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Paperback. The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Phoenix
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826980
ISBN
9780753826980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961066
ISBN
9780750961066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. This work traces the yearning for contact not only through philosophy and literature but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication technologies from the telegraph to the radio. It is an account of a complex concept that has both shaped us and been shaped by us. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662770
ISBN
9780226662770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479632
ISBN
9780801479632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.26

Hardback. Series: Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453601
ISBN
9780801453601
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Hardback. Special Forces Berlin relates the history of a little known and highly classified US Army Special Forces Detachment that was covertly stationed in Berlin, Germany from 1956 to 1990, poised to act if war ever broke out between the West and the Soviet Union and its allies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWD; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159. .
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612004440
ISBN
9781612004440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.01

This volume in the series is a collection of lesser-known German armor developments including the Maus, Hummel, Wespe, Karl, Goliath and others. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 300 b/w photos, line schemes. BIC Classification: HBT; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 225 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1168. Development - Production - Operations. 160 pages, 300 b&w photographs, line schemes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; JWM. Dimension: 290 x 225 x 21. Weight: 1162.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326226
ISBN
9780764326226
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.41
€ 39.54

Hardback. Chinese culture was a performance culture, and ritual was the highest form of performance. Village ritual life everywhere in pre-revolutionary China was complex, conservative, and extraordinarily diverse. This title discusses the ritual world of a group of rural settlements in Shanxi province in pre-1949 North China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; HRKN; HRLF; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033047
ISBN
9780674033047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.34

Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257689
ISBN
9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.99
€ 64.66

Paperback. Drawing on a range of written and visual materials, including private and business archives, and working at the intersections of art history, literature, and cinema studies, this title argues that "spectacular realities" are part of the foundation of modern mass society. Num Pages: 243 pages, 50 b/w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHBS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 356. Early Mass Culture in Fin-de-Siecle Paris. 243 pages, 52 b&w photographs, 1 map. Drawing on a range of written and visual materials, including private and business archives, and working at the intersections of art history, literature, and cinema studies, this title argues that "spectacular realities" are part of the foundation of modern mass society. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JHBS; JHM. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 18. Weight: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221680
ISBN
9780520221680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.65

paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212924
ISBN
9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 237 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 275 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310977
ISBN
9781477310977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. Drawing on archival research, this illuminating study shows how residents of all ethnicities in three colonial boomtowns used festivals to redefine wealth and present themselves as more than subjects of European power. Num Pages: 237 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JF; ACN; HBJK; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
237
Condition
New
SKU
V9781477310502
ISBN
9781477310502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.15

Paperback. Cultural and literary study of the 1781 massacre on the slaveship Zong for the insurance money and the aftereffects of the event on the development of modernity Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1H; HBG; HBLL; HBTS; JHBA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6161 x 3971 x 29. Weight in Grams: 617.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822335962
ISBN
9780822335962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBT; WSPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Granville Island Publishing Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894694353
ISBN
9781894694353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: AMK; AMX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
TouchWood Editions Canada
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927129272
ISBN
9781927129272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. What happens to a revolutionary town after the revolution? This anthropological history studies the Namiquipan peasants, who supported Pancho Villa in the revolution of 1910-1920, but who now consider themselves mere "spent cartridges" of a struggle that benefitted other classes. Num Pages: 242 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226607429
ISBN
9780226607429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.56

Paperback. From the arrival of Italian ice-cream vendors and German pork butchers, to the rise of curry as the national dish, this book reveals the fascinating multicultural history of British food over the last 150 years, showing how a combination of immigration, increased wealth and globalization have transformed the eating habits of the British. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; JFSL1; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861896582
ISBN
9781861896582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.98

Paperback. As the first studio film to deal directly with the enormity of the Holocaust, "Schindler's List" attempts to provide the popular imagination with a narrative about the Holocaust. This work discusses a variety of issues including the representation of history by cinema and popular culture, and the right to dramatize the 'unrepresentable'. Num Pages: 264 pages, 29 b&w photos. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Edition
, 2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253210982
ISBN
9780253210982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362722
ISBN
9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.26

Hardback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362562
ISBN
9780822362562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.21

Paperback. Documents an alternative tradition of American protest by linking working-class political movements to grassroots religious revivals. This book reveals how ordinary rural citizens in the south used the resources and their shared faith to defend their agrarian livelihoods amid the political and economic upheaval of the first half of 20th century. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w, 4 Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HRCX7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077036
ISBN
9780252077036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078088
ISBN
9780252078088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.18

Hardback. Building on The New Age Movement (1996) and The Spiritual Revolution (2005), Spiritualities of Life serves to complete a trilogy of books that Paul Heelas has published with Blackwell. The primary aim of this volume is to explore the three main ways in which spirituality have been experienced, understood and valued in western settings. Series: Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; HRLK; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139373
ISBN
9781405139373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.02

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