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Paperback. In A Narrow Vision, Brian Titley chronicles the career of Confederation poets Duncan Campbell Scott in the Department of Indian Affairs between 1880 and 1932. Num Pages: 255 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSL1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774804202
ISBN
9780774804202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051948
ISBN
9781927051948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.84

Paperback. The figure of the medieval cook revealed, in the context of time and circumstance. Num Pages: 256 pages, 19, 19 black & white illustrations, 19 black and white. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838265
ISBN
9781843838265
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.71

Paperback. Cows and Catastrophes includes tales of the author's 40 years of farming on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, where he has lived and worked for all his life. Including 32 specially commissioned illustrations by Rory Walker, this book will bring a wry smile to the faces of other farmers who will recognise situations that they too have been in. Illustrator(s): Walker, Rory. Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BM; HBTB; KNAC; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Fox Chapel Publishers International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910456484
ISBN
9781910456484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.30

Hardcover. The 1916 Irish Rebellion is the companion book to a three-part documentary series to be broadcast worldwide in 2016. Narrated by Liam Neeson, the documentary, entitled "1916 The Irish Rebellion," and its related seventy-minute version are initiatives of the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Num Pages: 216 pages, highly illustrated in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 304 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781782051916
ISBN
9781782051916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Series: Europa Militaria Special. Num Pages: 96 pages, 200col.ill. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 174 x 9. Weight in Grams: 360. Series: Europa Militaria Special. 96 pages, 200col.ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JW. Dimension: 256 x 174 x 9. Weight: 360.
Publisher
Crowood
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861262899
ISBN
9781861262899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.42

Paperback. Widely regarded as one of the classics of post--war historical writing, this book shows how central the role of poverty has been throughout the history of Europe. * A history of poverty in Europe covering over 1000 years. * Translated into Italian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. Translator(s): Kolakowska, Agnreszka. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205296
ISBN
9780631205296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.38

Hardcover. Tells the story of German nurses who, directly or indirectly, participated in the Nazis' "euthanasia" measures against patients with mental and physical disabilities, measures that claimed well over 100,000 victims from 1939 to 1945. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; HPQ; MBX; MQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006659
ISBN
9780691006659
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.56
€ 76.79

Paperback. As the fall of France took place, almost the entire coastline of Western Europe was in German hands. Clandestine sea transport operations provided lines of vital intelligence for wartime Britain. These secret flotillas" landed and picked up agents in and from France Num Pages: 372 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781590805
ISBN
9781781590805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. In MAN WALKS INTO A PUB, Pete Brown takes us on a well-lubricated pub-crawl through the amazing story of beer, from the first sacred sip of ancient Egyptian bouza to the last pint of lager on a Friday night. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330412209
ISBN
9780330412209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.76

Paperback. As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than Christian groups combined - are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. This book asks how these faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115216
ISBN
9780231115216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. The only book on the history of Indian Market in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the nation's largest Native arts event. Num Pages: 152 pages, , black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 258 x 14. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890135488
ISBN
9780890135488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.06

Paperback. Presents the story of the war as it unfolded in one small town, New Castle, Indiana through the eyes of the residents of Plum Street as families search for information about the progress of war and the fate of loved ones in the censored accounts in local newspapers. This book captures the war on the home front as lived by some average Americans. Num Pages: 308 pages, 21 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221063
ISBN
9780253221063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. In 1923, nearly 2 million citizens of Turkey or Greece were moved across the Aegean because they were the 'wrong' religion. This work presents an account of the first example of mass ethnic cleansing in Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079243
ISBN
9781862079243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.54

Hardcover. This text reveals that ideas on race crossed racial boundaries in a process that produced not only well-known theories of biological racism but also countertheories that were early expressions of cultural relativism, cultural pluralism and latter-day Afrocentrism. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 38. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009462
ISBN
9780674009462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.13

Paperback. Tells the story of Christmas - from its pre-Christian roots, through the birth of Jesus, to the holiday's spread across Europe into the Americas and beyond, and to its mind-boggling transformation through modern consumerism. This book explores the historical origins of traditions including Santa, the reindeer, gift giving, and the Christmas tree. Num Pages: 187 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 5HC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
187
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520258020
ISBN
9780520258020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.86

Paperback. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? This book reveals answers to questions about each holiday's traditions. Num Pages: 232 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 5H; ASZP; HBJK; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284722
ISBN
9780520284722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.43

Paperback. Even in the period following the electoral defeat of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in 1990, the revolution of 1979 continues to have a profound effect on the political economy of Nicaragua. This book focuses on the FSLN understanding of the relationships between the state, party, and mass actors, and the nature of social classes. Series: Research in International Studies - Latin America Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 661. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801851
ISBN
9780896801851
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.96

Hardback. An exploration of the canoe and its role in Canadian culture, nature, and colonial past. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTP; JFSL; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774822480
ISBN
9780774822480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.93

Paperback. Series: Carleton Library Series. Num Pages: 960 pages, 51ill.37M. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1282.
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773506275
ISBN
9780773506275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 43.16

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