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Paperback. A fascinating insight into everyday life on Hadrian's Wall. The translations of the Vindolanda Scrolls ('send fresh socks' etc) are also a treat! Num Pages: 208 pages, 130, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYN; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848682108
ISBN
9781848682108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.07

Paperback. Discover Britain's culinary history through the kitchenware that created it Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657516
ISBN
9781445657516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.04

Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JFSJ1; LNF; LNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 816.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813144917
ISBN
9780813144917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.20

Hardback. Adonis' influence on Arabic literature has been likened to that of T.S. Eliot in the English-speaking world. Yet alongside this spearheading of a modernist literary revolution, the secular Syrian-born poet is also renowned for his persistent and staunch attacks on despotism across the Arab world. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JJ; 3JM; GTJ; HBTB; HRAM2; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509511907
ISBN
9781509511907
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 12.41

Paperback. A recent series of terrorist attacks, the uncovering of a large terrorist network and a string of continuing regional conflicts have raised an awareness that Southeast Asia is amongst the world's most troubled areas. This book analyses local terrorism and state state repression in this populous, strategically important region. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 26. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute Australia
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924379
ISBN
9781876924379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Ranging across Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and eastern California, this title places Native peoples squarely at the center of a story that chronicles two centuries of Indian and imperial history. Num Pages: 384 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 1 graph. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 42. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674027206
ISBN
9780674027206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.48

Paperback. The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. This book recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420898
ISBN
9780821420898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.75

Paperback. Editor(s): Kierner, Cynthia A.; Treadway, Sandra Gioia. Series: Southern Women : Their Lives and Times. Num Pages: 436 pages, 34 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820342658
ISBN
9780820342658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.72

Paperback. Collects twenty essays that explore the Virginia story in the Civil War era. This title examines Robert E Lee and the issues confronting his men, such as soldier morale and religious conversion. It emphasizes the wartime home front - in some cases reexamining its connection with the battlefront - or explore questions of gender, race, or religion. Editor(s): Wallenstein, Peter; Wyatt-Brown, Bertram. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 b&w illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928289
ISBN
9780813928289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.08

Hardcover. An overview of the history of 126 courthouses that recounts some notable legal proceedings that took place in the courtrooms, particulary those involving societal change and the ongoing struggle for civil rights. Num Pages: 272 pages, 140 colour illustrations, 34 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AC; AMG; HBTB; LA; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 310 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916040
ISBN
9780813916040
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 51.57

Mixed media pr. A guide to genealogical research on the internet. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG; UDB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 975.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
311
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029230
ISBN
9780842029230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.17

paperback. In 1908, the ruler of the Balinese realm of Klungkung and over 100 members of his family and court were massacred when they marched deliberately into the fire of the Dutch colonial army. This work examines the question of what their action meant and its significance in contemporary Klungkung. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 half-tones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMNB; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 29. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226885827
ISBN
9780226885827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.61

Paperback. Re-assesses the myths that have come to shape and limit our understanding of the Nazi genocide as well as totalitarianism's broader, constitutive, and recurrent features Series: Critical Cultural Communication. Num Pages: 205 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFC; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814769768
ISBN
9780814769768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.27

Paperback. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482. Documents, Aesthetics, Memory. Series: Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. 348 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Bathrick, David; Prager, Brad; Richardson, Michael D. Collection of essays exploring the controversies surrounding images of the Holocaust. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACX; DSBH; HBTZ1. Dimension: 152 x 227 x 19. Weight: 480.
Publisher
BOYE6
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571135421
ISBN
9781571135421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 36.34

Hardcover. Silvia Borzutzky offers a counter-argument to privatization and to traditional interpretations of Chilean politics. She analyzes the intimate connections between politics, policies, and the distributation of socioeconomic resources in Chile. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; HBT; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268043568
ISBN
9780268043568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.14

Paperback. Examines the Independence holiday, exploring how this most important public festival in the civic calendar has given Mexicans a rich tradition of national celebration that is part creation myth, part official pomp, and part popular merrymaking. This work looks at how Independence Day festivities have provided a medium for informal education. Editor(s): Beezley, William H.; Lorey, David E. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 261 pages, photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; ASZP; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029155
ISBN
9780842029155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.96

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762786992
ISBN
9780762786992
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.27

Hardback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126748
ISBN
9780231126748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.20
€ 81.45

Paperback. Since The Voice of America first went on the air as a regional wartime enterprise in February 1942, it has undergone a spectacular transformation. This book chronicles this transformation from a fledgling short wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant encompassing radio and the Internet. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APW; HBT; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231126755
ISBN
9780231126755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.20

Hardback. Bringing together scripts, activities, and resources, this book has been compiled so as to offer intellectual and emotional experiences that students will long remember. The voices echoing dramatically from these scripted pages ring with both true and fictional stories of the Holocaust that we should not fail to hear. Num Pages: 328 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: DD; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836556
ISBN
9780810836556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.77

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