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Paperback. Collection of essays that focuses on questions of gender and culture in early Christianity. Editor(s): Martin, Dale B.; Miller, Patricia Cox. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334224
- ISBN
- 9780822334224
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
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.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822327172
- ISBN
- 9780822327172
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Presents the study and story of industrial class relations in North Brabant, a Catholic province of The Netherlands, over a hundred-year period. This book is useful for labour historians, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, and scholars of Dutch or European history. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320227
- ISBN
- 9780822320227
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It will interest scholars of labour history. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Durham
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822320180
- ISBN
- 9780822320180
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Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.29
€ 27.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640812
- ISBN
- 9780816640812
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Paperback. Editor(s): Boxer, C. R. Num Pages: 528 pages, 6 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QS; HBG; HBLH; HBTM; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 654.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638901
- ISBN
- 9780816638901
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.51
€ 30.99
€ 27.51
Paperback. Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 194 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 2AGZ; 3H; DSBB; HBG; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 12. Weight in Grams: 300.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 194
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816630547
- ISBN
- 9780816630547
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.59
€ 30.99
€ 27.59
Hardcover. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how "pranks" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814796290
- ISBN
- 9780814796290
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Condition: New
€ 34.90
€ 34.90
Paperback. Chronicles the lives of Pham Van Dinh and Tran Ngoc Hue, two of the brightest young stars in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). This book provides a lens through which to understand the ARVN and South Vietnam's complex relationship with Americas government and military. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- NYU Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814794678
- ISBN
- 9780814794678
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.83
€ 33.99
€ 30.83
Hardback. Explores how Asian Americans figured in the effort to shape the credibility of American democracy during the Cold War, even while their perceived "foreignness" cast them as likely alien subversives Series: Nation of Nations. Num Pages: 285 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; GTB; HBG; HBLW3; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Number of pages
- 285
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814759356
- ISBN
- 9780814759356
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Condition: New
€ 71.74
€ 71.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBJK; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 474.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press New York
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755877
- ISBN
- 9780814755877
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Historically leftist ideas and theories have had a profound impact on modern Jewish life. But, the left's impact on the Jewish community has greatly diminished today. This book presents a sweeping portrait of the defining impact of the left on modern Jewish politics and culture in Europe, Palestine/Israel, and the New World. Editor(s): Mendelsohn, Ezra. Series: Essential Papers on Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFSR1; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Edition
- Text is Free of Markings
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814755716
- ISBN
- 9780814755716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.26
€ 38.99
€ 35.26
Hardcover. Raphael Lemkin was one of the twentieth century's most influential human rights figures, coining the word "genocide" in 1942 and working to enshrine the idea into international law. This book sheds new light on the concept of genocide, exploring the connection between Lemkin's philosophical writings, juridical works, and politics. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248647
- ISBN
- 9780812248647
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.47
€ 89.47
Hardback. No Place of Rest pursues the literary traces of the traumatic expulsion of Jews from France in 1306. Through careful readings of liturgical, philosophical, memorial, and medical texts, Susan Einbinder reveals how medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812241150
- ISBN
- 9780812241150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Paperback. Discusses the background of the World War I Middle East conflict and relates the final, critical campaign through Palestine, along with its notable personalities, including T E Lawrence, Emir Feisal, Kress von Kressenstein, and Edmund Allenby. Num Pages: 224 pages, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJF; HBG; HBJF1; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 122.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812218619
- ISBN
- 9780812218619
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Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Eleven essays that focus on the competing eschatologies of the Middle Ages. Editor(s): Bynum, Caroline Walker; Freedman, Paul H. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 376 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812217025
- ISBN
- 9780812217025
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.62
€ 41.99
€ 37.62
Paperback. "In the restrained prose of Torture lies a passionate message about the intentional violation of the bodies of human beings, in our time and in the past."-New York Times Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFE; JKVP1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- Expanded
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215991
- ISBN
- 9780812215991
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.15
€ 37.99
€ 34.15
Paperback. Editor(s): Sheingorn, Pamela. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRCC1; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215120
- ISBN
- 9780812215120
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Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Number of pages
- 412
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812212396
- ISBN
- 9780812212396
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.49
€ 41.99
€ 37.49
Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785310
- ISBN
- 9780804785310
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.61
€ 59.61
Hardback. Through a bold combination of meticulous historiographical research and autobiographical material, this book characterizes the post-World War II era as a time of "latency" during which there emerged a new "chronotope," or change in our relationship to time. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804785181
- ISBN
- 9780804785181
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 42.28
€ 42.99
€ 42.28
Paperback. Historians and archaeologists normally assume that the economies of ancient Greece and Rome between about 1000 BC and AD 500 were distinct from those of Egypt and the Near East. This book asks whether the differences between accounts of these regions reflect real economic differences. Editor(s): Manning, J. G.; Morris, Ian. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 6 tables, 24 figures. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBG; HBLA; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804757553
- ISBN
- 9780804757553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
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
€ 103.15
€ 103.15
Hardcover. The authors use major new documentary sources, including cables and letters between Mao Zedong and Stalin, to tell for the first time the inside story of the creation of the Sino-Soviet alliance and the origins of the Korean War. Editor(s): Goncharov, Sergei; Lewis, John Wilson; Litai, Xue. Series: Studies in Intl Security and Arm Control. Num Pages: 412 pages, 42 half-tones 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FPC; 1FPK; 3JJPG; HBG; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 34. Weight in Grams: 704.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804721158
- ISBN
- 9780804721158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.10
€ 160.10