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Paperback. Britons may very well never be slaves, but British rule certainly meant slavery for others. This book explores the personalities and the issues behind the movement to abolish first the slave trade and later the condition of slavery. It reveals the passionate arguments on both sides of the abolition debate. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750934916
ISBN
9780750934916
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.91

paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212924
ISBN
9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300145458
ISBN
9780300145458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.11

paperback. Series: Sport and Society. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252013256
ISBN
9780252013256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

paperback. A lively look at four major Jewish celebrities of early 1960s America, who together made their mark on both American culture and Jewish identity Num Pages: 360 pages, 24 illus. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Brandeis University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611683141
ISBN
9781611683141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. An innovative study of the ways in which Germans of different ages and life stages lived through the violent eruptions of the two world wars, and through the dictatorships of Nazism and then Communism that succeeded them. Num Pages: 528 pages, charts. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 173 x 45. Weight in Grams: 946.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199287208
ISBN
9780199287208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.14

Paperback. "London Voices, London Lives" addresses a question of great current importance for urban policy: what kind of a place is London in the 21st century, and how does it differ significantly from other parts of urban Britain? It addresses these questions in a unique way: over one hundred ordinary Londoners provide their answers in their own voices. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; HBTD; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861349835
ISBN
9781861349835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 38.77

Hardback. Frequently perceived as a characteristic of modern culture, the phenomenon of celebrity has much older roots. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509508730
ISBN
9781509508730
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.10

Paperback. Series: Ohio RIS Latin America Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBTV; JPA; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 407. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896801974
ISBN
9780896801974
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

Paperback. The Spread of Zulu Ethnicity in Colonial South Africa. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. 312 pages, 3 maps. A thorough history of Zulu ethnicity during the colonial period. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; HBJH; HBTQ. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353096
ISBN
9780822353096
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.62

paperback. Bringing together Mexican, Soviet, and North American (as well as British) perspectives, this book shows how the convergence of each country's domestic and foreign policies precluded them from a harmonious triangular relationship. It contributes to an understanding of the international dimension of the Mexican revolution. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 b&w photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJG; HBTV; JPSD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322894
ISBN
9780822322894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

paperback. Robert Darnton explores the scandalous literature of libel and the colorful lives of libelers in eighteenth-century France. By doing so he shows how an ideological current eroded authority under the Old Regime and became absorbed in a new, more radical, political culture under Robespierre. Series: Material Texts. Num Pages: 552 pages, 47 illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812221718
ISBN
9780812221718
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Paperback. Offers a collection of papers - presents the results of recent field research in the disciplines of history, political science, anthropology, sociology, and economics. Editor(s): Hafkin, Nancy J.; Bay, Edna G. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5411 x 3404 x 22. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804710114
ISBN
9780804710114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback. Robbers Roost is a hideout for outlaws and hunted men long before Butch Cassidy found it in 1884. This book features an introduction by Floyd A O'Neil, director of the American West Center at the University of Utah that discusses landscape, the law and the Wild Bunch, and the author's lifelong preparation for this subject. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 14. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260894
ISBN
9780803260894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. Series: Aspects of Greek and Roman Life. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; LAB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 171 x 209 x 18. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801493652
ISBN
9780801493652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Hardback. The first comprehensive examination of execution as a social institution in Canada. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774817530
ISBN
9780774817530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.37

Paperback. Analyses the origins and nature of the Roman empire, and its continuing influence in discussions and debates about modern imperialism. Series: Roots of Imperialism. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 11. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328690
ISBN
9780745328690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 326 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691613932
ISBN
9780691613932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.28

Hardcover. Brock traces the complex history of the second information revolution, from its roots in World War II through to the bursting bubble of the internet economy, explaining that it sprang from an interdependent series of technological advances, entrepreneurial innovations and changes to public policy. Num Pages: 336 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBT; KNTT; KNTX; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011786
ISBN
9780674011786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.84
€ 70.02

paperback. In the Japanese labor movement of the early twentieth century, no one captured the public imagination as vividly as Osugi Sakae (1885-1923): rebel, anarchist, and martyr. This work offers a glimpse into a Japanese boy's life at the time of the Sino-Japanese (1894-95) and the Russo-Japanese (1904-5) wars. Series: Voices from Asia S. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; BGHA; HBTB; KNXB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 45.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520077607
ISBN
9780520077607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Paperback. In the Pacific Northwest, the river of dominance is the Columbia, and its history is the history of the region. In this book, historians and anthropologists consider a range of topics about the river, from Indian rock art, and ethnobotany on the Columbia to literary and family history, and the creation of an engineered river. Editor(s): Lang, William L. Series: Columbia Northwest Classics S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 19 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBT; RBKF; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295977775
ISBN
9780295977775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271017433
ISBN
9780271017433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.23
€ 87.89

Hardback. Editor(s): Jusova, Iveta; Siklova, Jiina. Num Pages: 338 pages, 6 b&w illus., 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253021892
ISBN
9780253021892
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.69

Hardback. Victorian Britain is often considered as the high point of 'laissez-faire', the place and the time when people were most 'free' to make their own lives without the aid or interference of the State. This book, by historians of state and society, asks to what extent that was true and, to the extent that it was, how it worked. Editor(s): Mandler, Peter. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199271337
ISBN
9780199271337
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.16

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