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Hardback. Tells how Jan Jeroenszoon, through great personal courage and faith in the rule of law, managed to survive gruesome torture and vindicate himself by successfully arguing at trial that the authorities remained subject to the law even in times of war. Translator(s): Grayson, J. C. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135649
- ISBN
- 9780691135649
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
Paperback. Tells the story of how troubled race relations among American occupation soldiers, and black-white mixing within Germany, shaped German notions of race after 1945. This book explores how racial ideologies are altered through transnational contact accompanying war and regime change, even in the intimate areas of sex and reproduction. Num Pages: 288 pages, 17 halftones. 1 line illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133799
- ISBN
- 9780691133799
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.92
€ 46.99
€ 33.92
Hardback. Looks at the relationship between torture and colonial domination through a examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. This book presents an anatomy of torture - its methods, justifications, functions, and consequences. It also shows how torture was central to guerre revolutionnaire. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; HBW; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131351
- ISBN
- 9780691131351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.34€ 55.72
€ 71.34
€ 55.72
Hardback. In 2004, Spain's Banco Santander purchased Britain's Abbey National Bank in a deal valued at fifteen billion dollars - an acquisition that made Santander one of the ten largest financial institutions in the world. This work reveals how strategic decisions made by the family drove Santander's unprecedented rise to global prominence. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBT; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131252
- ISBN
- 9780691131252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Hardback. Uncovers the rapidly disappearing vestiges of the Jews of western Ukraine, who were rounded up and murdered by the Nazis during World War II with help from the local populace. This travelogue reveals the erasure of the Jews and their removal from public memory, a blatant act of forgetting done in the service of a aggressive Ukrainian nationalism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 60 halftones. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131214
- ISBN
- 9780691131214
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.50
€ 30.99
€ 22.50
Hardback. Why is Europe's employment rate almost 10 percent lower than that of the United States? Drawing on the findings of a project that examined data from France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States, this work argues that Europe's 25 million "missing" jobs can be attributed almost entirely to its relative lack of service jobs. Editor(s): Gregory, Mary; Salverda, Weimer; Schettkat, Ronald. Num Pages: 240 pages, 32 line illus. 50 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; KCF; KNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130866
- ISBN
- 9780691130866
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.91€ 90.75
€ 118.91
€ 90.75
Paperback. The collapse of Britain's powerful labor movement has been one of the most significant and astonishing stories in political history. In analyzing how an entirely new industrial relations system was constructed after 1979, this work offers a revisionist history of British trade unionism in the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130408
- ISBN
- 9780691130408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. Traces the evolution of Russia's onetime capital from a 'conceptual hierarchy' to a living cultural system. This book seeks to revise the literary monumentalization of St Petersburg - with Pushkin and Dostoevsky representing two traditional albeit opposing perspectives - to offer a view of an urban landscape. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130323
- ISBN
- 9780691130323
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Long before the photo op, political rulers were manipulating visual imagery to cultivate their authority. The Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) was, this title argues, the first ruler to exploit the propaganda power of printed images and text. It explores how Maximilian used illustrations and other visual arts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 265 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130194
- ISBN
- 9780691130194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.18€ 68.86
€ 89.18
€ 68.86
Hardback. Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 line illus.35 tables. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 6. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129174
- ISBN
- 9780691129174
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.07€ 45.21
€ 57.07
€ 45.21
Hardback. Explores the intersections of two momentous changes in the late twentieth century: the fall of Communism and the rise of globalization. This book presents a sociological treatment of the process of foreign direct investment (FDI). It demonstrates how both investors and hosts rely on social networks to make decisions about investment. Num Pages: 312 pages, 5 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; KCL; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691129129
- ISBN
- 9780691129129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.40€ 51.34
€ 65.40
€ 51.34
Hardback. Paints a portrait of Russian military politics. This book identifies three moments that gave rise to the Russian dilemma: Gorbachev's decision to invite military participation in Soviet politics; Yeltsin's acquiescence to a political system that gave generals a legitimate political presence; and, Putin's failure to press for military reforms. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; JP; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128962
- ISBN
- 9780691128962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Poland suffered an exceedingly brutal Nazi occupation during the Second World War - close to five million Poles were killed. This book attempts to answer the question: How was anti-Semitism possible in Poland after the war? It argues that postwar Polish anti-Semitism cannot be understood simply as a continuation of prewar attitudes. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128788
- ISBN
- 9780691128788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. On September 6, 1848, Abraham Ber Pilpel entered the kitchen of Rabbi Abraham Kohn and his family and poured arsenic in the soup that was being prepared for their dinner. Within hours, the rabbi and his infant daughter were dead. This book tells the story of the murder, the trial that followed, and the political and religious fallout of both. Num Pages: 160 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128436
- ISBN
- 9780691128436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Hardback. Presents a historical and sociological account of how, by the late 1960s, three small Italian towns had come to lead the world in the production of gold jewelry - even though they had virtually no jewelry industry less than a century before, and even though Italy had western Europe's most restrictive gold laws. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLW3; JH; KCC; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 657.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126975
- ISBN
- 9780691126975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.23€ 64.47
€ 83.23
€ 64.47
Paperback. What is it about Germany and the travel book that puts them seemingly at odds? This book offers a traveler's tale of Germany while testing the limits of the travel narrative as a literary form. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; DSBH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126173
- ISBN
- 9780691126173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 31.19
€ 43.99
€ 31.19
Paperback. What kind of people are suicide bombers? How do they justify their actions? In this book, the author argues that popular views of these young men and women - as crazed fanatics or brainwashed automatons - fall short of the mark. He tells a story of the modern globalization of suicide bombing. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1QFM; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 344.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126159
- ISBN
- 9780691126159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Paperback. Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691126012
- ISBN
- 9780691126012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.20
€ 52.99
€ 38.20
Paperback. The Berlin Wall was the symbol of the Cold War. This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the communists' decision to build the Wall in 1961. It portrays the different approaches favored by the East Germans and the Soviets to stop the exodus of refugees to West Germany. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 368 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 1DVU; 3JJPG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124285
- ISBN
- 9780691124285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.45€ 46.96
€ 59.45
€ 46.96
Paperback. Explores what the interrogations reveal about the individual and communal lives of those interrogated and how the interrogations themselves shaped villagers' perceptions of those lives. This book shows how heretical and orthodox beliefs flourished side by side and what life was like in one particular time and place. Num Pages: 248 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM9; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123714
- ISBN
- 9780691123714
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81