. Original cloth. Good clean copy, cloth slightly worn, top edge red, binding tight."
Condition
Used, Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
R. Hale limited
Publication date
1938
SKU
KEX0060833
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. Tells stories of Greek Leftists as paradigmatic figures of abjection, given that between 1929 and 1974 tens of thousands of Greek dissidents were detained and tortured in prisons, places of exile, and concentration and rehabilitation camps. This title presents the history of how Greek Left was constituted by Greek state as a zone of danger. Num Pages: 256 pages, 44 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229673
ISBN
9780823229673
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. Tells the stories of Greek Leftists as paradigmatic figures of abjection, given that between 1929 and 1974 tens of thousands of Greek dissidents were detained and tortured in prisons, places of exile, and concentration and rehabilitation camps. This volume presents the history of how Greek Left was constituted by Greek state as a zone of danger. Num Pages: 256 pages, 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFF; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823229680
ISBN
9780823229680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.45

Paperback. From the author of Horrible Histories comes the fourth volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226385
ISBN
9781780226385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. From the author of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the third volume in Terry Deary's gritty and humorous history series for adults. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226378
ISBN
9781780226378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. From the internationally bestselling author of Horrible Histories, the first volume in a new series for adults. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780226354
ISBN
9781780226354
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. 295pp. Index. Keywords: US history, politics, economics
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Glenbridge Publishing,
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KHS1011728
ISBN
9780944435267
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; JKSB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481345
ISBN
9780801481345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

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