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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128414
ISBN
9780231128414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Paperback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 13. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129121
ISBN
9780231129121
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. Argues that the West's attempts to remake foreign societies in its own image - even with the best of intentions - invariably fail. This title focuses on various operations in Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor, Afghanistan, and Iraq, comparing these cases to the colonial activities of Great Britain, France, and the United States. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Printing
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129138
ISBN
9780231129138
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.32

Hardback. The lives of saints were among the most reproduced and widely distributed literatures of medieval and early modern Europe. This study examines how humanist authors received, criticized, and rewrote the traditional stories of exemplary virtue for patrons and audiences who were surprisingly open to their textual experiments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 6 photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129763
ISBN
9780231129763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 62.52

Hardback. During 1947 and 1948, almost half the population of Palestine left their villages and livelihoods. They were never to be compensated for their abandoned property, even though the UN and most other parties acknowledge their rights in this matter. This study explores this issue. Series: Institute for Palestine Studies Series. Num Pages: 520 pages, 99 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFFD; JFSL1; JPVR; KFFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129787
ISBN
9780231129787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.67

Hardback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130561
ISBN
9780231130561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Paperback. Yoshimasa may have been the worst shogun ever to rule Japan. But his influence on the cultural life of Japan was unparalleled. Yoshimasa is remembered primarily as the builder of the Temple of the Silver Pavilion and as the ruler at the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), after which the authority of the shogun all but disappeared. Series: Asia Perspectives: History, Society and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 210 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130578
ISBN
9780231130578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Bacevich, Andrew J. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 41. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231131599
ISBN
9780231131599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.98

Hardback. For more than five centuries the shamanistic fox cult has attracted large portions of Chinese population and appealed to a range of social classes. This book explores the manifold meanings of the fox spirit in Chinese society. It describes various cult practices, activities of worship, and the exorcising of fox spirits. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231133388
ISBN
9780231133388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Anderson, David L. Num Pages: 488 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231134804
ISBN
9780231134804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 63.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526. C. Wright Mills and the Making of Political Intellectuals. 288 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JHB; JPA. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 24. Weight: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135405
ISBN
9780231135405
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBLC1; HRH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136129
ISBN
9780231136129
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.68
€ 56.67

Paperback. Translator(s): McNeal, Edgar Holmes. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 168 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 227 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136693
ISBN
9780231136693
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Hardback. On March 12, 1127, Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, was slain in the church of Saint Donatian in Bruges in a plot devised by an embittered noble family. This title presents a riveting portrait of the day-to-day political and social unrest that followed in the wake of Charles' murder and the military battles to control Flanders. Translator(s): Ross, James Bruce. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 167. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136709
ISBN
9780231136709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.84
€ 89.47

Paperback. On March 12, 1127, Charles the Good, Count of Flanders, was slain in the church of Saint Donatian in Bruges in a plot devised by an embittered noble family. This title presents a portrait of the day-to-day political and social unrest that followed in the wake of Charles' murder and the military battles to control Flanders. Translator(s): Ross, James Bruce. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 161 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231136716
ISBN
9780231136716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. Explores the British obsession with Gypsies throughout the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. This book traces various representations of Gypsies in the works of various British authors. It explores the histories of nomadic writer George Borrow, the Gypsy Lore Society, Dora Yates, and others. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137041
ISBN
9780231137041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.58
€ 79.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 14 graphs, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137386
ISBN
9780231137386
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.36
€ 51.06

Hardback. Examines the long, contentious, and ambivalent process of drawing political boundaries and making distinct nation-states in the midst of a historic chaos. This book juxtaposes the experiences of ordinary people against the bureaucratic interventions of both postcolonial states to manage and control refugees and administer refugee property. Series: Cultures of History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138468
ISBN
9780231138468
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.33
€ 82.78

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Contemporary American History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231138611
ISBN
9780231138611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.32

Hardback. In 2003, after two years of negotiations, a group of prominent Israelis and Palestinians signed a model peace treaty. The document, called the Geneva Initiative, contained detailed provisions resolving the outstanding issues between Israel and the Palestinian people. This book explains how and why these groups were able to achieve agreement. Translator(s): Watzman, Haim. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231139045
ISBN
9780231139045
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.85

Hardback. Editor(s): Tsesis, Alexander. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3; JPVH1; LNDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231141444
ISBN
9780231141444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 61.86

Hardback. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231142526
ISBN
9780231142526
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.81
€ 61.86

Paperback. Following a visit to Camp David in 1994, Benjamin Barber became an informal consultant to the Clinton White House, working with a President who was an astonishing listener and synthesizer of ideas. This book features an introduction reflecting on Clinton's 'vision' problem and on his role in shaping the Democratic Party. Series: Columbia Studies in Political Thought / Political History. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144391
ISBN
9780231144391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Editor(s): Green, Michael J.; Gill, Bates. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 illus; 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144438
ISBN
9780231144438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

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