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Americans have been celebrating themselves in portraits since the arrival of the first itinerant portrait painters to the colonies. This title explores our collective understanding of portraiture, its history in America, how it shapes our individual and national identity, and why we make portraits and more. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AGHF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 288 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688924
ISBN
9781611688924
Condition: New

€ 67.85

The transformation of slavery and free labour in the Upper South Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 1 map, 4 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036521
ISBN
9780252036521
Condition: New

€ 151.11

Organizing the "unorganizable" Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037320
ISBN
9780252037320
Condition: New

€ 73.24

By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Num Pages: 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 770. Western Powers and the Breakup of Yugoslavia. 432 pages, 4 black-&-white illustrations. By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents an examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. It provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 159 x 242 x 29. Weight: 770.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300166293
ISBN
9780300166293
Condition: New

€ 104.39

Paperback. This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 72 pages, 45 col & 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Shire Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747806141
ISBN
9780747806141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.95

Publisher
Canada
Edition
2 Sub
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773524750
ISBN
9780773524750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.87

Presents a study of how the Jewish community of Breslau - the third largest and one of the most affluent in Germany - coped with Nazi persecution. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 336 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804755184
ISBN
9780804755184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.39

Editor(s): Haklai, Oded; Loizides, Neophytos G. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795593
ISBN
9780804795593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.75

This edition of the treatise - which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived - is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645073
ISBN
9781442645073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Fact and Fiction explores the intersection between literature and the sciences, focusing on German and British culture between the eighteenth century and today. Editor(s): Lehleiter, Christine. Num Pages: 368 pages, 5. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBTB; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645981
ISBN
9781442645981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; BGH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Truman State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612481432
ISBN
9781612481432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.60

Highlights Clinton Jencks's dramatic influence on the history of labour culture in the American Southwest through a lifetime devoted to progress and change for the social good. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; BG; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037559
ISBN
9780252037559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.48

The contributors to this comprehensive anthology critique sociology's disciplinary engagement with colonialism in varied settings, while also highlighting the field's significant contributions to the theory and history of imperialism. Editor(s): Steinmetz, George. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages, 5 photos, 3 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352587
ISBN
9780822352587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 197.84

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

Hardcover. This book provides a panoramic survey of the responses of over one hundred leading Jewish and Christian Holocaust thinkers. Beginning with the religious challenge of the Holocaust, the collection explores a range of thinking which seek to reconcile God's ways with the existence of evil. Editor(s): Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HRAB1; HRCM; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896245
ISBN
9780859896245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.71

hardcover. This is the most comprehensive study to date of the fortifications of an early modern English city. The culmination of some twenty years of archaeological and documentary research, it provides a richly detailed portrait of the ancient system of walls, towers and gates which ringed the city of Exeter during the Tudor and early Stuart periods. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 halftones, 16 colour illustrations, 6 line maps, 16 line drawings, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 281 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1032.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Exeter United Kingdom
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897273
ISBN
9780859897273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, 45 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138200722
ISBN
9781138200722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.49

CD-Audio. Editor(s): Zinn, Howard; Arnove, Anthony. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 125 x 142 x 10. Weight in Grams: 91.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583227527
ISBN
9781583227527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, photos. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGH; HBTB; JFSR1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613740637
ISBN
9781613740637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.53

paperback. Unpublished letters and diaries by eyewitnesses, interviews with decedents, an intimate knowledge of the country enrich this narrative of the heroic Nez Perce Indian War waged in 1877 against relocation. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill.M. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 427.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295740096
ISBN
9780295740096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550028010
ISBN
9781550028010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554889013
ISBN
9781554889013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Berman, Garry. Num Pages: 312 pages, 36. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Santa Monica Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595800329
ISBN
9781595800329
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.34

Paperback. A Highland soldier journeys by land and canoe in the 1830s to attend the "gift-giving" ceremony on Manitoulin Island. Editor(s): McLean, Scott A. Num Pages: 108 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BG; DN; HBT; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 22.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9781896219561
ISBN
9781896219561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897045138
ISBN
9781897045138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.80

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897045152
ISBN
9781897045152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.19

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Natural Heritage Books Canada
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897045176
ISBN
9781897045176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. This work examines the artistic production of imperial nations and their colonies and aims to show how it was affected by colonial contact. It also presents case studies of objects from India, China and Africa which were collected by or exhibited in the institutions of the British Empire. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Flynn, Tom. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 line figures, 50 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; GM; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415157766
ISBN
9780415157766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Yetman, Norman R. Series: African American. Num Pages: 434 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486409122
ISBN
9780486409122
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.26

hardcover. In this reinterpretation of American political culture, James Block offers a different perspective on the formation of the modern American self and society. Num Pages: 672 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1103.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008830
ISBN
9780674008830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.16

Paperback. Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain's largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica's vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the diary of plantation owner Thistlewood. Num Pages: 368 pages, 12 illustrations, 3 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; BGH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807855256
ISBN
9780807855256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.41

Paperback. A reader that uses both primary and secondary sources to explore social history topics and sharpen students' interpretive skills. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 163 x 11. Weight in Grams: 394. 320 pages. A reader that uses both primary and secondary sources to explore social history topics and sharpen students' interpretive skills. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 11. Weight: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cengage Learning
Edition
7th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780840029515
ISBN
9780840029515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Andrien, Kenneth J. Series: The Human Tradition Around the World Series. Num Pages: 354 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3J; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442212992
ISBN
9781442212992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.61

paperback. An updated version of McGinn's practical approach to running a Burns Supper, complete with illustrations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WBN; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd. United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745229
ISBN
9781910745229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.06

paperback. Num Pages: 267 pages, tabs.M. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 168 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813008189
ISBN
9780813008189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 649.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813037202
ISBN
9780813037202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049045
ISBN
9780813049045
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.11

paperback. Experts on a wide range of ancient societies highlight the meaning and motivation of past uses of violence, revealing how violence often plays an important role in maintaining and suppressing the challenges to the status quo, and how it is frequently a performance meant to be witnessed by others. Editor(s): Martin, Debra L.; Harrod, Ryan P.; Perez, Ventura R. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTM; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813049502
ISBN
9780813049502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 190 pages, 16 black & white images. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; DSBB; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813062075
ISBN
9780813062075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.95

Paperback. Traces the historical processes in thought by which American political leaders slowly edged away from their complete philosophical rejection of a party and hesitantly began to embrace a party system. This work offers insights into the political crisis of 1797-1801, on the thought of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. Series: Jefferson Memorial Lecture Series. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 63.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520017542
ISBN
9780520017542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

Paperback. This study encompasses the process of colonization and decolonization from the early modern period to the twentieth century. It shows that the Europeans were normally not considered dangerous invaders by local populations until they threatened the traditional cultures with missionaries, European schools, and bureaucracy. Translator(s): Frisch, Shelley Laura. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Markus Wiener Publishing Inc United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558763401
ISBN
9781558763401
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.51

Paperback. A historical study for the purpose of understanding today's world and finding a path to a better world tomorrow. Num Pages: 992 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
992
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785350498
ISBN
9781785350498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 47.01

Hardcover. The story of Toledo glass past, present, and future" Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472119455
ISBN
9780472119455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.58

Hardback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN1; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966348
ISBN
9789629966348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BT; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007321667
ISBN
9780007321667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.12

Hardcover. This book explores the cultural traditions of Cantonese villagers who first settled in South China's Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song dynasties (10th to 12th centuries). The authors lived and worked in the New Territories, Hong Kong's rural hinterland, during the 1960s and 1970s. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBTB; JFSF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629961008
ISBN
9789629961008
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.80

Paperback. An unsettling look at the history of right-wing political movements in Michigan Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; HBJK; HBTB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN REGIONAL
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472051595
ISBN
9780472051595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.09

hardcover. Explores the roles and expectations of women and men in Christian missionary experience Editor(s): Huber, Mary Taylor; Lutkehaus, Nancy C. Num Pages: 264 pages, photographs, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX7; HRLP; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472109876
ISBN
9780472109876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.23

Paperback. Explores issues including the judicial construction of racial categories, the gendered definitions of nation-states, the historical construction of citizenship, sovereignty and land rights, the limits to legality and the charting of empire, constructions of madness among colonised people, reforming property rights of married women. Editor(s): Kirkby, Diane; Coleborne, Catharine. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719081958
ISBN
9780719081958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.73

paperback. An examination of the tensions between racism and antiracism in Cuba's struggle to become a nation. It explores the participation of black and mulatto Cubans in nationalist insurgency from 1868, when the revolution began, until the intervention of American forces in 1898. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 illustrations, 2 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JH; HBJQ; HBTB; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University North Carolina Pr United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807847831
ISBN
9780807847831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.51

Paperback. Bringing together 19 Caribbean specialists, this text examines the people of the Caribbean, their social organization, religion, language, lifeways, and contribution to the culture of their modern descendants - to provide a comprehensive reader on Caribbean archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnology. Editor(s): Wilson, Samuel M. Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P.Bullen Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 19 b&w photographs, 3 line drawings, 2 tables, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1QSC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813016924
ISBN
9780813016924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; KCZ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813033150
ISBN
9780813033150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813042008
ISBN
9780813042008
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.95

Paperback. Editor(s): Quinn, Kate. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813061887
ISBN
9780813061887
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.26

paperback. Presents the history of the Gregorian chant restoration. This book describes the strenuous efforts of personalities like Dom Joseph Pothier, Dom Andre Mocquereau, Fr Angelo de Santi, and Peter Wagner to carry out the wishes of the pope. Translator(s): Marier, Theodore; Skinner, William. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Catholic University America Pr United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813215488
ISBN
9780813215488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Describing the tensions that existed between the Sephardic community of Bordeaux and the Ashkenazic Jews of France, the author also depicts their role in the relation of the Jews with Napoleon and the forming of the Grand Sanhedrin. Series: Judaic Studies S. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817350789
ISBN
9780817350789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.29

Paperback. Series: Michigan Abstracts of Chinese & Japanese Works on Chinese History. Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892649020
ISBN
9780892649020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.92

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 247 x 70. Weight in Grams: 1236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138926561
ISBN
9781138926561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.77

Hardback. I wish to keep a record is the first book to focus exclusively on the life-course experiences of nineteenth-century New Brunswick women. Gail G. Campbell offers an interpretive scholarly analysis of 28 women's diaries while enticing readers to listen to the voices of the diarists. Num Pages: 448 pages, 1, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500290
ISBN
9781487500290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557504258
ISBN
9781557504258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.19

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 907.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Naval Institute Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591148289
ISBN
9781591148289
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.87

Hardback. This collection of nine essays investigates the consumption of music during the long eighteenth century, providing insights into the activities of composers, performers, patrons, publishers, theorists, impresarios, and critics. Num Pages: 264 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AV; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580465779
ISBN
9781580465779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.64

paperback. Using diaries, journals and correspondence the author tells a fascinating story of remarkable men who shipped out as doctors on South Sea whalers in the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 line drawings, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JH; HBTM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415924528
ISBN
9780415924528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.81

Paperback. An analysis of the ideas of Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. DuBois, and other black leaders from the turn of the century Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1964
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472061181
ISBN
9780472061181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.65

Paperback. London, Paris, Constantinople, Athens, Cairo and Jerusalem in the 1850s as seen through the eyes of a former slave" Editor(s): Schueller, Malini Johar. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DN; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472066940
ISBN
9780472066940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

Paperback. Draws on archaeological evidence to reconstruct voting procedures in the assemblies Series: Thomas Spencer Jerome Lectures. Num Pages: 194 pages, 11 plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
Text is Free of Markings
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472081257
ISBN
9780472081257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.02

Paperback. A new edition of the extraordinary autobiography of a black woman who escaped slavery in the West Indies Num Pages: 184 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 203 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472084104
ISBN
9780472084104
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.37

hardcover. In Kouchibouguac, Ronald Rudin tells the story of the park's establishment, the resistance of its residents, and the memory of that experience. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; RGC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 164 x 28. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442650442
ISBN
9781442650442
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.34

paperback. George Bird Grinnell was a zoologist by training. He accompanied Custer's Black Hills expedition as a naturalist in 1874 and from that time until his death in 1938 was closely associated with the Cheyennes and other Plains tribes. In this title, he looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Bison Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAC0004493
ISBN
9780803257726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

Paperback. This collection of annotated newspaper articles and memorials by Dorothea Dix provides a forum for the mid-19th-century humanitarian and reformer to speak for herself. An introduction to each document places it in social and historical context, and the editor considers Dix's ongoing impact. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DNF; DSBF; HBTB; JFFA; MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809321636
ISBN
9780809321636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

paperback. Focusing on India and South Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the essays in this collection address power and enforced modernity as applied to medicine. Clashes between traditional methods of healing and the practices brought in by colonizers are explored across both territories. Editor(s): Bala, Poonam. Series: Empires in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138663138
ISBN
9781138663138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

paperback. Num Pages: 592 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6300 x 4369 x 41. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546707
ISBN
9780773546707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 42.30

paperback. This intense, vivid report and call to action from the heart of violent Darfur, by a former Marine working as an unarmed military observer for the African Union, is a powerful memoir of a young man's awakening to conscience and the first extensive on-theground account of the genocide in Sudan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 pages b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
PublicAffairs United States
Edition
58598th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586485696
ISBN
9781586485696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.34

Paperback. Chronicles the rise of Los Angeles through shifting ideas of race and ethnicity, and offers its perspective on how the city grew and changed. This book considers six different developments in the history of the city, including the cementing of the Los Angeles river, the outbreak of bubonic plague in 1924, and the largest brickyard in the 1920s. Num Pages: 352 pages, 56 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520246676
ISBN
9780520246676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.43

Paperback. If you had been behind the Titanic on that fateful night in 1912, the last word that flashed before your eyes as the great ship was lost to the sea would have been 'Liverpool'. This book explores the history and myths surrounding the sinking, highlighting the stories that link Europe's pre-eminent port and its most famous maritime loss. Series: National Museums Liverpool. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32pp colour & b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJC; HBTB; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 212 x 20. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Co-published with National Museums Liverpool
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312229
ISBN
9781846312229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Paperback. Presents a vivid portrait of English life in the Caribbean more than three centuries ago. Using a host of contemporary primary sources, Richard Dunn traces the development of plantation slave society in the region. Series: Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 illustrations, 31 tables, 1 map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTS; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
1 New ed
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807848777
ISBN
9780807848777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781874622925
ISBN
9781874622925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.74

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 604. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039196
ISBN
9780716532347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; WQH; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 207 x 18. Weight in Grams: 266. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. DJ is vg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
THP Ireland
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTJ8039221
ISBN
9781845882273
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 40. BIC Classification: HBT; KJWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 28. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801445866
ISBN
9780801445866
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.02

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