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Paperback. Tokyo is a vibrant city where the cultures of the East and the West are remixed into perceptibly Japanese forms. The book traces the cultural and literary history of Tokyo from an obscure fishing village to one of the largest metropolises in the world. Series: Cities of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955511
ISBN
9781904955511
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.64

Num Pages: 143 pages, 225 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 286 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1042.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
143
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332043
ISBN
9780764332043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415116695
ISBN
9780415116695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.04

Paperback. After the American Civil War, southern black women, such as household labourers and washerwomen, constructed their own world of work, play, negotiation, resistance and community organization. This book traces their struggles as they resisted efforts to keep them economically depressed. Num Pages: 322 pages, 15 halftones; 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTS; JFSJ1; JFSL3; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Presumed to be 1st as edition is unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674893085
ISBN
9780674893085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Hardback. Oliver's study is rigorous and detailed but contemplative in its approach, examining the larger meanings of mankind's first adventures in "the heavens." Series: New Series in NASA History. Num Pages: 248 pages, 12, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407883
ISBN
9781421407883
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 41.41

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 224 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFFN; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691631158
ISBN
9780691631158
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Riddell, John. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 1302 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPF; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 230 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1394.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608466351
ISBN
9781608466351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 83.59

Hardback. Series: Pennsylvania German History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, 37 color, 30 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271023687
ISBN
9780271023687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.45
€ 60.55

paperback. The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. This title offers an account of the Scots as a 'global people', charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern world. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141015644
ISBN
9780141015644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 12.37

Explores the story of crypto-Jews and the tenuous preservation of Jewish rituals and traditions in Mexico and New Mexico. This title provides an account of the economic, social, and religious lives of crypto-Jews during the colonial period and after the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1846. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 maps; 16 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 726.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129367
ISBN
9780231129367
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 129.57

Hardcover. Between 1939 and 1945 some 80,000 Finnish children were sent to Sweden, Denmark, and elsewhere, ostensibly to protect them from danger while their nation's soldiers fought superior Soviet and German forces. This was the largest of all World War II children's transports.. Editor(s): Saffle, Sue. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 26. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386582
ISBN
9781782386582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441578
ISBN
9780801441578
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Paperback. Alice Taylor's classic account of growing up in the Irish countryside, the biggest selling book ever published in Ireland. Beautifully illustrated throughout with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 240 pages, 65 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBTB; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781847178237
ISBN
9781847178237
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Bales, Kevin B.; Trodd, Zoe. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16. BIC Classification: BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474385
ISBN
9780801474385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.40

paperback. Tells the story of JFK, the Cold War, and the power of oratory to change the course of history. This title recalls the days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills towards that end. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Bodley Head
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922755
ISBN
9781847922755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JF; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801446313
ISBN
9780801446313
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.59

Linking economic and social historical research methods with special reference to the evolution of the industrial labor force, To Live to Work offers an account of the popular expansion of gender, labor and political consciousnesses among working women in colonial Korea (1910-1945). Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 tables, 4 figures, 19 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804759090
ISBN
9780804759090
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 1 black & white halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JWG; JWK; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452482
ISBN
9780801452482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.62

Paperback. Tells the remarkable story of Mary Walker, who in August 1848 fled her owner for refuge in the North and spent the next seventeen years trying to recover her son and daughter. Her freedom, like that of thousands who escaped from bondage, came at a great price - remorse at parting without a word, fear for her family's fate. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 203 x 21. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725942
ISBN
9780674725942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.63

Paperback. Shibe Park was demolished in 1976, and today its site is surrounded by the devastation of North Philadelphia. The author, however, vividly evokes the feelings people had about the home of the Philadelphia Athletics and later the Phillies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBT; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691021041
ISBN
9780691021041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America. Editor(s): Morrison, Toni. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: JF; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
City Lights Books United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872865297
ISBN
9780872865297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 402 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
PM Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781629631042
ISBN
9781629631042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.84

Paperback. After Reconstruction African Americans in Atlanta went about such self-interested pursuits as finding work and housing. This text chronicles the emergence of the network of churches, fraternal organizations and social clubs through which black Atlantans pursued their community formation goals. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 illustrations, 3 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820326191
ISBN
9780820326191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.52

Paperback. Offers an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center. This book provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era, as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war as either a "golden age" or a disaster for women. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 illustrations, notes, bibl., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Edition
Rev ed
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807856970
ISBN
9780807856970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.16

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