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Hardcover. By the author of the bestselling Moneyball: in football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSJA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393061239
ISBN
9780393061239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.96

This book analyses the social, cultural and political consequences of the telegraph in British India between 1850 and 1930. It demonstrates in how far the telegraph influenced and changed newspaper reportage in British India and, at the same time, to what extend it influenced the Indian national movement after the turn of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 324 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTQ; KNTJ; KNTT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199472178
ISBN
9780199472178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.23

Num Pages: 303 pages, 796 bw/color images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTD; WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 305 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2066.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764339615
ISBN
9780764339615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.57
€ 42.89

Paperback. A capacious and synthetic historical investigation, The Secret History of Domesticity exemplifies how the methods of literary interpretation and historical analysis can inform and enrich one another. Num Pages: 904 pages, 97, 2 black & white halftones, 84 black & white line drawings, 11 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 57. Weight in Grams: 1316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
904
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801885402
ISBN
9780801885402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.36

Paperback. Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars Num Pages: 224 pages, 171 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 14. Weight in Grams: 688. 224 pages, 171 Illustrations. Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; HBTK. Dimension: 168 x 243 x 14. Weight: 570.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445609171
ISBN
9781445609171
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.55

Paperback. Culzean Castle on the Ayrshire coast is the most visited property of the National Trust for Scotland. This lavishly illustrated book tells the whole history of the castle. Num Pages: 288 pages, 124 color photos, 24 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AMKL; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 184 x 21. Weight in Grams: 946.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617234
ISBN
9780748617234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. Series: Blacks in the New World. Num Pages: 432 pages, illustrations facsimiles, maps, plan, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 661. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252064463
ISBN
9780252064463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 154 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 161 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761838654
ISBN
9780761838654
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.29

Paperback. An account of feral children - those brought up with no human contact, sometimes raised by wild animals, unable to speak or perform functions we consider human. The book examines their lives and the experiences of those who "rescued" them, looked after them, educated them or abused them. Num Pages: 320 pages, facsimiles, portraits, 8 B&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 20. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571214600
ISBN
9780571214600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.64

Paperback. And a city struggles through racial convulsions, remembered by those such as John Steadman and Father Constantine Sitaris. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBTB; JFSL1; WQH; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418452
ISBN
9781421418452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.19

Hardback. Revealing warm ties between Baltimore and its beloved Colts, Olesker's writing makes the events of 1958 seem like only yesterday. Num Pages: 240 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; WSBT; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801890628
ISBN
9780801890628
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.38

Hardcover. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629377
ISBN
9780226629377
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.93
€ 78.49

Paperback. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374. The Entwined Histories of Money and Race in America. 256 pages, 20 halftones. From colonial history to the present, Americans have passionately, even violently, debated the nature and the character of money. The author provides a deep history and a penetrating analysis of American thinking about money and the ways that this ambivalence unexpectedly intertwines with race. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL; KCZ. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 16. Weight: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226629384
ISBN
9780226629384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.76

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
CABI Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851994055
ISBN
9780851994055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.53

paperback. During the 1830s, the United States experienced a wave of movements for social change over temperance, the abolition of slavery, anti-vice activism, and a host of other moral reforms. This title argues that together they represented a distinctive style of mobilization. It is a revelatory account of how religion lay at the heart of social reform. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 line drawings, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226960869
ISBN
9780226960869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. This work examines the natural rights philosophy as expressed in sources like the Declaration of Independence. It aims to counter contemporary confusion by offering an insightful study of the concept that dominated the mindset of the founding fathers of the United States. Series: Frank M.Covey, Jr., Loyola Lectures in Political Analysis S. Num Pages: 350 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA; JPF; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268014872
ISBN
9780268014872
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. In the medieval Castilian village of Guzman (population: 80), villagers have gathered for centuries in the 'telling room' to share stories and drink the local wine. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DN; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112792
ISBN
9781782112792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474401319
ISBN
9781474401319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.98

Hardback. This book explores the connections and commonalities of unity in the vast aquatic arena of the Indian Ocean, covering many centuries and areas. Editor(s): Pearson, Michael. Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; 1QSN; HBTB; HBTM; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137564887
ISBN
9781137564887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.74

Paperback. Shows that without effective church leadership under Pius XII, Catholics acted ambiguously during the Holocaust--some saving Jews, others helping Hitler murder them, the majority simply standing by Num Pages: 328 pages, 17 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HRCC7; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214713
ISBN
9780253214713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.39

Hardcover. An account of the controversial actions of Pius XII, the man whom some have called "Hitler's Pope", and the Vatican during Europe's darkest years. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253349309
ISBN
9780253349309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.65

paperback. Features a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QSF; HBJD; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241963838
ISBN
9780241963838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

Hardcover. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 6 charts and 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812711
ISBN
9781571812711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.35

Paperback. The Spread of Zulu Ethnicity in Colonial South Africa. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. 312 pages, 3 maps. A thorough history of Zulu ethnicity during the colonial period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; HBJH; HBTQ. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353096
ISBN
9780822353096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

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