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Hardback. Why did a practice that had been considered a duty stop being a duty, or, conversely, why did daughters lose the right they had previously enjoyed of receiving from their parents the wherewithal to contribute to the support of their marriage? Despite the many anthropological studies about dowry, this book offers an analysis of its disappearance. Num Pages: 268 pages, tables, figures, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 575.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804719285
ISBN
9780804719285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.32

Paperback. Examines the tensions between the ethical and aesthetic imperatives in literary, artistic, and philosophical works about the Holocaust Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 19 illus., 3 in color. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 265 x 19. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991696
ISBN
9780295991696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.74

Hardback. In documenting this transformation in American photography, Disappearing Witness forcefully rethinks the history of photography itself. Num Pages: 328 pages, 138, 107 black & white halftones, 31 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AJC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 212 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871672
ISBN
9780801871672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.33

Paperback. "-from the foreword by Stanley I. Kutler Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801860058
ISBN
9780801860058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.86

Paperback. Discounted Labour is an essential new work for anyone interested in the historical struggle for gender equality in Canada. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802078186
ISBN
9780802078186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; HBT; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 196 x 8. Weight in Grams: 122. 96 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KJ; 1KL; HBT; HBTQ; HBTR. Dimension: 158 x 196 x 8. Weight: 122.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583670255
ISBN
9781583670255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. A guided tour of the Golden Age of New York City. It is a warm salute to the men and women of the Greatest Generation and the city that embraced, thrilled and entertained them during World War II. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402653
ISBN
9781908402653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.06

Paperback.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747803249
ISBN
9780747803249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. An introduction to heraldry, this book explains each term with illustrations and text and expounds the basic principles so the reader will understand what a coat of arms consists of and the rules that govern its arrangement. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747806608
ISBN
9780747806608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.37

Paperback. "Discovering Highwaymen". Series: Shire Discovering. Num Pages: 88 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 177 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
88
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
9780747802600
ISBN
9780747802600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Your surname can tell you a lot about your ancestors. Not all names are what they at first sight seem to be: if your name is Farmer, then an ancestor was a tax-collector; if it is Alabaster, then you are descended from a crossbowman. This work includes about 1500 surnames, and if your name is not amongst them then probably a very similar one is. Series: Discovering S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
9780747804857
ISBN
9780747804857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
50922nd
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465016662
ISBN
9780465016662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.13

Hardcover. Cover is slightly stained and warped, foxing on some pages. 103pp
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy Dublin
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KON0819377
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 35.00

Paperback. 'Mark Harrison's book illuminates the threats posed by infectious diseases since 1500. He places these diseases within an international perspective, and demonstrates the relationship between European expansion and changing epidemiological patterns. The book is a significant introduction to a fascinating subject. ' Gerald N. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; MBNH; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745628103
ISBN
9780745628103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.20

hardcover. Addresses fundamental issues about the last decades of Tsarist Russia. This book focuses on successive outbreaks of cholera in the city of Saratov on the Volga. It explains why a medical and social disaster that had long since been overcome in other parts of Europe continued much later in Russia. Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; MBN; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415547949
ISBN
9780415547949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.20

paperback. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Translator(s): Davies, Angela. Num Pages: 227 pages, 74 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288. The Industrialization of Light in the Nineteenth Century. 227 pages, 74 illustrations. This text tells the story of the development of artificial light in the 19th century. The book reveals the ways that the technology of artificial light helped forge modern consciousness. It discusses such topics as the political symbolism of street lighting and the rise of nightlife. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JH; KNBL; PDX. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight: 270. Translator(s): Davies, Angela.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520203549
ISBN
9780520203549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.64

Hardcover. Study of literary critic George Steiner and the focus of the Holocaust on his career Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSK; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609605
ISBN
9780815609605
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.50

Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240339
ISBN
9780520240339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.37
€ 64.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC9; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483882
ISBN
9780801483882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

paperback. Lively and enlightening presentation of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, educating people on the real state of affairs behind the "People's War". Num Pages: 280 pages, 32 black & white photos. BIC Classification: 1FKN; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV; JPFC; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745323404
ISBN
9780745323404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.34

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