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Paperback. Shows how seemingly irrational business decisions, inspired in part by the self-interest of the owners but also by their nostalgia for the game, transformed baseball into the national pastime. Num Pages: 384 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; KNSP; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058856
ISBN
9780691058856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.36
€ 42.32

hardcover. The aim of this book is to bring together aspects of the private and public life of members of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 19th century France by using the extensive community and personal archives of the Society, as well as the collection of 14,000 letters of Madeleine Sophie Barat. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184998
ISBN
9781859184998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.68

paperback. A fully revised and expanded edition of the exploration of the historical, legal and political issues in cultural restitution, first published in 2007. Num Pages: 524 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 172 x 28. Weight in Grams: 880.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107625402
ISBN
9781107625402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.85

hardcover. This volume seeks to fill the gap in the historiography of premodern Islam and is conceived as a new standard scholarly resource for those interested in the Seljuk period. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 718.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
PAPERBACKSHOP UK IMPORT
Condition
New
SKU
9780748639946
ISBN
9780748639946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.99
€ 90.15

paperback. Examines how the concept of "Korean woman" underwent a radical transformation in Korea's public discourse during the years of Japanese colonialism. This book shows that as women moved out of traditional spheres to occupy positions outside the home, they encountered the pervasive control of colonial state, which sought to impose modernity on them. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520283817
ISBN
9780520283817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

paperback. Presents the global history of genocide and extermination from ancient times. This book examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on colonial exterminations and 20th-century case studies including the Armenian genocide, the Nazi Holocaust, Stalin's mass murders, and the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides. Num Pages: 768 pages, 38 black-&-white illustrations + 31 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 50. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300144253
ISBN
9780300144253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 22.79

paperback. Chronicles the tumultuous history of Castile in the wake of the Christian capture of the Islamic city of Tulaytula, now Toledo, in the eleventh century and traces the development of Castilian culture as it was forged in the intimacy of Christians with the Muslims and Jews they had overcome. Num Pages: 416 pages, 200 colour images & 10 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 186 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1106.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
YALE UNIV PR
Condition
New
SKU
9780300142143
ISBN
9780300142143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.63

hardcover. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780231153041
ISBN
9780231153041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.99
€ 52.66

paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226184395
ISBN
9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

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: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141032153
ISBN
9780141032153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. The Letter and the Cosmos is a sharp and entertaining examination of how languages, letterforms, orthography, and writing tools have reflected our hidden obsession with the alphabet, Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CBX; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628533
ISBN
9781442628533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. (Re)Visualizing National History is a unique and interdisciplinary volume that offers insights on the dilemmas of present-day European culture, manifestations of nationalism in Europe, and the debates surrounding museums as sites for the representation of politics and history. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442627024
ISBN
9781442627024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.05

Paperback. Remembering Mass Violence breaks new ground in oral history, new media, and performance studies by exploring what is at stake when we attempt to represent war, genocide, and other violations of human rights in a variety of creative works. Editor(s): High, Steven; Little, Edward; Duong, Thi Ry. Num Pages: 376 pages, 19. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTD; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614659
ISBN
9781442614659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

paperback. Red Quarter Moon is an enthralling journey into the past that offers a unique look at the lives of ordinary families and individuals in the USSR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2, 16 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442611399
ISBN
9781442611399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.81

paperback. Living with Strangers tells the story of the Sioux who moved into the Canadian-American borderlands in the later years of the nineteenth century. David G. McCrady's award-winning study crosses national boundaries to examine how Native peoples on both sides of the border reacted to the arrival of the Sioux. Num Pages: 200 pages, 14 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442609907
ISBN
9781442609907
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

paperback. Documentaries have dominated Canada's film production and have been crucial to the formation of Canada's cinematic identity. This volume will be an indispensable companion for anyone seriously interested in Canadian film studies. Editor(s): Leach, Jim; Sloniowski, Jeanette. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082992
ISBN
9780802082992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.54

Paperback. Discounted Labour is an essential new work for anyone interested in the historical struggle for gender equality in Canada. Series: Themes in Canadian History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802078186
ISBN
9780802078186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.90

hardcover. Drawing on the work of a variety of other fields and disciplines - from the ancient Mediterranean to colonial Spain, and from anthropology to psychology - the author argues that colonialism in Africa needs to be understood through the medium of writing. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 468 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMC; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802048721
ISBN
9780802048721
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

hardcover. A Heritage of Light is of equal importance to collectors and historians in the United States and Canada. This newly reprinted edition of Russell's classic 1968 study has a new introduction by Janet Holmes. Series: Rich: Reprints in Canadian History. Num Pages: 352 pages, 191 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 223 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802037657
ISBN
9780802037657
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.82

Hardback. Translator(s): Kuster, Ted. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; GTF; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853459033
ISBN
9780853459033
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.50

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