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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226314600
ISBN
9780226314600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.11

Paperback. After a failed suicide attempt and recovery in the mad house, Martha is heading for France to be reunited with the one true love of her life. Father Ralph Fitzgerald rescued her from the streets when she was sixteen and was the first person to show Martha true love and affection. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJP; BGA; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780576114
ISBN
9781780576114
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.77

Paperback. An interpretative racial history of Mexican Americans, focusing on racial foundations and race relations from pre-Hispanic times to the present. It uses the concept of racialisation to describe the process through which Spanish, Mexican and US authorities constructed racial status hierarchies. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 389 pages, 50 b&w illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292752542
ISBN
9780292752542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.70

Hardback. Cleansing Honor with Blood examines the daily experiences of interpersonal violence, the elaboration of masculine identities around honor and the practice of violence, and the contests for power and authority among free poor men from the hinterlands of the northeastern Brazilian province of Ceara between 1845 and 1889. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804774567
ISBN
9780804774567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.00

Hardcover. Editor(s): Oppenheim, A Leo; Roth, Martha T; Reiner, Erica. Series: Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the Univers. Num Pages: 435 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; DB; HBJF1; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 211 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1958
Publisher
Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Condition
New
SKU
V9780918986108
ISBN
9780918986108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.80

Paperback. Brings together primary and secondary documents related to the reparations movement in the United States. While the movement is united in its goal of "repairing" the injustices to African Americans that have followed from the long history of slavery and Jim Crow, this title reveals the range of opinions as to the form that repair might take. Editor(s): Martin, Michael T.; Yaquinto, Marilyn. Num Pages: 728 pages, 6 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1K; GTB; HBJK; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 42. Weight in Grams: 993.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
728
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822340249
ISBN
9780822340249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.53

Hardcover. From 1505 to 1689, Russia's Tsars chose their wives through an elaborate ritual: the bride-show. Alongside accounts of sordid boyar plots against brides and the multiple marriages of Ivan the Terrible, this book offers an analysis of the show's role in the complex politics of royal marriage in early modern Russia. Num Pages: 396 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804484
ISBN
9780875804484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback. Analyzes Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator" from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. This work examines the film's presentation of Roman history and culture. It considers its cinematic origins and traditions. It draws out the film's modern social and political overtones. It also includes relevant ancient sources in translation. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APFA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405110426
ISBN
9781405110426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.81

paperback. Considers the presence and use of texts in religious and political ritual in Early China. Through balanced attention to both the received literary tradition and the range of excavated artefacts, manuscripts, and inscriptions, this title reveals the rich and multilayered interplay of textual composition and ritual performance. Editor(s): Kern, Martin. Num Pages: 362 pages, 7 bw photos,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSBB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987873
ISBN
9780295987873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Editor(s): McCauley, Martin. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 350 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333257982
ISBN
9780333257982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.03

Paperback. A reinterpretation of the iconic photographs of the black civil rights struggle. It shows how the very pictures credited with arousing white sympathy, and thereby paving the way for civil rights legislation, actually limited the scope of racial reform in the 1960s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 65 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 179 x 16. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520268647
ISBN
9780520268647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Hardback. This second edition relates the long and brutal history of slavery and the struggle for abolition using several key features: *Chronology *Introductory essay *Appendixes *Bibliography *Over 500 cross-referenced entries on forms of slavery, famous slaves and abolitionists, origins of slaves, and current conditions of modern slavery Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 478 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 880.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810859661
ISBN
9780810859661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.53

Paperback. A definitive study of coin production in medieval England, tracing the development, significance and wider context of mints and money. Num Pages: 596 pages, 55 b/w illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 105.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107564985
ISBN
9781107564985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.03

Paperback. Addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the West. In between the personal beginning and the personal ending, this work gives us information about Stalin: Koba the Dread, losif the Terrible. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099438021
ISBN
9780099438021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This study explores the decolonization movement in Cameroon. It analyzes the reforms introduced by France in Cameroon after World War II, the circumstances surrounding the unsuccessful attempt of the UPC to seize independence by force, and the subsequent eradication of this party by an alliance of Franco-Cameroonian forces. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJA; HBJH; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761852780
ISBN
9780761852780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Baumeister, Martin; Sala, Roberto. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DS; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 215 x 19. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Campus Verlag
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593504827
ISBN
9783593504827
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 39.88

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 520 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 29. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691649474
ISBN
9780691649474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.60

Hardcover. An analysis of Britain's New Labour years. This book dissects scandals from Bernie Ecclestone to David Blunkett; explores Labour's contempt for democracy, electoral reform and cash-for-peerages; attacks the illegal and utterly disastrous decision to go to war in Iraq, and questions the deployment in Afghanistan. Num Pages: 304 pages, colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPFF; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 30. Weight in Grams: 650. Some minor shelf wear, but remains very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Icon Books Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
SKU
KTJ0007263
ISBN
9781840468229
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Bernal's response to criticisms to his 1987 book, 'BLACK ATHENA', which argued for an Afro-Asiatic origin for Greek civilisation. Editor(s): Moore, David Chioni. Num Pages: 576 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBG; HBJD; HBLA; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822327172
ISBN
9780822327172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. Historian Blumenson examines the 1943 Battle of Anzio, which turned into a disaster for the Allies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815411291
ISBN
9780815411291
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 171. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609807474
ISBN
9781609807474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.49

Paperback. A fascinating history from the voices of the American airmen who flew daily from bases in East Anglia to the heart of Germany. Num Pages: 352 pages, 55 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 378. The US 8th Air Force at War. 352 pages, 55 illustrations. A fascinating history from the voices of the American airmen who flew daily from bases in East Anglia to the heart of Germany. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight: 320.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445608587
ISBN
9781445608587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.84

Paperback. The two-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War. Famously wooden-built, its graceful lines and powerful performance have made it into an airborne icon. This book includes first-hand accounts of a selection of the actions and missions that the 'Mossie' undertook. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844158911
ISBN
9781844158911
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. Unusual equipment such as portable cooking trailers, radio and surveillance trailers, cable laying trailers and many others not covered in any volume. Translator(s): Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 210 x 4. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407574
ISBN
9780887407574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.00

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