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Paperback. Destroying almost 3 billion rubles' worth of property in European Russia between 1860 and 1904, accidental and arson fires acted as a brake on Russia's economic development. Using sources ranging from newspaper articles to statistical tables and court records, this work demonstrates the many meanings fire held for peasants and the educated elite. Series: Samuel and Althea Stroum Books. Num Pages: 306 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295982090
ISBN
9780295982090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Paperback. Explores the two-hundred-year-old American tradition of freewheeling, improvisational, and asymmetrical quilts, whose makers experimented boldly with design, color, and pictorial motifs. This work examines the aesthetics and the social history of quilts from the nineteenth century onwards, including Amish, African American, and modern art quilts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 66 illus., 48 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WFBQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295983097
ISBN
9780295983097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.17

Paperback. First published in 1993, this illustrated volume defines the main components and sources for Russia's architectural traditions in their historical context. Subject to influences from east and west, it documents Russian architecture's distinctive approaches to building in four parts. Num Pages: 744 pages, 775 illus., 80 in color. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AM; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 215 x 40. Weight in Grams: 2660.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
744
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295983936
ISBN
9780295983936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.17

Paperback. Offers a perspective on the colonial stereotype of the exotic Pacific island woman, tracing the evolution of female primitivism from Western antiquity to twentieth-century Hollywood. This book includes 37 illustrations of Pacific women from early etchings by shipboard artists. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 37 illus. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987651
ISBN
9780295987651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Hardback. Reveals the extraordinary lives and times of remarkable explorers and scientists Editor(s): Glover, Denise M.; Harrell, Stevan; McKhann, Charles Fremont; Swain, Margaret Byrne. Series: McLellan Endowed Series. Num Pages: 71 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTP; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295991177
ISBN
9780295991177
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.23

Hardcover. Increases our understanding of the history and development of the arts of the book Num Pages: 384 pages, 152 illus., 90 in color. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5487 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1792.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295991917
ISBN
9780295991917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4 maps, 21 black & white illustrations, 4 maps, 21 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; JPVH4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995168
ISBN
9780295995168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.23

Hardback. Series Editor(s): Keyes, Charles F.; Sears, Laurie J.; Rafael, Vicente. Series: Critical Dialogues in Southeast Asian Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 black & white illustrations, 3 maps, 27 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295996677
ISBN
9780295996677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 maps, 20 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998268
ISBN
9780295998268
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.10

Hardcover. Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 312 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 11 illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBBW; HBJF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295998336
ISBN
9780295998336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardback. Editor(s): Grob, Leonard; Roth, John K. Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 245 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295998459
ISBN
9780295998459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 12 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFD; JHMC; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 613.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999128
ISBN
9780295999128
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.71

Hardcover. Num Pages: 220 pages, 1 maps, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFN; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999241
ISBN
9780295999241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

Hardcover. Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books. Num Pages: 352 pages, 44 black & white illustrations, 5 maps, 6 black & white tables, 44 b&w illus., 5 maps, 6. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTB; JFFZ; PSVS; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999340
ISBN
9780295999340
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.12

hardcover. Editor(s): Raiford, Leigh; Raphael-Hernandez, Heike. Num Pages: 392 pages, 64 black & white illustrations, 21 colour plates, 64 b&w illus., 21 color plates. BIC Classification: ACV; ACX; AGH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780295999562
ISBN
9780295999562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.40

Paperback. Examines how people acquired and read books from the sixteenth century to the present, focusing on the personal relationships between readers and the volumes they owned. This title also investigates the means by which books were sold, and lends insights into the ways booksellers and publishers marketed their wares. Num Pages: 304 pages, 90 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: GL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 596.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164046
ISBN
9780300164046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.23

Paperback. In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a brilliant French artillery officer and a Jew of Alsatian descent, was court-martialed for selling secrets to the German military attache in Paris based on perjured testimony and trumped-up evidence. This title presents an account of the famously complex case. Series: Why X Matters Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBT; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300168143
ISBN
9780300168143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.68

Hardcover. A half-century of Wall Street history as seen through the lives of its most illustrious family This compelling new narrative from bestselling author John Rothchild tells the story of three generations of the legendary Davis family, who rank among the most successful investors in the history of the Street. Num Pages: 320 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons New York
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471331780
ISBN
9780471331780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 39.05

Paperback. Describes what might be called the workers' culture of Shaba, through analyses of communicative (sociolinguistic) and cognitive (ethnosemantic) aspects of language use. In this study, inquiry will be directed to the past, and it will, for many reasons, have to reach into a past which is rather remote from present-day Shaba Swahili. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1M. BIC Classification: 1H; 2H; 3JH; 3JJ; CF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 68.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780520076259
ISBN
9780520076259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 25.80

Hardcover. This is a detailed study of the changing nature and limits of academic freedom in pre-war Japan from the Meiji Restoration to the eve of World War II. The analysis is complemented by an extensive use of biographical and archival material. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 illustrations, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780520078215
ISBN
9780520078215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.92
€ 53.36

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