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Hardback. In Africa and Asia, the conceptualization of freedom for individuals and societies has been heavily influenced by the translation of specific European or American ideas of freedom into new political and social contexts. This volume represents a pioneering preliminary assessment of some of the causes and consequences of the process. Editor(s): Taylor, Robert H. Series: The Making of Modern Freedom Series. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745147
- ISBN
- 9780804745147
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.69
€ 86.69
Paperback. A comprehensive and authoritative survey of Islamic Architecture from the world's leading expert. Num Pages: 656 pages, Contains 24 colour plates, 300 black-and-white photographs, 1246 line drawings and a sect. BIC Classification: 1QFM; AC; AM; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 188 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1738.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613793
- ISBN
- 9780748613793
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.43€ 67.95
€ 74.43
€ 67.95
Hardback. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. Editor(s): Hillenbrand, Robert; Peacock, A. C. S.; Abdullaeva, Firuza. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24pp colour plates, 48 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; AC; DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 196 x 244 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780760155
- ISBN
- 9781780760155
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 153.59€ 137.06
€ 153.59
€ 137.06
Paperback. This book provides a radical reassessment of Europe from the late-tenth to the early-13th centuries. Professor Moore argues that the period witnessed the first true "revolution" in European society, characterized by a transformation in the economy, in family structures, and in the sources of power. Series: Making of Europe. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631222774
- ISBN
- 9780631222774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.83
€ 41.99
€ 40.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Anniversary
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405120944
- ISBN
- 9781405120944
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.28
€ 46.28
Paperback. An innovative and lively account of both the history and key debates in postcolonialism. Robert Young situates it in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way that we think about the world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0006138
- ISBN
- 9780192801821
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardback. Provides the first comprehensive review of the evolution of tropical rain forests on a continent by continent basis, within an up--to--date tectonic, palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic framework primarily by reference to the record of fossil pollens and spores. Num Pages: 378 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471983262
- ISBN
- 9780471983262
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 406.48
€ 406.48
Hardcover. Series: The Herald book of the Clyde. Num Pages: 176 pages, 200 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 220 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1024. Folio. Illustrated. Very good copy in dustwarpper.First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Black and White Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- SKU
- KEX0287787
- ISBN
- 9781902927046
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 20.00
€ 20.00
Hardback. In this engaging new book Robert Jtte offers a rich and nuanced account of how men and women across the centuries have struggled with the needs both for sexual gratification and for limitation of offspring, while also looking beyond the present to catch a glimpse of how contraception might evolve in the future. Translator(s): Russell, V. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745632704
- ISBN
- 9780745632704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
Hardcover. Some beg for forgiveness. Others claim innocence. At least three cheer for their favorite football teams. This book presents an oral history of American capital punishment, as heard from the gallows, the chair, and the gurney. It explores the cultural value of these final statements and asks what we can learn from them. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTC; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 149 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226202686
- ISBN
- 9780226202686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.15
€ 26.99
€ 22.15
Hardcover. The oil industry in the United States has been the subject of innumerable histories. But books on the development of the natural gas industry and the electricity industry in the U.S. are scarce. Edison to Enron is a readable flowing history of two of America's largest and most colorful industries. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNBG; KNBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470917367
- ISBN
- 9780470917367
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.67
€ 57.67
Paperback. * Vivid recreation of how English people lived a thousand years ago. * What life was like at the turn of the first Millennium. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349113067
- ISBN
- 9780349113067
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.85
€ 14.99
€ 11.85
Paperback. Confronting the cultural stereotypes that have been attached to Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, this title seizes the label "Oriental" and asks where it came from. It shows how the bewildering array of racialized images first proffered by music hall songsters and social commentators have evolved and become generalized to Asian-Americans. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 50318th
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397537
- ISBN
- 9781566397537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Hardcover. A Global History of Sexuality provides a provocative and wide-ranging introduction to the history of sexuality from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Editor(s): Buffington, Robert M.; Luibheid, Eithne; Guy, Donna J. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781405120487
- ISBN
- 9781405120487
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.08
€ 103.08
Paperback. This text discusses the early Calvinist divorces of Reformation Geneva, examining grounds for divorce and highlighting several notable cases. It also discusses the work of the Consistory of Geneva, an institution established in 1541 that was designed to help control the behaviour of the population. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DFH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005211
- ISBN
- 9780674005211
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.75
€ 35.99
€ 30.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349138725
- ISBN
- 9780349138725
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.02
€ 13.99
€ 11.02
Hardback. Marking the 250th anniversary of one of America's oldest educational institutions, this book presents the history of Columbia University that extends from the earliest discussions in 1704 about New York City being "a fit Place for a colledge" to the inauguration of president Lee Bollinger, the nineteenth, on Morningside Heights. Num Pages: 760 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 760
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231130080
- ISBN
- 9780231130080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Paperback. This work traces the lives of the Palaeo-Eskimos, the bold first explorers of the Arctic. Four thousand years ago, these people entered the far northern extremes of the North American continent, carving a living out of their bleak new homeland. Num Pages: 244 pages, 83ill.(16col.).figs.10M. BIC Classification: 1KBCW; 1MTN; HBTP; HDDA; JFSL9; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774808545
- ISBN
- 9780774808545
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 386 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 735.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226519906
- ISBN
- 9780226519906
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.52€ 79.10
€ 94.52
€ 79.10
Paperback. This collection explores the treatment of incest in the criminal courts, racial-ethnic dimensions of alcohol regulation, public health initiatives around venereal disease, and the seizure and indoctrination of Doukhobor children, among other issues. Editor(s): McLaren, Mr. John; Chunn, Dorothy E. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; LAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780774808873
- ISBN
- 9780774808873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.36
€ 40.99
€ 36.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 72 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; DSBH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 289 x 14. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Gefen Publishing House
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789652298904
- ISBN
- 9789652298904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.24
€ 25.99
€ 18.24
Paperback. The cradle of Western civilisation, Ancient Greece was a land of contradictions and conflict. Charting topics as diverse as Minoan civilization, The Persian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age and the conquests of Alexander the Great, this book traces the development of this creative and restless people. Num Pages: 144 pages, 70 colour and b&w illustrations, 60 colour maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTP; RGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 180 x 10. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140513356
- ISBN
- 9780140513356
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.94
€ 26.99
€ 18.94
Paperback. A pioneering study of South African theatre under Apartheid, exploring the ways in which the stage became an arena for the battle against oppression. Series: African Culture Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
- Publisher
- Zed Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- New Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781783609802
- ISBN
- 9781783609802
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.77
€ 31.99
€ 26.77
Paperback. Can the orgasm be explained in historical terms? An almost incommunicable individual emotion yet also a cultural reality, the orgasm is part of, but also escapes, collective experience. The history of the orgasm is that of the hidden body, of forbidden desires, of flesh constrained by taboos and morality. Translator(s): Fernbach, David. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Publisher
- Polity Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745638768
- ISBN
- 9780745638768
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.19
€ 27.19