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Paperback. A refreshing insight into a previously neglected area of popular British cinema the holiday film - including historical information about the British holiday and analyses of key films from the 1900s to the recent past." Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBJD1; HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349336708
- ISBN
- 9781349336708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.61
€ 66.61
Paperback. Opens up new ways of thinking about the period, 1400-1750. An original and theoretically-informed contribution to the discipline. Wide-disciplinary appeal. Well-illustrated. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 244 pages, with 41 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HDT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557863485
- ISBN
- 9781557863485
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.89
€ 57.89
Hardback. Militarism has traditionally been regarded as a phenomenon of the political right. As this book demonstrates, however, various groups on the political left in Britain during the years before the Great War were able to accommodate, and even assimilate, militaristic ideas, sentiments, and policies to a remarkable degree. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137274120
- ISBN
- 9781137274120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Paperback. Over recent decades much has been written on the complexities of Imperial Germany. More is known today about the politics, society, economy and culture of the German Empire than ever before. However, the sheer volume of new scholarship makes it increasingly challenging to synthesize all the available information. Series: Contesting the Past. Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405129978
- ISBN
- 9781405129978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.41
€ 46.41
Hardcover. 223pp. Keywords: Irish Abroad. These essays examine diverse elements of the Irish American Experience in the fifteen years after World War II. It emphasises the transition through which the diaspora were moving with focus on social and political developments
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd Dublin
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780716529873
- ISBN
- 9780716529873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.00€ 42.11
€ 60.00
€ 42.11
Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 250 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSBD; HBJD1; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349538546
- ISBN
- 9781349538546
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Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. This book examines how competing narratives about the Haitian Revolution influenced American public culture during the Civil War. It argues that both antislavery and proslavery groups appropriated the symbols of Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution in their attempts to determine the fate of slavery in the United States. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812221848
- ISBN
- 9780812221848
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.90
€ 32.99
€ 29.90
Hardback. Essays consider the changes and development of Scotland at a time of considerable flux in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Editor(s): Hammond, Matthew. Series: Studies in Celtic History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10, 8 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white line drawings, 8 black and white, 2 li. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843838531
- ISBN
- 9781843838531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.73
€ 98.73
Paperback. This study of the regulation of sexuality in the Qing dynasty explores the social context for sexual behavior criminalized by the state, showing how regulation shifted away from status to a new regime of gender that mandated a uniform standard of sexual morality and criminal liability for all people, regardless of their social status. Series: Law, Society & Culture in China. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745598
- ISBN
- 9780804745598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.10
€ 33.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. A fresh and fascinating look at the Space Age that demolishes the myth of the fearless, hot-shot astronaut. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 161 x 25. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 219
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137025289
- ISBN
- 9781137025289
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Condition: New
€ 66.25
€ 66.25
Paperback. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. This book examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples' lives far outside the region. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Lesser, Jeffrey. Series: Global Square. Num Pages: 376 pages, 4 maps, 30 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JM; HBJK; JFFN; JHMC; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520277731
- ISBN
- 9780520277731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.82
€ 37.99
€ 32.82
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Portobello Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846273315
- ISBN
- 9781846273315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Paperback. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 30 b&w integrated half-tones. BIC Classification: 1HFGU; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Portobello
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846270314
- ISBN
- 9781846270314
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.89
€ 11.99
€ 10.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 35. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405919142
- ISBN
- 9781405919142
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.33
€ 17.99
€ 14.33
Hardback. This book explores the revival under Edward VII of the ceremonial state visit by British monarchs, showing the impact and importance of active royal diplomacy during his reign. Using the Royal Archives, memoirs and newspapers, it reveals the contribution made by the use of ceremony and public display to popular appreciation of the monarchy. Series: Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137548986
- ISBN
- 9781137548986
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.91
€ 149.91
Hardback. This interdisciplinary collection uses the legend of Charlemagne to explore larger themes in the European Middle Ages, such as crusading, conceptions of kingship, and apocalyptic expectation. Editor(s): Gabriele, Matthew; Stuckey, Jace. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3F; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 147 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 2008th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608269
- ISBN
- 9780230608269
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.51
€ 138.51
Hardcover. Examines several types of data relevant to ancient Maya dance, including hieroglyphic texts, pictorial images in diverse media, and architecture. This title illustrates the application of various analytical methodologies and offers interpretations of the form, meaning, and social significance of dance performance. Series: The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 color photographs, 160 line drawings, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; AC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 288 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292709881
- ISBN
- 9780292709881
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. Looking at the field of "whiteness studies" and linking it to traditional historical inquiry, Matthew Frye Jacobson shows that in the USA, nation of immigrants, "race" has been at the core of civic assimilation: ethnic minorities in becoming American were reracialized to become Caucasian. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFFN; JFSL1; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674951914
- ISBN
- 9780674951914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Hardcover. Matthew Fraleigh examines the life and works of Narushima Ryuhoku (1837-1884): Confucian scholar, world traveler, pioneering journalist, and irrepressible satirist. This is the first book-length study of Ryuhoku in a Western language and one of the first Western-language monographs to examine Sinitic poetry and prose composition in modern Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 2GJ; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1070.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Asia Center
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674425224
- ISBN
- 9780674425224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.21€ 60.05
€ 65.21
€ 60.05
Hardcover. In this state-of-the-field anthology, leading scholars in the fields of European imperial history and intellectual history explore the nature of European imperialism during the 'long nineteenth century', scrutinizing the exact relationship between the various forms of liberalism in Europe and the various imperial projects of Europe. Editor(s): Fitzpatrick, Matthew P. Num Pages: 290 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JPFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 290
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137019967
- ISBN
- 9781137019967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.54€ 46.96
€ 130.54
€ 46.96
Hardback. This provocative new work examines the years between the Nazi book fires and the publication of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), a period when book burning captured the popular imagination. It explores how embedded the myths of book burning have become in our cultural history, and illustrates the enduring appeal of a great cleansing bonfire. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230553286
- ISBN
- 9780230553286
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.98
€ 55.98
Paperback. This provocative new work examines the years between the Nazi book fires and the publication of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), a period when book burning captured the popular imagination. It explores how embedded the myths of book burning have become in our cultural history, and illustrates the enduring appeal of a great cleansing bonfire. Num Pages: 248 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349363094
- ISBN
- 9781349363094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.01
€ 55.01
Hardback. When Alex Haley's book Roots was published by Doubleday in 1976, it became an immediate bestseller. The television series, broadcast by ABC in 1977, became the most popular miniseries of all time. This book looks at the importance, contradictions, and limitations of mass culture and examines how Roots pushed the boundaries of history. Num Pages: 280 pages, 22 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFD; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520291324
- ISBN
- 9780520291324
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.31
€ 31.99
€ 23.31
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJD; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801487842
- ISBN
- 9780801487842
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.73
€ 41.99
€ 37.73