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History: earliest times to present day

Hardback. An exploration of the history, ideology and aesthetics of China's left-wing cinema movement, a quixotic film culture that was as political as commercial, as militant as sensationalist. The author demonstrates that the movement was a product of the era's social, economic and political discourses. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; APF; HBJF; HBLW; JFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742509450
ISBN
9780742509450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.22

Hardcover. An accomplished and original eleventh-century satiric narrative poem, this is the first time this text is available as a stand-alone translation. The volume includes an introduction that places the romance in its rich historical and literary context, and extensive notes that illuminate the wealth of references found in the text. Translator(s): Preston-Matto, Lahney. Num Pages: 136 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632184
ISBN
9780815632184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.07

paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 black and white photos; some black and white lines drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 43. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9780804847551
ISBN
9780804847551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Tells the inside story of three young men caught up in the Palestinian intifada. Through their stories, the tangled and tragic web of the past twenty years of the most enduring conflict in the Middle East unfolds before us. Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126111
ISBN
9780691126111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. A magical memoir about childhood in India by the daughter of Lord Louis and Edwina Mountbatten; a glimpse into the lives and loves of some of the 20th century's leading figures. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: BGHA; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780222844
ISBN
9781780222844
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. A bestselling historian's account of the Gunpowder Plot - 'History as it should be written' - Roy Strong. Num Pages: 448 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753814017
ISBN
9780753814017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling biography of Henry VIII's six wives; a subject of enduring fascination. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 608 pages, 48. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 41. Weight in Grams: 496.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842126332
ISBN
9781842126332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829226
ISBN
9780753829226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardcover. The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, sought to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, but it was first put to the test in a row between the butchers and state of New Orleans five years later. This study analyses the case and the controversial Supreme Court decision. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612901
ISBN
9780700612901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.33

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 248 pages, 20, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; CFB; HBJD; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801472794
ISBN
9780801472794
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.28

Paperback. Women have engaged in healing from the beginning of history, often within the context of the home. This book studies the role, contributions and challenges faced by women healers in France, Spain, Italy and England, including medical practice among women in the Jewish and Muslim communities, from the later Middle Ages to approximately 1800. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; MBX; MMJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349328703
ISBN
9781349328703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AN; DSA; HBJD1; HBL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349515929
ISBN
9781349515929
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the notorious clearances of the Great Famine years. Drawing on memoirs, ballads, poems, folklore and novels, this book studies rural evictions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 41 colour & b & w plates; 44 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 782. Dispossession has a long and tortuous history in Ireland, reaching back to the eleventh century. In the Victorian era, evictions became major social, cultural and political events, especially with the notorious clearances of the Famine years. Drawing on memoirs, ballads, poems, folklore and novels and providing numerous illustrations, Curtis provides the first book-length study of rural evictions over a period of 65 years (1845-1910).
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906359584
ISBN
9781906359584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.99

Paperback. This richly illustrated pamphlet seeks to contextualize the mass evictions by focussing on the ideological and economic factors as well as the role of religious and racial prejudice in prompting owners to rid their estates of what was known as a "surplus population." Num Pages: 44 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 283 x 231 x 5. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press Hamden, CT
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780990468660
ISBN
9780990468660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 744.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226319643
ISBN
9780226319643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.73

Paperback. This book argues that the rising tide of anti-colonialism after the 1930s should be considered a turning point not just in harnessing a new mood or feeling of unity, but primarily as one that viewed empire, racism, and economic degradation as part of a system that fundamentally required the application of strategy to their destruction. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349469062
ISBN
9781349469062
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.97

Paperback. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 307 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 379.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
307
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349320707
ISBN
9781349320707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.24

Hardcover. Amphorae helps to further our understanding of Roman trade. Yet if amphora studies remain somewhat in the realm of epigraphy, they have also seen a great deal of activity. This volume presents more than 40 contributions, primarily in English, describing researches and indicating which avenues of future investigation can likely prove most fruitful. Editor(s): Eiring, Jonas; Lund, John. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 212 x 36. Weight in Grams: 2298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779341180
ISBN
9788779341180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.42

Paperback. This is the scandalous story of how the Maasai people of Kenya lost the best part of their land to the British in the 1900s. Drawing upon unique oral testimony and extensive archival research, Hughes describes the intrigues surrounding two enforced moves and the 1913 lawsuit, while explaining why recent events have brought the story full circle. Series: St Antony's. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJH; HBL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349545483
ISBN
9781349545483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.70

Hardback. A ground-breaking collection by thirteen distinguished international scholars; this volume presents fresh perspectives on the exchange of culture and ideas between isolated communities through books and correspondence, and offers pioneering comparisons between the northern Atlantic and that of Spanish and Portuguese territories further south. Editor(s): Howsam, Leslie; Raven, James. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 32. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230285675
ISBN
9780230285675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.55

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