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Mission to Tibet: The Extraordinary Eighteenth-Century Account of Fath...
Fr. Ippolito Desideri S.J.
Paperback. Num Pages: 696 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780861716760
- ISBN
- 9780861716760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.60
€ 36.99
€ 33.60
Paperback. Quintessentially English, Betjeman was an 'outsider' in England - and doubly so in Cornwall where he was a 'foreigner'. And yet, as this book describes, Betjeman also strove to acquire a veneer of 'Cornishness', cultivating an alternative Celtic identity, and finding inspiration in Cornwall's Anglo-Catholic tradition. Num Pages: 278 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BGL; DSC; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859898485
- ISBN
- 9780859898485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.39
€ 41.39
Hardcover. For the first time, this book tells the 'lost' story of the 1930s Western. Written from a concern to understand Western films primarily as products of Hollywood's studio system, it recovers the context in which Westerns were produced, exhibited and viewed in the 1930s. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APFA; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859896931
- ISBN
- 9780859896931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.45
€ 138.45
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859791472
- ISBN
- 9780859791472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.50
€ 21.50
Hardcover. A systematic and rich account of how Albanians and Georgians view Europe, this book offers a fresh perspective on the vast East/West literature and, more broadly, on European intellectual, cultural, and political history. Num Pages: 244 pages, 13 ills, 1 table, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 1DVWA; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459848
- ISBN
- 9780857459848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.28
€ 155.28
Hardcover. This collection is the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of the political, social, and intellectual consequences of the efforts to regain German unity. Editor(s): Jarausch, Konrad Hugo. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459725
- ISBN
- 9780857459725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.63
€ 155.63
Hardcover. The author's sharply critical perspective reveals how this epistemology of alterity has kept Africa ensnared within colonial matrices of power, serving to justify external interventions in African affairs, including the interference with liberation struggles and disregard for African positions. Num Pages: 276 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459510
- ISBN
- 9780857459510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.64
€ 155.64
Hardcover. Despite the massive influx of Hollywood movies and films from other European countries after World War II, Austrian film continued to be hugely popular with Austrian and German audiences. By examining the decisive role that popular cinema played in the turbulent post-war era, this book provides unique insights into the reconstruction of a society. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857459459
- ISBN
- 9780857459459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.55
€ 155.55
Hardcover. Using the framework of genocide, this volume analyzes the patterns of persecution of the Roma in Nazi-dominated Europe. Detailed case studies of France, Austria, Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, and Russia generate a critical mass of evidence that indicates criminal intent on the part of the Nazi regime to destroy the Roma as a distinct group. Editor(s): Weiss-Wendt, Anton. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857458421
- ISBN
- 9780857458421
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.59
€ 155.59
Hardcover. Examining the 1930s and the different reactions to the crisis, this volume offers a global comparative perspective that includes a comparison across time to give insight into the contemporary global recession. The book offers no recipe for economic, social, or political action in today's recession, but it shows a wide range of reactions in the past Editor(s): Konrad, Helmut; Maderthaner, Wolfgang. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 212 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBLW; JPB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457844
- ISBN
- 9780857457844
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.05
€ 155.05
Hardcover. While we often tend to think of the Third Reich as a zone of lawlessness, the Nazi dictatorship and its policies of persecution rested on a legal foundation set in place and maintained by judges, lawyers, and civil servants trained in the law. Editor(s): Steinweis, Alan E.; Rachlin, Robert D. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; LAQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 218 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457806
- ISBN
- 9780857457806
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.85
€ 154.85
Hardcover. A few years after the Nazis came to power in Germany, an alliance of states and nationalistic movements formed, revolving around the German axis. Such an alliance, the states involved, and the interplay between their territorial aims and those of Germany during the interwar period and World War II are at the core of this volume. Editor(s): Cattaruzza, Marina; Dyroff, Stefan; Langewiesche, Dieter. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 414. Goals, Expectations, Practices. Series: Austrian and Habsburg Studies. 232 pages, 1 ill, 5 maps. Editor(s): Cattaruzza, Marina; Dyroff, Stefan; Langewiesche, Dieter. A few years after the Nazis came to power in Germany, an alliance of states and nationalistic movements formed, revolving around the German axis. Such an alliance, the states involved, and the interplay between their territorial aims and those of Germany during the interwar period and World War II are at the core of this volume. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 16. Weight: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457387
- ISBN
- 9780857457387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.00
€ 155.00
Hardcover. The period between 1917 and 1957, starting with the birth of the USSR and the American intervention in the First World War and ending with the Treaty of Rome, is of the utmost importance for contextualizing and understanding the intellectual origins of the European Community.. Editor(s): Hewitson, Mark; D'Auria, Matthew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 15 maps & ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857457271
- ISBN
- 9780857457271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.89
€ 166.89
Hardcover. The essays in this volume examine sites of socialist escapes, such as beaches, camp sites, nightclubs, concerts, castles, cars, and soccer matches. The chapters explore the effectiveness of state efforts to engineer society through leisure, entertainment, and related forms of cultural programming and consumption.. Editor(s): Giustino, Cathleen M.; Plum, Catherine J.; Vari, Alexander. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 figs. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857456694
- ISBN
- 9780857456694
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Hardcover. This book analyzes the highly complex interconnections among the cultural-political concepts of various ideological groups and asks why the most artistically ambitious art forms were viewed as politically important by all cultured (or even semi-cultured) Germans in the period from 1933 to 1945.. Translator(s): Hill, Victoria W. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536. Nazi Fascism, Inner Emigration, and Exile. 272 pages, Illustrations. This book analyzes the highly complex interconnections among the cultural-political concepts of various ideological groups and asks why the most artistically ambitious art forms were viewed as politically important by all cultured (or even semi-cultured) Germans in the period from 1933 to 1945. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 20. Weight: 536. Translator(s): Hill, Victoria W.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455901
- ISBN
- 9780857455901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.60
€ 155.60
Hardcover. The collapse of the Iron Curtain, the renationalization of eastern Europe and the simultaneous eastward expansion of the European Union have all impacted the way the past is remembered in today's eastern Europe. At the same time, memory in western Europe has changed significantly in recent years.. Editor(s): Langenbacher, Eric; Niven, Bill; Wittlinger, Ruth. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 ills. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455772
- ISBN
- 9780857455772
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.20
€ 155.20
Hardcover. Decades after the massive student protest movements that consumed much of the world, the 1960s remain a significant subject of scholarly inquiry. While important work has been done regarding radical activism in the United States and Western Europe, events in what is today known as the Global South have yet to receive the attention they deserve. Editor(s): Christiansen, Samantha; Scarlett, Zachary. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 446. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. 236 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Christiansen, Samantha; Scarlett, Zachary. Decades after the massive student protest movements that consumed much of the world, the 1960s remain a significant subject of scholarly inquiry. While important work has been done regarding radical activism in the United States and Western Europe, events in what is today known as the Global South have yet to receive the attention they deserve. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1QFG; 3JJPK; HBG; HBLW3. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 17. Weight: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455734
- ISBN
- 9780857455734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.08
€ 155.08
Hardcover. German-American women played many roles in the US women's rights movement from 1848 to 1890. This book focuses on three figures, Mathilde Wendt, Mathilde Franziska Anneke, and Clara Neymann, who were simultaneously included and excluded from the nativist women's rights movement. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404. German-American Women, Women's Rights and Nativisim, 1848-1890. Series: Transatlantic Perspectives. 216 pages, illustrations. German-American women played many roles in the US women's rights movement from 1848 to 1890. This book focuses on three figures, Mathilde Wendt, Mathilde Franziska Anneke, and Clara Neymann, who were simultaneously included and excluded from the nativist women's rights movement. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 16. Weight: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857455123
- ISBN
- 9780857455123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.54
€ 154.54
Investigating Srebrenica: Institutions, Facts, Responsibilities (Conte...
Isabelle Delpla, Xavier Bougarel, And Jean-Lo...
Hardcover. In July 1995, the Bosnian Serb Army commanded by General Ratko Mladic attacked the enclave of Srebrenica, a UN "safe area" since 1993, and massacred about 8,000 Bosniac men.. Editor(s): Delpla, Isabelle; Bougarel, Xavier; Fournel, Jean-Louis. Series: Studies in Contemporary European History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ; HBWS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448. Institutions, Facts, Responsibilities. Series: Studies in Contemporary European History. 224 pages, 6 maps. Editor(s): Delpla, Isabelle; Bougarel, Xavier; Fournel, Jean-Louis. In July 1995, the Bosnian Serb Army commanded by General Ratko Mladic attacked the enclave of Srebrenica, a UN "safe area" since 1993, and massacred about 8,000 Bosniac men. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ; HBWS. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 18. Weight: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454720
- ISBN
- 9780857454720
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 154.97
€ 154.97
Hardcover. This volume reassesses maternalism by providing critical reflections on prior usages of the concept, and by expanding its meaning to encompass geographical areas, political regimes, and cultural concerns that scholars have rarely addressed. Editor(s): Klein, Marian van der; Plant, Rebecca Jo; Sanders, Nichole; Weintrob, Lori. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857454669
- ISBN
- 9780857454669
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.48
€ 155.48