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Paperback. Recounts the struggle for human rights across the ages and synthesizes historical and intellectual developments since the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi. This book chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, and illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved. Num Pages: 480 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. From Ancient Times to the Globalization Era. 480 pages, Illustrations. Recounts the struggle for human rights across the ages and synthesizes historical and intellectual developments since the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi. This book chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, and illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBT; JPVH. Dimension: 151 x 227 x 30. Weight: 644.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520256415
ISBN
9780520256415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardcover. The twentieth century is a pivotal period in map history. Geographic information systems radically altered cartographic institutions and reduced the skill required to create maps. This volume features expert contributors who provide both original research, and interpretations of larger trends in cartography. Editor(s): Monmonier, Mark. Num Pages: 1728 pages, 2 books, 805 colour plates, 119 halftones, 242 line drawings, 61 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTP; RGV; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 309 x 303 x 120. Weight in Grams: 7774.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534695
ISBN
9780226534695
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 567.85
€ 472.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 39 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTK; JFSL3; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 144 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850365672
ISBN
9780850365672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.76

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Gerardi, Natalie. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218640
ISBN
9780812218640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.49

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Klin, George. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 33. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
440
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218664
ISBN
9780812218664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. .
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218657
ISBN
9780812218657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 53.16

Paperback. Covers the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany. This work presents an assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. Translator(s): Howard, Richard. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218633
ISBN
9780812218633
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.22

Hardback. Important contribution to study of Nazi ideology and policies in annexed territories during World War II Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780768861
ISBN
9781780768861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.96
€ 126.76

Paperback. In a series of 54 full-colour maps covering 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this book comprehensively charts the dramatic history of the Celts from their origins in the Bronze Age to their present-day diaspora. It deals with the Continental Celts, the Atlantic Celts and the modern Celts and their state of culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 214 illustrations, 180 in colour. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 214 x 16. Weight in Grams: 734 144pp. First paperback edition. Illustrated
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780500288313
ISBN
9780500288313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. An examination of the Hillsborough disaster, drawing on eyewitness account and interviews with those who were there and those most affected, published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the event. Num Pages: 168 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DBKEYK; 3JJPN; HBT; WSBV; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445634869
ISBN
9781445634869
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white and colour photography and illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840334975
ISBN
9781840334975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.38

paperback. In the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. While their chiefs grew rich on meat and wool, the people died of cholera and starvation. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1969
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140028379
ISBN
9780140028379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Five decades after one of America's greatest tragedies, this compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to document the small, tightly held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered, and how it was done in a way that forced many records to remain secret for decades. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Scribe Publications Australia
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922247117
ISBN
9781922247117
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.51

Paperback. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize: "[A] commanding and important book."-Jill Lepore, The New Yorker Num Pages: 816 pages, 37 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393337761
ISBN
9780393337761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.68

Paperback. The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. This book explores the social and economic context in which the clubs emerged and flourished; their various phases, which first involved violence as an assertion of masculinity, then religious blasphemy, and later sexual indulgence. Num Pages: 250 pages, black-&-white plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 199 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164022
ISBN
9780300164022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the cities founded or refounded in Europe, The Islands, and Asia Minor during the Hellenistic period. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 494 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 160 x 38. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
494
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083295
ISBN
9780520083295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

Paperback. The sequel to "The Lost World of the Kalahari" in which Laurens Van der Post records everything he has learned of the life and lore of Africa's first inhabitants. This book journeys into the mind and spirit of the Bushmen, a people outlawed by the advance of the blacks and whites alike. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; DNF; HBTB; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 15. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099428749
ISBN
9780099428749
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.78

Hardback. Provides an illustrated account of changes in our perception of what the heart does and what it means. This book explores the symbolic significance of the heart in ancient Egypt, China, India and Greece, its role in Aztec ceremony and its place in the medieval world. It considers the centrality of the heart in Christianity and other religions. Editor(s): Peto, James. Series: Wellcome Trust Collection. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 80 colour images. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300125108
ISBN
9780300125108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.00

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations,. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wallflower Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905674367
ISBN
9781905674367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 13.84

Paperback. This book is an introduction and guide to Luton's hatting industry and to the distinctive and varied character of its buildings. Series: Informed Conservation. Num Pages: 104 pages, 113. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; HBJD1; HBTK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848021198
ISBN
9781848021198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.94

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