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Paperback. The New Deal placed security at the center of American political and economic life by establishing an explicit partnership between the state, economy, and citizens. This history of the American reliance on employment-based benefits examines the interwoven politics of social provision and labor relations from the 1910s to the 1960s. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126050
ISBN
9780691126050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. In the first half of the 19th century, the safeguarding of the health of the enslaved workers became a central concern for plantation owners and colonial administrators in the Danish West Indies. This title explores the health conditions of the enslaved workers and the health policies initiated by planters and the colonial government. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763531719
ISBN
9788763531719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.60
€ 53.51

Paperback. In this book R.W. Scribner provides the first detailed analysis of the forms of popular propaganda which were aimed at the illiterate and semi-literate during the Reformation in Germany. Hailed as a pioneering study of great importance on its original publication in 1981, For the Sake of Simple Folk is now available in paperback for the first time. Series: Clarendon Paperbacks. Num Pages: 360 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Publisher
Clarendon Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198203261
ISBN
9780198203261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.83

paperback. This volume brings together essays by 14 accomplished Lincoln scholars. They provide an insight into how Lincoln's administration dealt with the issues of war and slavery. The work covers facets of three general themes, the problems of emancipation, presidential politics, and the Lincoln legacy. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 221 x 14. Weight in Grams: 383.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823219605
ISBN
9780823219605
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Macedo, Stephen. Series: The University Center for Human Values Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 halftones. 26 line illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 224 x 149 x 35. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
REV UPD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160399
ISBN
9780691160399
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. This anthology encompasses a broad range of essays on sexuality spanning European history from the fifteenth century to the present. Editor(s): Fout, John C. Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 30. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226257839
ISBN
9780226257839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.46

Paperback. Editor(s): Kolimon, Mery; Wetangterah, Liliya; Campbell-Nelson, Karen. Translator(s): Lindsay, Jennifer. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235909
ISBN
9781922235909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.73

Paperback. This text is a thorough history of the traffic in psychoactive substances. It brings wide research, reasoned judgment, and dry humour to a subject prone to ill-informed and overheated discussions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010031
ISBN
9780674010031
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.70

Paperback. The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts of what are now Germany and her neighbours, which eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3H; HBTK; HBTM; JWF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782007791
ISBN
9781782007791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.25

Hardback. It sheds new light on how cultural conceptions about nature influenced political policies for resource conservation and land management in Venice. Num Pages: 376 pages, 13, 3 black & white line drawings, 1 maps, 9 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; RGBL; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801892615
ISBN
9780801892615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.66
€ 60.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 234 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; RGBL; RNF; RNPD; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
McDonald & Woodward Publishing Company, US United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780939923892
ISBN
9780939923892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.67

Paperback. Following the history of managers of the England football team Num Pages: 224 pages, 220 illustrations, some colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429397
ISBN
9780752429397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback. Reflections on Race, Masculinity and Empire. 224 pages. This volume is a series of reflections about the effects on English white masculinity of Britain's history of empire, from Victorian times to the present day. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ2. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 14. Weight: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853158288
ISBN
9780853158288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. This study of over 2500 female and male saints explores women's status and experience in early medieval society and in the Church. It focuses on the changing social contexts of female sanctity, and also on "deviant" female behaviour which frequently challenged male order and authority. Num Pages: 600 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 34. Weight in Grams: 824.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740546
ISBN
9780226740546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. Explores the nature and development of Alberta's constitution by examining many cases and themes that have shaped legal, social, economic, political, and cultural rights and responsibilities within Alberta and Canada. This book contains themes that illustrate how Alberta's constitution is the product of decades of contest, debate, and division. Editor(s): Connors, Richard; Law, John M. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 860.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644589
ISBN
9780888644589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.01

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, 23 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; HBTR; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691607009
ISBN
9780691607009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.92

Paperback. In eight case studies written by recognized experts this book offers a major contribution to the comparative analysis of genocidal phenomena. Besides tapping a rich vein of empirical data, this collective effort breaks new ground in analyzing how denial, oblivion, or manipulated memory tends to mask the hideous realities of mass killing. Editor(s): Lemarchand, Rene. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFFE. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812222630
ISBN
9780812222630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hippocrene Books Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Third
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780781813020
ISBN
9780781813020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Paperback. With first-hand testimonies from those involved in Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, Black Saturday on 7th September 1940 when the Luftwaffe began the Blitz, to its climax on the 10th May 1941, this work present the oral history of a period when Britain came closer to being overwhelmed by the enemy than at any other time in modern history. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 125 x 36. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Ebury Press
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091910044
ISBN
9780091910044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.63

paperback. Following the success of "Forgotten Voices of the Great War", this book chronicles one of human histories darkest hours - the Holocaust. This book draws on the recorded evidence of the experiences of Holocaust survivors for the Imperial War Museum sound archive - one of the most important archives of its kind in the world. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 124 x 23. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ebury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780091898267
ISBN
9780091898267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.73

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