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History: specific events & topics
Paperback. A re-examination of the basic geographical divisions we take for granted, this work challenges the unconscious spatial frameworks that govern the way we perceive the world. The authors argue that East versus West and First World versus Third World are simplistic and misconceived. Num Pages: 383 pages, 10. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 383
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520207431
- ISBN
- 9780520207431
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15
Paperback. This volume provides an analysis of Christian mysticism during the 16th and 17th centuries, along with an application of the author's transdisciplinary historiography. It aims to reveal the "mystical" aspect of postmodernism's movement of perpetual departure. Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Series: Religion and Postmodernism. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 halftones, 7 line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRCS1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226100371
- ISBN
- 9780226100371
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
Paperback. Ranging from medieval times to the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1992, this volume concentrates on the internal development of the Muslim community in Bosnia-Herzegovina and its relations with various suzerains. Editor(s): Pinson, Mark. Series: Harvard Middle Eastern Monographs. Num Pages: 224 pages, 3ill. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780932885128
- ISBN
- 9780932885128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.39
€ 18.99
€ 17.39
Hardcover. This work collects, analyzes, and systematically presents in over 160 examples a magnificent tradition to future generations of cantors, scholars of Jewish music, and music enthusiasts worldwide. It reacquaints acculturated Jews with a largely unknown part of their heritage. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 320 pages, index, glossary, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGD; HBT; HRJ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 61. Weight in Grams: 2354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629276
- ISBN
- 9780815629276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.67
€ 134.67
Paperback. A new edition of the classic text on African American music. Num Pages: 704 pages, Over 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; AVGH; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Number of pages
- 702
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393971415
- ISBN
- 9780393971415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.79€ 60.28
€ 61.79
€ 60.28
Paperback. Series: Scottish Clan Mini-book. Num Pages: 32 pages, 8 illustrations (2 colour). BIC Classification: HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 40.
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852170806
- ISBN
- 9781852170806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.77
€ 6.77
Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500292570
- ISBN
- 9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.20
€ 17.99
€ 14.20
Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813220079
- ISBN
- 9780813220079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.14
€ 31.14
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Prospect Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781903018965
- ISBN
- 9781903018965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 21.64
€ 24.99
€ 21.64
Paperback. Since the time of the Vikings, the Atlantic has shaped the lives of people who depend on it for survival, and people have shaped the Atlantic. In his account of this interdependency, Bolster, a historian and professional seafarer, takes us through a millennium-long environmental history of our impact on one of the largest ecosystems in the world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTP; KNAF; RGR; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Publisher
- Belknap Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674283961
- ISBN
- 9780674283961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.72
€ 30.99
€ 25.72
Hardback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218363
- ISBN
- 9780823218363
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.84
€ 112.84
paperback. An account of death and illness in the White House. It shows that modern presidents - including Coolidge, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Reagan - all suffered from debilitating medical problems, physical and/or psychological. It examines how they concealed this and the effects on their political lives. Num Pages: 353 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPHC; JPQ; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 353
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218370
- ISBN
- 9780823218370
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.61
€ 41.99
€ 37.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTV; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPWF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801485978
- ISBN
- 9780801485978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Matthew L.; Bringhurst, Newell G. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252081217
- ISBN
- 9780252081217
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.20
€ 26.99
€ 25.20
Paperback. Abridged edition of a diary written by Anna Rosina Gambold, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Editor(s): McClinton, Rowena. Series: Indians of the Southeast. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 illustration, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; BJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 241.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220959
- ISBN
- 9780803220959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.58
€ 32.99
€ 29.58
Paperback. 'The Monster Evil' represents the first significant account of all forms of 19th-century interpersonal violence in any British city. Num Pages: 281 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JH; HBTB; JFFE; JKSW1; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 281
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846316838
- ISBN
- 9781846316838
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.30
€ 40.99
€ 36.30
Hardback. An exploration of the multifaceted Mongol experience in China, past and present. Charting the interface between a state-centred multinational Chinese polity and a primordial nationalist multiculturalism, it explores Mongol ethnopolitical strategies to preserve their heritage. Series: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPM; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742511439
- ISBN
- 9780742511439
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 188.76
€ 188.76
Paperback. Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia. This book provides an account of the Mongol Empire. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPM; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552168809
- ISBN
- 9780552168809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. In this study, Joseph Koerner establishes the character of Renaissance art in Germany and examines how artists such as Albrecht Durer and Hans Baldung Grien reflected in their masterworks the changing status of the self in 16th-century Germany. Num Pages: 564 pages, 1 colour plate, 223 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACND; AFC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 217 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226449999
- ISBN
- 9780226449999
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 61.79€ 52.25
€ 61.79
€ 52.25
Hardcover. Exploring the varied depictions and descriptions of pain - from martyrdom narratives to practices of torture and surgery - this title attempts to decode this culture of suffering in the Middle Ages. It presents the cacophony of howls emerging from the written record of physicians, torturers, theologians, and mystics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226112671
- ISBN
- 9780226112671
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.36€ 55.42
€ 65.36
€ 55.42
paperback. Revealing the extent to which some of yesterday's fathers were involved with their children, this text recounts how fatherhood was reshaped during the "Machine Age" into the configuration we know today. Num Pages: 300 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226469041
- ISBN
- 9780226469041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.66
€ 40.99
€ 31.66
Paperback. In this survey of the modern American Christmas, Waits shows how this holiday emerged, tracing its evolution from the days prior to 1880 to the present day. In addition, he examines the differing traditions of giftgiving to friends, employees, the poor, and among communtys. Series: The Modern Christmas in America. Num Pages: 290 pages, 77 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780814792841
- ISBN
- 9780814792841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
Paperback. How we die reveals much about how we live. This book traces the history of euthanasia in the United States to show how changing attitudes toward death reflect new and troubling ways of experiencing pain, hope, and freedom. It shows how over time, the term came to mean a death blessed by the grace of God, and later, medical hastening of death. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFME. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691133904
- ISBN
- 9780691133904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Hardcover. In February 1987, a series of discoveries on the north coast of Peru revealed stunning artistic and technological achievements and caused a dramatic revision of the sophistication and power of Moche society. This book describes this ancient civilization in the light of the new evidence. Series: Peoples of America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBTB; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557865205
- ISBN
- 9781557865205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.64
€ 128.64