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Paperback. Surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of eastern culture, customs and beliefs. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141187426
ISBN
9780141187426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. This book explores the ways in which colonial administrators constructed knowledge about the society and culture of India and the processes through which that knowledge has shaped past and present Indian reality. Editor(s): Breckenridge, Carol A.; Veer, Peter van der. Series: South Asia Seminar. Num Pages: 372 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812214369
ISBN
9780812214369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FB; 2ADF; DSB; HBJF1; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537050
ISBN
9781784537050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBJF; HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816671977
ISBN
9780816671977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.21

Hardback. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 595.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024220
ISBN
9780253024220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.61

paperback. Series: The Modern Jewish Experience. Num Pages: 186 pages, 1 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253024275
ISBN
9780253024275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.05

Paperback. Confronting the cultural stereotypes that have been attached to Asian-Americans over the last 150 years, this title seizes the label "Oriental" and asks where it came from. It shows how the bewildering array of racialized images first proffered by music hall songsters and social commentators have evolved and become generalized to Asian-Americans. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
50318th
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566397537
ISBN
9781566397537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 32.49

Hardback. Provides the first comprehensive review of the evolution of tropical rain forests on a continent by continent basis, within an up--to--date tectonic, palaeogeographical and palaeoclimatic framework primarily by reference to the record of fossil pollens and spores. Num Pages: 378 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; PSAF; RGBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 256 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471983262
ISBN
9780471983262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 397.80

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JHB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648774
ISBN
9780691648774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.08
€ 71.58

Paperback. A comprehensive record of the original Spanish families of New Mexico in the 17th and 18th centuries that marks the two distinct periods of colonization. Num Pages: 442 pages, b/w illus, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; 3JD; 3JF; HBTG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 279 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1294.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Edition
Rev Sub
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890132395
ISBN
9780890132395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.14
€ 47.69

Paperback. For most of western history, all sex outside marriage was illegal. Between 1600 and 1800, this entire world-view was shattered by revolutionary new ideas. This book shows that the creation of this modern culture of sex was a central part of the Enlightenment, that helped create a new model of western civilization. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Penguin Press/Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955963
ISBN
9780241955963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. The Supreme Court's 1857 Dred Scott decision denied citizenship to African Americans and enabled slavery's westward expansion. The author tracks arguments made by Taney Court justices in the two decades prior to Dred Scott and in its immediate aftermath. He reveals that Dred Scott was an outgrowth of Jacksonian jurisprudence. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328423
ISBN
9780820328423
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.13

Paperback. This revised and updated edition of the standard introduction to the origins of the greatest of all revolutions incorporates and critically appraises the results of a new generation of research and interpretation. It thus remains the essential starting point for study of the subject. Num Pages: 256 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198731740
ISBN
9780198731740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 86.13

Paperback. This text explores the "orphan trains" which took poor European immigrant children to new lives in the Midwest in 1854. It documents the history of the children on those trains - their struggles, successes and failures. It includes stories of volunteers who oversaw the placement of the orphans. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
Reprint.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826211217
ISBN
9780826211217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 15.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Langley, Michelle C. Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Num Pages: 257 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; JHM; RBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 210. Weight in Grams: 919.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
SKU
V9789402408973
ISBN
9789402408973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.93

Paperback. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians represent three of every four immigrants who arrived in the United States after 1970. In "Other Immigrants", David M. Reimers offers a comprehensive account of non-European immigration, chronicling the stories of frequently overlooked Americans. Num Pages: 389 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814775356
ISBN
9780814775356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.45

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781443826440
ISBN
9781443826440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 31.36

Hardcover. This poignant memoir tells the story of a young Jewish refugee and his long-distance love interest, both caught in the grip of WWII. Num Pages: 282 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 173 x 27. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889774438
ISBN
9780889774438
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.26

Hardcover. This work focuses upon the 19th-century author, James Morier, and his two brothers, Jack and David. It reveals how during the Napoleonic wars the brothers forsook the world of trade to become involved in countering French activities and influence in the Ottoman Empire and Persia. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations, 2 maps, geneal. table, ports. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643309
ISBN
9781860643309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.84
€ 94.57

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, colour photos. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 756.
Publisher
Tughra Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597841153
ISBN
9781597841153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.65

Paperback. "A rich and moving chronicle for our very present." -Julio Ortega, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 416 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 142 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393349825
ISBN
9780393349825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.24

Paperback. Editor(s): Weinberg, Bill. Num Pages: 397 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
397
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813101842
ISBN
9780813101842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.85

Paperback. Series: Critical Caribbean Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJD; 1KJH; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTR; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813571997
ISBN
9780813571997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.25

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813572000
ISBN
9780813572000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.87

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