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Paperback. Drawing on the experiences of mixed-Maori/White families, Wanhalla examines the early history of southern New Zealand, a world in which inter-racial intimacy played a formative role. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897425862
ISBN
9781897425862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119762
ISBN
9780714119762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

hardcover. This book provides a social, cultural, and political history of migration, ethnicity, and madness in New Zealand between 1860 and 1910. Series: Migrations and Identities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781781381625
ISBN
9781781381625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 9.66

Paperback. Series: America in the World. Num Pages: 416 pages, 31 halftones. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1HFDT; 1KBB; HBLW; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691155869
ISBN
9780691155869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. The astonishing story of the development of the mobile phone in the UK Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: HBT; UDT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651088
ISBN
9781445651088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.77

Paperback. A highly praised new history of that most turbulent of decades: the 1980s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 308. A History of Britain in the 1980s. 320 pages, Illustrations. The 1980s was the revolutionary decade of the twentieth century. To look back in 1990 at the Britain of ten years earlier was to look into another country. From the Falklands war and the miners' strike to Bobby Sands and the Guildford Four, this title uncovers the truth behind the decade that changed Britain forever. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JP. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight: 306.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849019798
ISBN
9781849019798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Was "Alice in Wonderland" a thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy? This book tells the story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571227716
ISBN
9780571227716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

paperback. Compounding history, investigation and travelogue, this outlines one of the bitterest political stories of our age. In 1973, Pinochet overthrew the Chilean democratic socialist government of Allende. In 1998, Spanish efforts to indict him for crimes against humanity revived the ideological divide. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1KLSH; 3JJP; HBTV; JPS; JPVH; JPWQ; LBBD; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571215478
ISBN
9780571215478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Hardcover. Examines the 1980 Solidarity revolution in Poland, the government's subsequent establishment of martial law in response, in 1981, and the eventual transition to democracy in 1989. Translator(s): Manetti, Christina. Series: Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465366
ISBN
9781580465366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408855430
ISBN
9781408855430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Hardback. Every genocide in history has been notable for the minority of brave individuals and groups who put their own lives at risk to rescue its victims. This book investigates the courageous individuals who stand against the tide of mass killing and risk their lives to save the victims of genocide. Editor(s): Semelin, Jacques; Andrieu, Claire; Gensburger, Sarah. Num Pages: 456 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 39. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
456
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040594
ISBN
9781849040594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.21
€ 58.62

Paperback. A compelling and dramatic account of the sinking of the Titanic as seen through the eyes of those who survived Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398826
ISBN
9781847398826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Chronicles the lives of Pham Van Dinh and Tran Ngoc Hue, two of the brightest young stars in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). This book provides a lens through which to understand the ARVN and South Vietnam's complex relationship with Americas government and military. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814794678
ISBN
9780814794678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. The Habsburgs have been described as demons - responsible for a 'history of atrocities'; and, as dodos - living fossils unable to adapt to the modern world. This book features figures as mad Queen Juana, progressing through Spain with her husband's decaying body; the 'heroically fertile' Maria Theresa; and, the Maximilian, 'Emperor' of Mexico. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140236347
ISBN
9780140236347
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Features the Victorians' fascination with the old north. This title explores the ways in which the terms 'Viking' and 'Viking Age', both unknown in 1800, were invented, explored and popularised during the nineteenth century. It presents an account of the construction and translation of the Viking Age in Queen Victoria's Britain. Num Pages: 456 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; AB; DSB; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 688.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
D.S. Brewer
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859916448
ISBN
9780859916448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.03

Paperback. Wallis's riveting expose of the French role in one of the darkest chapters of human history will provoke furious debate, denials, and outrage. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; HBJH; HBLW; HBTZ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767727
ISBN
9781780767727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 color plates 122 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029092
ISBN
9780691029092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. aeo Uses recent new research to examine important issues. aeo Draws parallels with Britain in the 1980s. aeo Clear, accessible and useful synthesis. Series: Historical Association Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 261 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631174110
ISBN
9780631174110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.46

Paperback. Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, Department of History, 2009). Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTV4; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024664
ISBN
9780253024664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph. D., University of Chicago, Department of History, 2009). Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 346 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUB; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTV4; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024510
ISBN
9780253024510
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Paperback. Explores the transition from oral to written history that is taking place in tribal Jordan, a transition that reveals the many ways in which modernity, literate historicity, and national identity are developing in the contemporary Middle East. This book discusses the substance of tribal history through the eyes of its creators. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 363 pages, 22 b&w photographs, 6 line illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HBAH; HBTD; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520201019
ISBN
9780520201019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Paperback. Examines the history of political and intellectual life in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Bengal to show how the concept can take on a life of its own in different contexts. This interdisciplinary study is suitable for historians and anthropologists, as well as scholars of South Asia and colonialism. Series: Chicago Studies in Practices of Meaning. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734941
ISBN
9780226734941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Helm Information Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903206140
ISBN
9781903206140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 241 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500288160
ISBN
9780500288160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.38

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