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Hardback. This volume surveys Western relations with, and attitudes towards, China since sustained contact and desirable trading began with the great alternative culture in the 16th century. The experiences of traders, diplomats and missionaries are illustrated from contemporary sources. Num Pages: 233 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJD1; HBJF; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 233
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333997444
- ISBN
- 9780333997444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.84
€ 127.84
Hardcover. Mohammed Bashir Salau addresses the neglected literature on Atlantic Slavery in West Africa by looking at the plantation operations at Fanisau in Hausaland, and in the process provides an innovative look at one piece of the historically significant Sokoto Caliphate. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230115903
- ISBN
- 9780230115903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.15
€ 67.15
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349297030
- ISBN
- 9781349297030
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.52€ 52.29
€ 52.52
€ 52.29
paperback. In this scholarly volume, D. Simon Evans presents to the non-Welsh speaker the medieval text of the Welsh Life of St David, one of the early Christian missionaries of West Wales; this annotated text is based on that in the Book of the Anchorite of Llanddewibrefi (c. 1350). Editor(s): Evans, D. Simon. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- University of Wales Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783169535
- ISBN
- 9781783169535
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.43
€ 17.99
€ 17.43
Hardback. Shows how the Welsh, as well as the English, were colonisers in Tudor and early Stuart Ireland. Series: Irish Historical Monographs. Num Pages: 242 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843839248
- ISBN
- 9781843839248
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.07
€ 97.07
Hardcover. Once heralded as a model welfare state, Sweden is now in transition since its economic plunge in the early 1990s. This volume examines Sweden's economic problems from a US perspective, exploring such diverse topics as income equalization, welfare and tax policy, wage determination and unemployment. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 488 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DNS; HBJD; HBLW3; JFF; JKS; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 840.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226261782
- ISBN
- 9780226261782
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 121.40€ 101.33
€ 121.40
€ 101.33
The Welfare State and the ´Deviant Poor´ in Europe, 1870-1933
. Ed(S): Althammer, Beate; Gestrich, Andreas;...
Paperback. The strife for social improvement that arose in the decades around the turn of the 20th century raised the issue of social conformity in new ways: how were citizens who did not adhere to the rules to be dealt with? This edited collection opens new perspectives on the history of the emerging welfare state by focusing on its margins. Editor(s): Althammer, Beate; Gestrich, Andreas; Grundler, Jens. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349462292
- ISBN
- 9781349462292
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Hardcover. The strife for social improvement that arose in the decades around the turn of the 20th century raised the issue of social conformity in new ways: how were citizens who did not adhere to the rules to be dealt with? This edited collection opens new perspectives on the history of the emerging welfare state by focusing on its margins. Editor(s): Althammer, Beate; Gestrich, Andreas; Grundler, Jens. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333612
- ISBN
- 9781137333612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Paperback. A comprehensive documentation of Weimar culture, history and politics. It explores Germany's relationship to democracy, ideologies of 'reactionary modernism', the rise of the 'New Woman', Bauhaus architecture, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of Jews, intellectuals and workers during the emergence of fascism. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 806 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1458. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. 806 pages, Ill. A comprehensive documentation of Weimar culture, history and politics. It explores Germany's relationship to democracy, ideologies of 'reactionary modernism', the rise of the 'New Woman', Bauhaus architecture, the tradition of cabaret and urban entertainment, and the situation of Jews, intellectuals and workers during the emergence of fascism. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; JP. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 48. Weight: 1540.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 806
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520067752
- ISBN
- 9780520067752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 51.90
€ 52.53
€ 51.90
Paperback. Presents a comprehensive introduction to Germany in the aftermath of the First World War. This book explores themes including the formation of the Republic, the impact of the Treaty of Versailles and the Republic's problems and achievements. It provides students with an understanding and a foundation for examination success. Series: Questions and Analysis in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 13. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415473224
- ISBN
- 9780415473224
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29
€ 50.29
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159331
- ISBN
- 9780691159331
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.53€ 41.90
€ 52.53
€ 41.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691173825
- ISBN
- 9780691173825
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.36
€ 40.99
€ 29.36
Hardback. The senior Canadian officers of the Second World War learned how to fight a war on the job; for all of them, the weight of command was a burden to be borne. Series: Studies in Canadian Military History. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774832991
- ISBN
- 9780774832991
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 40.71
€ 40.99
€ 40.71
Paperback. A prize-winning historian chronicles the weakening Germany army in 1943, now fighting on the defensive but still remarkably dangerous and lethal. Reveals how the Wehrmacht, heirs to a military tradition that demanded relentless offensive operations, finally succumbed to the realities of its own overreach. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 440 pages, 35 photographs, 15 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700623433
- ISBN
- 9780700623433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.22
€ 33.99
€ 30.22
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804750776
- ISBN
- 9780804750776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Hardcover. Num Pages: 492 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972728
- ISBN
- 9780865972728
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.64
€ 33.99
€ 24.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 494 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 494
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865972735
- ISBN
- 9780865972735
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.51
€ 15.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. Christian Jacob presents a completely fresh and unique reading of Athenaeus's Sophists at Dinner (ca. 200 ce), a text long mined merely for its testimonies to lost classical poets. Connecting the world of Hellenistic erudition with its legacy among Hellenized Romans, Jacob helps the reader navigate the many intersecting paths in this enormous work. Editor(s): Johnson, Dr. Scott Fitzgerald. Translator(s): Papaconstantinou, Dr. Arietta. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 line illustration. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674073289
- ISBN
- 9780674073289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.49
€ 21.99
€ 20.49
Paperback. Presents a study of a controversy in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. This book explains how England's rulers failed to understand and respond to the initial evidence of erosion in their country's industrial, financial, naval, and military power. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBLL; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691148007
- ISBN
- 9780691148007
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.07
€ 40.99
€ 29.07
Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Edition
- Ted Smart edition
- Number of pages
- 704
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842126356
- ISBN
- 9781842126356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.77
€ 21.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Presenting the biography of Matsuo Taseko, a peasant woman of the Tokugawa period, honoured and then adopted as a patron saint by rightist nationalists, this text gives perspectives on the practices and intellectual concerns of rural entrepreneurs and their role in the Meiji Restoration. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 424 pages, 20 halftones, 2 maps, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226872377
- ISBN
- 9780226872377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 34.31
€ 43.99
€ 34.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HRAM2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 311.
- Publisher
- Granta Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783783113
- ISBN
- 9781783783113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.93
€ 17.99
€ 12.93
hardcover. The story of the bitter political struggles within a factionalized military elite, released in the 1920's from the constraints of the informal but unified system of Imperial leadership which had characterized the military in the Meiji era. Num Pages: 268 pages, 5 line diagrams 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 163 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804723756
- ISBN
- 9780804723756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.79
€ 80.79
Hardcover. Why did the imperial Russian government fail to prevent revolution in 1917? Were its security policies flawed? This broadly researched study of Russia's security police investigates the government's efforts to maintain order against political opposition and threats of violence during the decade before the Revolution. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; JKSW1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 603.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875803319
- ISBN
- 9780875803319
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.00
€ 52.00