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Hardcover. This groundbreaking volume examines the transnational dimensions of Black Power - how Black Power thinkers and activists drew on foreign movements and vice versa how individuals and groups in other parts of the world interpreted 'Black Power,' from African liberation movements to anti-caste agitation in India to indigenous protests in New Zealand. Editor(s): Slate, Nico. Series: Contemporary Black History. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137285058
- ISBN
- 9781137285058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.93
€ 138.93
Paperback. Bernal's response to criticisms to his 1987 book, 'BLACK ATHENA', which argued for an Afro-Asiatic origin for Greek civilisation. Editor(s): Moore, David Chioni. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327172
- ISBN
- 9780822327172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. A challenge to the whole basis of thinking on the subject of classical civilization. The author argues that it has its roots in Afroasiatic cultures, and that these influences have been systematically ignored, suppressed or denied since the 18th century. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099887805
- ISBN
- 9780099887805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Paperback. Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents an accessible and original overview of the entire sweep of history from the origins of the universe and origins of life on Earth up to the present day. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118881729
- ISBN
- 9781118881729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- Revised Edition
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595588487
- ISBN
- 9781595588487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.47
€ 21.99
€ 20.47
Hardcover. Big Data in History introduces the project to create a world-historical archive, tracing the last four centuries of historical dynamics and change. Chapters address the archive's overall plan, how to interpret the past through a global archive, the missions of gathering records, linking local data into global patterns, and exploring the results. Num Pages: 127 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; UNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 169 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137378965
- ISBN
- 9781137378965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.89
€ 65.89
Hardback. A bibliography of over 1,500 titles on the history and artifacts of ancient Ephesus. Series: ATLA Bibliography Series. Num Pages: 181 pages, Plans, transparencies, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810819962
- ISBN
- 9780810819962
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.72
€ 117.72
paperback. Illuminates a spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. This work explores topics including Jewish exegesis and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history. Editor(s): Steinmetz, David C. Series: Duke Monographs in Medieval & Renaissance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822318491
- ISBN
- 9780822318491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. A revised and expanded version of the 1989 BBC Reith lectures. Other work by the author includes "Arpentage de la poesie contemporaine", and "Conrad and the West". Other work by the editor includes "America since 1920" and "Kissing cousins: an interpretation of British and American culture". Editor(s): Snowman, Daniel (Chief Producer, BBC, Features, Radio). Num Pages: 131 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; JFC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 187.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 131
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333533284
- ISBN
- 9780333533284
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.64
€ 59.64
Paperback. Beyond the Persecuting Society constructs a history of toleration from the Middle Ages through the seventeenth century. Editor(s): Laursen, John Christian; Nederman, Cary J. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HRA; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215670
- ISBN
- 9780812215670
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Hardback. 'Beyond the Canon' deals with recent politicized processes of canonization and its implications for historical culture in a globalizing and postcolonial world. The volume discusses the framing and transmission of historical knowledge and its consequences for the construction of narratives and the teaching of history in multicultural environments. Editor(s): Grever, Maria; Stuurman, Siep. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230516502
- ISBN
- 9780230516502
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.78
€ 66.78
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 150 bw images. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 225 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1724.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- V9780764329326
- ISBN
- 9780764329326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 46.95
€ 65.39
€ 46.95
Hardcover. This collection of essays examines German-language cultural production pertaining to modern China and Japan, and explicitly challenges orientalist notions by proposing a conception of East and West not as opposites, but as complementary elements of global culture, thereby urging a move beyond national paradigms in cultural studies. Editor(s): Shen, Qinna; Rosenstock, Martin. Series: Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association. Num Pages: 316 pages, 32 illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1F; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; JFC; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782383604
- ISBN
- 9781782383604
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.95
€ 162.95
Paperback. This volume looks at the rise of the Ottoman Empire - the longest-lived political entity in human history - showing the transformation of a tiny frontier enterprise into a centralized imperial state that saw itself as both leader of the world's Muslims and heir to the the Eastern Empire. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3H; 3JB; HBG; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 205
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520206007
- ISBN
- 9780520206007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Hardback. Series: Bernard Shaw and His Contemporaries. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG; HBTB; JFC; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319484419
- ISBN
- 9783319484419
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.70
€ 127.70
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Pennisi, Kate. Num Pages: 54 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 5. Weight in Grams: 91.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Bede's Publications,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 54
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781879007062
- ISBN
- 9781879007062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.99
€ 21.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. Drawing on the diaries of one of the key combatants, this title tells the little-known, devastatingly brutal story of this subterranean war waged beneath the Western Front - a stygian battle-ground where men suffocated in the blue gray clay, choked on poisonous air or died in the darkness, caught up in vicious hand-to-hand fighting.. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 x 16pp b & w photographic inset. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 232.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857500496
- ISBN
- 9780857500496
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Hardcover. What does it mean to be a Muslim - in this world, in this deeply transformative time? Hamid Dabashi suggests that the transition to a changed, post-Western world requires the crafting of a new language of critical conversation with Islam and its cosmopolitan heritage - a language that is tuned to the emerging, not the disappearing, world Num Pages: 188 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF1; HBTR; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137301284
- ISBN
- 9781137301284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.12
€ 63.12
Hardback. Behind Enemy Lines draws on personal testimonies, official records and film to explore the experiences of male and female clandestine agents who were recruited and trained by a British organisation and infiltrated into Nazi-Occupied France to encourage sabotage and subversion during the Second World War. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 black & white tables, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719075698
- ISBN
- 9780719075698
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.47
€ 156.47
Hardcover. A heavily illustrated guide to the main peoples of the pre-Greek civilisations of Europe and Western Asia, from the Sumerians to the Egyptians, the Minoans to the Hebrews, and the Sea Peoples to the Persians. Num Pages: 164 pages, 40 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Lutterworth Press
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780718829506
- ISBN
- 9780718829506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.24
€ 74.24
Hardcover. A neglected aspect of Byzantium, physical beauty appears as a quality with an unmistakable dark side, relating ambiguously to notions of power, goodness, evil, masculinity, effeminacy, life and death. Examined as an attribute of the human and, in particular, of the male body, this study of beauty refines our understanding of the Byzantine world. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: ACK; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 210
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230007154
- ISBN
- 9780230007154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.07
€ 67.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 170 b/w and color photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 283 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764323423
- ISBN
- 9780764323423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.39€ 46.95
€ 65.39
€ 46.95
Paperback. As this cogent analysis of geography and war makes clear, those who know more about the shape, nature, and variability of battleground conditions will always have a better understanding of the nature of combat and at least one significant advantage over a less knowledgeable enemy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81, 57 maps, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JWA; JWKT; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 177 x 28. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801866487
- ISBN
- 9780801866487
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.61
€ 35.99
€ 30.61
Paperback. Reprint of a series constituting the best all-round monographs on German surface warships Num Pages: 176 pages, 249 photos, 36 line, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 191 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848321922
- ISBN
- 9781848321922
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77