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Hardback. By showing that the creation of a meal is as satisfying as its consumption, This recalibrates the balance between food and the imagination. The result is a revolutionary perspective that tempts even the most casual cooks to greater flights of experimentation. Translator(s): DeBevoise, Malcolm. Num Pages: 152 pages, 12 illus. BIC Classification: HBT; PD; WBA; WBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144667
ISBN
9780231144667
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.11

Hardback. In 2004, Spain's Banco Santander purchased Britain's Abbey National Bank in a deal valued at fifteen billion dollars - an acquisition that made Santander one of the ten largest financial institutions in the world. This work reveals how strategic decisions made by the family drove Santander's unprecedented rise to global prominence. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 line illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBT; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691131252
ISBN
9780691131252
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.48
€ 50.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 2AB; FA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200. Weight in Grams: 179. Clean copy with some shelf wear and yellowing
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Attic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KOC0021148
ISBN
9781855941267
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007120
ISBN
9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 24.70

Paperback. First published in French in 1956, this classic work integrates the study of Buddhist doctrine with that of Chinese society from the fifth to the tenth centuries. Translator(s): Verellen, Franciscus. Num Pages: 441 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; 3F; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; HRE; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
441
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114110
ISBN
9780231114110
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.42

Paperback. For more than fifty years prior to the Second World War, Budapest was one of the outstanding cultural capitals of Central Europe, on a par with, and in some ways in advance of Vienna and Prague. This book presents its rich and often turbulent history, its unique thermal baths, its excellent public transport system, its street cafes, and more. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w drawings. BIC Classification: 1DVH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Signal
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955269
ISBN
9781904955269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.69

Hardcover. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 35. Weight in Grams: 738.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393088717
ISBN
9780393088717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 29.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894974097
ISBN
9781894974097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.85

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sanctuary London
Number of pages
224
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
illustrated edition
SKU
KRS0019204
ISBN
9781860745126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. An excellent, clean copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
illustrated edition
Publisher
Sanctuary London
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KRS0019203
ISBN
9781860745126
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Cooper, Kim; Smay, David. Num Pages: 326 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBT; JFCA; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 184 x 22. Weight in Grams: 728.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Feral House,U.S. United States
Number of pages
326
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780922915699
ISBN
9780922915699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 156 pages, 100 black & white illustrations, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963060
ISBN
9780750963060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.58

Paperback. Isambard Kingdom Brunel had strong associations with South Wales; chief engineer of the GWR, he was the same for the South Wales Railway Company, taking the railways across South Wales. This work focuses on his contribution to the maritime world, from his work on dry docks and shipping facilities to his steamships, including his 'great leviathan'. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; BGT; HBTK; TNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 13. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449128
ISBN
9780752449128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.09

Paperback. From its founding in the late 1880s through the 1950s, Brownsville was a white, predominantly Jewish, working class neighbourhood. During the 1960s however the area became stigmatized as a black and Latino ghetto. This study focuses on the challenges of neighbourhood co-operation. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 333 pages, 28 halftones, 3 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226684475
ISBN
9780226684475
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300226386
ISBN
9780300226386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.03

paperback. In this book, the author traces the evolution of the community's political activism in education during the Chicano Movement era of the early 1970s. He identifies the implications of this struggle for Mexican Americans and for public education. It is aimed at those interested in public school policy, and scholars of Mexican American history. Series: University of Houston Series in Mexican American Studies. Num Pages: 298 pages, 9 b&w photos, 6 tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJPL; HBTB; JNK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585444939
ISBN
9781585444939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.82

Paperback. Dabashi picks up where Franz Fanon left off, examining the negative influence of intellectual immigrants as facilitators of American imperialism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328737
ISBN
9780745328737
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.05

Hardcover. As African American populations grew and white communities declined throughout the 1960s and '70s, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans migrated to the city, adding a complex layer to local racial dynamics, this book provides history to examine the migration and settlement of Mexicans and Puerto Ricans in the postwar era. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 9 maps, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226244259
ISBN
9780226244259
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.24
€ 79.56

Paperback. A factory was built at Broughton to construct Wellington Bombers for the RAF's expansion and wartime needs. Situated near Chester, the factory has remained part of the British aviation industry while older, traditional sites have come and gone. This book deals with the phenomenal success of this Welsh factory. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; HBTK; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441849
ISBN
9780752441849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.49

Hardback. This volume is a study of the most important organization of Polish political exiles in Western Europe during the revolutions of 1848-1849. It recounts the group's political and military activities in France, Germany, Hungary, and their own partitioned Polish homeland. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 167 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335638
ISBN
9780880335638
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.31

Paperback. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Num Pages: 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 238. Israel/Occupied Territories/Palestinian Authority. 84 pages, b&w photographs and illustrations. Examines human rights violations by Israel, the Palestinian Authority and armed groups. This book measures the events of the intifadah against universal human rights standards. It also pays tribute to the work of Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organisations and human rights defenders. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBTV; JPVH; JPWQ; LN. Dimension: 231 x 150 x 7. Weight: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Amnesty International UK
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780862103101
ISBN
9780862103101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.33

Paperback. A cultural guide to a region on the edge of Europe that has been visited by the Romans, Franks, Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Germans Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909930063
ISBN
9781909930063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. This book outlines the history of theatres and music halls from the late 16th century to the present time, noting changing fashions in entertainment and evolving official attitudes to safety that have, at various times, influenced the architectural characters of the buildings. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806271
ISBN
9780747806271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. British State Romanticism examines how late Romantic writers rethought aesthetics and agency in order to take part in a modernizing British state. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804762281
ISBN
9780804762281
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.01

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