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Hardback. Pascual de Gayangos (1809-1897), celebrated Spanish Orientalist and polymath, is recognised as the father of the modern school of Arabic studies in Spain. This collection celebrates the 200th anniversary of his birth Editor(s): Alvarez Millan, Cristina; Heide, Claudia. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 13. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748635474
ISBN
9780748635474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.89
€ 107.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mac Carthaigh, Criostoir; O Cathain, Seamas; Ui Ogain,Rionach; Watson, Seosamh. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations, paintings, photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AFR; HBTB; HBTD; JFC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1096.
Publisher
Comhairle Bhealoideas Eireann
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956562807
ISBN
9780956562807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.00
€ 42.31

Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 312. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on cover but otherwise clean
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0002310
ISBN
9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. An extraordinary group portrait of London today: a book as rich, dynamic, lively, and diverse as the city itself. Num Pages: 448 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2000th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847083296
ISBN
9781847083296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.45

Paperback. Offers a portrait of rural English society at a time of great change. This work talks about the nature of farming in an age of computerization and encroaching supermarkets; discusses the realities behind the rural idyll; and describes the daily pleasures and tribulations of village life. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 17. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079236
ISBN
9781862079236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.74

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847688135
ISBN
9780847688135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.91
€ 20.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608194025
ISBN
9781608194025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Lincoln Prize-winning author Craig L. Symonds offers an authoritative history of the Civil War navies and considers how aspects of the naval conflict affected the trajectory of the American Civil War. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199931682
ISBN
9780199931682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.50

Paperback. Takes a look at pivotal moments in the history of the Navy and of the United States. This is also a study of the unchanging demands of leadership at sea, where commanders must make rapid decisions in the heat of battle with lives - and the fate of nations - hanging in the balance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 55 halftones & line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM; HBW; JWF; JWLF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 533.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195312119
ISBN
9780195312119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.02

Hardback. Paperback, white cover. Cover is slightly stained and has a stamp on the front. 126pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
JOC Publications Liverpool
Publication date
1975
SKU
KON0819335
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 245 pages, 18 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; HBTV; JPFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 17. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995588
ISBN
9780295995588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.03

Paperback. New findings show that the death toll from the Cambodian genocide was approximately 2.2 million about a half million higher than commonly believed. Despite regular denials from the surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge, the author demonstrates not only that they were aware of the mass killings, but that they personally managed and directed them. Series: Modern Southeast Asia Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1FMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896725805
ISBN
9780896725805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. Emphasizes the coexistence of different kinds of radicalism, their tensions, and their implications. This title reveals the importance of radicalism's links to pre-industrial culture and attachments to place and local communities, as well as the ways in which journalists who had been pushed out of "respectable" politics connected to artisans. Num Pages: 416 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 194 x 23. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226090863
ISBN
9780226090863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 14 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTB; JFSK2; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195388749
ISBN
9780195388749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.44

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226335339
ISBN
9780226335339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.35

Hardback. A history of the University of Louisville from the 1798 charter that established Jefferson Seminary to the 1998 opening of Papa John Stadium. Topics covered include the early failure to establish a liberal arts college and the seperate division for African Americans during the era of segregation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121420
ISBN
9780813121420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.31

Hardcover. Demonstrates that the intersection between race, gender, and class formed the backbone of Progressive-Era debates over sex education, the policing of sexuality, and the prevention of venereal disease. Series: Gender and Race in American History. Num Pages: 228 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL; JNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Rochester Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465359
ISBN
9781580465359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Thomas, Andy. Num Pages: 112 pages, 22 illus. & 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Pelican Publishing Co United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565541108
ISBN
9781565541108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.10

Paperback. Rising gas prices, sprawl and congestion, global warming, even obesity - driving is a factor in many contentious issues. This book looks at the period between 1895 and 1961 - from the founding of the first automobile factory in America to the creation of the Interstate Highway System - to find out how driving evolved into a symbol of freedom. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226745640
ISBN
9780226745640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Abortion in the Weimar Republic is a compelling subject since it provoked public debates and campaigns of an intensity rarely matched elsewhere. It proved so explosive because populationist, ecclesiastical and political concerns were heightened by cultural anxieties of a modernity in crisis. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451668
ISBN
9780857451668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.66

Hardcover. This memoir begins in 1834, when Cornelia James Pond was born to one of the Old South's wealthiest plantation families, and it ends in 1875, when she was a 41-year-old wife and mother trying to cope in the post-Civil War south. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820320441
ISBN
9780820320441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.65

Paperback. The Irish famine peaked in Black '47, but it brought misery and increased mortality to Ireland for several years. This title presents the Great Irish Famine from a variety of perspectives. It concentrates on fresh insights available through interdisciplinary and comparative methods. It highlights several economic and sociological features. Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World. Num Pages: 320 pages, 54 tables, 38 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 10. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
9780691070155
ISBN
9780691070155
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.99
€ 36.72

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127194
ISBN
9780691127194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 59.46

Paperback. Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies - devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. This title traces the history of famine from the earliest records to today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 halftones. 16 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147970
ISBN
9780691147970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.47

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