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Paperback. Illustrator(s): Broderick, Laurence. Series: Tuttle Classics of Japanese Literature. Num Pages: 208 pages, black and white drawings and photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Tuttle Shokai Inc Japan
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9784805310052
ISBN
9784805310052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Hardback. Life in the Tudor metropolis for both commoner and king alike. Series: Everyday Life in .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645865
ISBN
9781445645865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Hardcover. An account of how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It examines the assimilation and appropriation of bicycles, rice mills, sewing machines, and typewriters in India. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226922027
ISBN
9780226922027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.10

Paperback. Showcases how small machines and consumer goods that originated in Europe and North America became objects of everyday use in India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The author examines how such technologies became integral to fresh ways of thinking about class, race, and gender, as well as about the politics of colonial rule. Series: science.culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 22 halftones, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJ; HBTK; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780226269375
ISBN
9780226269375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Japan was the only non-Western nation to industrialize before 1900 and its leap into the modern era has stimulated vigorous debates among historians and social scientists. This title considers daily life in the three centuries leading up to the modern era in Japan. Num Pages: 227 pages, 6 line drawings, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520218123
ISBN
9780520218123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Blue Bike Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926700441
ISBN
9781926700441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.05

Paperback. Focuses on Rome's historic Monti district and the wrenching dislocation caused by rapid economic, political, and social change. This book tells the story of the gentrification of Monti - once the architectural home of a community of artisans and shopkeepers now displaced by an invasion of rapacious real estate speculators, and corrupt officials. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329123
ISBN
9780226329123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.64

Hardback. Focuses on Rome's historic Monti district and the wrenching dislocation caused by rapid economic, political, and social change. This book tells the story of the gentrification of Monti - once the architectural home of a community of artisans and shopkeepers now displaced by an invasion of rapacious real estate speculators, and corrupt officials. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329116
ISBN
9780226329116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 78.75

Paperback. A searching meditation on our all-too-human capacity for inhumanity, "Evil Men" confronts atrocity head-on how it looks and feels, what motivates it, how it can be stopped. James Dawes s unflinchingly honest account, drawing on firsthand interviews, is not just about the things Japanese war criminals did, but about what it means to befriend them." Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; HBWQ; HPQ; JPVH; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416796
ISBN
9780674416796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.54

Hardback. Offers a cultural history of the Pacific Northwest volcanoes and the environmental impact of outdoor recreation in this region. It probes the relationship betweenthese volcanoes and regional identity, particularly in the era of mass mountaineering and population growth in the Northwest. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 images. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; RBC; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5499 x 3564 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803265479
ISBN
9780803265479
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.81

Paperback. Focused on marital immigration from China to Taiwan, the book documents the struggles of these women and men as they seek acceptance and recognition in their new home. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 b/w, 2 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; HBTB; JFFN; JHBK; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286238
ISBN
9780520286238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.98

Hardback. This book traces the evolution of Orthodox Judaism's approach to its nonpracticing brethren, shedding new light on the emergence of Orthodoxy as a specific movement within modern Jewish society. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238655
ISBN
9780812238655
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.63

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JMH; JMP; MBPK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231172301
ISBN
9780231172301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Hardback. This exploration of museums as sites for representing and defining national identity encourages us to reconsider the idea of the multicultural nation. Num Pages: 472 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; GM; HBTB; JFSL4; JHMP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774831635
ISBN
9780774831635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.94

Paperback. Presents the study and story of industrial class relations in North Brabant, a Catholic province of The Netherlands, over a hundred-year period. This book is useful for labour historians, economists, sociologists, anthropologists, geographers, and scholars of Dutch or European history. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 b&w photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDN; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822320227
ISBN
9780822320227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Covering early societies, the classical, postclassical, and modern periods, and the 20th century, and blending the great advances in historical research over the past quarter century, this title represents an important addition to the teaching of world history. Num Pages: 498 pages, 15 b/w figs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814706916
ISBN
9780814706916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTM; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468464
ISBN
9780226468464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.84

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138689855
ISBN
9781138689855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 165.62
€ 102.83

Hardback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
452
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138689862
ISBN
9781138689862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.79
€ 95.55

Paperback. "Considers the ways in which the 'global turn' is changing the theory and practice of historical disciplines and engages with the concept and methodology of globalization"--Provided by the publisher. Editor(s): Antunes, Catia; Fatah-Black, Karwan. Num Pages: 278 pages, 6 black & white tables, 11 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; JFFS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 268 x 27. Weight in Grams: 436.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138639607
ISBN
9781138639607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 42.23

Paperback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont. Series: McLellan Book. Num Pages: 320 pages, 71 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; PDX; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991184
ISBN
9780295991184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Hardback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont; Swain, Margaret Byrne. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991177
ISBN
9780295991177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.23

paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBT; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816639526
ISBN
9780816639526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.88

Hardback. * This dynamic, new approach to teaching electronic media and culture balances a presentation of media history with analysis of contemporary media considerations and concerns. * Covers the key areas of programming, technology, regulation, and business, treating both historical aspects and contemporary conditions and projections. Num Pages: 296 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150545
ISBN
9781405150545
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.17

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