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Hardcover. A study of the conflicting attitudes of 18th-century French subjects toward royal authority. It examines cases of seditious speech in police files, demonstrating how the premodern virtue of loyalty gave way to new ideas and vocabularies about the relationship between individuals and government. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813919270
ISBN
9780813919270
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.00

Hardcover. Offers an account of life as a concentration camp prisoner. This title describes the author's deportation to Poland and the twenty months he spend working in Auschwitz. It covers his long journey to Italy at the end of the war through Russia and Central Europe. Levi never raises his voice, complains or attributes blame. Translator(s): Woolf, S. J. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152227
ISBN
9781857152227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.43

Paperback. The compelling story of the only concentration camp for women by the acclaimed author of A Life in Secrets. Num Pages: 848 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349120034
ISBN
9780349120034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Tells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste after the population voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. This title provides a first-person account of the violence, as well as an assessment of the politics and history behind it. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150178
ISBN
9780691150178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552663264
ISBN
9781552663264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

hardcover. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Njoku, Raphael Chijioke. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022455
ISBN
9780253022455
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Paperback. Exploring the effects of fire in the social and ecological history of the British Lesser Antilles, this title focuses on the late 19th century, leading to the 1905 withdrawal of British military forces from the region. It shows how fire-lit social upheavals served as forerunners of political independence movements. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 illustrations, 1 table, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KJW; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227591
ISBN
9780807855232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363095
ISBN
9780822363095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.28

Paperback. Hershini Bhana Young engages with the archive of South African and black diasporic performance to examine the absence of black women's will from that archive, showing that alternative critical imaginings juxtaposed against traditional historical research can help to locate where agency and will may reside. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFM; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822363200
ISBN
9780822363200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSP1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784992606
ISBN
9781784992606
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175867
ISBN
9780691175867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; KCR; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169590
ISBN
9780691169590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 35.96

Hardback. These books, produced from the archives of the Library of Congress and edited by Vincent Virga, offer a glimpse into the history of the United States through rare historical full-color maps, narrative captions, and short essays. Series: Mapping the States Through History. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 50.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762760114
ISBN
9780762760114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.00

Hardcover. Hand-illuminated scrolls by Cora Healy-Tobin commemorate members of The Alberta Order of Excellence--Alberta's highest honour. Illustrator(s): Healy-Tobin, Cora. Editor(s): Sivak, Allison. Series: Northern Reference Series. Num Pages: 188 pages, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 312 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1634.
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644855
ISBN
9780888644855
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.02
€ 76.80

Hardback. Num Pages: 194 pages, 424 photos/drawings. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT; WCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326059
ISBN
9780764326059
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.18

Sheet map, folded. Num Pages: 22 pages, 22 sheet maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 363 x 261 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1252.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Carta
Edition
Fol Pstr
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652204936
ISBN
9789652204936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.29
€ 54.33

paperback. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. Num Pages: 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight in Grams: 886. A Visual History of British Imperialism. Series: Visual History from the John Johnson Collection of Printed Ephemera. 224 pages, 228 colour illustrations. Illustrating Empire tells the history of the British Empire through the ephemeral images used to promote, record, and celebrate its development. The narrative is told through more than 200 striking and original images accompanied by illuminating story captions which unlock the history and meaning behind the illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; WCS. Dimension: 229 x 213 x 21. Weight: 894.
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243341
ISBN
9781851243341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Paperback. The passage of time and the reality of an aging survivor population have made it increasingly urgent to document and give expression to testimony, experience, and memory of the Holocaust. This title demonstrates that artistic representations are central to the practice of remembrance and commemoration. Editor(s): Jacobowitz, Florence; Hornstein, Shelley. Num Pages: 344 pages, 74 b&w photos, 1 maps, 1 index. BIC Classification: AG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 239 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
1st US - 1st Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253215697
ISBN
9780253215697
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.40

Hardcover. Analyses ancestral representation in ancient Greece, Etruria and Rome. This book includes contributions that address the artistic, social and political significance of given portraits and themes such as the true and false forefathers in the portraits of Hellenistic rulers, the question of whether women were ancestors in republican Rome, and more. Editor(s): Hojte, J. M. Series: Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity. Num Pages: 309 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ACG; AGH; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 186 x 26. Weight in Grams: 792.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
309
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772889481
ISBN
9788772889481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
English Heritage United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848020719
ISBN
9781848020719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 9.06

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