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Hardcover. These thirteenth-century legal cases from the classic compendium Yuan dianzhang reveal the complex, contradictory inner workings of the Mongol-Yuan legal system, as seen through the prism of divorce, adultery, rape, wife-selling, and other marital disputes. Bettine Birge offers a meticulously annotated translation and analysis. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 23 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Annotated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975514
- ISBN
- 9780674975514
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 61.77€ 56.94
€ 61.77
€ 56.94
Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Number of pages
- 608
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784700010
- ISBN
- 9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. The diversity of women's lives as wives then as widows negotiating the law, patriarchy, family relationships, and the economy in 19th-century Montreal come alive in this first major study of widows in Canada. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 885.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774819510
- ISBN
- 9780774819510
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 114.01
€ 114.01
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
€ 127.68
€ 127.68
Hardback. This book explores the transformation of the Mamluk state from the perspective of the Jordanian frontier, considering the actions of local people in molding both the state and their own societies in the post-plague era. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 32. Weight in Grams: 722.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780970819970
- ISBN
- 9780970819970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.38
€ 76.38
Paperback. The history of Wal-Mart uncovers a complex network that united Sun Belt entrepreneurs, evangelical employees, Christian business students, overseas missionaries, and free-market activists. Through the stories of people linked by the world's largest corporation, the author shows how a Christian service ethos powered capitalism at home and abroad. Num Pages: 392 pages, 12 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HRC; KCZ; WJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 8.8.2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674057401
- ISBN
- 9780674057401
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.85
€ 27.99
€ 24.85
Hardback. This monograph addresses a gap in the literature of Ottoman archaeology by pulling together technical studies on pottery from the eastern frontiers of the Ottoman Empire: Cyprus, Israel, the Palestinian territories, and Jordan. Editor(s): Walker, Bethany. Series: Annual of ASOR. Num Pages: 224 pages, Includes 58 b/w figures. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 215 x 15. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- American Schools of Oriental Research United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570817
- ISBN
- 9780897570817
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.96
€ 27.96
Paperback. A fascinating memoir of one of Judaism's earliest female writers, translated from the original Yiddish, Gluckel of Hameln was a marvel of her time: an accomplished businesswoman as well as the mother of twelve, she wrote the riveting memoir that would become a timeless classic, revealing much about Jewish life in seventeenth-century Germany. Editor(s): Abrahams, Beth-Zion. Num Pages: 230 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BM; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Publisher
- Jewish Publication Society United States
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780827609433
- ISBN
- 9780827609433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
Paperback. Offers insight on the origins and evolution of women's activism in the United States by examining more than 200 exclusively female antislavery societies that persisted from the 1820s through the Civil War. Num Pages: 243 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 243
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875806198
- ISBN
- 9780875806198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Series: Curiosities Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 18.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Insiders' Guide United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762743353
- ISBN
- 9780762743353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.43
€ 16.99
€ 14.43
Paperback. With US soldiers stationed around the world and engaged in multiple conflicts, Americans will be forced for the foreseeable future to come to terms with those permanently disabled in battle. This book explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions. Num Pages: 300 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWN; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 60 x 90 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226143354
- ISBN
- 9780226143354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 28.00
€ 34.99
€ 28.00
Hardcover. Explains how, before entering World War I, the United States sought a way to avoid the enormous cost of providing injured soldiers with pensions, which it had done since the Revolutionary War. This title includes a story that culminates in the postwar establishment of the Veteran's Administration. Num Pages: 272 pages, 20 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JWJ; MQV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226482538
- ISBN
- 9780226482538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.12€ 79.61
€ 95.12
€ 79.61
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781439913154
- ISBN
- 9781439913154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.35
€ 27.35
Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823218684
- ISBN
- 9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 302 pages, 30 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520251540
- ISBN
- 9780520251540
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 26.81
€ 36.99
€ 26.81
Paperback. Following the story of the Port Said orphan scandal, this book uncovers hidden links between Protestant evangelicals and the growth of Islamist groups in Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804791380
- ISBN
- 9780804791380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. This is the story of the sexual revolution in a small university town in Kansas. Bypassing the tales of radicals on either coast, the author argues that the revolution was forged in both towns and cities, as "ordinary" people struggled over the boundaries of sexual behaviour in postwar America. Num Pages: 304 pages, 17 halftones, 6 cartoons. BIC Classification: 1KBBNK; 3JJP; HBJK; JFSJ; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674009745
- ISBN
- 9780674009745
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.20
€ 41.99
€ 35.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Momani, Bessma; Mohamed, Eid. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 11. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 196
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253023100
- ISBN
- 9780253023100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.60
€ 30.99
€ 27.60
Paperback. First published to mark the occasion of the Century of Progress Exposition, this volume includes the impressions of over a thousand visitors to Chicago, including Kipling and Waldo Frank. It covers all the major events in the history of the city, such as the Great Fire of 1871 and the 1893 World's Fair. Num Pages: 540 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; WTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226668215
- ISBN
- 9780226668215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardcover. Num Pages: 311 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 221 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403988317
- ISBN
- 9781403988317
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.53
€ 68.53