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Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 colour, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAX; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231877
ISBN
9781780231877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.42

Hardback. Trick or Treat is the first book ever to both examine the origins and history of Halloween and explore in depth its current global popularity. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 colour illustrations, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230474
ISBN
9781780230474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271306
ISBN
9780823271306
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.20

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823271313
ISBN
9780823271313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99

Hardback. Through the lens of five generations of Thaddens, this book tells the history of Trieglaff, the village and family estate located in what is now western Poland, from Napoleon's occupation in 1807 to the Red Army's invasion in 1945 and until the departure of the last Thaddens in 1948. Translator(s): Barlau, Steve. Num Pages: 252 pages, 26 ills & figs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459275
ISBN
9780857459275
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.68

Paperback. Series: The English Kitchen. Num Pages: 136 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Prospect Books
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018729
ISBN
9781903018729
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. A Most Excellent Dish. Series: The English Kitchen. 144 pages, 20 black and white illustrations. An ingredient with a remarkable social history. Recipes from around the world. A new instalment in The English Kitchen series. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; JFCV; WBT. Dimension: 143 x 186 x 14. Weight: 238.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Prospect Books
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018811
ISBN
9781903018811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Interlink Publishing
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908531131
ISBN
9781908531131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Presents the history of British colonial doctrine and its contribution to the emergence of rural development and environmental policies. This work examines the way that development as a framework of ideas and institutional practices emerged out of the strategic engagement between science and the state at the climax of the British Empire. Series Editor(s): Webb, James L. A., Jr. Series: Series in Ecology & History. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBG; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821417188
ISBN
9780821417188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.91

Hardcover. Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe - the Troll Wall. No one has dared attempt this gigantic challenge before. Some say it will never be climbed. This will be the adventure of a lifetime. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 x 16pp full colour inserts. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; HBT; WSZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. The Untold Story of the British First Ascent of Europe's Tallest Rock Face. 208 pages, 1 x 16pp full colour inserts. Norway, 1965. A team of young climbers from the north of England camp at the bottom of the tallest vertical rock face in Europe - the Troll Wall. No one has dared attempt this gigantic challenge before. Some say it will never be climbed. This will be the adventure of a lifetime. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJPK; HBT; WSZG. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 21. Weight: 540.
Publisher
Vertebrate Graphics Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2011 First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906148287
ISBN
9781906148287
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. From the Vikings to the Moomins, the Brothers Grimm and the Three Billy Goats Gruff, this book explores the panoply of trolls and their history and their continuing presence today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235653
ISBN
9781780235653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Hardback. In Tropical Renditions Christine Bacareza Balance examines how the performance and reception of post-World War II Filipino and Filipino American popular music provide crucial tools for composing Filipino identity, publics, and politics as well as challenge dominant racial stereotypes. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 477.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359586
ISBN
9780822359586
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.64

Paperback. In Tropical Renditions Christine Bacareza Balance examines how the performance and reception of post-World War II Filipino and Filipino American popular music provide crucial tools for composing Filipino identity, publics, and politics as well as challenge dominant racial stereotypes. Series: Refiguring American Music. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA; HBTB; JFFN; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360018
ISBN
9780822360018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. A literary history of the Haitian Revolution that explores how scientific ideas about 'race' affected 19th-century understandings of the Haitian Revolution and, conversely, how understandings of the Haitian Revolution affected 19th-century scientific ideas about race. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1182.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381847
ISBN
9781781381847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.00

Paperback. Tropics of Haiti is a literary history of the Haitian Revolution that seeks to explore how scientific ideas about "race" affected nineteenth-century understandings of the Haitian Revolution and, conversely, how understandings of the Haitian Revolution affected nineteenth-century scientific ideas about race. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381854
ISBN
9781781381854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.97

Paperback. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 848 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 279. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467044
ISBN
9781608467044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.93

Hardback. In 1881 The Factory Act was passed producing the first official definition of 'factories' in modern Indian history, as workplaces using steam power and regularly employing over 100 workers. In 1891, the Factory Act was amended: factories were redefined as workplaces employing over 50 workers and women mill-workers were brought within its ambit. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL; HBTK. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199474424
ISBN
9780199474424
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTR; JPH; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
148
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615776214
ISBN
9781615776214
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Hardback. Natasha Lightfoot tells the story of how Antigua's newly freed black working people struggled to realize freedom, prior to and in the decades following their emancipation in 1834. Their continued efforts in the face of oppression complicate common definitions of freedom and narratives about newly freed slaves in the Caribbean. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822359753
ISBN
9780822359753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.55

Hardback. Mercenaries, allies or collaborators? This book provides a history of colonial auxiliaries. It looks at the post-colonial legacy of local forces trained up under Western models. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044257
ISBN
9781849044257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.99

Hardback. " Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415420
ISBN
9781421415420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.33

Paperback. " Readers who love history and stories of exploration on the high seas will devour this gripping tale. Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 280 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; RGR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422572
ISBN
9781421422572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.83

Paperback / so. Series: King Legacy (Paperback). Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807001707
ISBN
9780807001707
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.13

Paperback. Trust and Power argues that automobile corporations have historically faced conflicts with the very customers whose loyalty they sought. Num Pages: 316 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521120388
ISBN
9780521120388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Hardcover. Editor(s): Klimke, Martin; Kreis, Reinhild; Ostermann, Christian. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJ; GTJ; HBTW; JPS; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798099
ISBN
9780804798099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.38

hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: BG; HBTZ1; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 147 x 25. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780762780617
ISBN
9780762780617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 388 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 123 x 29. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
AK Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849350976
ISBN
9781849350976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.26

Paperback. Explores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. This book identifies two basic virtues of truth, accuracy and sincerity. It describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asks what ideas can make best sense of them. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691117911
ISBN
9780691117911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 39.64

Paperback. The finding of two dead babies within the space of a fortnight in County Kerry in 1984 is an extraordinary story that rocked Catholic Ireland. The Kerry Babies Case is still unresolved, with many unanswered questions. Here, Tom Inglis provides a detailed analysis of the case. Num Pages: 304 pages, 9 photographs, 1 map, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558026
ISBN
9781904558026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.24

Paperback. Features the history of biology textbook publishing, education reforms in Tennessee, and progressive school reform across the country. This volume sheds light on the trial and the historical relationship of science and religion in America. It explores how the textbook industry created fresh books and presented them as "responses" to the trial. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNU; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226273440
ISBN
9780226273440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Paperback. This volume is an abridgement of Erik Barnouw's three-volume "History of Broadcasting in the United States". The paperback edition was first published in 1976 and a second edition in 1982. Much has happened in US television since then and the additions in this volume take account of those changes. Num Pages: 624 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APT; HBT; JFD; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 31. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195064841
ISBN
9780195064841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813541761
ISBN
9780813541761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.82

Hardback. A collection of essays on the theme of Tudor and Stuart Devon. Editor(s): Erskine, Audrey M.; Gray, Todd; Rowe, Margery M. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 colour illustrations, 18 half-tones, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859893848
ISBN
9780859893848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.99

Hardback. Part of "The Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture", this title examines the cultural history of the court and its possible interpretations from the early 1500s to the end of the reign of Elizabeth I. Series: Apple-Zimmerman Series in Early Modern Culture. Num Pages: 211 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
211
Condition
New
SKU
V9781575911182
ISBN
9781575911182
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.07

Paperback. In 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as history would have it, folly. The author lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. Num Pages: 446 pages, 13 colour plates, 69 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301266
ISBN
9780226301266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.67

Paperback. Published in conjunction with the History of the City of New York Project. "..a valuable case study in the micropolitics of one of the Progressive era's signature projects." (The Wall Street Journal) "Illuminating .. " (New York magazine) Num Pages: 442 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; TR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 650.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
442
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814719541
ISBN
9780814719541
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. Portrays the three indigenous rebellions that threatened Spanish control of its South American colonies more than a quarter century before the Wars of Independence (1808-1825). This collection includes maps, a chronology of the rebellions, and a glossary of terms. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBTB; HBTV; JHM; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
247
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208452
ISBN
9780872208452
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.33

paperback. Editor(s): Konu, C. Ornek; Sunar, C. Ungor; Ornek, Cangul. Num Pages: 235 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
235
Condition
New
Edition
1st ed. 2013
SKU
V9781349459902
ISBN
9781349459902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.60

Hardback. Editor(s): Poonawala, Ismail K. H. Num Pages: 220 pages, b/w pictures. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBJF1; HBTB; HRHP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 38. .
Publisher
OUP India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198092209
ISBN
9780198092209
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442226388
ISBN
9781442226388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.87

Hardback. Before Thomas Edison, light and fire were thought to be one and the same. Turns out, they were separate things altogether. This book explores how our sudden interconnectedness, both physically, as through the railroad, and through inventions like the telegraph, changed our concept of time and place forever. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 18. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780892728169
ISBN
9780892728169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.51

Paperback. Argues that the history of televising philosophy is crucial to understanding the struggle over French national identity in the postwar period. This work insists that we jettison presumptions about the anti-intellectual nature of the visual field and engages critical questions about the survival of national cultures in a globalizing world. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; APT; HBTB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226509914
ISBN
9780226509914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Series: Princeton Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages, 10 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140. Weight in Grams: 10.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175928
ISBN
9780691175928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations, printed music items. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486789620
ISBN
9780486789620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.92

Paperback. Series: African American. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780486411439
ISBN
9780486411439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.47

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Solomon Northup's harrowing autobiography is based on the 1853 first edition. It is accompanied by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s introduction and detailed explanatory footnotes. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393264241
ISBN
9780393264241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.22

Paperback. Born a free man in New York State in 1808, Solomon Northup was kidnapped in Washington, DC, in 1841. He spent the next twelve years as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. During this time he was frequently abused and often afraid for his life. In this book, he gives an account of his captivity. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BM; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106708
ISBN
9780143106708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.16

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780007580422
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
SKU
KTK0100664
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100665
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100667
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100668
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The shocking first-hand account of one man's remarkable fight for freedom; now an award-winning motion picture. Series: Collins Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 122 x 19. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KTK0100669
ISBN
9780007580422
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Twelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by Solomon Northup. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York, details his kidnapping and subsequent sale into slavery. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years, he was able to write to friends and family in New York, who were in turn able to secure his release. Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781840225877
ISBN
9781840225877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.28

Paperback. * Argues against those who see the history of modern sexuality as a tale of liberation* Contends that sexuality is socially constructed and is remade by each generation for its own social and cultural context* Draws on interdisciplinary research. . Series: Family, Sexuality & Social Relations in Past Times. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX; JFSJ; JHBK; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631208136
ISBN
9780631208136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.98

Paperback. This text examines the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped 20th-century South Africa. The book draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on the country and weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 maps, 4 tables and 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192893185
ISBN
9780192893185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 376. The Story of an African Childhood. 464 pages. 'Beautifully written, acutely observed This is a wonderful memoir of an exotic childhood and a striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries. A gem of a book.' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPR; BM; HBTB. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight: 322.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747596561
ISBN
9780747596561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.92

Paperback. Over the last twenty years the Journal of Historical Sociology has redefined what historical sociology can be. These essays by internationally distinguished historians, sociologists, anthropologists and geographers bring together the very best of the JHS. Editor(s): Wong, Yoke-Sum; Sayer, Derek. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179331
ISBN
9781405179331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.19

Paperback. Over the last twenty years the Journal of Historical Sociology has redefined what historical sociology can be. These essays by internationally distinguished historians, sociologists, anthropologists and geographers bring together the very best of the JHS. Editor(s): Wong, Yoke-Sum; Sayer, Derek. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179348
ISBN
9781405179348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.96

Paperback. In 1923, nearly 2 million citizens of Turkey or Greece were moved across the Aegean because they were the 'wrong' religion. This work presents an account of the first example of mass ethnic cleansing in Europe. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 1DVT; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079243
ISBN
9781862079243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.29

Hardback. Wilma and Georg Iggers came from diverse backgrounds, Wilma from a Jewish farming family from the border area of Czechoslovakia, Georg from a Jewish business family from Hamburg. This book relates their experiences of childhood and adolescence and then their lives together. It presents a history of changing conditions in US and Central Europe. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 21 ills, index. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTB; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845451387
ISBN
9781845451387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.68

Paperback. The first of three studies in the "History of Education in England", this volume traces the emergence of modern education from the efforts of the scientific societies in the 1780s up to the securing of universal education with the Act of 1870. Series: Study in History of Education. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 484.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853153481
ISBN
9780853153481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.07

Paperback. A fascinating, in-the-round portrait of Britain in 1846, a nation on the brink of economic and social change as the Industrial Revolution deepened its impact. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 196 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Condition
New
SKU
9781781853542
ISBN
9781781853542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Series: American Philological Association American Classical Studies. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 7. Weight in Grams: 162.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1976
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781555406660
ISBN
9781555406660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.95

Paperback. Most previous published works about Ty Cobb, the first player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, paint him as a much hated athlete and lonely, old man. Ty Cobb: Safe At Home offers a deeper insight into his private life in Augusta, Georgia. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762744800
ISBN
9780762744800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.16

Hardcover. The early modern execution was far more than a spectator sport. The period between the Restoration and the American Revolution witnessed the rise and fall of execution literature: last speeches and confessions; criminal trials and biographies, featuring the criminal as an Everyman (or Everywoman) holding up a mirror to the sins of his readers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8 bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight in Grams: 700. Execution in England, 1675-1775. 320 pages, 8 bw illustrations. The early modern execution was far more than a spectator sport. The period between the Restoration and the American Revolution witnessed the rise and fall of execution literature: last speeches and confessions; criminal trials and biographies, featuring the criminal as an Everyman (or Everywoman) holding up a mirror to the sins of his readers. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JKVP. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 34. Weight: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Continuum
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847251718
ISBN
9781847251718
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.00
€ 78.18

Hardcover. Of equal appeal to general readers, designers and typographers, this book is a vibrant cultural guide to fifty of the most remarkable typefaces. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKD; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851244317
ISBN
9781851244317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.18

Hardcover. BIC Classification: HBT; TDPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 145 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Shelter Harbor Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781627950343
ISBN
9781627950343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.70

Hardcover. Series: Studies in the Legal History of the South. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 1KBBFS; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFM; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820338644
ISBN
9780820338644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
y 1st us
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483875
ISBN
9780801483875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845882303
ISBN
9781845882303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Lambert, Simon M. Num Pages: 317 pages, tables. charts. graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JP; JW; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 191 x 24. Weight in Grams: 788.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
317
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617618932
ISBN
9781617618932
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 340.13
€ 227.73

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 500 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 314 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2068.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764326219
ISBN
9780764326219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.29
€ 56.04

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, over 900 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBT; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 308 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2466.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325823
ISBN
9780764325823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.18
€ 70.17

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813575834
ISBN
9780813575834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardcover. Krawciw traced the physical and aesthetic depiction of Ukraine across its changing borders as a means of self-recognition and as a cultural and political history of the contested nation and its peoples. This book serves as a catalog of his collection and a description of how the maps he collected serve as a source for Ukraine's history. Num Pages: 248 pages, 45 colour maps, 45 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; HBJD; HBTP; RGS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 306 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard University
Edition
Har/Com
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781932650044
ISBN
9781932650044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.39

Paperback. Editor(s): Aster, Howard; Potichnyj, Peter. Num Pages: 551 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 902.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894865197
ISBN
9781894865197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.86

Paperback. Includes the personalities, politics and culture of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the interaction between British and other societies throughout the world. This book features historical themes including Brian Harrison and Dominic Sandbrook on the 1960s and Geoffrey Wheatcroft on Churchill and the Jews. Editor(s): Louis, Roger. Num Pages: 388 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848851535
ISBN
9781848851535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.22

Paperback. From household objects to maps and ideas of race, Kariann Yokota examines early US history through the lens of postcolonial theory. While its leaders went to great lengths to establish their "civility,"what really distinguished the new nation were its unlimited natural resources, slavery, and the displacement of native societies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 174 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190217877
ISBN
9780190217877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.55

Paperback. Starting with the crippling custom of footbinding, this work presents a study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, it shows the stages of 'unbinding' that occurred between the turn of the century and the end of World War II. Num Pages: 395 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520088672
ISBN
9780520088672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.87

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