Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
Paperback. Demonstrates that Japan is not a declining economy and will compete with China for political and economic power in the years to come Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042154
- ISBN
- 9781849042154
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.22
€ 40.99
€ 36.22
Hardback. Gathering all of Claude Levi-Strauss's writings on Japan, this sustained meditation follows his dictum that to understand one's own culture, one must see it from another's point of view. For Levi-Strauss, Japan occupied a unique place among world cultures. This English translation presents one of France's most public figures at his most personal. Translator(s): Todd, Jane Marie. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072923
- ISBN
- 9780674072923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 40.05
€ 47.99
€ 40.05
Paperback. Philosophers have often reflected on the Ancient Greeks' concepts of time, but an anthropological approach is necessary to understand their practical concept of time as tied to space. This work shows how the Ancient Greeks' collective memory was based on a remarkable faculty for the creation of ritual and narrative symbols. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 275
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674021242
- ISBN
- 9780674021242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.68
€ 23.99
€ 20.68
Hardcover. A traveller's observations of a nation emerging from war Editor(s): Grant, H. Roger. Translator(s): Veenendaal, Augustus J. Num Pages: 208 pages, 13 b&w illus., 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253356093
- ISBN
- 9780253356093
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.36
€ 33.36
paperback. Examines the role rhetorical theory played in the development of educational segregation. This book considers the NAACPs development of a series of graduate school cases to challenge Plessy, analyzes the Brown decision itself, assesses the state response to Brown, and critiques the two Supreme Court decisions implementing the Brown decision. Editor(s): Rountree, Clarke. Num Pages: 220 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JNK; LNT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739114599
- ISBN
- 9780739114599
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.09
€ 65.09
Opening Zion: A Scrapbook of the National Park's First Official Touris...
Clark, John, Clark, Melissa
Paperback. Part fashion spread, part adventure guide, and all Utah cultural treasure, this book is a stunning visual record of six female Univeristy of Utah students who explored Zion National Park in 1920 as its first official tourists. Num Pages: 97 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 303 x 10. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bonneville Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781607810063
- ISBN
- 9781607810063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.28
€ 29.28
Previously published as: Historical dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / by Emizet Franocois Kisangani and F. Scott Bobb. 2010. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 570 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJZ; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 980.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Edition
- 4 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 570
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810849198
- ISBN
- 9780810849198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 236.92
€ 236.92
Hardcover. Editor(s): Clark, Ronald J.; Rivera, William E. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1KBB; HBJD; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 142
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781624170058
- ISBN
- 9781624170058
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.18€ 137.54
€ 201.18
€ 137.54
Paperback. Originally published: 2004. With new foreword. Num Pages: 211 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 211
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806419
- ISBN
- 9780875806419
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.01
€ 26.99
€ 25.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JN; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780231152686
- ISBN
- 9780231152686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.52€ 83.63
€ 109.52
€ 83.63
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152693
- ISBN
- 9780231152693
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 27.61
€ 37.99
€ 27.61
Paperback. Using the concept of urban regime, this book analyzes the ways in which resource-rich groups are able to devise informal means of cooperation and create an effective capacity to govern. Series: Studies in Government and Public Policy. Num Pages: 376 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 231 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700604166
- ISBN
- 9780700604166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.42
€ 44.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780252013096
- ISBN
- 9780252013096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.25
€ 26.99
€ 25.25
Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 105 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781479877461
- ISBN
- 9781479877461
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 28.59
€ 28.59
paperback. This is the first major study of Irish antiquarian and historical writing during the politically turbulent second half of the eighteenth century. It charts the impact of contemporary politics on such writing, as well as the influence of European Enlightenment cultural trends. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781859183748
- ISBN
- 9781859183748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.00€ 24.15
€ 29.00
€ 24.15
Paperback. In contrast with scholarship on women and gender in the modern period, the author asserts that the rise of the absolute state, with its centralising and unifying tendencies, could actually increase women's economic, social, and legal opportunities and allow them to thrive in corporate organisations such as the guild. Num Pages: 528 pages, 21 photos, 7 graphs, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822326663
- ISBN
- 9780822326663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.51
€ 41.99
€ 37.51
Hardcover. For millions of people around the world, Tibet is a domain of undisturbed tradition, the Dalai Lama a spiritual guide. This book addresses the question of who has the right to represent Tibet in museums and beyond. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 336 pages, 19 colour plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; AB; GM; HBJF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 256 x 32. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317472
- ISBN
- 9780226317472
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.24€ 78.93
€ 95.24
€ 78.93
Paperback. Vikings plagued the coasts of Ireland and Britain in the 790s. A particularly successful viking leader named Aivarr campaigned on both sides of the Irish Sea in the 860s. This book provides a political analysis of the deeds of Aivarr's family from their first appearance in Insular records down to the year 1014. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DBR; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Publisher
- Dunedin Academic Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906716066
- ISBN
- 9781906716066
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.69
€ 52.99
€ 47.69
Paperback. Provides a new and radical assessment of cultural transformation and conflict in early modern Ireland. Series: Critical Conditions. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 412. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0003270
- ISBN
- 9781859183274
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. What did the nation's dogs do for the war effort? How did man's best friend prove his loyalty in his master's struggle against the Axis threat? Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472115676
- ISBN
- 9781472115676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.90
€ 15.99
€ 11.90