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Paperback. A bestseller in 1859, Self-Help became one of Victorian Britain's most important statements on the allied virtues of hard work, thrift, and perseverance. Smiles's book is the precursor of today's motivational and self-improvement literature and encapsulated the aspirational Victorian desire for social advancement. Editor(s): Sinnema, Peter W. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552450
ISBN
9780199552450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardcover. The four major genocides the world has witnessed are: Iraq (1988), Rwanda (1994), Srebrenica (1995), and Darfur (2003). This volume deals with the subject of genocide, and provides an overview of a host of issues germane to this task. It includes a discussion of the issues of prevention and intervention during the Cold War years. Editor(s): Totten, Samuel. Series: Critical Bibliographic Review. Num Pages: 342 pages. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBTZ; JPVH; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 28. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780765803849
ISBN
9780765803849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.80

Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, New York was shaken by struggles over urban renewal. Manhattan Projects offers a fresh look at the history of those conflicts, showing how the idea of urban renewal was made and unmade as the state of the art technique for remaking cities. Num Pages: 496 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199874057
ISBN
9780199874057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Hardback. fascinating new book on obesity which charts its cultural history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day very engaging and on a very topical subject - this book should attract lots of review coverage and a trade audience Sander L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644400
ISBN
9780745644400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Paperback. In this new, accessible package, Sanderson takes you on a trip back through time, to explore Manhattan in its primitive form. Readers will be given a glimpse of what Manhattan looked like to its early explorers; before the skyscrapers, before the crowded sidewalks and the busy intersections of avenues and streets Illustrator(s): Boyer, Markley. Num Pages: 352 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTP; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 249 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Abrams United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419707483
ISBN
9781419707483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 46.01

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138689855
ISBN
9781138689855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.41
€ 102.41

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
452
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138689862
ISBN
9781138689862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.52
€ 95.55

Helps understand the history of the African Diaspora, slavery in colonial Latin America, and the role of Christianity in the formation of Cartagena de Indies. This book includes a general introduction and headnotes to each selection which provide cultural, historical, and religious context. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; 3JD; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209305
ISBN
9780872209305
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.10
€ 40.40

Paperback. Editor(s): Adell, Sandra. Num Pages: 432 pages, 10 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSJ5; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081194
ISBN
9780252081194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. Voices of Quedgeley & Hardwicke Series: Tempus Oral History Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752426556
ISBN
9780752426556
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. This book tells the fascinating story of the Butlin and Warner holiday camp chains that emerged in the 1930s. The camps became a cultural phenomenon deeply enmeshed in the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain. Series Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey. Series: Studies in Popular Culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTB; JHBS; KNSP. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 570.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780719080715
ISBN
9780719080715
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.59

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441578
ISBN
9780801441578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bedford/St. Martin's
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312475178
ISBN
9780312475178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.04

Paperback. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. Num Pages: 252 pages, 84 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 420. Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization. 252 pages, 84 b/w illus. 4 maps 2 tables. A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTS. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 12. Weight: 442.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521535014
ISBN
9780521535014
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.77

Paperback. Not long after Six Day War, three Palestinian men ventured into the town of Ramla in Israel. They were cousins, on a pilgrimage to see their childhood homes. One cousin had the door slammed in his face, one found that his house had been converted into a school. But the third, Bashir, was met at the door by a woman named Dalia, who invited him in. Num Pages: 560 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 37. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Black Swan
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552155144
ISBN
9780552155144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJQ; HBTB; WSSN5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927527740
ISBN
9781927527740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.69

paperback. Offers an interpretation of the role that gender played in defining the Indian state during both the colonial and postcolonial eras. Focusing on both British and Indian literary texts - primarily novels - produced between 1857 and 1947, this title examines representations of 'native' Indian women. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822324904
ISBN
9780822324904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.12

Hardcover. Editor(s): Liddle, Swapna. Translator(s): Jaffery, Nausheen. Num Pages: 152 pages, b&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1FKA; AMGD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Tulika Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9789382381860
ISBN
9789382381860
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.49

hardcover. An interdisciplinary, engaging book which looks at the nature of Indian society since Independence. By focusing on the Doon school, a famous boarding school in India, it unpacks what post-colonialism means to Indian citizens. Series: Culture and Communication in Asia. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, map ;. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415178556
ISBN
9780415178556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.30

Paperback. In the late eighteenth century, an array of European political thinkers attacked the very foundations of imperialism, arguing that empire-building was not only unworkable, costly, and dangerous, but manifestly unjust. This book is devoted to the anti-imperialist political philosophies of an age often regarded as affirming imperial ambitions. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTQ; HBTR; HPQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691115177
ISBN
9780691115177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.37

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