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Paperback. The search for gold and for the mythical El Dorado gripped the imagination of the conquistadors from the beginning of the sixteenth century. Crossing over the Andes, they explored the unknown eastern forests and jungles, launching expeditions that were often disastrous and always disappointing. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 1KLSX; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Polity Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745645537
- ISBN
- 9780745645537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.61
€ 24.61
Hardback. Cacciari discusses Vienna at a crucial turning point in Western thinking, as the 19th century ended, treating this extraordinarily rich concentration of people and events as the hub upon which wheeled into the 20th century. Translator(s): Friedman, Roger. Series: Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; DSBH; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 415.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727099
- ISBN
- 9780804727099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.07
€ 118.07
Hardback. Between 1608 and 1610 the canopy of the night sky was ripped open by an object created almost by accident: a cylinder with lenses at both ends. Galileo's Telescope tells how this ingenious device evolved into a precision instrument that would transcend the limits of human vision and transform humanity's view of its place in the cosmos. Num Pages: 350 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; PDX; TDPB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 688.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674736917
- ISBN
- 9780674736917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 33.89
€ 40.99
€ 33.89
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 390 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1120.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350733
- ISBN
- 9780764350733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.42
€ 48.99
€ 32.42
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350726
- ISBN
- 9780764350726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.18
€ 42.99
€ 36.18
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352218
- ISBN
- 9780764352218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.36
€ 48.99
€ 32.36
Hardcover. Num Pages: 348 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBG; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804715409
- ISBN
- 9780804715409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.75
€ 91.75
Paperback. Through case studies of academic institutions the volume illustrates how transmission of ideas is an extremely complex process, and the outcome of such efforts depends not just on the strategies adopted by backers of those ideologies but equally on the characteristics of the receipt communities. Editor(s): Bano, Masooda; Sakurai, Keiko. Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HRH; HRHP; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474424165
- ISBN
- 9781474424165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.26
€ 38.99
€ 35.26
Paperback. Provides an overview of the antebellum slavery debate and its key issues and participants. This book introduces each selection, locating it historically, culturally, and thematically as well as linking it to other writings. The documents represent the full scope of the varied debates over slavery. Editor(s): Lowance, Mason I., Jr. Num Pages: 568 pages, 3 tables. 17 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; DNF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002286
- ISBN
- 9780691002286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.27€ 42.14
€ 53.27
€ 42.14
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- University of Delaware Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611496376
- ISBN
- 9781611496376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.55€ 17.37
€ 106.55
€ 17.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837618853
- ISBN
- 9783837618853
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Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 38.07
€ 52.99
€ 38.07
Paperback. In early 1920 in Hawaii, Japanese sugar cane workers, faced with spiraling living expenses, defiantly struck for a wage increase to $1.25 per day. The event shook the traditional power structure in Hawaii. This book demonstrates that the event had consequences reaching all the way up to the eve of World War II. Editor(s): Duus, Peter. Translator(s): Cary, Beth. Num Pages: 386 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKPH; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL; KNXB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 481. Good clean copy with some minor reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- SKU
- KTM0009107
- ISBN
- 9780520204850
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presents a systematic reexamination of the evolution of party politics in Japan since the end of the second World War. This study provides a set of interpretations based on a microanalytic approach that highlights the incentive and bargaining power of individual political actors, and their competitive and strategic behavior. Num Pages: 172 pages, 33 tables 8 line illus. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPA; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780691015965
- ISBN
- 9780691015965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.19€ 46.67
€ 59.19
€ 46.67
Paperback. Translator(s): Hane, Mikiso. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 422 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691608426
- ISBN
- 9780691608426
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.03€ 55.14
€ 71.03
€ 55.14
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 27 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- With a new preface
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231138918
- ISBN
- 9780231138918
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.36
€ 30.99
€ 22.36
Paperback. Series: Social Movements, Protest, & Contention. Num Pages: 296 pages, 15 halftones, 18 figures, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVP; HBJD; JH; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780816638741
- ISBN
- 9780816638741
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.39
€ 27.99
€ 26.39
Hardback. Their tireless efforts in creating this eminent Black institution changed the landscape of medical education and the racial and ethnic makeup of physicians and health care professions. Num Pages: 200 pages, 29, 28 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBJK; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421404431
- ISBN
- 9781421404431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.10
€ 44.99
€ 37.10
Paperback. An insight into life on the Slate Islands and a trade that ensured international recognition for Scotland, written by the Easdale Folk Museum archivist Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 144.
- Publisher
- Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908373502
- ISBN
- 9781908373502
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 7.90
€ 8.99
€ 7.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152716
- ISBN
- 9780231152716
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.30
€ 30.99
€ 22.30
Paperback. In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, this work offers a snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Num Pages: 320 pages, 23 halftones. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Second Printing
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130484
- ISBN
- 9780691130484
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 30.94
€ 42.99
€ 30.94
Paperback. The description for this book, Hadrian and the City of Rome, will be forthcoming. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 598.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691002187
- ISBN
- 9780691002187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.11€ 51.18
€ 65.11
€ 51.18
Paperback. Cities throughout the Roman Empire flourished during the reign of Hadrian (AD 117-138), a phenomenon that not only strengthened and legitimized Roman dominion over its possessions but also revealed Hadrian as a masterful negotiator of power relationships. This title investigates the vibrant urban life that existed under Hadrian's rule. Num Pages: 264 pages, 18 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691094939
- ISBN
- 9780691094939
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.19€ 46.67
€ 59.19
€ 46.67
Paperback. Clementine, Lady Spencer-Churchill died in 1977, aged 92. In this updated biography, her daughter, Mary Soames, throws new light on her mother, her 57-year marriage to Winston, her strongly held political views and a life that spans many of the major events of the 20th century. Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 52. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Number of pages
- 656
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385607414
- ISBN
- 9780385607414
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.90
€ 33.99
€ 22.90
Paperback. *The story of one of the most famous of all British families - the Churchills Num Pages: 640 pages, Section: 32, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Number of pages
- 640
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780349119786
- ISBN
- 9780349119786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06