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Hardback. Epstein reveals the modern view of cultural, ethnic, and religious purity in the early modern Mediterranean as a mirage, and he offers new insights into how present-day conceptions about creed, color, ethnicity, and language originated. Series: Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 264 pages, 4, 3 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801884849
ISBN
9780801884849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.02
€ 58.03

Hardcover. This groundbreaking collection explores the key roles that Mediterranean queens played as wives, as mothers, and above all as political actors. Ranging from Byzantine empresses to regnants and consorts in the Italian peninsula, they offer a bracing new perspective queenship in the medieval and Early Modern eras. Editor(s): Woodacre, Elena. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 312 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HBG; HBLC1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137362827
ISBN
9781137362827
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.83

Paperback. Leading sexuality scholars explore queer lives and cultures in the first full post-war decade through an array of sources and a range of perspectives. Drawing out the particularities of queer cultures from the Finland and New Zealand to the UK and the USA, this collection rethinks preconceptions of the 1950s and pinpoints some of its legacies. Editor(s): Bauer, H.; Cook, Matt. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2012
SKU
V9781349336487
ISBN
9781349336487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 137.76

Paperback. Editor(s): Goldberg, Jonathan. Series: Series Q. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822313854
ISBN
9780822313854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Challenges those scholars and popular writers who advance the thesis that societies - past and present - collapse because of behavior that destroyed their environments or because of overpopulation. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A.; Yoffee, Norman. Num Pages: 392 pages, 91 b/w illus. 22 maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 532. Human Resilience, Ecological Vulnerability, and the Aftermath of Empire. 390 pages, 91 b/w illus. 22 maps. Editor(s): McAnany, Patricia A.; Yoffee, Norman. Challenges those scholars and popular writers who advance the thesis that societies - past and present - collapse because of behavior that destroyed their environments or because of overpopulation. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight: 532.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521733663
ISBN
9780521733663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.56

Paperback. Translator(s): Keen, Benjamin. Num Pages: 366 pages, xxx, 336 p. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
366
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226467887
ISBN
9780226467887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582418370
ISBN
9780582418370
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 30.39

Hardcover. This reader contains texts and extracts from source materials for the subject of race and nation. It provides material for coursework, seminars and tutorials, essays and examination revision, research and assignments. Series: Tauris History Readers. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMP; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860641954
ISBN
9781860641954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.58
€ 137.39

Paperback. A new look at a well-covered piece of history, the book looks at how racism shaped WW2. Num Pages: 409 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF; HBWQ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814736418
ISBN
9780814736418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Ramey, Lynn T.; Pugh, Tison. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403974273
ISBN
9781403974273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

Hardback. Focusing on the military institutions of Bahia, Brazil, this book analyzes the region's transition from Portuguese colony to province of the Brazilian Empire. It examines the social, racial and cultural dimensions of post-independence state-building in the principal slave region of the Americas. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBG; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804742481
ISBN
9780804742481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.60

Paperback. Examines the participation of scientists and physicians in the construction of Nazi racial policy and discusses sterilization laws, euthanasia programs, public health policies, and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 464 pages, 36 halftones, 14 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JFC; M. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674745780
ISBN
9780674745780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

hardcover. Editor(s): Schaffer, Gavin. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 20. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415626170
ISBN
9780415626170
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.00

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155265
ISBN
9780691155265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 383 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ; HBWQ; JW; TJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 609.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
383
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349130627
ISBN
9781349130627
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Paperback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 299 x 22. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509505524
ISBN
9781509505524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Hardback. In this book leading cultural anthropologist Anton Blok sheds new light on the lives and achievements of pioneers who revolutionized science and art over the past five centuries, demonstrating that adversity rather than talent alone was crucial to their success. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781509505517
ISBN
9781509505517
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.24

paperback. Editor(s): Shopes, Linda; Stave, Bruce M. Series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History. Num Pages: 219 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: CB; HBG; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United States
Edition
2006th Edition
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403968746
ISBN
9781403968746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.50

Paperback. Rails through the Hanover Hills Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752413051
ISBN
9780752413051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. This book looks at the effect of railways on London, Paris, Brussels, and Berlin, focusing on each city as a case study for one aspect of implantation. Num Pages: 284 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2008
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349374465
ISBN
9781349374465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.97

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