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Hardcover. This enthralling guide brings Scotland's landscape and history to life through literature Series: Literary Guides for Travellers. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 bw integrated, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; DSRC; HBJD1; HBTB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 205 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536411
ISBN
9781784536411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Hardcover. This work focuses on the creation of, and struggle over, urban order in four cities in Eastern and Southern Africa, namely Nairobi, Lusaka, Zanzibar, and Lilongwe, and the workings of power in the planning processes for each city. It covers colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these cities Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629726
ISBN
9780815629726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.19

Hardcover. In February 1987, a series of discoveries on the north coast of Peru revealed stunning artistic and technological achievements and caused a dramatic revision of the sophistication and power of Moche society. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557865205
ISBN
9781557865205
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.67

Paperback. Sage, scientist, and sorcerer, Hermes Trismegistus was the culture-hero of Hellenistic and Roman Egypt. This book argues that the technical and philosophical Hermetica, apparently so different, might be seen as aspects of a single "way of Hermes." Series: Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRQ; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024981
ISBN
9780691024981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.62

Hardcover. In Herbs, Gary Allen tells the story of these oft-overlooked plants, which have become such a staple in our lives. Allen's truly global history examines herbs in a way never seen before. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 37 colour illustrations, 67 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899255
ISBN
9781861899255
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.25

Hardback. The first all-inclusive, single-volume guide to the history of modern Japan-conveniently divided into easy-to-use sections that provide a narrative, topical compendium, resource guide, and selected documents Series: Columbia Guides to Asian History. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JPH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111447
ISBN
9780231111447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

Hardback. Provides an understanding of early America, revealing the perilous choices of the founding fathers that shaped the nation's future. This book tells of revolutionary fervour arousing a struggle for freedom that spiralled into the largest slave rebellion in American history, as blacks fled servitude to fight for the British, who promised freedom. Series: The Nathan I. Huggins Lectures. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 123 x 187 x 25. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021938
ISBN
9780674021938
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCA; JFD; JHB; WCC; WCW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231167598
ISBN
9780231167598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6, 5 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501702372
ISBN
9781501702372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. "Territories of Profit" compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late 20th century, and G.F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late 19th century, to reveal how communications revolutions have enabled businesses to innovate and succeed. Series: Innovation & Technology in the World Economy. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 tables, 8 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; KJM; KJP; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780804747226
ISBN
9780804747226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Gereffi, Gary; Wyman, Donald L. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 434 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KL; HBTK; KCZ; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606743
ISBN
9780691606743
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173276
ISBN
9780691173276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.61

Paperback. An examination of the events of 1913, the biggest labour dispute in Ireland's history. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 black & white halftones, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276. New
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Edition
Revised, Updated
Condition
New
SKU
9781847173614
ISBN
9781847173614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. Tells the hidden history of the US involvement in Bangladesh's secession from Pakistan Num Pages: 548 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKB; HBJF; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 183 x 40. Weight in Grams: 872.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044578
ISBN
9781849044578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.43

hardcover. Examines the social and religious messages of plays presented across the Low Countries, showing how they promoted or opposed calls for reform, religious and otherwise and argues that dramatists reshaped reform ideas to accommodate their own concerns. Num Pages: 440 pages, illustrations, facsimiles, map. BIC Classification: AS; DD; HBTB; HRAX; HRC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 719.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802044570
ISBN
9780802044570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.02

Paperback. The Canadian War on Queers shows how the Canadian state used the ideology of national security to wage war on gays and lesbians. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 584 pages, 19 b&w photos, 2 charts, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSK; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774816281
ISBN
9780774816281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Paperback. If one is to believe contemporary historians, the South never had a chance. This book explores not why the Confederacy collapsed so soon, but how it lasted so long. Using letters, diaries and newspapers of the day, it reveals the South's deep belief in their cause and expectations of victory. Num Pages: 230 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 177 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674160569
ISBN
9780674160569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Today, many believe the Civil War was fought over slavery. This view satisfies our contemporary sense of justice, but as Gallagher's searing revisionist history shows, it is an anachronistic judgment. Northern citizen-soldiers fought the war to preserve the Union. Emancipation was secondary to the war's primary goal of safeguarding the republic. Num Pages: 256 pages, 41 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066083
ISBN
9780674066083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.87

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801442537
ISBN
9780801442537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Paperback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362319
ISBN
9780822362319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Paperback. While exploring anew the meanings of Asian American social history, this title argues that the core values and ideals of the nation emanate today not from the so-called mainstream but from the margins, from among Asian and African Americans, Latinos and American Indians, women, and the gay and lesbian community. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295993560
ISBN
9780295993560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Hardback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362098
ISBN
9780822362098
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. Plucked from tropical America, the pineapple was brought to European tables and hothouses before it was conveyed back to the tropics, where it came to dominate US and world markets. This title presents the history of the world's tropical and temperate zones told through the pineapple's illustrative career. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 7 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QMT; HBG; HBTB; JFCV; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265905
ISBN
9780520265905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.25

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210432
ISBN
9780253210432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

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