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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Hong Kong has faced many changes,challenges and opportunities since the retrocession from British colonial rule to Chinese sovereignty. This volume presents an assessment of the major developments and unfolding trends in the initial years of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Editor(s): So, Alvin Y. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9789622096073
ISBN
9789622096073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.06

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTW; HBWS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 522. 8vo.Good clean copy with clean dustwrapper.Korea. Asian Studies
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0275733
ISBN
9781574888874
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780816640799
ISBN
9780816640799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.53

Paperback. The notion of 'empire' has been at the forefront of world politics for over a century. This work traces the critical response to the British imperial project in the years leading up to WWI. It demonstrates the power and influence of major critics such as J A Hobson, E D Morel and Mary Kingsley, and organisations like the Congo Reform Association. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 56. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845115074
ISBN
9781845115074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.95

Paperback. Revealed: The definitive research that proves the Irish nation owes Oliver Cromwell a huge posthumous apology for wrongly convicting him of civilian atrocities in 1649. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782795162
ISBN
9781782795162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. The first truly comprehensive synthesis of the great migrations between Europe and the Americas. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253209535
ISBN
9780253209535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Hardback. First published in Portuguese in 2006, Walter Fraga's Crossroads of Freedom brings readers into the world of the last generation of enslaved men, women, and children who toiled in Bahia's sugar plantations and later struggled to make lives for themselves following Brazil's abolition of slavery in 1888. Translator(s): Mahony, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360766
ISBN
9780822360766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.29

paperback. First published in Portuguese in 2006, Walter Fraga's Crossroads of Freedom brings readers into the world of the last generation of enslaved men, women, and children who toiled in Bahia's sugar plantations and later struggled to make lives for themselves following Brazil's abolition of slavery in 1888. Translator(s): Mahony, Mary Ann. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360902
ISBN
9780822360902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Its opponents call it part of "the lunatic fringe," a justification for "black separateness," "the most embarrassing trend in American publishing." "It" is Critical Race Theory. But what is Critical Race Theory? How did it develop? Where does it stand now? Where should it go in the future? This title deals with these questions. Editor(s): Valdes, Francisco; Culp, Jerome McCristal; Harris, Angela P. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1fig. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFJ; JFSL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 767.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566399302
ISBN
9781566399302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 44.27

Paperback. Updated edition of a popular text, covering the complex period of 'The Wars of the Roses'. Reveals how the personalities of individual rulers affected the political development of late medieval England. Includes revisions to text and bibliography and a new epilogue discussing recent historiographical developments. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214663
ISBN
9780631214663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.40

Hardback. This work traces the development of the relationship between kings and nobles in late medieval England. It shows how the differing abilities and personalities of the late medieval English kings powerfully affected their relationship with the nobility. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of England. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214618
ISBN
9780631214618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.38

Paperback. Explores not only cruel acts but the discriminatory thinking that made them possible, their long-term effects, the precariousness of memory, and the pathos of survival Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJ; 3JM; AB; HBTB; JFFE; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822354567
ISBN
9780822354567
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. The North American cruise industry is the largest sector of the trade by a long way. Of the 2007 cruise market, US cruise vacationers alone represented over 70 per cent of the total. From the big players, the luxury market and niche cruising, to disasters and predictions, this illustrated book covers the whole industry, past, present and future. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449111
ISBN
9780752449111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.78

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614236
ISBN
9780691614236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.18

paperback. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Monthly Review Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
239
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853458906
ISBN
9780853458906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 202 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Anchor
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345802804
ISBN
9780345802804
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Cuisine and Culture, Third Edition presents a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic approach to understanding how and why major historical events have affected and defined the culinary traditions in different societies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations ; map. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470403716
ISBN
9780470403716
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 60.92

Paperback. Probing beneath the apparent confusion of dozens of cuisines, this book shows how merchants, missionaries, and the military took cuisines over mountains, oceans, deserts, and across political frontiers. It emphasizes how cooking turns farm products into food. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 488 pages, 68 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286313
ISBN
9780520286313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
460
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266452
ISBN
9780520266452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.02

Hardback. A collection that features an assortment of ephemera, or paper collectibles, related to food. Suitable for food lovers, collectors, designers, and curators alike, it includes images of postcards, match covers, menus, labels, posters, brochures, valentines, packaging, advertisements, and other materials from 19th- and 20th-century America. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 320 pages, 354 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 209 x 24. Weight in Grams: 974.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259775
ISBN
9780520259775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. The voices of Chinese immigrants who settled in the pre-1950s Canadian prairies come alive in this extraordinary record of migration, settlement, and community life. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774828017
ISBN
9780774828017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526114594
ISBN
9781526114594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.70

Hardback. A provocative and historical reading of the relations between Victorian liberalism and aestheticism that challenges critical assumptions concerning liberal agency and aesthetic experience more generally. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812237542
ISBN
9780812237542
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.58

Paperback. Demonstrates that speculation and capital, the commodity, the crowd, traffic, and the street, often thought to be historically specific to nineteenth-century urban culture, were in fact already at work in early modern London and Paris. This title challenges the notion of a rupture between premodern and modern societies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141107
ISBN
9780691141107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.87

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