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Paperback. Highly acclaimed, a witty, erudite, and colourful account of the outrageous ambitions that have inspired men and women to circle the entire planet. Num Pages: 560 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTP; RGR; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416596202
- ISBN
- 9781416596202
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.64
€ 21.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. From its earliest days under English rule, New York City had an unusually diverse ethnic makeup, with substantial numbers of Dutch, English, Scottish, Irish, French, German, and Jewish immigrants, as well as a large African-American population. This title paints a portrait of this society, exploring the meaning of ethnicity in early America. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 halftones 31 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691037875
- ISBN
- 9780691037875
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77€ 50.75
€ 64.77
€ 50.75
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643595
- ISBN
- 9780691643595
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.14
€ 188.14
Paperback. This title adds to the burgeoning conversation regarding African-American female mysticism. The primary subjects of this book are three icons of black female spirituality and religious activism: Jarena Lee, Sojourner Truth, and Rebecca Cox Jackson. Series: Black Religion/Womanist Thought/Social Justice. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBJK; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2013
- Number of pages
- 203
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349476763
- ISBN
- 9781349476763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 159.69
€ 159.69
Hardback. These narratives about state-driven megaprojects and technological and regulatory changes reveal how humans make sense of their world in the face of rapid environmental change. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 222 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774817233
- ISBN
- 9780774817233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801451591
- ISBN
- 9780801451591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.79
€ 75.79
Paperback. An account of blasphemy in Victorian England, retelling the forgotten stories of more than 200 working-class blasphemers, such as G.W. Foote, who stood trial three times for the crime of blasphemy. Foote's "martyrdom" transformed blasphemy from a religious offence into a class and cultural crime. Num Pages: 442 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; DSBF; HBTB; HRAM7; HRCC2; JFMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 442
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226506913
- ISBN
- 9780226506913
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 33.73
€ 42.99
€ 33.73
By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770. Western Powers and the Breakup of Yugoslavia. 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight: 770.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300166293
- ISBN
- 9780300166293
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.55€ 60.10
€ 76.55
€ 60.10
Paperback. This pioneering study explores the surprising extent and limits of the GDR's forgotten sexual revolution. Num Pages: 250 pages, 21 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412. Intimacy and Sexuality in the GDR. 250 pages, 21 b/w illus. 7 tables. This pioneering study explores the surprising extent and limits of the GDR's forgotten sexual revolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHBK5. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 15. Weight: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521727617
- ISBN
- 9780521727617
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.62
€ 51.62
Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780486800455
- ISBN
- 9780486800455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.68
€ 7.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; DN; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638505
- ISBN
- 9780816638505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.67
€ 29.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Arguably the original sailing classic, this beautifully produced edition includes new maps and a foreword by a high-profile sailor. Series: Adlard Coles Maritime Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, New maps and classic black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTM; WSSN3; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472921918
- ISBN
- 9781472921918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.71
€ 13.99
€ 12.71
Hardback. Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813547947
- ISBN
- 9780813547947
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.70
€ 84.70
hardcover. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JH; HBJH; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804799140
- ISBN
- 9780804799140
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.97
€ 128.97
Paperback. Powerful testimonies by Holocaust survivors Editor(s): Rubenstein, Joshua; Rubenstein, Joshua. Num Pages: 496 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DVUA; GTB; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222671
- ISBN
- 9780253222671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 34.36
€ 36.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Series: Pitt Latin American Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBT; KCZ; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822961802
- ISBN
- 9780822961802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 50.83
€ 53.99
€ 50.83
Hardback. Told by a colonial governor, a Creek military leader, Native Americans, and British colonists, each account of Acorn Whistler's execution for killing five Cherokees speaks to the collision of European and Indian cultures, the struggle to preserve traditional ways of life, and tensions within the British Empire on the eve of the American Revolution. Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674046863
- ISBN
- 9780674046863
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.27
€ 43.99
€ 37.27
Paperback. Drawing on a wealth of material from the vast Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, this book offers insight into life on the front line: from the day-to-day struggle of circumstances to the white heat of battle and the constant threat of injury or death. It features contributions from soldiers of both sides and of differing backgrounds. Num Pages: 304 pages, bw pics throughout. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091926281
- ISBN
- 9780091926281
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
hardcover. This book focuses on the lives, struggles, and contrasting perspectives of the 60,000 workers, military administrators, and technical staff employed in the largest, most strategic industry of the Nationalist government, the armaments industry based in China's wartime capital, Chongqing. Num Pages: 480 pages, 22 tables, 3 maps, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJH; HBTB; KNDM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804748964
- ISBN
- 9780804748964
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 87.25
€ 87.25
Paperback. In 1964, an Urban League survey ranked Los Angeles as the most desirable city for African Americans to live in. In 1965, the city burst into flames during one of the worst race riots in the nation's history. How the city came to such a pass is the story told in this history of modern black Los Angeles. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 68.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 303
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520248304
- ISBN
- 9780520248304
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 26.81
€ 35.99
€ 26.81
paperback. The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 190 x 18. Weight in Grams: 39.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Lyons Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9781599218052
- ISBN
- 9781599218052
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.55
€ 20.99
€ 17.55
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in the History of U.S. Capitalism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 19 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231168083
- ISBN
- 9780231168083
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
Hardcover. Illustrator(s): Wheeler, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFH; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 19.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762777501
- ISBN
- 9780762777501
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.43
€ 16.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. Focuses on the range of relationships and interactions between Latinas/os and African Americans in one of the most diverse cities in the United States. This book delivers supporting evidence that Los Angeles is a key place to study racial politics while also providing the basis for broader discussions of multi ethnic America. Editor(s): Kun, Josh; Pulido, Laura. Num Pages: 424 pages, 30 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520275607
- ISBN
- 9780520275607
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.00
€ 33.99
€ 25.00