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hardcover. This book provides a social, cultural, and political history of migration, ethnicity, and madness in New Zealand between 1860 and 1910. Series: Migrations and Identities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781781381625
ISBN
9781781381625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 9.39

paperback. This work is a local study of wartime France under the Vichy regime that considers resistance and collaboration within the context of everyday life. Concentrating on the city of Nimes, it examines wartime reports, official departmental documents, local secular and religious newspapers and letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780271013275
ISBN
9780271013275
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 6.23

paperback. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 269.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
IG PUBLISHING United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9780977197231
ISBN
9780977197231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.38

paperback. Compares the self-representations of the US Mexicanas with the representations of academic-affiliated, intellectual Chicana writers and visual artists. This work looks at how the Chicana professional intellectuals and the US Mexicana women refigure demeaning constructions of female gender roles and racial, ethnic, and sexual identities. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADS; AC; DSBH; HBTD; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822343103
ISBN
9780822343103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.75

paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226422022
ISBN
9780226422022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.05

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 264 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781843516644
ISBN
9781843516644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.00
€ 7.79

paperback. Focuses on the experience of those Chinese who immigrated to this country with false documents during the Exclusion era. This memoir discusses about the many Chinese who worked in urban laundries and restaurants. It introduces an unusually articulate man's perspective on becoming a Chinese American. Editor(s): Chin, Winifred C. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 204.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398015
ISBN
9781566398015
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.64

paperback. Series: Routledge Library Editions: Women's History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 582.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415752534
ISBN
9780415752534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.47

hardcover. The 1948 Genocide Convention is one of the most important instruments in international law. This Commentary provides a comprehensive analysis of each article of the Convention, taking a thematic approach. It also examines the Convention's legacy and future, drawing on its preparatory works and the development of international case law on genocide. Editor(s): Gaeta, Paola. Series: Oxford Commentaries on International Law. Num Pages: 616 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; LBBR; LBBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press (UK) United Kingdom
Edition
New
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199570218
ISBN
9780199570218
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 223.92

paperback. Series: Armenian Studies Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBTZ; JPS; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781412864381
ISBN
9781412864381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Paperback. A facsimile reprint of the very first "Boy Scout Handbook", complete with the advertisements that accompanied the original 1911 edition. Num Pages: 448 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 15 x 128. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616081980
ISBN
9781616081980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.43

Paperback. By demonstrating the great flexibility of the Dakota in adapting to the trying economic circumstances of their environment, "The Dakota of the Canadian Northwest" has given us a significant example of the cultural tenacity and economic ingenuity of one aboriginal group. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Regina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889771352
ISBN
9780889771352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 25.65

Paperback. Hellenistic Egypt is firmly established as the generating source of anti-semitism in this book, with roots extending back into the pre-Hellenistic period. Comments on the Jews in Greek and Roman writing further illuminate the hostility towards this culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
n Second printing
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674487789
ISBN
9780674487789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.34

paperback. Naamiwan's Drum follows the story of a famous Ojibwe medicine man, his gifted grandson, and remarkable water drum. The book contains a powerful Anishinaabe interpretive perspective on repatriation and on anthropology itself. Num Pages: 356 pages, 14. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; ACX; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442628267
ISBN
9781442628267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

paperback. Examines contact stories from indigenous and newcomer populations from New Zealand and throughout North America. This book argues that we are in the contact zone, struggling to understand the meaning of contact between indigenous and settler populations. It is suitable for scholars and students in Canadian history and First Nations studies. Editor(s): Lutz, John Sutton. Num Pages: 248 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1MBN; HBJK; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
UBC Press Canada
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774812634
ISBN
9780774812634
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 40.23

Series: Cassini Revised New Series Historical Map. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 96. Series: Cassini Revised New Series Historical Map. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTP1; WQH. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 11. Weight: 96.
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cassini Publishing Ltd
Edition
Facsimile Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847363602
ISBN
9781847363602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.09

The humanitarian crisis in Darfur,has attracted significant international media attention. Here, Noah Bassil offers a re-conception of the conflict by examining the origins of the conflict through the broader issue of state failure in post-colonial Sudan, providing a valuable contribution to History, International Relations and Peace Studies. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 integrated bw, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; HBTR; JWDG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 147 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780760858
ISBN
9781780760858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 171.36

Series: New Studies in U.S. Foreign Relations. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FMS; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Kent State University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606350867
ISBN
9781606350867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Braham, Randolph L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWR; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335430
ISBN
9780880335430
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.68

A portrait of Victorian society and culture, this text presents aspects of the age through profiles of pioneering figures. It covers attitudes to a range of issues from education, health and self-help to civic ideals and sexual identity. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBG; HBLL; HBTB; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582292895
ISBN
9780582292895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.18

Editor(s): Fawn, Rick. Num Pages: 184 pages, 4 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUG; 3JM; HBJD; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 15. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415842532
ISBN
9780415842532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.05

hardcover. This volume brings together essays by 14 accomplished Lincoln scholars. They provide an insight into how Lincoln's administration dealt with the issues of war and slavery. The work covers facets of three general themes, the problems of emancipation, presidential politics and the Lincoln legacy. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 267 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
267
Condition
New
Edition
2nd Edition
SKU
V9780823219599
ISBN
9780823219599
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.73

paperback. Allan D. Austin explores via portraits, documents, maps and texts, the lives of 50 sub-Saharan non-peasant Muslim Africans caught in the American slave trade between 1730 and 1860. Num Pages: 216 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415912709
ISBN
9780415912709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231125086
ISBN
9780231125086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.71

Paperback. This ground-breaking, work is both a reference collection of 27 new essays by leading specialists in their own fields, and also a collective demonstration of major new directions in the study of ancient Greece. Editor(s): Powell, Anton. Series: Routledge Worlds. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 line drawings, 17 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 997.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415170420
ISBN
9780415170420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 106.93

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306823107
ISBN
9780306823107
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.91

Paperback. 'A refreshing counterpoint to silly Westen nostrums that various malefactors in the Third World constitute the new enemy' Foreign Affairs Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 8. Weight in Grams: 197.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745308463
ISBN
9780745308463
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.26

paperback. Begins with a discussion of the nature of evil, exploring the fragility of human beings and the phenomena of compartmentalizing, unquestioning obedience to authority, and moral drift. Citing examples from history and contemporary life, the author characterizes evil acts in terms of moral agency, magnitude, and intent. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTS; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566391009
ISBN
9781566391009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

hardcover. "Essays examining the character of the Southern gentleman, representing the works of historian Bert Wyatt-Brown and stressing the plural--not monolithic--nature of the South"-- Editor(s): Frank, Lisa Tendrich; Kilbride, Daniel. Series: Southern Dissent Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 597.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813036908
ISBN
9780813036908
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.66

Hardcover. Num Pages: 242 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816522873
ISBN
9780816522873
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 16 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385239547
ISBN
9780385239547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.47

Paperback. This volume recounts the story of the founding and evolution of Fort Meade during the last half of the 19th century, when it was first established as a military outpost to separate Seminoles from white pioneer families desirous of cattle-grazing lands. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 maps, 36 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817307639
ISBN
9780817307639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

hardcover. Num Pages: 346 pages, 41 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; AB; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 287 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271020846
ISBN
9780271020846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.41

Paperback. This work is an analysis of the ideology, causal patterns, and means employed in the Nazi genocide against the Jews. It argues that the events of the genocide compel reconsideration of such moral concepts as individual and group responsibility, and the role of knowledge in ethical decisions. Series: Religion, Theology and the Holocaust. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629931
ISBN
9780815629931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.59

paperback. Features a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QSF; HBJD; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241963838
ISBN
9780241963838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

paperback. On April 15th, 1912, Titanic, the world's largest passenger ship, sank after colliding with an iceberg, claiming more than 1,500 lives. The author's bestselling history of the voyage, the wreck and the aftermath is a tour de force of detailed investigation and the upstairs/downstairs divide. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 186.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141399690
ISBN
9780141399690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. Follows the interweaving lives of several key anarchists, and of the secret police who tracked them. Framed by the Paris Commune of 1871 and the 1905 revolution in St Petersburg, and spread across five continents, theirs is the story of a generation that saw the dream of Utopia crumble, to be replaced by a dangerous desperation. Num Pages: 544 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBLL; HBTB; JPFB; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Vintage Digital
Condition
New
SKU
9780099551928
ISBN
9780099551928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.98

paperback. This is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II. It is virtually a day-by-day account, in men and women's own words, of the horrifying events of the Holocaust - the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish race. Num Pages: 960 pages, 25 maps; portraits. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 54. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
HarperCollins
Condition
New
SKU
9780006371946
ISBN
9780006371946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. A history of moral education in American schools. The author traces American traditions of moral education from the colonial era to the present, illuminating both debates about the subject and actual practices in public and private schools, colleges, and universities. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFM; JNA; JNL; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Teachers' College Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807738207
ISBN
9780807738207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.12

paperback. Assesses various aspects of Edward Said's work - his contributions to postcolonial theory, his work on racism and ethnicity, his aesthetics and his resistance to the aestheticization of politics, his concepts of figuration, his assessment of the role of the exile in a metropolitan culture, and his work on music and the visual arts. Editor(s): Bove, Paul A. Series: A Boundary 2 Book. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
New ed
SKU
V9780822325222
ISBN
9780822325222
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 22.52

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3810 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780822313366
ISBN
9780822313366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 24.89

Paperback. This title concentrates on the broad patterns of policing. It asks questions such as: how was there a shift from communal responsibility to policing? and: what has been expected of the public and vice versa? It should be of interest to any one concerned with the history of policing. Num Pages: 280 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; JKSW1; LA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Willan
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903240267
ISBN
9781903240267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.81

paperback. Competition, flexibility and profit are still the common currency, even at a time when Western countries have been driven off a cliff by these very values. But will it always be this way? This title argues for the predominance in any society of one of three broad value systems - that of the merchant; the soldier; and the sage. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241955215
ISBN
9780241955215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.45

paperback. Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this era. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140049459
ISBN
9780140049459
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.43

paperback. Includes grandparents and great-grandparents who sum up in their own words the vast changes that have overtaken China's people over a century. This book is also at once a journey by the author through time and place, and a memorial to those who have lived through war and civil war, persecution, invasion, revolution, famine, and, Westernization. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099501480
ISBN
9780099501480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.29

paperback. Editor(s): Keene, Derek (London School of Economics and Political Science). Series: Historical Urban Studies. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781138265776
ISBN
9781138265776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.23

Paperback. Introduces students to some of the trends and controversies in recent historical scholarship on this topic, and examines the principal developments of party organization, electoral growth and policy-making. Series: Lancaster Pamphlets. Num Pages: 80 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 7. Weight in Grams: 116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415040518
ISBN
9780415040518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.03

paperback. Takes a look at Victorian America, and explores the minds of Victorians by examining some of their most distinctive and fascinating creations. The five essays in the book discuss specific pieces - hallstands, sideboards, embroidered mottoes, parlor organs, and seating furniture - within the context of broader cultural issues and concerns. Series: American Civilization. Num Pages: 280 pages, 195 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AFT; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; J; WJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 17. Weight in Grams: 780.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Temple University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566393331
ISBN
9781566393331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 26.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages, 186 colour photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
African American Images United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
205
Condition
New
SKU
V9780913543597
ISBN
9780913543597
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.80

Hardback. A stunning collection of essays, photographs, speeches and ephemera from this historic activist organisation Editor(s): Enck-Wanzer, Darrel. Num Pages: 269 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 1KJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 23. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814722411
ISBN
9780814722411
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.08

paperback. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. This book explores the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. Num Pages: 373 pages, 53 halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717558
ISBN
9780292717558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.24

Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 107 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195337945
ISBN
9780195337945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

paperback. All-powerful, brilliant, decisive, ruthlessly effective.. this is the image of the CIA as portrayed in countless films and novels. It is wrong. This book, based on thousands of declassified documents and interviews with agents at all levels, shows the reality behind the glamorous myth. Num Pages: 832 pages, 8pp. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 38. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780241956236
ISBN
9780241956236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.68

paperback. A biography of the city of London. It takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 46. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099570387
ISBN
9780099570387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.68

paperback. Life in mid-19 century New York was tough, and violence and corruption were rife. Two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Native Americans, were locked in an endless battle for supremacy. Amsterdam Vallon, son of the Rabbits' murdered leader, is seeking vengeance for his father's death at the hands of Bill 'The Butcher'. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099436744
ISBN
9780099436744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

hardcover. J.C. Van Leur attacked the views on the character and significance of the 18th century in Asian history. His denial of European pre-eminence in Asian waters represents an attack on colonial historiography. These essays provide studies of what this period meant in the history of South and East Asia. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840146103
ISBN
9781840146103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.36

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSP1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610588
ISBN
9780815610588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.51

Hardcover. To help the world overcome its diffidence towards solo sex, Mels van Driel has written With the Hand. Van Driel covers a great number of topics, from the physical, to the mythical, to the mythological, to the artistic, in order to explore masturbation in all its astonishing variety. Translator(s): Vincent, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899194
ISBN
9781861899194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardcover. Historian G. H. Bennett pieces together the forgotten story of a wartime German road-building project, which exterminated numerous Jewish and other lives. A moving and sometimes horrifying chronicle of suffering and deprivation, this book retells an important episode in the history of World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899095
ISBN
9781861899095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Hardcover. Lords of the Sea is an engrossing tale of piracy, maritime conquest, slavery and exploration that details the history of the Barbary corsairs. Jamieson artfully explains how these Muslim corsairs from the Ottoman Turkish empire captured Christian ships for centuries. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; HBJH; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899071
ISBN
9781861899071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Presenting results from many scientific disciplines, including geology, anthropology and sociology, The End is Nigh explores the global history of natural disasters whilst investigating how these tragedies have changed us, the way that we live and how we think. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Rep Tra
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898982
ISBN
9781861898982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.84

Paperback. In this fascinating history of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner tells a compelling story of obsession, beauty, discovery and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a tool for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898166
ISBN
9781861898166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

Hardcover. Featuring beautiful images, and many classic and contemporary recipes, Lobster: A Global History is the first book to describe the social history of lobster consumption around the world. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WBTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897947
ISBN
9781861897947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Hardback. Looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFZ; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890146
ISBN
9781861890146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Hardback. Examines the significance of the female body, beauty and culture. This title shows how the female body is constantly being changed, and by various sometimes punishing means made to fit in with feminine physical ideals. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 185 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AC; HBTB; JFCK; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890047
ISBN
9781861890047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Hardcover. From Persepolis to Beijing's Forbidden City, Power in Stone explores cities built as symbols of military, political and economic power. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232867
ISBN
9781780232867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231105
ISBN
9781780231105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230863
ISBN
9781780230863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Paperback. A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684889
ISBN
9781611684889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.74

hardcover. The biography of the first female Supreme Court Justice of South Carolina Editor(s): Lewis, Burke W., Jr.; Assey, Joan P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 colour and 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; B; HBTB; JFSJ1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611176926
ISBN
9781611176926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.97

Paperback. On a frigid, stormy day in February of 1686, a small French sailing ship lost control and ran aground in Matagorda Bay. More than 300 years later, Texas Historical Commission archeologists discovered La Belle's resting place. This title tells a tale of nautical adventure in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 126 colour, 13 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSX; 3JD; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585444311
ISBN
9781585444311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Texas State Historical Assn
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876111451
ISBN
9780876111451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.14

Paperback. In 1536, Henry VIII faced risings throughout northern England; these posed the greatest threat to any Tudor monarch. The Pilgrimage of Grace has traditionally been assumed to have been a spontaneous protest against the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but this study aims to reveal the full story. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 maps and 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199259069
ISBN
9780199259069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.67

paperback. A compelling exploration of the lives of individual men and women from all levels of sixteenth-century life that gives a vivid feel for the reality of Elizabethan society Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781472102331
ISBN
9781472102331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 50 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BG; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL3; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 260 x 26. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Blacksmith Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9789881376428
ISBN
9789881376428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

hardcover. Previous ed. published under title: Key concepts in post-colonial studies. Series: Routledge Key Guides. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; GBC; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 589.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415661904
ISBN
9780415661904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.21

Hardcover. These documents illuminate the conduct of British trade in the Caribbean when slavery was at its height and Jamaica was the wealthiest territory in Britain's Atlantic empire. Detailing the commercial and plantation interests of two Bristol families, the volume sheds light on how fortunes were created by merchants striving for social improvement. Editor(s): Morgan, Kenneth O. Series: Records of Social and Economic History New Series. Num Pages: 726 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJQ; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1303.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
726
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264058
ISBN
9780197264058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.36

Paperback. Editor(s): Endicott, Kirk. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMM; CF; HBTB; HD; HRKT; J; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971698614
ISBN
9789971698614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.73

Paperback. In this work, the author discusses four interrelated spheres of activity, namely, the traditional rural sector, the port cities, the coastal trade and the overseas trade links. He argues that the creative use of clan organizations was key to the growth of the Amoy network along the coast as well as overseas. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971697730
ISBN
9789971697730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.73

Paperback. Focuses on the Geneva conference on Laos of 1961-2, which Britain played a role in bringing about and bringing to a conclusion. It throws light on Britain's policy in Southeast Asia in what in some sense may be seen as the last of the decades in which its influence was crucial. Num Pages: 532 pages. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 28. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
NUS Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971695033
ISBN
9789971695033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

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