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Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634975
ISBN
9780691634975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.30

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 356 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTB; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606156
ISBN
9780691606156
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.42
€ 46.81

Hardback. While white residents of antebellum Boston and New Haven forcefully opposed the education of black residents, their counterparts in slaveholding Baltimore did little to resist the establishment of African American schools. Such discrepancies, the author argues, suggest that white opposition to black education was not a foregone conclusion. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226542492
ISBN
9780226542492
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

Paperback. As common schooling emerged in the 1830s, providing white children of all classes and ethnicities with the opportunity to become full-fledged citizens, it redefined citizenship as synonymous with whiteness. This title shows why opposition erupted where it did across the United States in antebellum America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 13 halftones, 2 maps, 4 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JNFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226102986
ISBN
9780226102986
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873515481
ISBN
9780873515481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. Reappraises the tumultuous history of educational progress in Chicago, revealing that the persistent lack of improvement is due not to the extent but rather the type of reform. This book chronicles how Chicago's corporate actors led, abetted, or restrained nearly every attempt to transform the city's school system. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700614509
ISBN
9780700614509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.08

Paperback. This is a lively and erudite collection, unusual in an especially appealing way: not only are there essays about a range of queens and how they were represented in the Middle Ages and Renaissance, but the book contains modern poetry and short plays about these same queens, allowing a multi-faceted way of understanding and appreciating them. Editor(s): Levin, Carole. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DCQ; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137601322
ISBN
9781137601322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 113.45

Hardcover. Offers readers an account of the sequence of inter-related events experienced by the field of scholarly publishing in the 20th century. Editor(s): Abel, R.E.; Newlin, Lyman W. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471219293
ISBN
9780471219293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.23

Paperback. Winner of the Booker Prize and international bestseller Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780340936290
ISBN
9780340936290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Uproariously funny stories that give a behind-the-scenes look at daily life in the Soviet Union of Zoshchenko's time Translator(s): Monas, S. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. "Publishers cloth ~ Good clean copy in original brown cloth and title in black on spine, small cartoon-like illustration of a man on front board, well defined edges and tight binding, suggestion of buffing and some dust dulling to edges of original dw incl". Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - ( Z ),Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Short Stories - Historical,Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Short Stories - World,Spec"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KEX0155887
ISBN
9780472060702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 50.81

Paperback. Presents descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations. This book reveals how these ceremonies were constructed or reconstructed to fit the political and cultural narratives in the lives and reigns of successive tsars. It also describes the upbringing of the heirs as well as their roles. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123745
ISBN
9780691123745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.26

Hardback. A forceful look at the long-term social and psychological impact of warfare on modern China's civilian population. Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808408
ISBN
9780774808408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.81

Paperback. A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781858950
ISBN
9781781858950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Myhre, Jan Eivind; Fink, Jorgen; Ericsson, Tom. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Oslo Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9788274771369
ISBN
9788274771369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Kvideland, Reimund; Sehmsdorf, Henning K. Series: Nordic S. Num Pages: 451 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
451
Condition
New
Edition
First edition
SKU
V9780816619672
ISBN
9780816619672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.14

Hardback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, 9 maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1DN; 3JJ; GTB; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816620982
ISBN
9780816620982
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.30

Hardback. "A cultural analysis of representation and representational discourse that advances black feminist practice as a modality through which black social life is both theorized and made material." Series: Commonalities. Num Pages: 184 pages, 8 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274727
ISBN
9780823274727
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.50

Hardback. A window into the mental and cultural worlds of the Stuart period, capturing the existing religious, social and political tensions on the eve of the English Civil War. Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History. Num Pages: 403 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270149
ISBN
9781783270149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.98

Paperback.
Publisher
Headline Book Publishing
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755312252
ISBN
9780755312252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 40 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
40
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850453010
ISBN
9780850453010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Hardcover. Women have had a significant presence in the circus since Patty Jones first performed in 1768 with her husband Philip Astley on the banks of the Thames. Drawing upon historical news reports and contemporary interviews, Sawdust Sisterhood explores and celebrates the intriguing lives of female performers across two centuries of circus history. Num Pages: 192 pages, 32 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: ASZW; HBG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555309
ISBN
9781781555309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.02

Series: Holocaust: History and Literature, Ethics and Philosophy. Num Pages: 300 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618112569
ISBN
9781618112569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.43

Hardcover. Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious more likely to be altruistic toward outsiders than those who are less religious? In this volume, Pearl M. Oliner examines data on Christian rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to shed light on these important questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517. Fine copy, with fine D.J
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KST0009839
ISBN
9780300100631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 389 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377088
ISBN
9781925377088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 23.86

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