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Paperback. Historian and human rights scholar Joel Quirk examines the evolution of political opposition to slavery from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. He offers an original diagnosis of the underlying causes driving one of the most pressing human rights problems in the world today. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223248
ISBN
9780812223248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.99

Hardback. Combining the colorful intrigue of courtroom drama and the keen insights of social history, Unconscious Crime depicts Victorian England's legal and medical cultures confronting a new understanding of human behavior, and provocatively suggests these trials represent the earliest incarnation of double consciousness and multiple personality disorder. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBTB; JKVQ; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874284
ISBN
9780801874284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 44.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813935584
ISBN
9780813935584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.46

Paperback. The baby abandoned on the doorstep is a phenomenon that has virtually disappeared from our experience, but in the early modern world, unwanted children were a very real problem. This title recreates sixteenth-century Nuremberg to explore what befell abandoned children in this period in vivid detail. Num Pages: 456 pages, 64 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226102054
ISBN
9780226102054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.71

Hardback. Rise of the Red Engineers explains the tumultuous origins of the class of technocratic officials who rule China today. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804760775
ISBN
9780804760775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.97

Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760782
ISBN
9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Tells the triumphant and moving story of a Lakota-Northern Cheyenne family. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803292949
ISBN
9780803292949
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.84

Hardcover. Num Pages: 324 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Edition
1st
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Number of pages
324
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780940666399
ISBN
9780940666399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846683923
ISBN
9781846683923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752437224
ISBN
9780752437224
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The first casebook for the study of business history in a Canadian context, Martin's text will help students, both in the classroom and the boardroom, understand the Canadian economy and guide them in making sound decisions and contributing to a healthy, growing economy. Series: Rotman-UTP Publishing. Num Pages: 504 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBT; KJ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 630. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0007227
ISBN
9780802095596
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Examines how southern evangelical men and women transformed a Yankee moral reform movement into an ideology that was compatible with southern culture and values. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813124711
ISBN
9780813124711
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.30

Paperback. A gripping personal account of the reolutionary years 1916 to 1921. This captivating journal is written with wry, down-to-earth humour and gives the reader a real insight into Ireland's fight for freedom, from the inside. Editor(s): Good, Maurice. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847177186
ISBN
9781847177186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 684 pages, 40 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 41. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Number of pages
684
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626365537
ISBN
9781626365537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.95

Spiral bound. Previous owner's signature and date on second page. 48pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Tourist Publications Dublin
Format
Spiralbound
Publication date
1994
SKU
KON0819493
Spiralbound
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Series: Critical American Studies. Num Pages: 344 pages, 31 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816655922
ISBN
9780816655922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food. At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290815
ISBN
9780803290815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Series: First Peoples: New Directions in Indegenous Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816676415
ISBN
9780816676415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.48

Hardback. A rich narrative of the 1975 International Women's Year Conference in Mexico City, where the idiom "sisterhood is powerful" was fractured by global feminism. Num Pages: 344 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195327687
ISBN
9780195327687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.11

Paperback. Traces how the strain of militant Islam behind ISIS first arose in a remote Jordanian prison and spread to become the world's greatest threat. This title shows how the zeal of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the strategic mistakes of Western governments led to the banner of ISIS being raised over huge swathes of Syria and Iraq. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JMG; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 32. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552172882
ISBN
9780552172882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Hailed as a classic in the Portuguese language, this remarkable intellectual biography of the campaigner who fought to abolish slavery in Brazil is published for the first time in English. Editor(s): Bethell, Leslie. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493668
ISBN
9781908493668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Hardcover. Translator(s): Wall, Richard. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 306 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571814470
ISBN
9781571814470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.85

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 606 color photos. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2384.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326165
ISBN
9780764326165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.23
€ 76.29

paperback. Joao Jose Reis draws on hundreds of police and trial records in which Africans, despite obvious intimidation, spoke out about their cultural, social, economic, religious, and domestic lives in Salvador. Translator(s): Brakel, Arthur. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in Atlantic History and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBTS; HBTV; JFSR2; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801852503
ISBN
9780801852503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.22

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