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hardcover. Based on newly available records of 628 civil dispute cases from the 1760's to the 1900's, this book challenges many conventional assumptions about the Qing legal system. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 605.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804727402
ISBN
9780804727402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.79

Paperback. What changes occurred and what remained the same in Chinese civil justice from the Qing to the Republic? Drawing on archival records of actual cases, this study provides a new understanding of late imperial and Republican Chinese law. It also casts a new light on Chinese law by emphasizing rural areas and by comparing the old and the new. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804741118
ISBN
9780804741118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. England's First Demonologist makes a notable contribution to a fascinating but unjustly neglected topic in the study of Early Modern England and European intellectual history. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 integrated bw. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780769639
ISBN
9781780769639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.93

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691600925
ISBN
9780691600925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.81

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA1; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691630724
ISBN
9780691630724
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.67
€ 90.02

Paperback. Presents a social history of one of South Africa's oldest townships. This title covers the period from the township's founding in 1912, when it was perceived as a peri-urban out-post, through to its growth as a centre of black working class life in the heart of Johannesburg, to the post-apartheid era. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868144808
ISBN
9781868144808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, 910 Colour Photographs in Text. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 270 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1742.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780375712142
ISBN
9780375712142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.83

Hardback. First full-length study of Pope Gregory X in relation to Crusade, demonstrating his significant impact. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1FB; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBWC; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
263
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839163
ISBN
9781843839163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.32

Hardcover. Whilst flipping through issues of "The Girl's Own Paper" from the 1890s, it dawned on Philip Ardagh that he was witnessing tantalizing glimpses of a mystery story unfolding in the seemingly-unrelated illustrations. With these original illustrations and new text, he has created this new story. Num Pages: 128 pages, 64 b&w illustrations ( with pictures taken from The girl's own paper 1891-1892). BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Edition
1st
Publication date
2004
SKU
KLN0018784
ISBN
9780571223572
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In the reign of Ch'ien-lung emperor, Hungli, mass hysteria broke out. It was feared that sorcerers were roaming the land clipping off the ends of men's queues (braids worn by royal decree) and stealing their souls. Kuhn chronicles this epidemic of fear and the official prosecution of soulstealers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 halftones, 10 line illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 254 x 58. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674821521
ISBN
9780674821521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. What is "Chinese" about China's modern state? This book proposes that the state we see today has developed over the past two centuries largely as a response to internal challenges emerging from the late empire. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804749299
ISBN
9780804749299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.02

Paperback. This work aims to disprove the idea that the United States has been on a steady march toward the end of racial discrimination. Rather, progress has been made only in brief periods and has always been followed by periods of stagnation and retrenchment. Num Pages: 418 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226443416
ISBN
9780226443416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850528251
ISBN
9780850528251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.95

paperback. The twelfth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; GTB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897563
ISBN
9780859897563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.10

Paperback. The nineteenth volume in the acclaimed paperback series .. the only county series that can legitimately claim to represent the past and present of a nation. Editor(s): Payton, Philip. Series: Cornish Studies. Num Pages: 252 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBJD1; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898669
ISBN
9780859898669
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.55

Paperback. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period was the defining moment for modern European history. Using primary texts, this volume explains the upheavals, terror, and drama that restructured politics and society on such a large scale. Editor(s): Dwyer, Philip; McPhee, Peter. Num Pages: 240 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 366.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415199087
ISBN
9780415199087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Hardback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274761
ISBN
9780520274761
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.01
€ 54.28

Paperback. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Num Pages: 302 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414. Labor, Sexuality, and AIDs in the History of Male Flight Attendants. 302 pages, illustrations. Beginning with the founding of profession in late 1920s and continuing into post-September 11 era, this title examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. It examines various hardships these men faced at work, paying particular attention to conflation of gender-based, and AIDS-based discrimination. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSK; KCFM. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight: 414.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520274778
ISBN
9780520274778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457857
ISBN
9780752457857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

hardcover. The aim of this book is to bring together aspects of the private and public life of members of the Society of the Sacred Heart in 19th century France by using the extensive community and personal archives of the Society, as well as the collection of 14,000 letters of Madeleine Sophie Barat. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC7; JFSR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cork University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781859184998
ISBN
9781859184998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.68

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