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Hardcover. Protest has become an everyday part of modern societies, an outlet for voicing and discussing basic moral issues. This study integrates diverse examples of protest, from 19th-century boycotts to recent anti-nuclear, animal-rights and environmental movements, showing how social movements operate. Num Pages: 526 pages, 13 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 35. Weight in Grams: 920.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
526
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226394800
ISBN
9780226394800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.17

Hardback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1293.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422519
ISBN
9780821422519
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback. From 1952 to 1981, South Africa's apartheid government ran an art school for the training of African art teachers at Indaleni, in what is today KwaZulu-Natal. The Art of Life in South Africa is the story of the students, teachers, art, and politics that circulated through a small school, housed in a remote former mission station. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; 3JJP; ACX; HBTB; JNB; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1108.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422526
ISBN
9780821422526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardcover. Using the considerable wealth of National Trust records from many properties, the author has provided a chronological guide to the art of dining. Num Pages: 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1654. The History of Cooking and Eating. 348 pages, 300 colour, 50 b/w illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 251 x 244 x 29. Weight: 1654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Trust
Edition
Second Edition
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907892356
ISBN
9781907892356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition, First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486795768
ISBN
9780486795768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.39

Paperback. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440. 286 pages, black & white illustrations. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight: 410.
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
286
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851154305
ISBN
9780851154305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Narrates the individual stories of artisans and traders of Kenyan arts and crafts as they overcome the loss of physical access to roadside market space by turning to new digital technologies to make their businesses more mobile and integrated into the global economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 b/w, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; GTC; HBJH; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292895
ISBN
9780520292895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. The story of the brave and visionary men and women who fought to raise the age of consent. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour and b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Lion Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745956992
ISBN
9780745956992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.53

Paperback. "The Architect" was one of the first books in 50 years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. In this edition Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevence of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965. Editor(s): Kostof, Spiro. Num Pages: 405 pages, 75 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226043
ISBN
9780520226043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.48

Paperback. The story of the amazing discovery of Archimedes' lost works Num Pages: 320 pages, 42, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823729
ISBN
9780753823729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Paperback. A penetrating, on-the-ground account of the recent turmoil and uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 pp. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857208866
ISBN
9780857208866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.48

Hardback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780857208842
ISBN
9780857208842
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Debunks one of the most enduring myths of imperialism, civilization, and conquest: the notion that the Western civilizer is a god to savages. This work reveals the captain as both the self-conscious civilizer and as the person who, his mission gone awry, becomes a "savage" himself. Num Pages: 336 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 1QSP; BGH; HBJM; HBTQ; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Revised
SKU
V9780691057521
ISBN
9780691057521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. The Apothecaries' Garden Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBT; PST; TVS; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750936385
ISBN
9780750936385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

paperback. A son's search for his father and the father's search, 50 years earlier, for the mysterious Sierra Madre Apaches. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BJ; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780803271029
ISBN
9780803271029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.87

Paperback. Historian and human rights scholar Joel Quirk examines the evolution of political opposition to slavery from the mid-eighteenth century to the present day. He offers an original diagnosis of the underlying causes driving one of the most pressing human rights problems in the world today. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS; JPVH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223248
ISBN
9780812223248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801449086
ISBN
9780801449086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Part of "The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain", this book covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory at Hastings in 1066. It offers an introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 112 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 112 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854032
ISBN
9780192854032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

Paperback. For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on liberation theory and democratic praxis. Challenging the foundations of mainstream discourse, her analyses of culture, gender, capital, and race have profoundly influenced democratic theory, antiracist feminism, critical studies and political struggles. Editor(s): James, Joy. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPCF; JFFK; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203612
ISBN
9780631203612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. The Andes form the backbone of South America. The mountain range was home to an extraordinary theocratic empire and civilisation, the Incas, who built stone temples, roads, palaces and forts. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955542
ISBN
9781904955542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119854
ISBN
9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Hardback. The sea is becoming a favoured means of transit for criminal and terrorist activity. This book offers an analysis of maritime security in the 21st century. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTM; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 145 x 30. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041003
ISBN
9781849041003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 75.25

Paperback. A landmark history of the rise, abolition, and legacy of slavery in the New World. Num Pages: 520 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Verso
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781681060
ISBN
9781781681060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.11

Paperback. In 1898 the United States declared sovereignty over the Philippines. While it became a colonial power at the zenith of global imperialism, the United States nevertheless conceived of its rule as exceptional - as an exercise in benevolence rather than in tyranny and exploitation. This book aims to untangle this peculiar self-fashioning. Editor(s): Go, Julian; Foster, Anne L. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1KBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822330998
ISBN
9780822330998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

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