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Paperback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277519
ISBN
9780520277519
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.20

Hardback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277502
ISBN
9780520277502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 72.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018637
ISBN
9781903018637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Hardback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040252
ISBN
9780252040252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.74

Paperback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081705
ISBN
9780252081705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

Paperback. This work explores the changing meaning of furniture from the mid-17th to the early-20th century. Analyzing furniture makers, sellers, buyers and arbiters, the book reveals how the aesthetics of everyday life were as integral to political events as economic and social transformations. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 526 pages, 68 b&w photographs, 1 table. BIC Classification: AFT; AMR; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
526
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520213654
ISBN
9780520213654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.74

Paperback. In the violent maelstrom of early 1970s Belfast many young members of the loyalist youth gangs known as 'Tartans' joined the fledgling paramilitary groups - this is an in-depth account of that dramatic convergence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 270 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383261
ISBN
9781781383261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. In the violent maelstrom of early 1970s Belfast many young members of the loyalist youth gangs known as 'Tartans' joined the fledgling paramilitary groups - this is an in-depth account of that dramatic convergence. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781383254
ISBN
9781781383254
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.12

Hardcover. Num Pages: 70 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 257 x 10. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Clear Light Publishers United States
Edition
40 Enl Anv
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574160994
ISBN
9781574160994
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. This fascinating history examines the circumstances of two elderly New Englanders who were prosecuted and sentenced to death for bestiality at the turn of the eighteenth century. Their astonishing cases become a springboard to examine the Enlightenment Era political and religious turmoil of the region. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 216 pages, 21 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 325.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812223750
ISBN
9780812223750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardcover. Sparkling account of Prince Talleyrand's last diplomatic mission Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537814
ISBN
9781784537814
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.65

Hardback. In October 1962, the fate of the world hung on the American response to the discovery of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba. That response was informed by hours of discussions between John F Kennedy and his top advisers. This title reveals how conversational practices and dynamics shaped Kennedy's perception of the options available to him. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JJPK; HBTW; JPSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151311
ISBN
9780691151311
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.70

Paperback. A nostalgic look at Wexford's history through one of its principal industries. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360. 160pp. Keywords: "Other Historical Subjects, Archaeology, Local & Urban History, General, English, Age (feature_two_browse-bin), Paperback"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd Dublin
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
9781845889197
ISBN
9781845889197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.02

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 183pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Tradd Street Press Charleston, South Carolina
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
SKU
KON0819662
ISBN
9780937684252
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 34.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. How did Odessans understand the city and their place in it? What did modernization mean in Odessa? Answering such questions, this book reveals the inner life of Odessa, in the years before WWI from the perspective of those who lived there. It is useful for those interested in urban culture, social history, the Jewish experience, and modern Russia. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875803463
ISBN
9780875803463
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.72

hardcover. Editor(s): Baker, William; Alexander, J. H. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780875802084
ISBN
9780875802084
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 120 colour and black and white maps, illustrations, photos and facsimile documents. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWMV2; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 205. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472948663
ISBN
9781472948663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.60

Paperback. A commoner's presentation to the emperor of a lucky omen from his garden, the repercussions for his family, and several retellings of the incident provide the background for an introduction to Ming society, culture, and politics, including discussions of the founding of the Ming dynasty. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 35. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
141
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208247
ISBN
9780872208247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.31

Paperback. Taking Medicine challenges traditional understandings of colonial medicine by bringing to light the healing work of Aboriginal and settler women in southern Alberta. Series: Women and Indigenous Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774818292
ISBN
9780774818292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardcover. This study focuses upon how service in China changed Alabama missionaries, and the respect they gained for this ancient culture. The emphasis moves away from the failure of Christianity to change China and towards a new synthesis, neither entirely Southern nor Chinese, as the two cultures blended. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921. Fine copy
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010470
ISBN
9780817308339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

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