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Paperback. This history of tort law in America looks at how the subject has been conceptualized, pointing out why changes in rules occurred, and who did the changing. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; LNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Expanded ed
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195139655
ISBN
9780195139655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.53

Paperback. Takes the reader from the late nineteenth century to the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, from slavery and the electric chair to electrotorture in American inner cities, and from French and British colonial prison cells and the Spanish-American War to the fields of Vietnam, the wars of the Middle East, and the democracies of Latin America and Europe. Num Pages: 880 pages, 1 halftone. 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JPA; JWA; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
880
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143330
ISBN
9780691143330
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.04
€ 44.75

Paperback. Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBT; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 334.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468945
ISBN
9780226468945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.92

Paperback. Tosaka Jun (1900-1945) was one of modern Japan's most unique and important critics of capitalism, the emperor system, imperialism, and everyday life in wartime Japan. This collection of translations contains some of Tosaka's most important essays and original articles on Tosaka. Editor(s): Kawashima, Ken C.; Schafer, Fabian; Stolz, Robert. Series: Cornell University East Asia Program. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: DQ; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cornell Univ East Asia Program
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933947686
ISBN
9781933947686
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

Series: New Directions in Southern History. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813134246
ISBN
9780813134246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.11

Paperback. Biography of the anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator Toussaint Louverture, explored through the prism of his radical politics. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335148
ISBN
9780745335148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Hardcover. The definitive biography of the Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture, leader of the only successful slave revolt in world history Num Pages: 352 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 37. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465094134
ISBN
9780465094134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.44

Hardcover. "Towards a Just World" tells the remarkable story of the long struggle to craft the concept of international justice that we have today. Dorothy V. Jones focuses on the first half of the 20th century, the pivotal years in which justice took on expanded meaning. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBT; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd ed.
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226409481
ISBN
9780226409481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.75

hardcover. One of the foremost historians of intellectual life and education in Germany, Fritz Ringer has brought together in this volume several of his articles, most of which are not easily available are published here in English for the first time. They focus on a whole range of contemporary and historical debates.. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPK; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 429.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781571812315
ISBN
9781571812315
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.77

Hardcover. James T. Kloppenberg explores the evolution of democracy, and specifically, the European influences on American ideas of a democratic society. Num Pages: 880 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JPA; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195054613
ISBN
9780195054613
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.44

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783487950
ISBN
9781783487950
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.41
€ 50.03

Paperback. By following the development of 'Main Streets' in nine Alberta towns, this title presents a record of a largely vanished way of life. Num Pages: 392 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888642684
ISBN
9780888642684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.48

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781689172
ISBN
9781781689172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, 12 colour photos & 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 12. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550653168
ISBN
9781550653168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. This book of essays will appeal to anyone interested in the dismantling of Ireland's cultural attachment to Catholicism over the past four decades. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC7; HRLM; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526101068
ISBN
9781526101068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.85

Paperback. A comprehensive guide to dating and interpreting family photographs, the book uses as examples over 150 previously unpublished images. Written by one of the Britain's leading photograph historians and based on years of research into historical photographic records. Num Pages: 240 pages, 150 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 15. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781592809
ISBN
9781781592809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845732
ISBN
9781848845732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.66

Paperback. This practical and comprehensive guide provides an introduction for family historians to trace their ancestors in Hertfordshire. It is thematic in approach, the chapters incorporating related material on subjects as broad as military ancestors and the poor and the sick. Num Pages: 160 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMF; 1DBKEST; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 172 x 8. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
University Of Hertfordshire Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954218928
ISBN
9780954218928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Countryside Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853069369
ISBN
9781853069369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.40

Paperback. Traction engines are a familiar and stirring sight at steam rallies up and down the country, but what were they for, why do they look as they look, and where were they built? These book answers all these questions and more. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445668864
ISBN
9781445668864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.37

Paperback. Steam, and then cumbersome motor, tractors existed in small numbers before 1914. The rivals of Ford brought in novelties such as diesel engines, pneumatic tyres, and hydraulic implement lifts. After the Second World-War, an indigenous tractor industry was led by Ferguson, David Brown, Nuffield and Ford. This book highlights these developments. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WGCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807544
ISBN
9780747807544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.15

Hardback. Brings together work by area specialists and the research on the sea itself in the early modern period, the maritime trade that flourished there, the ships which travelled it and the men who sailed them. This book is suitable for those interested in maritime history, naval history, and the history of the early modern world. Editor(s): Fusaro, Maria; Heywood, Colin; Omri, Mohamed-Salah. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851634
ISBN
9781848851634
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.49
€ 137.06

Hardback. Discusses the complexities of a trading network in this period, outling commodity chains, links between colonies and colonial centres, and tensions between local polities and competing empires. Series: Worlds of the East India Company. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FM; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270699
ISBN
9781783270699
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardback. This book explores the connections and commonalities of unity in the vast aquatic arena of the Indian Ocean, covering many centuries and areas. Editor(s): Pearson, Michael. Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; 1QSN; HBTB; HBTM; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137564887
ISBN
9781137564887
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.74

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