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hardcover. Beasts and Beauties examines the relationship between domesticity and power by focusing on the contemporaneous development of the invention of the 'pet' and the delineation of the home as a uniquely private enclosure, where the pater familias ruled over his own secluded world of domesticated wife, children, servants, and animals. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802099228
- ISBN
- 9780802099228
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Condition: New
€ 56.58
€ 56.58
paperback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024297
- ISBN
- 9780842024297
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Condition: New
€ 59.38
€ 59.38
Paperback. Detailed examination of the origins and dissemination of the eleven main theories proposed from the late 18th century to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889203242
- ISBN
- 9780889203242
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Condition: New
€ 52.93
€ 52.93
paperback. "Mary-Ann Stouck's short reader stands apart in offering an abbreviated but judicious selection of saints' lives perfectly suited as a brief introduction. It fills a particular need with an elegant sufficiency." - Cynthia J. Hahn, Hunter College and the Graduate Center-CUNY Editor(s): Stouck, Mary-Ann. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600942
- ISBN
- 9781442600942
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Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.59
€ 35.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Editor(s): Mayer, Thomas F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HR; LNF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605190
- ISBN
- 9781442605190
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.41
€ 33.99
€ 31.41
paperback. Red Quarter Moon is an enthralling journey into the past that offers a unique look at the lives of ordinary families and individuals in the USSR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2, 16 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611399
- ISBN
- 9781442611399
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.20
€ 45.99
€ 41.20
paperback. Exploring how the daughters and granddaughters of the filles du roi adapted to their terrain, turned their hands to trade, and even acquired surprising influence at the French court, Along a River is an innovative and engagingly written history. Num Pages: 356 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612389
- ISBN
- 9781442612389
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 39.04
€ 42.99
€ 39.04
hardcover. Drawing on the historicizing turn in Latin literary scholarship, Roman Literary Cultures combines new critical methods with traditional analysis across four hundred years of Latin literature. Editor(s): Keith, Alison; Edmondson, Jonathan. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7. BIC Classification: DB; DD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629677
- ISBN
- 9781442629677
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.55
€ 76.55
paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032153
- ISBN
- 9780141032153
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.46
€ 19.99
€ 16.46
paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226184395
- ISBN
- 9780226184395
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.09
€ 39.99
€ 28.09
hardcover. This text takes a detailed look at early modern England and the creative and commercial forces in which print culture was formed (commercial, intellectual, political and individual), including replications of the disputes between authors and printers to political/religious manipulation. Num Pages: 754 pages, 125 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; KNTR; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1260.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226401218
- ISBN
- 9780226401218
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Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 53.30
€ 69.99
€ 53.30
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.32
€ 19.99
€ 12.32
The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks,...
J. Arch Getty & Oleg V. Naumov
paperback. Assembles some of the top secret Soviet documents, from the era of Stalin's purges. This title includes the dossiers, police reports, private letters, secret transcripts, and other documents that expose the hidden inner workings of the Communist Party and the dark inhumanity of the purge process. Translator(s): Sher, Benjamin. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300104073
- ISBN
- 9780300104073
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.09
€ 29.99
€ 24.09
paperback. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b&w illustrations, 18 colour images. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300107678
- ISBN
- 9780300107678
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.10
€ 25.99
€ 17.10
hardcover. A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300208290
- ISBN
- 9780300208290
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.79
€ 29.99
€ 22.79
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp. b/w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219449
- ISBN
- 9780300219449
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.87
€ 19.99
€ 13.87
paperback. Examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520283817
- ISBN
- 9780520283817
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 28.09
€ 39.99
€ 28.09
paperback. Sovereignty has always been an important concept in political thought, and at no time in European history was it more important than during the perplexed conditions of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought - New Series. Num Pages: 636 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521070188
- ISBN
- 9780521070188
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Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 44.77
€ 69.99
€ 44.77
paperback. This series of essays shows how one can conceptualize an historical event such as the French Revolution, and identify the radical changes it produced as well as the continuity it provided, albeit under the appearance of change. Translator(s): Forster, Elborg. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 328.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521280495
- ISBN
- 9780521280495
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 23.12
€ 39.99
€ 23.12
paperback. A paperback edition of Miri Rubin's highly successful study of the meaning of the eucharist, c. 1150-1500. Num Pages: 452 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 26. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780521438056
- ISBN
- 9780521438056
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 31.58
€ 39.99
€ 31.58