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Hardcover. A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist 'Biography' A groundbreaking biography of the most pioneering and accomplished African-American writer of the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 624 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240900
- ISBN
- 9780393240900
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.13
€ 36.99
€ 32.13
Paperback. No one in the twentieth century had a greater impact on world history than Deng Xiaoping. The author intends to disentangle the contradictions embodied in the life and legacy of China's boldest strategist - the pragmatic, disciplined force behind China's radical economic, technological, and social transformation. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1212.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 928
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674725867
- ISBN
- 9780674725867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 30.03
€ 34.99
€ 30.03
hardcover. Leikin draws on his own translations of trial transcripts (found in the personal library of his father, who served as chief rabbi in the town of Kazan, Russia) to chronicle a 1911 trial in Kiev that was trumped up to launch a vicious anti-Jewish campaign. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Editor(s): Leikin, Ezekiel. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 241
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780876681794
- ISBN
- 9780876681794
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 131.95
€ 131.95
Paperback. Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace how the Bible was sung and preached, revered and studied in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England. Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, Halftones, colour|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2ADL; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784993740
- ISBN
- 9781784993740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.29
€ 40.29
Hardback. New insight on the fall of the Ottoman Empire that considers the first Balkan War and its legacy in detail. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVW; 1QDT; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Weight in Grams: 750.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849045414
- ISBN
- 9781849045414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.77€ 58.76
€ 58.77
€ 58.76
Paperback. Ewen Cameron explores the political debate between unionism, liberalism, socialism and nationalism, and the changing political relationship between Scotland and the United Kingdom. Series: New Edinburgh History of Scotland. Num Pages: 448 pages, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 686. Scotland Since 1880. Series: New Edinburgh History of Scotland. 448 pages, 14 black & white halftones. Ewen Cameron explores the political debate between unionism, liberalism, socialism and nationalism, and the changing political relationship between Scotland and the United Kingdom. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 32. Weight: 706.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748613151
- ISBN
- 9780748613151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.07
€ 35.99
€ 30.07
Paperback. A comprehensive history and typology of the European knightly sword from c.1050 to c.1550, that draws on evidence from literature and art as well as from archaeology. Num Pages: 204 pages, 174, 48 black & white illustrations, 126 black & white line drawings, 48 black and white,. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; TTMW; WCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 204
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851157153
- ISBN
- 9780851157153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Num Pages: 312 pages, 139, 24 black and white, 115 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBW; JWM; TTMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 21. Weight in Grams: 626. From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. 312 pages, 139, 24 black and white, 115 line drawing. The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBW; JWM; TTMW. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 21. Weight: 624.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 312
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837206
- ISBN
- 9781843837206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.03
€ 33.99
€ 29.03
Paperback. The origins, development and use of the two-edged knightly sword of the European middle ages, from the great migrations to the Renaissance. Num Pages: 316 pages, 381 black & white illustrations, 84 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JWM; WCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 272 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851155661
- ISBN
- 9780851155661
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 38.21
€ 40.99
€ 38.21
Paperback. Translator(s): Javadi, Hasan; Floor, Willem M. Num Pages: 278 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FB; HBJD; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 211 x 17. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Publisher
- Mage Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 278
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Paperback Original
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933823362
- ISBN
- 9781933823362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.95
€ 54.99
€ 39.95
Paperback. By relating it to other regional actors, Sergeev creates a more accurate view of the game's impact on later wars and on the shape of post-World War I Asia. Num Pages: 552 pages, 7, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJD; JPB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 36. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421415574
- ISBN
- 9781421415574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.40
€ 46.99
€ 39.40
Paperback / so. Illustrator(s): Cisneros, Jose. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; DNF; DQ; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Trinity University Press,U.S. United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781595347442
- ISBN
- 9781595347442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.03
€ 16.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. In 1935 Italy declared war on Abyssinia and Evelyn Waugh was sent to Addis Ababa to cover the conflict. This title captures the dilemmas and complexities of a feudal society caught up in twentieth-century politics and confrontation. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JJG; BGB; HBJH; HBLW; KNTJ; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141185057
- ISBN
- 9780141185057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.90
€ 14.99
€ 11.90
Paperback. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Num Pages: 493 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 3 charts, 3 maps, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight in Grams: 770. A Social History of Qing Imperial Institutions. 493 pages, 10 b&w illustrations, 3 line figures, 3 maps, 18 tables. The Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was the last and arguably the greatest of the conquest dynasties to rule China. This title provides an interpretation of the remarkable success of this dynasty, arguing that it derived not from the assimilation of the dominant Chinese culture, as has previously been believed. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF; HBLL. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 22. Weight: 770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 493
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520228375
- ISBN
- 9780520228375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.31
€ 41.99
€ 30.31
Paperback. The inequalities that persist in America have deep historical roots. Evelyn Nakano Glenn untangles this complex history in a comparative regional study from the end of Reconstruction to the eve of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674013728
- ISBN
- 9780674013728
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.13
€ 38.99
€ 33.13
Paperback. The authorsprobe the reasons and circumstances surrounding the death and torture of African American female victims, relying on such methodological approaches as comparative historical work, content and media analysis, as well as literary criticism." Num Pages: 198 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DS; HBJK; JFC; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 261.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294633
- ISBN
- 9781349294633
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95
Paperback. Presenting a history of the Bronx, this book describes how the once-infamous New York City borough underwent one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. It shows how the Bronx interacted with and was affected by the rest of New York City as it grew from a small colony in Manhattan into a sprawling metropolis. Series: The Columbia History of Urban Life. Num Pages: 304 pages, 69 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121156
- ISBN
- 9780231121156
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 25.06
€ 33.99
€ 25.06
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWW; HBJD1; HBLA; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 84.
- Publisher
- Wooden Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781904263159
- ISBN
- 9781904263159
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.37
€ 9.37
Paperback. The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood gave way to the protection of elite interests. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AMA; HBJD; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349333448
- ISBN
- 9781349333448
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.43
€ 67.43
Hardcover. The story of how the concept of a pantheon, a building honouring great individuals, spread across Revolutionary Europe and interacted with socio-political and cultural changes. Analysing the canon and iconography of each pantheon, Bouwers shows how the commemoration of war and celebration of nationhood gave way to the protection of elite interests. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 340 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230294714
- ISBN
- 9780230294714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.21
€ 68.21
Paperback. A collection of memories that follows a Warwickshire girl as she grows up during an era of huge transformation in Britain. Illustrated with family photographs, it presents a picture of day-to-day life in Nuneaton in the 1920s and '30s, including time spent in school, family holidays and the changes in the town itself. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations, facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEMW; 3JJG; BM; HBJD1; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 6. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752451626
- ISBN
- 9780752451626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.57
€ 17.99
€ 16.57
Hardcover. This collection brings together a group of historians to show how historical prejudice against Jews continued to resonate throughout the Netherlands in the post-World War II years. Editor(s): Ensel, Remco; Gans, Evelien. Series: NIOD Studies on War, Holocaust, and Genocide. Num Pages: 598 pages, 0 black and white; 29 full color. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9789089648488
- ISBN
- 9789089648488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.69
€ 161.69
Hardback. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJ; HBJD; HBL; JHB; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312214975
- ISBN
- 9780312214975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Paperback. This study discusses Egypt's nationalist response to the phenomenon of colonialism, as well as examining colonialism and nationalism generally. It demonstrates how central the issue of the Sudan was to Egyptian nationalism and highlights ambivalence in Egyptian attitudes to empire. Series: Colonialisms S. Num Pages: 271 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1HBE; 1HBS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233171
- ISBN
- 9780520233171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44