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Paperback. Offers insights in explaining the foreign relations and domestic politics of post-revolutionary Iran. The author guides readers from the nuclear issue, to the perpetual stand-off with the United States, from the future of Iranian democracy to Iranian-Arab relations, and from American neo-conservatism to Islamic utopian-romanticism. Num Pages: 228 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 137 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659037
ISBN
9781850659037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.34

paperback. This volume covers all aspects of Khomeini's life and critically examines Khomeini the politician, the philosopher and the spiritual leader. Editor(s): Adib-Moghaddam, Arshin. Num Pages: 340 pages, 21 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107670624
ISBN
9781107670624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.91

Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised & Enlarged Edition
SKU
KKD0005139
ISBN
9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1971
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Revised & Enlarged Edition
SKU
KKD0005019
ISBN
9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. "Originally published as Magyar-jugoszlaav diplomaaciai kapcsolatok 1918-1927"--Title page verso. Num Pages: 300 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVWY; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 29. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880337014
ISBN
9780880337014
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 42.32

Hardback. This book, a vivid first-hand account of a lost Jewish world, represents the translation of the first Ladino-language memoir known to be written: its author was a leading journalist and publisher in the Ottoman city of Salonica. Editor(s): Rodrigue, Aron; Stein, Sarah Abrevaya. Translator(s): Jerusalmi, Isaac. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 36. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804771665
ISBN
9780804771665
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.31

Hardcover. Fine copy
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Berg Publishers
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KST0010211
ISBN
9781859730911
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

paperback. This inclusive and readable book explores the Indian roots, culture, society, lifestyles, politics, and art of Mexican Americans and the contributions of the people to and their influence on American history and the mainstream culture. Num Pages: 298 pages, maps, photos & charts. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harlan Davidson Inc United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780882952437
ISBN
9780882952437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.07

Hardback. A study of the late Mongol empire in Northeast Asia during mid-fourteenth century. It focuses on the themes such as: the need for a regional perspective encompassing all states and ethnic groups in the area; the process and consequences of pan-Asian integration under the Mongols; and, the need to see Koryo Korea as part of the wider Mongol empire. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 450 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLC1; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780674036086
ISBN
9780674036086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.30

Paperback. Revisits the two most tumultuous and influential revolutions of modern times: the French Revolution of 1789 and the Russian Revolution of 1917. This book follows their unfolding - from the French Declaration of the Rights of Man to the "externalization" of the terror through the Napoleonic wars. Num Pages: 736 pages, facsimiles, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JJ; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
3rd Printing, 1st Paperback Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691090153
ISBN
9780691090153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 51.18

Hardback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361190
ISBN
9780822361190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.75

Paperback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361558
ISBN
9780822361558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. While the first volume in this mini-series spanned the first decade of confrontations between Libya and several of its neighbours, but foremost the USA and France, between 1973 and 1985, the second is to cover the period of less than a year - between mid-1985 and March 1986, when this confrontation reached its first climax. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJPN; HBJH; HBLW3; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 297. .
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910294536
ISBN
9781910294536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.17

Hardback. Using the Mexico of the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a test case, this book provides both a theory and methodology for the study of policy credibility in dictatorships. Series: Social Science History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 tables, 24 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756617
ISBN
9780804756617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.06

Paperback. In its interpretation of Latin and Greek culture, Christianity contends that Satan is behind all deities, demigods, and spiritual creatures, including the gods of the household, the lares and penates. This book says that the thinkers of the Italian Renaissance had a more nuanced and perhaps less sinister interpretation of these creatures. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HRQX9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226501314
ISBN
9780226501314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.74

Paperback. Gives an account of the everyday lives of Parisians in the eighteenth century. This work traces the solidarities and conflicts which arose between men and women, rich and poor, masters and servants, neighbours and colleagues. It paints a picture of a society in a process of mutation which was gradually constructing a fresh set of values. Num Pages: 250 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745612430
ISBN
9780745612430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.13

Paperback. Originally published as Le Gout de l'archive. Editions du Seuil, 1989. Collection La Librairie du XXIe siecle sous la direction de Maurice Olender. Translator(s): Scott-Railton, Thomas. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198935
ISBN
9780300198935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.94

Paperback. While becoming less relevant in the United States, shopping malls are booming throughout urban Latin America. But what does this mean on the ground? Are shopping malls a sign of the region's "coming of age"? This title explores how malls and consumption are shaping the conversation about class and social inequality in Latin America. Num Pages: 248 pages, 25 black and white. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286856
ISBN
9780520286856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. The timely and gripping story of Russia since the collapse of Communism, by The Economist's Moscow bureau chief. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 33. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857891600
ISBN
9780857891600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.50

Paperback. Beautifully presented photobook, featuring 200 rarely seen photographs from the Palestinian Nakba (1947-50). Includes original text from the author. Num Pages: 256 pages, 214 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJPG; AJCR; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 161 x 12. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331690
ISBN
9780745331690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.01

Paperback. Unearthing legal history of racial identity, this book examines the paradoxical and often circular relationship of race and the perceived capacity for citizenship in American society. It reminds us that the imaginary connection between racial identity and fitness for citizenship remains potent and continues to impede racial justice and equality. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL3; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047983
ISBN
9780674047983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.82

Hardback. A study of the day-to-day law and culture of slavery. It investigates the local courtrooms of the Deep South where ordinary people settled their disputes over slaves. It also seeks to explain how communities dealt with an important dilemma raised by these trials: how could slaves who acted as moral agents be treated as commodities? Num Pages: 280 pages, 17 halftones, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JFSL3; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691059570
ISBN
9780691059570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 85.82

Paperback. Editor(s): Handel, Ariel; Allegra, Marco; Maggor, Erez. Num Pages: 244 pages, 4 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR1; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 365.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition. Wraps.
SKU
V9780253024886
ISBN
9780253024886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.01

Paperback. This book addresses problems and puzzles associated with identifying international norms and the influence of these norms on the behavior of different states in international relations in a regional context. Kacowicz's research traces several international norms of peace and security and examines their impact in Latin America between 1881 and 2001. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268033071
ISBN
9780268033071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.29

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