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Paperback. 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: 152 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405139380
ISBN
9781405139380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.70

Paperback. Who first coined the word "alcohol"? Spirits and drink historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown know. They have been on a spirituous journey since they first launched their website Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini. Fifteen years of travel around the world, a few worn out library cards later, they hav Series: The Food Lovers' Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, Black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 181 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Clearview
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908337092
ISBN
9781908337092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 420. How Trade Shaped the World. 464 pages, black & white maps, integrated illustrations & 16 page plate section. Tells the epic story of global commerce, from its prehistoric origins to the myriad crises confronting it today. This book travels from the sugar rush that brought the British to Jamaica in the seventeenth century to debates over globalization. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBT; KCLT. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 38. Weight: 480.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843548034
ISBN
9781843548034
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.96

paperback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 9. Weight in Grams: 361.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823221349
ISBN
9780823221349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Hardback. This is the story of two immigrants, William and Katherine Brueckmann, who started a new life in America's first industrial city, Paterson New Jersey Committed to a socialist dream, they struggled to improve life for fellow immigrants, but their vision of a socialist America was never realized. Num Pages: 205 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; GTB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHMC; KND; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823221332
ISBN
9780823221332
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.10

Paperback. Focusing on the extent to which sport plays a part in the construction of Irishness, this book also makes a contribution to more general debates about the evolution of Ireland and the Irish as well as to international discussions about the relationship between sport and identity formation. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Univ College Dublin Pr
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558330
ISBN
9781904558330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 27.15

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780736078863
ISBN
9780736078863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.54

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837886
ISBN
9781843837886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.14

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688340
ISBN
9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.05

paperback. This book explores the casting of China s earliest female Olympians as celebrities within the context of a national crisis, born of internal conflicts and external attack by Japan. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 348 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824828
ISBN
9780774824828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. An extensive and fascinating history of the sporting lodge. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 201 x 23. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
Quiller Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846891687
ISBN
9781846891687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 28.07

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (ES) Secondary; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403940742
ISBN
9781403940742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.96

Paperback. The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives on the Kitchen Front. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459462
ISBN
9780752459462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.99

Paperback. A study of Sir Maurice Oldfield's life that portrays one of the UK's most important and complex spies of the Cold War era. He was the first Chief of MI6 that hadn't come from an upper-class background or studied at Eton or Oxbridge. Rather, he was a farmer's son from a provincial grammar school. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552171625
ISBN
9780552171625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Frontispiece, 17 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226789521
ISBN
9780226789521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.65

Paperback. The story in words and pictures of Holland America Line's Art Deco masterpiece. Num Pages: 128 pages, 190. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 247 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445650487
ISBN
9781445650487
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.97

Paperback. Covers the SS United States' active service from 1952 to 1969 when she dominated the seas of Atlantic, sweeping all rivals before her. This title offers insight into the record-breaking liner, how she performed in the secret sea trials and her epic maiden voyage. Num Pages: 120 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 250 x 10. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The History Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752479538
ISBN
9780752479538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 28.24

Sheet map. Series: Heritage Cartography Victorian Town Map Series. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JH; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Heritage Cartography
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905718757
ISBN
9781905718757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardback. This book focuses on the city of St Petersburg, the capital of the Russian empire from the early eighteenth century until the fall of the Romanov dynasty in 1917. It uses the Russian court as a prism through which to view the various cultural changes that were introduced in the city during the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 245 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137311597
ISBN
9781137311597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
166
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611480528
ISBN
9781611480528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.58

Hardback. Translation and expansion of: Togliatti e Stalin; published in Italian in 1997 and updated in 2007. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 728.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774321
ISBN
9780804774321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.80

hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801440298
ISBN
9780801440298
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.99

Hardcover. This work provides an analysis of the evolution of Stalin's Red Army during the 1930s and its near decimation at the beginning of World War II. It argues that the Stalinist state largely failed in its attempt to use military service as a means to indoctrinate its citizens, especially the peasantry. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBTB; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 45. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700607723
ISBN
9780700607723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JP. Dimension: 173 x 250 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838207209
ISBN
9783838207209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.35

Hardback. This new biography of Noel Field suggests he may have spied both for the Soviet Union and for the United States. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGH; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 31. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043441
ISBN
9781849043441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.18

paperback. Features Stalin's leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. This book challenges a long list of standard perceptions of Stalin: his qualities as a leader; his relationships with his own generals and with other great world leaders; his foreign policy; and his role in instigating the Cold War. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBLW; HBTW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300136227
ISBN
9780300136227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.18

Paperback. Presents the history of black colleges and universities in America. This work tells the story of educational institutions that offer African Americans an opportunity to transcend the legacy of slavery while also bearing its burden. It offers a portrait of the distinctive place black colleges and universities have occupied in American history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116327
ISBN
9780691116327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Basic Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465032709
ISBN
9780465032709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 22.43

Hardback. Marking the 250th anniversary of one of America's oldest educational institutions, this book presents the history of Columbia University that extends from the earliest discussions in 1704 about New York City being "a fit Place for a colledge" to the inauguration of president Lee Bollinger, the nineteenth, on Morningside Heights. Num Pages: 760 pages, 60 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1180.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
760
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130080
ISBN
9780231130080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 37.27

paperback. Daniel takes the reader through a variety of topics that relate directly to the Southern experience: rural life, violence, music, literature, civil rights, unionism, urbanization, xenophobia, migration, religion, cockfighting, and stock car racing. Num Pages: 259 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
259
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780801854958
ISBN
9780801854958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.66

Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860649974
ISBN
9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.76
€ 133.60

Hardback. A rare insider's look at Stanford's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s, during which time the author served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760799
ISBN
9780804760799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.42

This entertaining book will appeal to patriots of all persuasions, along with sports fans, musicians, veterans, history buffs, and anyone who has ever struggled to hit the high notes in the land of the free and the home of the brave. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12, 10 black & white halftones, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVG; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415185
ISBN
9781421415185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.51

Hardcover. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451886
ISBN
9780226451886
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. During the worst years of apartheid, the most popular show on television in South Africa - among both blacks and whites - was "The Cosby Show". Combining South Africa's political history and a social history of television, this title challenges conventional understandings of globalization. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HBTB; JFD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226451893
ISBN
9780226451893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 324 colour & 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AG; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 427 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349225
ISBN
9780764349225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.85

Hardback. An ideology of African ignorance arose in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century: Africans were hungry because they didn't know how to feed themselves properly. This work tells of the foods Africans ate, the maladies they suffered, and how the doctors and politicians reacted. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFSL; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920474
ISBN
9780813920474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.27

Paperback. An ideology of African ignorance arose in South Africa during the first half of the 20th century: Africans were hungry because they didn't know how to feed themselves properly. This work tells of the foods Africans ate, the maladies they suffered, and how the doctors and politicians reacted. Series: Reconsiderations in Southern African History. Num Pages: 328 pages, 10 b&w photographs, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA; JFFJ; JFSL; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Paperback Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813920689
ISBN
9780813920689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698416
ISBN
9789971698416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.78

paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032153
ISBN
9780141032153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 223 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781481300513
ISBN
9781481300513
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.57

Paperback. Examines how trade unionism has waxed and waned in the nation's political and moral imagination, among both devoted partisans and intransigent foes. This book takes us all the way to the organizing fever of Los Angeles, where the labor movement stands at the center of the effort to transform millions of new immigrants into alert citizen unionists. Series: Politics and Society in Twentieth Century America. Num Pages: 400 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 236 x 25. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised and Expanded edition with a New preface an
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691160276
ISBN
9780691160276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.71

An important contribution to the historical study of sexuality and the growing feminist literature on the state Series: Social History, Popular Culture, & Politics in Germany. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472032150
ISBN
9780472032150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.79

Paperback. Theoretically sophisticated ethnographies of different aspects of various governments, showing the importance of such work to anthropology and to the study of states in general. Editor(s): Stepputat, Finn. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327981
ISBN
9780822327981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. From May Day revels and Midsummer fires, to Harvest Home, and Hallowe'en, to the twelve days of Christmas, Ronald Hutton takes us on a fascinating journey through the ritual year in Britain. This comprehensive and engaging study covers the whole sweep of history from the earliest written records to the present day. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 figure, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCR; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
560
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854483
ISBN
9780192854483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Edward Everett Root
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911454007
ISBN
9781911454007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.65

Paperback. Studies the way in which status symbols operated as a key tool for defining and redefining identities, relations, and power in the hierarchical world of Louis XIV's court. Series: The Past & Present Book Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 14 black & white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198754350
ISBN
9780198754350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.64

Paperback. Many thousands of people kill themselves every year, and many more are left behind to grieve. This book recounts individual suicide cases from the Bible and ancient Greeks to the present day and analyzes how ideas about suicide have changed over time. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 206 x 25. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300209365
ISBN
9780300209365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Hardback. This book examines the enormous riskiness of transatlantic trade in 18th century Spain and argues that many of the long-condemned commercial practices were vital accommodations to pervasive risk and uncertainty. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785426
ISBN
9780804785426
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.26

Paperback. ILLUSTRATED with 200 photographs, all of which were taken by the author, this evocative book reveals developments in fishing boats built to the requirements of mostly Scottish fishermen from the mid-1960s to the late 1980s. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KNAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752456089
ISBN
9780752456089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. This work offers unusual, unique and highly personalized images of Pittsburgh, combined with prose. Douglas Cooper details the inspiration for his artistic vision, the formal properties of his art and how it relates to architecture. Num Pages: 144 pages, 136 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AFC; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 279 x 11. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822957485
ISBN
9780822957485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.71

Paperback. Exploring conflicting representations of Youngstown across a century of growth, struggle and heartbreaking decline, this study looks at the roles of work and memory. It acts as a cautionary tale about corporate responsibility in an era of globalization. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps, 37photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700612925
ISBN
9780700612925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.98

Hardback. An original interpretive history of the origins, rise, and eventual fall of the New Odessa Jewish commune formed by members of Am Olam and an analysis of the process of their transformation from Russian revolutionary intelligentsia who rejected any outward forms of Judaism to Americans who in large measure came to terms with their Jewishness. Series: Borderlines: Russian and East European-Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 215 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBT; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781618113818
ISBN
9781618113818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.65

Paperback. Unveils the radical roots of modern dance and recalls the excitement and energy of New York City in the 1930s. This book explores the relationship between the modern dance movement and leftist political activism in this period. Num Pages: 264 pages, 58 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; ASD; HBTB; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822319481
ISBN
9780822319481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTK; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759205
ISBN
9781894759205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 503 photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK; KJ; KND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1356.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764302114
ISBN
9780764302114
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 31.60

Paperback. Steve Biko inspired a generation of black South Africans to claim their true identity and refuse to be a part of their own oppression. This book shows how fundamental he was to the reawakening and transformation of South Africa in the second half of the twentieth century - and just how relevant he remains. Series: Ohio Short Histories of Africa. Num Pages: 160 pages, yes b&w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; HBTV; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 110 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420256
ISBN
9780821420256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

Paperback. an essential document of the Black Panther Party written by three leading thinkers and party activists who were jailed following the FBI'S 1969 mandate to destroy the organization "by any means possible." Series: Semiotext(e) / Active Agents. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 118 x 14. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Semiotext(e)
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780936756745
ISBN
9780936756745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.60

Paperback. Stir It Up explores the changing aims of home economics while putting the phenomena of Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Ty Pennington, and the "Mommy Wars" into historical context. Num Pages: 240 pages, 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221213
ISBN
9780812221213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. An illustrated book which offers a glimpse into the lives and creativity of African-American quilters during the era of slavery. It examines the history of quilting in the enslaved community and places the quilts into a historical and cultural context. Series: Chapel Hill Books. Num Pages: 100 pages, 73 colour photographs, 53 b&w photographs, notes, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC; WFBQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807849958
ISBN
9780807849958
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81

Sheet map, folded. .
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847843142
ISBN
9781847843142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.96

Paperback. Packed with informative tales, this title features nautical facts and feats, including superstitions at sea, the history of animals on the waves - until 1975 when all animals were banned from Royal Navy ships - and how the inventor of the umbrella helped man the British Navy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091958602
ISBN
9780091958602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL3; JPW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
227
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556526497
ISBN
9781556526497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Slavery's impact on children and families Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 544 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222640
ISBN
9780253222640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.64

Hardback. Translator(s): Eric, Trump. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTZ; JPWL; JWXK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781620972571
ISBN
9781620972571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 21. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062334701
ISBN
9780062334701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, maps, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSK; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S. United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2 Mti
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312671938
ISBN
9780312671938
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. Among the most important slave revolts in colonial America, the Stono Rebellion also ranks as South Carolina's largest slave insurrection and one of the bloodiest uprisings in American history. This study introduces readers to the documents needed to understand both the revolt and the discussion among scholars about the legacy of the insurrection. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
SKU
V9781570036057
ISBN
9781570036057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604867473
ISBN
9781604867473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 22.86

Paperback. Kent, the "Garden of England", was also the market garden for its giant neighbour, London. Num Pages: 160 pages, 167 b/w photographs, 6 illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 168 x 13. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781902806303
ISBN
9781902806303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Stories from the Barrio offers a new look at the history of Fort Worth. Carlos E. Cuellar uses public records such as city to examine this community and its history Num Pages: 240 pages, 60 b/w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 853.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875652900
ISBN
9780875652900
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.93

Paperback. All along the river, from the front porches of Hannibal to the neighborhoods of St Louis to the cotton fields of the Bootheel and west to Kansas City, stories are being told. This work presents a collection of family stories and traditional tales about all walks of African American life. Series: Missouri Heritage Readers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 35 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Missouri
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826218445
ISBN
9780826218445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBT; HBW; JHMC; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 557.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469628660
ISBN
9781469628660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Paperback. An anthology, a sampling of stories from the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, more commonly known as the Berger Inquiry. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: HBJQ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 225 x 9. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780973884524
ISBN
9780973884524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: AMB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 208 x 15. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860130
ISBN
9781771860130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.61

Paperback. Angela Zusman offers an informative guidebook with step-by-step directions for planning and implementing intergenerational oral history projects. Series: Practicing Oral History. Num Pages: 165 pages, figures. BIC Classification: HBA; HBTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Left Coast Press Inc United States
Number of pages
165
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781598744255
ISBN
9781598744255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Hardcover. This is the story of the fighting underground of the Jews of Kovno, Lithuania, in World War II. The authors, Zvie A. Brown and Dov Levin, were themselves members of the underground, and this well-researched book based on documentary material, verbal and written testimonies, memoirs of witnesses, is supplemented by the authors own accounts. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 243 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652296160
ISBN
9789652296160
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.74

paperback. Num Pages: 877 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 213 x 40. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
Revised
Number of pages
877
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307278074
ISBN
9780307278074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, 160 colour/black& white illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 289 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1280. 208 pages, 160 colour/black& white illustrations and photographs. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSSC. Dimension: 244 x 289 x 23. Weight: 1282.
Publisher
Dewi Lewis Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905928071
ISBN
9781905928071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. Series: Science/technology/culture. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTW; PDX; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625341433
ISBN
9781625341433
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.98

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