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Paperback. The origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender are examined in this book. The author argues that gender was both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, and assesses its role in the construction of racism in Virginia. Num Pages: 584 pages, 10 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS; JFFJ; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807846230
ISBN
9780807846230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.66

Paperback. Explores how the sugar beet industry transformed the rural Midwest by introducing large factories, contract farming, and foreign migrant labour. Identifying rural areas as centres for modern American industrialism, this study contributes to a re-orientation of labour history from urban factory workers to rural migrant workers. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; HBTB; HBTK; KCF; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076671
ISBN
9780252076671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.00

Hardback. An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837589
ISBN
9781843837589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.36

Hardcover. Regal, affectionate, calculating, the cat has been part of our lives for millennia. This book features historical illustrations with informative text. It is suitable for the cat lover. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNGC; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Old House
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402981
ISBN
9781908402981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.94

hardcover. Focusing on the lives and work of women teachers in two rural California counties from 1850 to 1950, Country Schoolwomen explores the social context of teaching, seeking to understand what teaching meant to women teachers, what it provided them, and how it shaped their categories of experience. Num Pages: 356 pages, 19 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730044
ISBN
9780804730044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.66

hardcover. Drawing on newly available archival case records, this book demonstrates that Chinese women's rights to property changed substantially from the Song through the Qing dynasties, and even more dramatically under the Republican Civil Code of 1929-30. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735261
ISBN
9780804735261
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.20

Paperback. Kathryn Burns shows how the biases and practices of Spanish notaries and their clients in colonial Cuzco shaped official records and, therefore, the archive on which contemporary historians rely. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 illustrations, 3 tables, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 1KLSX; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822348689
ISBN
9780822348689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Hardback. The massive drought/famine that killed at least ten million people in north China during the late 1870s remains one of China's most severe disasters and provides a window through which to study the social side of a nation's tragedy. This book presents the history of a horrific famine that took place and focuses on cultural responses to trauma. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 b/w photographs, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253025
ISBN
9780520253025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.61

Paperback. From the 1930s to the 1960s, millions of British people chose to spend their annual summer break at a holiday camp, taking advantage of the all-in package that included accommodation, food, and plentiful entertainment. This title celebrates the communal and the kitsch, grandmother competitions, chalets, Redcoats and the other well-known symbols. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 152 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807759
ISBN
9780747807759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. Old-fashioned seaside holidays inspire a great deal of nostalgic affection among British people. Focusing on the hundred year period from 1870 to 1970, this title takes a journey through the promenades, deckchairs and sandcastles to discover how ordinary people spent their seaside holidays. Series: Shire History. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 192 x 11. Weight in Grams: 458. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807278
ISBN
9780747807278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.07

Paperback. The nineteenth century saw huge changes in design and technology. This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialised mass production, people were empowered to make choices about how to decorate their homes. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807483
ISBN
9780747807483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350009868
ISBN
9781350009868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.34

Paperback. In this social history of the cinema during the silent-film era, Kathryn H. Fuller charts the gradual homogenization of a diverse American movie audience as itinerant shows gave way first to nickelodeon theatres and then to more luxurious picture palaces. Num Pages: 272 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920825
ISBN
9780813920825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007548385
ISBN
9780007548385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.92

Hardback. This book examines major sports, both professional and intercollegiate, from baseball, football, and basketball to golf, tennis, stock car racing, and extreme sports, to explain how sports became a multibillion-dollar industry as well as a major influence on and reflection of American society. Jay also shows how sports have helped shape racial, gender, national, and class identities. Series: Columbia Histories of Modern American Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBT; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231125345
ISBN
9780231125345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Sklar, Kathryn Kish; Schuler, Anya; Strasser, Susan; Schuler, Anja. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484698
ISBN
9780801484698
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.93

Hardback. Through the prisms of leadership, women, and power, this book traces the Wendat diaspora beyond a discourse of destruction and into a new world of rejuvenation and hope. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825559
ISBN
9780774825559
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774825566
ISBN
9780774825566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Paperback. The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445652429
ISBN
9781445652429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703157
ISBN
9781501703157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 25. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 181 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801473098
ISBN
9780801473098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.10

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813511559
ISBN
9780813511559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. This book is an introduction and guide to Luton's hatting industry and to the distinctive and varied character of its buildings. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 104 pages, 113. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848021198
ISBN
9781848021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.03

Hardcover. This collection brings together local case studies of Britain's history and memory of transatlantic slavery and abolition, including the role of individuals and families, regional identity narratives, sites of memory and forgetting, and the financial, architectural and social legacies of slave-ownership. Editor(s): Donnington, Katie; Hanley, Ryan; Moody, Jessica. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 285 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 4 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781382776
ISBN
9781781382776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.64

Hardcover. Both colonial and postcolonial historical approaches often sideline New Zealand as a peripheral player. This book redresses the balance, and evaluates its role as an imperial power - as both a powerful imperial envoy and a significant presence in the Pacific region. Editor(s): Pickles, Katie; Coleborne, Catharine. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 1 graphs. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719091537
ISBN
9780719091537
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.57

Paperback. A fresh introductory study of late medieval Scotland. Includes: expert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chapters; fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sources; extensive further reading lists. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645862
ISBN
9780748645862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. Offers readers an account of the sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Editor(s): Abel, R.E.; Newlin, Lyman W. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471219293
ISBN
9780471219293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.01

Hardcover. In the French Third Republic, nursing was an occupation caught in the crosscurrents of conflicting notions about the role of women. This deft political history shows how the turmoil and transformation of nursing during this period reflected the political and cultural tensions at work in the nation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004917
ISBN
9780674004917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.68

Hardcover. Editor(s): Benninga, Noah; Stoll, Katrina. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBAH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910383056
ISBN
9781910383056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.94

Hardback. Examines the conceptualization and staging of race through the performance, sometimes coerced, of black dance from the slave ship to the minstrel stage. Num Pages: 256 pages, 22 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1K; ASD; GTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252038259
ISBN
9780252038259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526116703
ISBN
9781526116703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. The theological problems facing those trying to respond to the Holocaust remain monumental. This work brings together an array of senior scholars to consider key topics ranging from the meaning of divine providence to questions of redemption to the link between the destruction of European Jewry and the creation of the State of Israel. Editor(s): Katz, Steven T. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748060
ISBN
9780814748060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

hardcover. This book explores the thought and work of Muslim intellectuals involved in promoting Urdu as Indias national language in the early 20th century. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HRHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Hawai'i Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824836092
ISBN
9780824836092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JFFK; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401898
ISBN
9780226401898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Sheet map, folded. .
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847840707
ISBN
9781847840707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.92

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784534578
ISBN
9781784534578
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.22

Paperback. Writer and historian Kaye Jones has investigated the case of Christiana Edmunds, a seemingly demure middle-class young lady who suddenly started sending out poisoned chocolates to fellow residents of Brighton in 1871. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8-page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 3JH; BTC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781593752
ISBN
9781781593752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; HBJH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Signal Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493057
ISBN
9781908493057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.25

Paperback. Editor(s): Kayoko, Fujita; Shiro, Momoki; Reid, Anthony. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814311779
ISBN
9789814311779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.16

Hardcover. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 11 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBW; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295998336
ISBN
9780295998336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.80

Paperback. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714976
ISBN
9780804714976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

hardcover. Spanning the century from the Taiping Rebellion through the establishment of the People's Republic of China, this book is a comprehensive history of women in modern China. Its historical scope is broad, touching upon most aspects of life and drawing upon little known Chinese and Japanese sources. Editor(s): Fogel, Joshua A. Num Pages: 284 pages, index, supplementary references, chronology, notes. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804714969
ISBN
9780804714969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.75

Paperback. Explains why the workers at the Ashio copper mine joined together for three days of rioting against the Furukawa Company in February 1907. In the course of this historical analysis, this book takes on some of the most influential critical perspectives on Japanese social and labour history. It will interest scholars of labour history. Editor(s): Gordon, Andrew. Translator(s): Boardman, Terry. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 11 illustrations, 4 figures, 2 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJC; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JPWF; KNAT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press Durham
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320180
ISBN
9780822320180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. This book tells the story of the Hakka Chinese in Sarawak, Malaysia, who were targeted as communists or communist sympathizers because of their Chinese ethnicity the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442615465
ISBN
9781442615465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Paperback. The author grew up under the spell of an unorthodox, enigmatic father. An undercover guerrilla agent during the Second World War, in peacetime he lived on his wits and dazzling charm. As his memory began to fail, he embarked on a quest to unravel his story once and for all. In this book, he tells his story. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BM; HBLW; HBTD; HBWQ; VFJB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 239 x 43. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784703158
ISBN
9781784703158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Paperback. A study of the development of the hospital as a economic, medical and voluntary institution in the second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; MBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933310
ISBN
9780861933310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBTB; MBX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 620.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403946935
ISBN
9781403946935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

Hardback. This volume of essays proposes a new, historical approach to the comparative study of revolutions by exploring the ways in which they create, inherit, or extend recognizable scripts for political action and social action. Editor(s): Baker, Keith; Edelstein, Dan. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804793964
ISBN
9780804793964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.01

Paperback. This volume of essays proposes a new, historical approach to the comparative study of revolutions by exploring the ways in which they create, inherit, or extend recognizable scripts for political action and social action. Editor(s): Baker, Keith; Edelstein, Dan. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 31. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796163
ISBN
9780804796163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.20

Paperback. Shows the enormous impact that terrorism, often US-backed, has had on Cuban civilians. Includes many interviews with victims and their families. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 photos. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBTD; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745330402
ISBN
9780745330402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.15

Paperback. This is a collection of a linguistic autobiographiesa by 23 British linguists who played a major role in the development of the subject in Britain during the second half of the twentieth century. aeo Includes contributions from 23 major British linguists. aeo Provides an overview of the rapid growth of linguistics in the last 50 years. Editor(s): Brown, Keith; Law, Vivien. Series: Publications of the Philological Society. Num Pages: 200 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; CF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631234760
ISBN
9780631234760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.10

hardcover. Covering topics such as the Indian Act, the High Arctic relocation of 1953, and the conflict at Ipperwash, Keith D. Smith draws on a diverse selection of documents including letters, testimonies, speeches, transcripts, newspaper articles, and government records. Editor(s): Smith, Keith D. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 203 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442608245
ISBN
9781442608245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.45

Paperback. Presenting stories that represent the diversity of Virginia's Indians, this book offers an introduction to the history of Virginia Indians, a native American community. Num Pages: 112 pages, 45 b&w illustrations, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Second
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813925486
ISBN
9780813925486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.71

Paperback. Have humans always fought and killed each other, or did they peacefully coexist until organized states developed? Keith F. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, and data gathered from the Human Relations Area Files for this study. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 figures, 5 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFE; JHM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585443307
ISBN
9781585443307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.83

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365399
ISBN
9780850365399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.05

hardcover. The development of independent working-class radical education and politics in England from the year of revolutions, 1848, to the passage of the 1870 Education Act is examined in this chronological analysis of the Chartist movement. Series: Chartist Studies Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365443
ISBN
9780850365443
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.07

hardcover. Editor(s): Flett, Keith; Renton, Sir David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
New Clarion Pr United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873797426
ISBN
9781873797426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 12.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Hamilton, Keith; Salmon, Patrick. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195731
ISBN
9781845195731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Hardback. Throughout the nineteenth century, British governments engaged in a global campaign against the slave trade. They sought through coercion and diplomacy to suppress the trade on the high seas and in Africa and Asia. This collection of essays examines the role played by individuals and institutions in the diplomacy of suppression. Editor(s): Hamilton, Keith; Salmon, Patrick. Num Pages: 229 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition - Second Impression
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845192983
ISBN
9781845192983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.71

Paperback. From the simple to the sophisticated, a detailed look at the making of ten new static model ship projects which demonstrate the transition from kits to scratch building. Third volume in this successful modelling series, acclaimed world-wide. Num Pages: 190 pages, 10 colour photographs; 245 black and white photographs; 8 scale diagrams and line drawing. BIC Classification: HBTM; WDH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 584.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
190
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854862006
ISBN
9781854862006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.07

Hardback. This collection of essays deals with the latest research on British labour history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It has been written by leading British historians, such as Ken Brown, Malcolm Chase and Matthew Worley, in honour of Professor Chris Wrigley Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; JFSC; JHB; JPF; JPW; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784995270
ISBN
9781784995270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.29

Paperback. The author of this text challeges the the conventional view of the Scottish nobility as violent, unlearned and backward, with the aim of demonstrating that the nobility were as steeped in contemporary European debates and movements as they were rooted in local society. Num Pages: 370 pages, 30 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612994
ISBN
9780748612994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white plates, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHL; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750953658
ISBN
9780750953658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. A cross-cultural study of opium in 19th-century China. It explores early Western observations of opium smoking, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking in Chinese poetry and prose, and scenes of opium-smoking interactions in China. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742518025
ISBN
9780742518025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 177.07

Paperback. Investigates the history of emotions across cultures as well as the evolutionary history of emotions and of emotional development across an individual's life span. This title examines key topics such as emotional intelligence, emotion and the brain, and emotional disorders. Series: Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology. Num Pages: 208 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; JMM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 69. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405113151
ISBN
9781405113151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.85

Paperback. .
Publisher
Willow Publishing,Timperley
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946361465
ISBN
9780946361465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.00

Paperback. A fascinating picture of society and rural change in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries which discusses both the enduring characteristics of society as well as the course of social change. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415290685
ISBN
9780415290685
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.98

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138171053
ISBN
9781138171053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691319
ISBN
9780816691319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. The extraordinary human story of London's most infamous prison Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780719561337
ISBN
9780719561337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. Collects and examines evidence and references to female clothing, cosmetics and ornament in Roman antiquity, deciphering their meaning and revealing what it meant to be an adorned woman in Roman society. This book argues that Roman women took pleasure in fashioning themselves, enjoying the social status, influence and power that it signified. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 3. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415414760
ISBN
9780415414760
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 51.76

hardcover. Prosecuting Corporations for Genocide explains how multinational corporations should be criminally liable for their role in financing or otherwise supporting atrocities like genocide. This book demonstrates how international criminal jurisdiction should be extended over corporations for atrocities and makes the case that it should be done promptly. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; LBBS; LBBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190238896
ISBN
9780190238896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.18

Hardcover. Ranching families reflect a deeply rooted agricultural tradition the day-to-day workings of which have changed little over generations. Many of these children are accomplished farm hands by the age of six or seven and contributing members of the family business. This book offers a tribute to the generation of ranchers growing up in New Mexico. Num Pages: 160 pages, 140 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBTB; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 289 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134764
ISBN
9780890134764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.71

Hardback. A study of the Samsui women who migrated from China to Singapore, where they have been commemorated as nation-builders. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774825757
ISBN
9780774825757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.46

Hardcover. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how "pranks" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796290
ISBN
9780814796290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 206 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310532217
ISBN
9780310532217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBT; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 284 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1220. 1931-1945. 208 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBT; WGC. Dimension: 284 x 221 x 18. Weight: 1180.
Publisher
Capital Transport Publishing
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854142603
ISBN
9781854142603
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) was one of modern Japan's most unique and important critics of capitalism, the emperor system, imperialism, and everyday life in wartime Japan. This collection of translations contains some of Tosaka's most important essays and original articles on Tosaka. Editor(s): Kawashima, Ken C.; Schafer, Fabian; Stolz, Robert. Series: Cornell University East Asia Program. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947686
ISBN
9781933947686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardback. The first comprehensive examination of execution as a social institution in Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817530
ISBN
9780774817530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974097
ISBN
9781894974097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.25

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