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Paperback. A comprehensive reference guide, this volume examines the leading political, economic, cultural, military, scientific and sporting personalities of Russia and the Soviet Union from 1900 to 1996. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; BGH; GBC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415138987
ISBN
9780415138987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.14

Paperback. The nineteenth century saw huge changes in design and technology. This book looks at the social history of rooms in the Victorian home and at how, thanks to industrialised mass production, people were empowered to make choices about how to decorate their homes. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 112 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 9. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807483
ISBN
9780747807483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. Editor(s): Wood, Professor Jason (Nottingham Trent University); Walton, John K (University of California). Series: Heritage, Culture and Identity. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: DSBF; HBTM; KNSG; RGC; TQ; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138246256
ISBN
9781138246256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.85

paperback. Famine remains one of the worst calamities that can befall a society. Mass starvation - whether it is inflicted by drought or engineered by misguided or genocidal economic policies - devastates families, weakens the social fabric, and undermines political stability. This title traces the history of famine from the earliest records to today. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 halftones. 16 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780691147970
ISBN
9780691147970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.98

The core of this book consists of a business-by-business guide to the pharmaceutical industry's records. Each entry includes a brief history of the company, a summary of its surviving archives and a bibliography of related publications. Editor(s): Turton, Ms Alison. Series: Studies in British Business Archives. Num Pages: 572 pages, bibliography, chronology, glossary, indexes. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBCR; HBT; KNDP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780754633525
ISBN
9780754633525
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 187.52

Paperback. "Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and historians. In this magisterial work he spans military" Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 145 x 40. Weight in Grams: 684.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306803048
ISBN
9780306803048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.65

Examines the criminal justice system in modern China, an institution deeply rooted in politics, society, and culture. This book also reveals the broad contours of criminal justice from late imperial China to the Deng reform era and details the underlying values, successes and failures, and ultimate human costs of the system. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033238
ISBN
9780674033238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.39

Reveals how huge intoxicant industries were altered by warlord rule, Japanese occupation, and war. Powering the spread of alcohol and opium - initially heralded as markers of class or modernity and whose use was well documented - these industries flourished throughout the early twentieth century even as a vigorous anti-intoxicant movement raged. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 592.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774824286
ISBN
9780774824286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.37

Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826839
ISBN
9780774826839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.41

Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224803
ISBN
9780803224803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 107.41

Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420959
ISBN
9780821420959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.51

stationery. Indonesian Notebook contains myriad documents by Indonesian writers, intellectuals, and reporters that provide the largely absent Indonesian perspectives of the 1955 Bandung Conference and of Richard Wright's activities there, adding new depths to the understandings of the conference. It also includes a newly discovered lecture by Wright. Editor(s): Roberts, Brian Russell; Foulcher, Keith. Num Pages: 286 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; GTJ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 545.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360513
ISBN
9780822360513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 111.46

Providing a dynamic, forward-looking reorientation towards a new universe of reference, Remodelling Communication makes a significant, productive contribution to communication theory. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: GTC; HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442644342
ISBN
9781442644342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. This book traces M?ori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it tells an image-led story about the earliest relationships between M?ori and P?keh? based around the written word. Num Pages: 180 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 2PGPA; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 175. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Huia Pub.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869694784
ISBN
9781869694784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 31.02

Exhibitions of Chinese artifacts were a rare occurrence when the Chinese controlled their own representations in America. This title demonstrates that exhibitions of Chinese artifacts held great popular appeal. Series: Gutenberg-E. Num Pages: 348 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231130943
ISBN
9780231130943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.89
€ 62.72

A chilling wartime diary of the destruction of the Lithuanian/Polish Jews, recorded by a non-Jew Editor(s): Arad, Yitzhak. Translator(s): Weinbaum, Laurance. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUF; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300108538
ISBN
9780300108538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.34
€ 41.62

Children have gone to school in England since Roman times. By the end of the middle ages, there were hundreds of schools, supporting a highly literate society. This book traces their history from the Romans to the Renaissance, showing how they developed, what they taught, how they were run and who attended them. Num Pages: 352 pages, 90 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 178 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1312.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300111026
ISBN
9780300111026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.76

Theophrastus von Hohenheim (1493-1541), better known as Paracelsus, was a physician, natural magician and commentator on the social and religious issues of his day. This work considers Paracelsus' life and works, and explores his advocacy for total reform of the clerical, legal, and medical professions. Num Pages: 330 pages, 8 b/w. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPCB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 681.
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300139112
ISBN
9780300139112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 31.64

London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation between the late Victorian era and the end of the Second World War. This title shows how the area's foreignness, liminality, and porousness were key to the explosion of culture and development of modernity in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 black-&-white integrated illustrations + 8-pages of colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151947
ISBN
9780300151947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Using primary documents dating from the abolitionist movement to the Second World War, Maureen Moynagh and Nancy Forestell investigate the tensions inherent in organizing early transnational feminist movements. Editor(s): Moynagh, Maureen; Forestell, Nancy M. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 434 pages, 5. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 730.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
434
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802091345
ISBN
9780802091345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 92.36

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