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Paperback. 'From poverty to pets, from medicine to magic, from slang to sex, from wallpaper to women's rights' A glorious portrait of life in London from 1660-1670 by the bestselling author of ELIZABETH'S LONDON. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842127308
ISBN
9781842127308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. Recounts the harrowing story of Cadet's youth as a restavec, as well as his inspiring climb to middle-class American life Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KJH; BGA; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 709.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712034
ISBN
9780292712034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 139 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816691319
ISBN
9780816691319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.17

Hardback. Every genocide in history has been notable for the minority of brave individuals and groups who put their own lives at risk to rescue its victims. This book investigates the courageous individuals who stand against the tide of mass killing and risk their lives to save the victims of genocide. Editor(s): Semelin, Jacques; Andrieu, Claire; Gensburger, Sarah. Num Pages: 456 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 223 x 39. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
456
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849040594
ISBN
9781849040594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.43
€ 58.62

paperback. Editor(s): Butler, Martin (University of Leeds); Mecheril, Paul. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPQ; HPS; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Transcript Publishing Germany
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837631494
ISBN
9783837631494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.70

paperback. Series: Armenian Studies Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTZ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412864381
ISBN
9781412864381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Paperback. Based on extensive participant observation and ethnographic research, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of early conflict between Miskitu Indians and the Sandinista government, and their subsequent partial reconciliation. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTV; JFSL9; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804728003
ISBN
9780804728003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.39

hardcover. Based on extensive participant observation and ethnographic research, this book provides a comprehensive analysis of early conflict between Miskitu Indians and the Sandinista government, and their subsequent partial reconciliation. Editor(s): Hale, Charles R. Num Pages: 316 pages, 15 half-tones 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804722551
ISBN
9780804722551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 159.45

Hardback. Editor(s): Rebhun, Uzi; Lederhendler, Eli. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 410 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; HRJ; JHBD; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
410
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618114396
ISBN
9781618114396
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.90

Paperback. The phrase "the Black Legend" was coined in 1912 by a Spanish journalist in protest of the characterization of Spain by other Europeans as a backward country. Challenging this stereotype, this book contextualizes Spain's tarnished reputation by exposing colonial efforts of other nations whose interests were served by propagating the Black Legend. Editor(s): Greer, Margaret R.; Mignolo, Walter D.; Quilligan, Maureen. Num Pages: 448 pages, 31 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTQ; HRAM9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 226 x 26. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226307220
ISBN
9780226307220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284364
ISBN
9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.13
€ 54.08

Paperback. There are a couple of hundred songs that are sung by millions across the world each day, that school children know by heart and sports fans belt out perfectly even after eight beers. And they aren't pop songs - they are national anthems. In this book, the author brings the incredible stories of the world's national anthems to life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
SKU
9780099592235
ISBN
9780099592235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 10.51

Paperback. Rising gas prices, sprawl and congestion, global warming, even obesity - driving is a factor in many contentious issues. This book looks at the period between 1895 and 1961 - from the founding of the first automobile factory in America to the creation of the Interstate Highway System - to find out how driving evolved into a symbol of freedom. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226745640
ISBN
9780226745640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Debt was an inescapable fact of life in early America. At the beginning of the 18th century, its sinfulness was preached by ministers. By 1800, imprisonment for debt was under attack, and insolvency was seen merely as an economic setback. This work focuses on this crucial transformation in early American society. Num Pages: 358 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBTB; KCZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032415
ISBN
9780674032415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. This book takes a critical look at India in the momentous 1950s. It looks at the colossal challenges which India faced after Independence. It considers the key ideas, paths, and trajectories which were articulated in these years. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 Tables, 8 photographs, 7 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 190 x 280. .
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198098553
ISBN
9780198098553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.34

Hardcover. Drawing on novels, plays, and films of the 1920s and '30s, as well as the work of biologists, psychiatrists, and sexologists, this title brings together the experience and perception of modernity with sexuality, technology, and ecological concerns into a cogent discussion of science's place in reproduction in British and American cultural history. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226560694
ISBN
9780226560694
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.32
€ 59.81

Paperback. Shows how, for both Puerto Ricans and North Americans, ideologies of sexuality, reproduction, and gender have shaped relations between the island and the mainland. This work suggests that interventionist discourses of rescue, family, and sexuality fueled US imperial projects and organized American colonialism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 289 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232587
ISBN
9780520232587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.69

Paperback. For Central America, the last third of the twentieth century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. Editor(s): Armony, Ariel C.; Walker, Thomas W. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 301 pages, map, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842027687
ISBN
9780842027687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.21

Hardback. Some of the contributors are social scientists or scholars of religion, some are survivors or the children of survivors, and still others have come to the study or representation of the Shoah along other than professional or personal paths. From theoretical and experiential perspectives, they attest Editor(s): Lentin, Ronit. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571818027
ISBN
9781571818027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
First Paperback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801481871
ISBN
9780801481871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

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