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paperback. Columbus undertook three voyages between 1494 and 1504, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. This book shows how the subsequent voyages illustrate the costs - political, moral, and economic. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white halftones, colour illust. BIC Classification: 1K; 3H; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780143122104
ISBN
9780143122104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

Hardback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 49 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156608
ISBN
9780231156608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.49
€ 78.05

Paperback. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 49 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156615
ISBN
9780231156615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. An analysis of the ways that General Rafael Trujillo s dictatorship (1930-1961) pervaded everyday life in the Dominican Republic s capital, Santo Domingo. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 432 pages, 34 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KJD; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822344827
ISBN
9780822344827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.55

Paperback. Offers both legal scholars and historians a much-needed framework for analysing the complex and fluid legal politics of empires. Editor(s): Benton, Lauren. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814708361
ISBN
9780814708361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 599.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691161242
ISBN
9780691161242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 41.71

Paperback. This text traces the interaction between humans and the Canadian landscape, from the arrival of the first peoples to our current environmental crisis. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: HBT; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 5182 x 23. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774821025
ISBN
9780774821025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799553
ISBN
9780804799553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.82

Hardcover. The Man who thought he was Napoleon is built around a bizarre historical event and an off-hand challenge. The event? In December 1840, nearly twenty years after his death, the remains of Napoleon were returned to Paris for burial - and the next day, the director of a Paris hospital for the insane admitted fourteen men who claimed to be Napoleon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226025735
ISBN
9780226025735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.70

hardcover. "Originally published in French in 2012 under the title Les coptes d'Egypte." Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; JFSL1; JPFN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804798907
ISBN
9780804798907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.68

Paperback. "Originally published in French in 2012 under the title Les coptes d'Egypte." Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; JFSL1; JPFN; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503600782
ISBN
9781503600782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 31.45

Hardcover. "Nitzotz" is the only known Hebrew-language publication to have appeared consistently throughout the Nazi occupation anywhere in Europe. This title presents this remarkable document to English readers. Along with a translation of the five remaining Dachau-Kaufering issues, it includes an extensive critical introduction. Editor(s): Weinrib, Laura. Translator(s): Weinrib, Estee. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 232 pages, 31 b/w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632337
ISBN
9780815632337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.16

Hardback. The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. It explores the history of, and the family behind, this renowned representation of American power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780764696
ISBN
9781780764696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.92
€ 48.87

Paperback. Features the story of America's transformation from a nation of honest appetites into an obedient market for instant mashed potatoes. This work investigates a band of reformers at the turn of the twentieth century who were determined to modernize the American diet through a 'scientific' approach to cooking. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFCV; JFSJ1; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257382
ISBN
9780520257382
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164221
ISBN
9780231164221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 82.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231164238
ISBN
9780231164238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.86

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018286
ISBN
9781903018286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.32

Paperback. Editor(s): Kina, Laura. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 36 colour illustrations, 47 illus., 36 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ACBS; HBTB; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295741376
ISBN
9780295741376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.10

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

€ 79.97
€ 61.03

Paperback. Providing a re-assessement of the cause of Bolivia's 1952 revolution, this book argues that the revolution had deeper roots in the indigenous struggles for land and justice that swept through Bolivia during the first half of the twentieth century. It demonstrates that rural indigenous activists helped shape populist projects of 1930s and 1940s. Num Pages: 416 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBTV; JFC; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 25. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340676
ISBN
9780822340676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 32. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801499586
ISBN
9780801499586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801447402
ISBN
9780801447402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.48

Hardback. To mark the centennial of the Bolshevik takeover of Russia, one of its greatest scholars has written a searing and defining account of the Russian Revolution, the fall of the old order, and the creation of the Soviet state. Num Pages: 848 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; HBWN. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Condition
New
SKU
9780199794218
ISBN
9780199794218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 29.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801475924
ISBN
9780801475924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 38.29

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