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Paperback. Understanding the nature of "free" servitude in a time of slavery Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 b&w Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077753
ISBN
9780252077753
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

paperback. BIC Classification: HBTB. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141974972
ISBN
9780141974972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Hardcover. Serves as a riposte to those who use the phrase "the love of literature" as if its meaning were transparent, its essence happy and healthy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226183701
ISBN
9780226183701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Manhattan's Lower East Side stands for Jewish experience in America. This is an account of one of our famous neighborhoods and its power to shape identity. It examines children's stories, novels, movies, museum exhibits, television shows, summer-camp reenactments, walking tours, and photos hung on deli walls far from Manhattan. Num Pages: 240 pages, 29 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSG; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691095455
ISBN
9780691095455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Hardback. Despite their centuries-old history and traditions, witchcraft and magic are still a key part of modern Anglo-American culture. In "Lucifer Ascending", Bill Ellis looks at modern practices that are universally defined as "occult" and the social function of individuals' dabbling with the occult. Num Pages: 271 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813122892
ISBN
9780813122892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 150 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBT; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 288 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1822.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326585
ISBN
9780764326585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.79
€ 51.82

Hardback. Editor(s): Marks, Patricia H. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 432 pages, 75 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634760
ISBN
9780691634760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.43

Paperback. Challenges long-standing views of popular medieval revolts. Comparing rebellions in northern and southern Europe over two centuries, this book analyzes their causes and forms, their leadership, the role of women, and the suppression or success of these revolts. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 260 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674030381
ISBN
9780674030381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.04

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816633661
ISBN
9780816633661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Paperback. Editor(s): Waldrep, Christopher. Num Pages: 281 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 176 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
NYU Press
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814793992
ISBN
9780814793992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.01

Paperback. Why do we look at lynching photographs? What is the basis for our curiosity, rage, indignation, or revulsion? This book examines lynching photographs as a way of analyzing photography's historical role in promoting and resisting racial violence. It charts the history of lynching photographs - their meanings, uses, and controversial display. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 110 pages, 22 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AJCP; AJCR; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 205 x 5. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253322
ISBN
9780520253322
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.70

Paperback. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Num Pages: 182 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194. Weaving the Dream. 182 pages, illustrations. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight: 194.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275881
ISBN
9780520275881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardback. In parts of eighteenth-century Japan, couples raised only two or three children. As villages shrank and headcounts dwindled, posters of child-murdering she-devils began to appear, and governments offered to pay their subjects to have more children. This book focuses on Eastern Japan, where population growth resumed in the nineteenth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 439 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 21 line illustrations, 17 maps, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 812.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
388
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520272439
ISBN
9780520272439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160239
ISBN
9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.97

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Comparative History. Num Pages: 452 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBG; HBTQ; PDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 29. Weight in Grams: 754.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
With a New Preface
Number of pages
452
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479809
ISBN
9780801479809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.51

Paperback. But the carnival massacre marked a crossroads: the old mentality of vendetta was soon supplanted by the emerging sense that the direct expression of anger should be suppressed-to be replaced by duels. Num Pages: 240 pages, 16, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JPH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801858499
ISBN
9780801858499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JJ; HBTB; RNQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869407278
ISBN
9781869407278
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.70

Paperback. During the 16th century close to 30 German dukes, landgraves, margraves and counts, plus one Holy Roman emperor, were known as mad - so mentally disordered that steps had to be taken to remove them from office or to obtain medical care for them. This book studies them as a group and in context. Series: Studies in Early Modern German History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JB; HBTB; JFC; MBX; MMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813915012
ISBN
9780813915012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Paperback. A riotously entertaining account of the lives of British and other European aristocrats - stories of madness, murder, misery, greed and profligacy. Num Pages: 416 pages, B&w illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBTB; JFSC; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472136695
ISBN
9781472136695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. * 'In every generation there are quite firm rules on how to behave when you are crazy' Ian Hacking Num Pages: 608 pages, 5pp of b/w int. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 43. Weight in Grams: 454.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844082346
ISBN
9781844082346
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

hardcover. The biography of the first female Supreme Court Justice of South Carolina Editor(s): Lewis, Burke W., Jr.; Assey, Joan P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 colour and 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; B; HBTB; JFSJ1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611176926
ISBN
9781611176926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.97

Paperback. An entertaining romp through the history of London's brothels and the women who offered their services Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
First Thus
SKU
V9780750933070
ISBN
9780750933070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.48

Paperback. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251448
ISBN
9780226251448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Hardcover. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251431
ISBN
9780226251431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.06

Paperback. Tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', and more. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; CBX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 208 x 37. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784161866
ISBN
9781784161866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photos, 3 b&w illus., 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; KND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262528351
ISBN
9780262528351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812211191
ISBN
9780812211191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 238 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649115
ISBN
9780691649115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.02

Hardcover. Explores the role played by artists and intellectuals who constructed and disseminated various competing images of national identity which polarised Spanish society prior to the Civil War. This title exposes the paradoxes facing Madrid's cultural vanguards. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845193843
ISBN
9781845193843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.33

Paperback. Translator(s): Jones, W. Glyn. Num Pages: 192 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; 3JJP; HBTB; JKV; JPH; K. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 146 x 13. Weight in Grams: 278.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9788772894553
ISBN
9788772894553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.60

Paperback. In the eyes of many, Magda Goebbels was the "First Lady" of the Reich. How did this devoted mother of six, the poster-child of family values during the Third Reich, turn into Medea and poison these same children? Anja Klabunde's biography examines her complex life. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751534481
ISBN
9780751534481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. The mysterious art of magic has been a source of wonderment since before the time of Christ. This book takes us into this magical underworld to reveal the astounding stories of some of the world's greatest magicians. From the astrology of the three wise men to Harry Houdini's escapology, it illustrates the changing perceptions of magic. Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: ASZG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687138
ISBN
9781851687138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408270509
ISBN
9781408270509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; BGH; HBTB; HRQX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Truman State University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612481432
ISBN
9781612481432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.60

Paperback. Translator(s): Bouis, Antonina W. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781400077861
ISBN
9781400077861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. An account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. It argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. It depicts a whole range of life: from the blast furnace workers who labored in the iron and steel plant, to the families who struggled with the shortage of housing and services. Num Pages: 728 pages, 73 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSG; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208230
ISBN
9780520208230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. Environmental historian Philip L. Fradkin offers a history of earthquakes and a guide to the San Andreas Fault, the seismic scar that bisects the Golden State's spectacular scenery. He examines the mythology, culture, social implications, politics and science of earthquakes. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 map, 1 b/w photograph. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBTP; JHMC; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458. Clean copy.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of California Press California
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KEX0216333
ISBN
9780520221192
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Colonial Americans were enamored with the rich colors and silky surface of mahogany. As this exotic wood became fashionable, demand for it set in motion a dark, hidden story of human and environmental exploitation. Anderson traces the path from source to sale, revealing how prosperity and desire shaped not just people's lives but the natural world. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674503823
ISBN
9780674503823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.50

Sheet map. Depicts the Royal Mail steamship routes that carried the majority of the UK's international mail during the 1930s, framed by some illustrations of the transport links through which the post would pass. Series: Old House. Num Pages: colour. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 212 x 6. Weight in Grams: 108. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402219
ISBN
9781908402219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Sheet map. Depicts the Royal Mail steamship routes that carried the majority of the UK's international mail during the 1930s, framed by some illustrations of the transport links through which the post would pass. Series: Old House. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTM; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 900 x 28 x 1. Weight in Grams: 80. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402264
ISBN
9781908402264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 5.28

Hardback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; AJC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 220 x 17. Weight in Grams: 985.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608935055
ISBN
9781608935055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 43.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; JFD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 226 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226769677
ISBN
9780226769677
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

hardcover. Make the Night Hideous explores mysterious transformation of the charivari using four detailed case studies from different time periods and locations across English Canada, as well as first-person accounts of more recent charivari participants. Series: Canadian Social History Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 17 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 146 x 21. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442640771
ISBN
9781442640771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.24

Hardcover. This volume of essays examines the material and visual culture of the 1916 Rising - from museum displays and family keepsakes to imagery in art and film - to consider how these can illuminate changing perceptions of this iconic event in Irish history. Editor(s): Godson, Lisa; Bruck, Joanna. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381229
ISBN
9781781381229
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJM; HBTB; JNB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377248
ISBN
9781925377248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.01

Hardcover. Ranching families reflect a deeply rooted agricultural tradition the day-to-day workings of which have changed little over generations. Many of these children are accomplished farm hands by the age of six or seven and contributing members of the family business. This book offers a tribute to the generation of ranchers growing up in New Mexico. Num Pages: 160 pages, 140 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBTB; TVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 289 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1348.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890134764
ISBN
9780890134764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.71

Paperback. Editor(s): Pawson, Eric; Brooking, Tom. Num Pages: 396 pages, colour & b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Edition
Second Edition, New edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877578526
ISBN
9781877578526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.99

Paperback. A celebratory history of how lesbians "made a scene" by creating places and opportunities to form relationships, debate politics, and build their own culture across Canada. Series: Sexuality Studies. Num Pages: 15 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; 5SL; HBTV; JFSJ1; JFSK2; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830676
ISBN
9780774830676
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. This is the first comprehensive study of how U. S. immigration policies have shaped-demographically, economically, and socially-the six largest Asian American communities. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804723602
ISBN
9780804723602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.72

Hardcover. This work reasserts the importance of the French Revolution to an understanding of the nature of modern European politics and social life. It argues that the European model of democracy was created in the Revolution, a model with stark differences to Anglo-American liberal democracy. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 681.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674006249
ISBN
9780674006249
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.49

Paperback. States that the relationship between Britain and its colonies was primarily oppositional, based on contrasts between conquest abroad and domestic order at home. Revealing that romanticism provided a way to resist imperial logic about improvement and moral virtue, this book offers a study of both British literature and colonialism. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226923147
ISBN
9780226923147
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Paperback. This text reconstructs how freed men and women in tobacco-growing Central North Carolina worked to secure a place for themselves in a ravaged region and hostile time. It has a micro-economic history of Gainville County, drawn from public records, that looks at individual's stories. Num Pages: 216 pages, 5 tables, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JHBL; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 14. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820324425
ISBN
9780820324425
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Bergholm, Tapio; Fischer, Lewis R.; Tonizzi, M. Elisabetta. Series: Research in Maritime History. Num Pages: 194 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. .
Publisher
International Maritime Economic History Association Canada
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973893458
ISBN
9780973893458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.61

hardcover. Freeman was an idiosyncratic and imaginative polymath who saw past and present as interwoven and had a gift for bringing history alive. A colourful and outspoken Victorian, he provides a historical context for current debates on multi-culturalism, race, and national identity. This volume fills an important gap in the history of Victorian thought. Editor(s): Bremner, G. A.; Conlin, Jonathan. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265871
ISBN
9780197265871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.91

Hardcover. A collection of articles that focuses on Irish writing in Latin in the Renaissance and aims to rewrite Irish cultural history through recovery and analysis of Latin sources. Editor(s): Harris, Jason; Sidwell, Keith C. Num Pages: 246 pages, facsim. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
246
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184530
ISBN
9781859184530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. How do immigrants and their children forge their identities in a new land - and how does the ethnic culture they create thrive in the larger society? This book brings together scholarship on the cultural history of consumption, immigration, and ethnic marketing to explore these questions. Editor(s): Cinotto, Simone. Translator(s): Anglemire, Carlie; O'Byrne, Anne E. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America (FUP). Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256242
ISBN
9780823256242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.32

Paperback. Explores how knowledge was obtained and demonstrated in Europe when standard methods of inquiry took shape across several fields of intellectual pursuit. This book looks at production and consumption of knowledge as a social process. It focuses on how various methods came to interact with practices of craftspeople to create new ways of knowing. Editor(s): Smith, Pamela H.; Schmidt, Benjamin. Num Pages: 336 pages, 4 colour plates, 51 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; ACN; ACQ; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226763293
ISBN
9780226763293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
258
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439908051
ISBN
9781439908051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 3, 3 charts. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451591
ISBN
9780801451591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.72

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 black & white halftones, 6 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HBM; HBJK; HBTQ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 244 x 29. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501700231
ISBN
9781501700231
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.22

Paperback. It presents the most comprehensive account available of perhaps the most critical mapping of space ever undertaken in BC -- the drawing of the lines that separated the tiny plots of land reserved for Native people from the rest. Series: Brenda & David McLean Canadian Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBT; JFSL9; JPVH3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809016
ISBN
9780774809016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

paperback. Num Pages: 948 pages, 28ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 227 x 53. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Coronet Books Inc United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
948
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851245652
ISBN
9780851245652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.10

Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291324
ISBN
9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Paperback. Editor(s): Rogge, Jorg. Num Pages: 244 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837625318
ISBN
9783837625318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 35.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 18. BIC Classification: HBT; HPN; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370. Food and Philosophy. 272 pages, 15 b&w photographs, 3 drawings. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HBT; HPN; WBA. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight: 342.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488139
ISBN
9780801488139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.42

Hardback. Jeffrey Weeks has established an international reputation as one of the most original and influential writers on the social history of sexuality. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745621142
ISBN
9780745621142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Hardback. This is an account of the development of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York during the first part of the century. Num Pages: 185 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 20. Weight in Grams: 479.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823217380
ISBN
9780823217380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.97

hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804778664
ISBN
9780804778664
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778671
ISBN
9780804778671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.05

Paperback. Reconstructs the settlement patterns of thirty-three immigrant groups and confirms the emergence of discrete culture regions and regional way stations. Douglas K. Meyer argues that mid-continental Illinois symbolizes a historic test-strip of the diverse population origins that unfolded during the Great Migration. Num Pages: 354 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; JFS; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809335145
ISBN
9780809335145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.05

Paperback. Featuring 29 classic and original essays on the turbulent, vital, and fascinating story of the Irish in America Editor(s): Lee, J. J. van der; Casey, Marion R. Num Pages: 733 pages, black and white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 177 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1274.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752180
ISBN
9780814752180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.16

Paperback. How did the United States come to rely so heavily on non-profits? How have Americans sought to control them? These questions suggest the complexity of the history of non-profits in the United States. This reader presents some of the documents in the development of the non-profit sector along with interpretations by scholars. Editor(s): Hammack, David C. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 504 pages, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253214102
ISBN
9780253214102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

paperback. This book examines the relationships between theatre and the turbulent political and social context of Northern Ireland since 1969. It explores key theatrical performances which deal directly with this context. The book is aimed at a student readership: it is largely play-text-based, and it contains useful contextualising material. Series: Exeter Performance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 12 b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; AN; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 247 x 15. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780859897396
ISBN
9780859897396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.76

Combining economic theory with the history of technology, Making Tobacco Bright revises several narratives in American history, from colonial staple-crop agriculture to the origins of the tobacco industry to the rise of identity politics in the twentieth century. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 21, 21 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTK; KNDF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421402864
ISBN
9781421402864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.54

Paperback. An autobiography chronicling the author's maritime career. It offers an account of what life in Merchant Navy was really like and the conditions in the countries visited, and contains many anecdotes. Series: Maritime Heritage. Num Pages: 240 pages, c45 b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; 3JJPG; BGA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857943276
ISBN
9781857943276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.46

Paperback. Christian Axboe Nielsen uses extensive archival research to explain the failure of King Aleksandar's dictatorship's program of forced nationalization in the interwar era. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1, 1 figure, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627505
ISBN
9781442627505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.81

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473875715
ISBN
9781473875715
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Exclusive first-hand accounts, views and analyses from personal author interviews with individuals who either served or lived in Malaya during the troubles Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526707864
ISBN
9781526707864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Endicott, Kirk. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; CF; HBTB; HD; HRKT; J; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698614
ISBN
9789971698614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.73

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