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Hardcover. Previous owner's signature and date on inside front cover. 311pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
David C. Jolly Publishers Brookline, Massachusetts
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
SKU
KON0819362
ISBN
9780911775082
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 53.98
€ 5.49

Paperback. Peter N. Stearns examines mounting pressures on modern families. Surveying popular media, "expert" childrearing manuals, newspapers, and journals, Stearns shows how schooling, physical and emotional vulnerability and the rise of commercialism became primary concerns for parents. Num Pages: 251 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSP1; VFXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 12. Weight in Grams: 348.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
251
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798492
ISBN
9780814798492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. An Apache's personal testimony from the bloody Apache Wars into the reservation years of the mid-20th century. Num Pages: 302 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286160
ISBN
9780803286160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.98

Paperback. Highlights the conflicts and debates that surrounded the 1952 celebration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of Jan Van Riebeeck and the founding of Cape Town, South Africa. This title reveals the expectations of the festival planners and how the festival was engineered and the ANC and other non-Europeans mounted opposition to it. Series: African Systems of Thought. Num Pages: 17 b&w photos, 3 maps, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253216137
ISBN
9780253216137
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardcover. An investigation into aphrodisiacs challenges pre-conceived ideas about sexuality during this period. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 225 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933242
ISBN
9780861933242
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. A groundbreaking and beautifully written history of ballet, from its origins to the present, by a dancer turned historian and critic - will do for ballet what Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise did for music. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ASDL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 45. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Granta Books
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847082565
ISBN
9781847082565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.17

Paperback. He connects the evolving image of a unified globe to politically powerful conceptions of human unity. Num Pages: 352 pages, 54, 49 black & white halftones, 5 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801874444
ISBN
9780801874444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.45

Paperback. Christine Kinealy provides a chronology of the Famine and examines the causes and consequences of this tragedy, and asks how could a famine of this magnitude occur at the centre of the British Empire? Why did Ireland starve? Num Pages: 40 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 229 x 7. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780990468615
ISBN
9780990468615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.00

Paperback. Editor(s): Matthaus, Jurgen. Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199772537
ISBN
9780199772537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 44.73

Paperback. "This is one of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field. Professor White has done justice to the complexity of her subject."-Anne Firor Scott, Duke University Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 209 x 16. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393314816
ISBN
9780393314816
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.54

Hardcover. Shows how Arab Christians struggled to balance religious and nationalist identities in Palestine between 1917 and 1948. This title focuses on the relationship between Arab Christians and the nationalist movement in Palestine as the British Mandate unfolded throughout the first half of the 20th century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502. Communalism and Nationalism, 1917-1948. 232 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. Shows how Arab Christians struggled to balance religious and nationalist identities in Palestine between 1917 and 1948. This title focuses on the relationship between Arab Christians and the nationalist movement in Palestine as the British Mandate unfolded throughout the first half of the 20th century. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTB. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 18. Weight: 502.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
232
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748676033
ISBN
9780748676033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 119.62

Paperback. A study of Arab politics in the late Ottoman Empire as viewed from the imperial capital in Istanbul. This analytical narrative of the young Turk period (1908-1918), discusses both Arab concerns and the policies of the Ottoman government toward the Arabs. Num Pages: 266 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJF1; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520204461
ISBN
9780520204461
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.39

Hardback. Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 513.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813547947
ISBN
9780813547947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.17

The Arado Flugzeugwerke devoted twenty years to making aviation history in Potsdam-Babelsberg. Within the pages of this book the reader will find the first comprehensive history of Arado, including many previously unpublished details about this little-known aviation company. Num Pages: 168 pages, over 310 b/w photographs and line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTB; KNDV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1176.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302930
ISBN
9780764302930
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.47

Paperback. What, if anything, does figurative, political slavery have to do with transatlantic slavery? The author explores connections between political and chattel slavery by excavating the tradition of Western political thought that justifies actively opposing tyranny. Num Pages: 435 pages, 14 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBTS; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
435
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226271798
ISBN
9780226271798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.96

Hardcover. Despite plague, fire, political upheaval and religious strife, in the 17th century English people used mediation and arbitration to help resolve their differences. As the century drew to its close, lawyers advised their clients to take advantage of the courts' offer to accept a claim and to refer it to arbitration. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBTB; LAFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 223 x 47. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Holo Books The Arbitration Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957215313
ISBN
9780957215313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.30

Hardback. Offers a perspective on everyday life in ancient Egypt. This book provides discussions of topics of debate, including the body, sexuality and issues of identity, and also addresses some of the traditional questions in archaeology about society and self, the individual and social relations. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212980
ISBN
9780631212980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.70

Paperback. Offers a perspective on everyday life in ancient Egypt. This book provides discussions of topics of debate, including the body, sexuality and issues of identity, and also addresses some of the traditional questions in archaeology about society and self, the individual and social relations. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 260 pages, b/w figs and pls. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631212997
ISBN
9780631212997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.53

Paperback. * Crosses the boundaries between history, classical studies and archaeology. * Shows students and scholars of archaeology what they can learn from text--aided cultural history. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 376 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK; JFFN; JFS; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196020
ISBN
9780631196020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.60

Paperback. The explorations of archaeology encompass the whole globe, survey 2.5 million years, and range from deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, and from pebble tools to GPS. Its efforts to reconstruct and understand the past do not fail to fascinate us. Paul Bahn explores the importance of archaeology in this entertaining introduction. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 136 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HD; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 111 x 7. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780199657438
ISBN
9780199657438
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 10.33

Hardback. First full study devoted to the archery and crossbow guilds which grew up in Flanders in the middle ages. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271047
ISBN
9781783271047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, 8 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight in Grams: 174. Fragments from the Life of Luxury. 112 pages, 8 b&w illus. Presents a translation into prose of a Greek verse by poet Archestratus (nouvelle cuisine of the ancient world) that constitutes the earliest written culinary text. This book describes the foods particularly fish and how they should be cooked and where found in the best condition. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; WB. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 9. Weight: 174.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018620
ISBN
9781903018620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Paperback. Reconstructs a biography of enslaved Archibald Monteath, an Igbo, who was brought to Jamaica around 1802, became active in the Moravian Church and later purchased his freedom. This book explores the sociology of slavery from 1750 to the 1860s through Monteath's biography. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789766401979
ISBN
9789766401979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 91.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, 42 b/w & 16 colour illus. BIC Classification: AMVD; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Transcript Verlag Germany
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9783837628623
ISBN
9783837628623
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.01

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