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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL9; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774820301
ISBN
9780774820301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774819985
ISBN
9780774819985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.36

Paperback. Deals with the power of stories to educate and heal the heart, mind, body, and spirit. This book demonstrates how an indigenous knowledge system facilitates a valuable meaning-making process through storywork. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTD; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814027
ISBN
9780774814027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Edition
Abridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774803922
ISBN
9780774803922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Hardcover. Who exactly are the intellectuals ? This term is so widely used today that we forget that it is a recent invention, dating from the late nineteenth century. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745690353
ISBN
9780745690353
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.84

Hardcover. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687063
ISBN
9780745687063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Hardcover. In 1988, the renowned sociologist Pierre Bourdieu and the leading historian Roger Chartier met for a series of lively discussions that were broadcast on French public radio. Num Pages: 100 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745679587
ISBN
9780745679587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.79

Hardcover. Major transformations in society are always accompanied by parallel transformations in systems of social communication D what we call the media. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 32. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745672571
ISBN
9780745672571
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745671512
ISBN
9780745671512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Hardcover. Translated by Carl Ipsen. This short book provides a succinct and masterly overview of the history of migration, from the earliest movements of human beings out of Africa into Asia and Europe to the present day, exploring along the way those factors that contribute to the successes and failures of migratory groups. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745661865
ISBN
9780745661865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.16

Paperback. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660097
ISBN
9780745660097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Hardcover. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660080
ISBN
9780745660080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.79

Paperback. * This is a major new work from one of the world s leading historians of print culture and the book. * Chartier shows that, in the early history of the book, the roles played by the printer and the typesetter were just as important as the role played by the author: they were often invisible but they were crucial. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; DSBD; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656021
ISBN
9780745656021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Hardcover. * This is a major new work from one of the world s leading historians of print culture and the book. * Chartier shows that, in the early history of the book, the roles played by the printer and the typesetter were just as important as the role played by the author: they were often invisible but they were crucial. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; DSBD; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745656014
ISBN
9780745656014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Hardcover. Katyn the Soviet massacre of over 21,000 Polish prisoners in 1940 has come to be remembered as Stalin s emblematic mass murder, an event obscured by one of the most extensive cover-ups in history. Yet paradoxically, a majority of its victims perished far from the forest in western Russia that gives the tragedy its name. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 22. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745655765
ISBN
9780745655765
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.50

Paperback. What does it mean to be Jewish? What is an anti-Semite? Why does the enigmatic identity of the men who founded the first monotheistic religion arouse such passions? We need to return to the Jewish question. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652207
ISBN
9780745652207
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.93

Paperback. * A unique historical contribution to the origins of what we now think of as globalization . * Gruzinski shows us that the opening up of cultures to other worlds is not new and occurred at the dawn of the modern age. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647531
ISBN
9780745647531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.57

Hardback. * A unique historical contribution to the origins of what we now think of as globalization . * Gruzinski shows us that the opening up of cultures to other worlds is not new and occurred at the dawn of the modern age. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647524
ISBN
9780745647524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.45

Hardback. fascinating new book on obesity which charts its cultural history from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day very engaging and on a very topical subject - this book should attract lots of review coverage and a trade audience Sander L. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 143 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644400
ISBN
9780745644400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.16

Hardback. This book offers a fascinating and insightful overview of seven centuries of murder in Europe. It tells the story of the changing face of violence and documents the long-term decline in the incidence of homicide. Num Pages: 282 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745643779
ISBN
9780745643779
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

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