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Hardback. Why did the passion for food--gastronomy--originate in France? The key, it turns out, is France itself. In its climate, diversity of soils, abundant resources, and varied topography lie the roots of France's food fame. Pitte masterfully reveals the ways in which cultural phenomena surrounding food and eating in France relate to space and place. Translator(s): Gladding, Jody. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 33 photos, 8 maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124164
ISBN
9780231124164
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

paperback. A fully revised and expanded edition of the exploration of the historical, legal and political issues in cultural restitution, first published in 2007. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107625402
ISBN
9781107625402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.85

Paperback. Brings together two often neglected topics in the study of American Jews the roles of women and of Jewish communities outside the Northeast. This book traces the history and contributions of Jewish women in the American West. It contains stories from the memoirs and records of Jewish pioneer women. Num Pages: 279 pages, 35 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
279
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814707203
ISBN
9780814707203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

Hardback. Until the events of September 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001, biological weapons had never been a major public concern in United States. This book provides an account of the circumstances under which scientists, soldiers, and statesmen were able to mobilize resources for biological weapons programs. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129428
ISBN
9780231129428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 73.01

Paperback. Until the events of September 11 and the anthrax attacks of 2001, biological weapons had never been a major public concern in United States. This book provides an account of the circumstances under which scientists, soldiers, and statesmen were able to mobilize resources for biological weapons programs. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSF; JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 181 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129435
ISBN
9780231129435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.38

Hardback. Analyses the lives and livelihoods of the female cashew shellers in Mozambique's capital in the colonial era, during which the industry grew to be a major export, and relates how the women played a fundamental, but previously underappreciated, role in the colony's economy. Num Pages: 303 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMQ; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1; KNDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
James Currey
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011282
ISBN
9781847011282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.66

Hardback. 'From Moscow to Cuba and Beyond' vividly evokes the joys as well as the difficulties of life as an expatriate and diplomat under Stalin, Tito and Castro, as well as of the particular demands of diplomatic life in the USA. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854741
ISBN
9781848854741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 54.65

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 166 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471158943
ISBN
9780471158943
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.54

Paperback. A lively reader on the peoples and cultures of Central Asia Editor(s): Sahadeo, Jeff; Zanca, Russell. Num Pages: 424 pages, 24 b&w photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; GTB; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 233 x 27. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219046
ISBN
9780253219046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; APFA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280687
ISBN
9780520280687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2068.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326219
ISBN
9780764326219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.04
€ 57.23

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 900 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 308 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2466.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325823
ISBN
9780764325823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.43
€ 71.71

Paperback. Presents a story of race riots, shrinking swimsuits, and conspicuous leisure. This title relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and private clubs for middle-class suburbanites. Num Pages: 288 pages, 29 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807871270
ISBN
9780807871270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.63

Paperback. In this deeply researched and engagingly argued work, Jeffers Lennox reconfigures our general understanding of how Indigenous peoples, imperial forces, and settlers competed for space in northeastern North America before the British conquest in 1763. Series: Studies in Atlantic Canada History. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614055
ISBN
9781442614055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.56

Paperback. This book defines what a folly is and shows that these architectural curiosities are to be found all over Britain. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AM; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 158 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806240
ISBN
9780747806240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardback. This is an account of the development of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York during the first part of the century. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217380
ISBN
9780823217380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801492891
ISBN
9780801492891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195326222
ISBN
9780195326222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.38

paperback. For more than a century, the Northern Arapaho people lived on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming - the fourth largest reservation in the country. This book draws together aspects of the Northern Arapahos' world - myth, language, art, ritual, identity, and history - to offer a vivid picture of a culture that has endured and changed over time. Series: Studies in the Anthropology of North American Indians. Num Pages: 376 pages, 7 figures, map, 3 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBWY; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260214
ISBN
9780803260214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

paperback. Tells the story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. This title recalls the days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills towards that end. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Bodley Head
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922755
ISBN
9781847922755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.81

Hardback. First full translation of an important treatise on chivalric horsemanship. Translator(s): Forgeng, Mr. Jeffrey L. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 7 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271030
ISBN
9781783271030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

Hardback. Editor(s): Pempel, T. J.; Ravenhill, John. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1FMN; HBJF; HBTQ; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446979
ISBN
9780801446979
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.17

Paperback. The sheer magnitude of the Holocaust has commanded our attention. The extent of atrocities, however, has overshadowed the calculus Nazis used to justify their deeds. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 color illustrations in one 16 page color insert. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 148 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027381
ISBN
9780674027381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.73

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837886
ISBN
9781843837886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.12

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