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Paperback. Traversing a range of discourse and imagery about kitharoidia - poetic and prose texts, iconography, inscriptions - this book offers an account of the aesthetic and socio-cultural complexities of citharodic song and examines the iconic role of the song makers in the popular imagination. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 230 pages, 5 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AS; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021389
ISBN
9780674021389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. Tells the story of the siege - of the toll that thirst, hunger and sleeplessness took on the hostages, of the bravery of those who dealt with the terrorists, such as the elderly headmistress of the school and the doctor who tried to relieve the suffering of the young children. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BTP; HBJD; HBLW3; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Granta Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862079939
ISBN
9781862079939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 576 pages, illus & 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBTQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 173 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845197858
ISBN
9781845197858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.18
€ 52.84

Paperback. Editor(s): Murithi, Timothy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFG; HBJH; JFF; JPH; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 211 x 13. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781928232223
ISBN
9781928232223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt. Num Pages: 230 pages, Ill.ch. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 338. 230 pages, Ill.ch. Extending deconstructive theory to historical and political analysis, Timothy Mitchell examines the peculiarity of Western conceptions of order and truth through a re-reading of Europe's colonial encounter with nineteenth-century Egypt. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GTF; HBJH; JPS. Dimension: 153 x 228 x 15. Weight: 336.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
230
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520075689
ISBN
9780520075689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.56

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898678
ISBN
9781861898678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.42

hardcover. A corrective to the much-discussed Victorian 'crisis of faith', this study focuses upon several prominent individuals who experienced a 'crisis of doubt' and made the reverse journey, abandoning secularism to defend Christianity. Their stories demonstrate the intellectual strength of faith in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; HRCC2; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 245 x 25. Weight in Grams: 523.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Edition
New
SKU
V9780199287871
ISBN
9780199287871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.88

Paperback. Offers an account of the IRA bomb that killed the author's 14-year-old twin brother, his grandparents and a family friend, published on the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. This title reveals a story of courage and fortitude as he, his family, and their English and Irish friends dealt with the shocking assassinations and their aftermath. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; BGA; HBJD1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099543589
ISBN
9780099543589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.78

Hardcover. Timothy J. Van Compernolle reconsiders the rise of the modern novel in Japan by connecting the genre to new discourses on ambition and social mobility, arguing that social mobility is the privileged lens through which Meiji novelists explored abstract concepts of national belonging, social hierarchy, and the new space of an industrializing nation. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; DS; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659797
ISBN
9780674659797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 364 pages, 34, 12 colour illustrations, 3 maps, 19 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; RNK; RNP; TQK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801456879
ISBN
9780801456879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.70

hardcover. An analysis of the Irish community of city of Worcester, Massachusetts around the turn of the 20th century. The author reveals how an ethnic group can endure and yet change when its first American-born generation takes control of its destiny. Series: Irish in America S. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 40. Weight in Grams: 989.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
472
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780268031534
ISBN
9780268031534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.53

Paperback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 10. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194303
ISBN
9781405194303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.15

Hardback. Beyond Borders: A History of Mexican Migration to the United States details the origins and evolution of the movement of people from Mexico into the United States from the first significant flow across the border at the turn of the twentieth century up to the present day. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBLW; HBLX; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405194297
ISBN
9781405194297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Prospect Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018965
ISBN
9781903018965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.72

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838241
ISBN
9781843838241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.88

Paperback. A fresh perspective on the Crusade shows its ideal and practice flourishing in the fourteenth century. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBWC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270910
ISBN
9781783270910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.86

Paperback. A novel study of the complex connections between Nelson Mandela and the nationalist leadership in the ANC with their kinsmen inside the Transkei Bantustan state, that reveals the significance of ethnic belonging, so important in African history. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; JPFN; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
James Currey
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011565
ISBN
9781847011565
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.77

Paperback. An historical study of the polarity between the centripetal power in the capital and the centrifugal federalism of the Mexican states. It examines the crucial post-independence period of 1821-35 to understand both the theoretical and the practical causes of the development of this polarity. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPH; JPQ; JPR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
330
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803259416
ISBN
9780803259416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848325890
ISBN
9781848325890
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. Britain has been inhabited by humans for over half a million years, during which time there were a great many changes in lifestyles and in the surrounding landscape. This book examines the development of human societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman conquest of AD 43, as revealed by archaeological evidence. Series: Routledge World Archaeology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 10 black & white tables, 81 black & white halftones, 72 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 19. Weight in Grams: 804.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415490276
ISBN
9780415490276
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.77

Num Pages: 200 pages, 30+ photos, line art. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764309724
ISBN
9780764309724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.30

Paperback. From the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 26 halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KJSA; KNTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226151625
ISBN
9780226151625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Classical Philology. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801435263
ISBN
9780801435263
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.73

Paperback. Drawing on recent scholarly advances and new evidence, Timothy Barnes offers a fresh and exciting study of Constantine and his life. Constantine: Dynasty, Religion and Power in the Later Roman Empire clearly sets out the problems associated with depictions of Constantine and answers them with great clarity. Series: Blackwell Ancient Lives. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118782750
ISBN
9781118782750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.74

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