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Hardback. As the cold war took shape during the late 1940s, policymakers in the United States and Great Britain displayed a marked tendency to regard international communism as a 'monolithic' conspiratorial movement. This book explains the cold war mindset that determined global policy for much of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 692.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674031791
- ISBN
- 9780674031791
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.99€ 68.20
€ 73.99
€ 68.20
Paperback. To find more information on Rowman & Littlefield titles, please visit us at www.rowmanlittlefield.com. Num Pages: 187 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 187
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765761118
- ISBN
- 9780765761118
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.96
€ 61.96
Paperback. Presents a history of the world in the twentieth century and into the millennium that chronicles the key events of the period and examines the underlying issues that have shaped the times. It takes a global approach to the subject while doing justice to the distinctive character of individual civilizations and regions. Num Pages: 384 pages, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 206 x 13. Weight in Grams: 604.
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781285447902
- ISBN
- 9781285447902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 161.96
€ 161.96
Paperback. Southgate draws on ideas within history, philosophy, literature, psychology, and theology to explore two traditions: contentment with our situation as it is, and the aspiration to transcend it. He discusses the possibility ofescape from intellectual constraints, and advocates a positive 'duty of discontent', and its implications." Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBTB; HPC; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346554
- ISBN
- 9781349346554
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.17
€ 66.17
Hardcover. Contested Spaces is a global study of sites of conflict, places of loss, fear, resistance and pilgrimage where the materiality of violence forcibly brings the past into the present. The collection examines a series of internationally significant sites and how they are inhabited, represented, witnessed and visited. Editor(s): Purbrick, Louise; Aulich, Jim; Dawson, Graham. Num Pages: 279 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JPSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230013360
- ISBN
- 9780230013360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.12
€ 128.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QD; HBG; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403964533
- ISBN
- 9781403964533
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Paperback. In this book Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. * Steers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history. * Draws on the author's 30 years' experience of crusading scholarship. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111898
- ISBN
- 9781405111898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.69
€ 47.69
In this book Norman Housley, one of the most distinguished historians of the medieval period, provides an introduction to the complex history of crusading. * Steers readers through the key debates in this popular area of medieval history. * Draws on the author's 30 years' experience of crusading scholarship. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 216 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405111881
- ISBN
- 9781405111881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 120.06
€ 120.06
Hardback. This book examines how the early modern Portuguese state used convicts and orphans to populate its global empire. In addition, it addresses the issue of gender in the state's use of two distinct groups of single women as colonizers, orphan girls and reformed prostitutes, each given state-awarded dowries if they agreed to relocate overseas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1QD; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804733595
- ISBN
- 9780804733595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 104.14
€ 104.14
Paperback. In the 17th century, the vision of Cosmopolis arose - a rationally ordered society. This vision perpetuated the delusion that human nature and society could be fitted into precise and manageable rational categories. This text confronts that agenda - its illusions and its consequences. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; 3JJ; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HPC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Univ of Chicago PR ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226808383
- ISBN
- 9780226808383
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 25.21
€ 31.99
€ 25.21
Paperback. Editor(s): Ganim, John M.; Legassie, Shayne Aaron. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 267 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB; HBG; HBJD; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 267
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349341085
- ISBN
- 9781349341085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.93
€ 65.93
Hardcover. This volume offers an unusual, interdisciplinary collaboration of scholars working on the major regions of the global South. The authors probe important episodes of resistance in the colony and postcolony for the light they shed on the vexed notion of counterhegemony, enriching our notion of resistance and pointing to new directions for research. Editor(s): Chalcraft, John; Noorani, Yaseen. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; JHBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 306
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230019188
- ISBN
- 9780230019188
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.31
€ 67.31
Paperback. A penetrating look at the way in which experts, policy-makers and the media have dealt with the crisis in Iran and the Middle East. With examples, Said demonstrates that the government-business establishment has produced a portrait of Islam and Muslims based on ignorance, inaccuracy and prejudice. Num Pages: 272 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1Q; HBG; HRH; JFD; JFSR2; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 198.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099595014
- ISBN
- 9780099595014
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
hardcover. Editor(s): Suter, Claudia E. Num Pages: 395 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht Germany
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 395
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525530047
- ISBN
- 9783525530047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 147.50€ 111.78
€ 147.50
€ 111.78
Paperback. "Bisaha provides the most comprehensive and nuanced account now available of the attitudes of Western intellectuals to the Turks, the Byzantines, and crusading in Renaissance Italy, an important time and place for the formation of Western cultural identity."-James Hankins, Harvard University Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812219760
- ISBN
- 9780812219760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. A historical reconstruction of the making of a slave society in the Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 360 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1HFG; GTB; HBG; HBLL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 307 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333999
- ISBN
- 9780822333999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Gardner examines the causes and consequences of Russia's annexation of Crimea. By analyzing alliance formations and the consequences of other annexations in world history, the book urges an alternative US-NATO-European-Japanese strategy toward both Russia and China in the effort to prevent a renewed arms race, if not global war. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546760
- ISBN
- 9781137546760
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Outlines the history and extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them. This title explores the progress made in toughening international law, and the stumbling blocks which prevent full compliance with it. It is suitable for those interested in the well-being of humanity and its future. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations maps.,. BIC Classification: HBG; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781851686018
- ISBN
- 9781851686018
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.58
€ 13.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. Attempting to provide a revitalized, self-aware vocabulary with which the religious diversity of the 20th century can be accurately described and responsibly discussed, this book contains contributions from scholars working in a variety of religious traditions. Num Pages: 426 pages, 5 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 354 x 254 x 5. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226791579
- ISBN
- 9780226791579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 28.90
€ 35.99
€ 28.90
Paperback. Papers presented at an international conference entitled "Perspectives on cross-cultural history," held at Saint Louis University, Saint. Louis, Mo., in March 2010. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349342501
- ISBN
- 9781349342501
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Postcolonial studies and composition studies appear to have little in common. However, they share a strikingly similar goal: to provide power to the words and actions of those who have been marginalized and oppressed. This study attempts to establish dialogue between the two disciplines. Editor(s): Lunsford, Andrea A. (Professor of English and Director, Writing and Rhetoric, Stanford University, USA); Ouzgane, Lahoucine (Associate Professor of English, University of Alberta, Canada). Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: CFG; CJA; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822958376
- ISBN
- 9780822958376
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.24
€ 70.24
Hardback. Num Pages: 261 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 261
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403902832
- ISBN
- 9781403902832
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.16
€ 67.16
Paperback. Probing beneath the apparent confusion of dozens of cuisines, this book shows how merchants, missionaries, and the military took cuisines over mountains, oceans, deserts, and across political frontiers. It emphasizes how cooking turns farm products into food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages, 68 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286313
- ISBN
- 9780520286313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. "Cultural Creativity" is about the ways that ordinary people in town and country creatively define themselves, their families, and their social networks and how this can be recovered form surviving textual evidence. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349543281
- ISBN
- 9781349543281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.05
€ 66.05