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Paperback. In June 1846 Susan Shelby Magoffin, eighteen years old and a bride of less than eight months, set out with her husband, a veteran Santa Fe trader, on a trek from Independence, Missouri, through New Mexico and south to Chihuahua. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 22. Weight in Grams: 372.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803281165
ISBN
9780803281165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, black/white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Oxbow Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785700798
ISBN
9781785700798
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.40

Paperback. Lucrative and complex, the fur trade bound together Europeans and Native peoples of North America in the 17th and 18th centuries. This title offers a look at the broad range of contracts that characterized the fur trade. It explains the working mechanisms of the fur trade and explores how and why it evolved in a North Atlantic context. Editor(s): Sleeper-Smith, Susan. Num Pages: 702 pages, 9 photographs, 5 maps, 14 tables, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 38. Weight in Grams: 885.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
702
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803243293
ISBN
9780803243293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 41.41

Paperback. Intended as a general guide to the obelisks that have found their way to the four corners of the earth, this book examines the interest shown in them by the Roman emperors; it discusses each obelisk in detail, and traces individual histories and anecdotes concerning their journeys from Egypt. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904675303
ISBN
9781904675303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.89

Hardcover. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3D; 3F; HBJH; HBLA; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780884024088
ISBN
9780884024088
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.85
€ 62.43

Paperback. A portrait of the intimate way in which violence pulls lives apart, of an American family caught on the stage of Middle East politics, and of the moral choices required in seeking justice. Series: Contemporary Issues in the Middle East. Num Pages: 202 pages, 17 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FBL; 3JJPN; BM; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609544
ISBN
9780815609544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.46

Paperback. A timeless tale of love, lust, and politics, "Tosca" is one of the most popular operas ever written. In "Tosca's Rome," Susan Vandiver Nicassio explores the surprising historical realities that lie behind Giacomo Puccini's opera and the play by Victorien Sardou on which it is based. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 halftones, 12 line drawings, 1 table, 14 musical examples. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC9; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226579726
ISBN
9780226579726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. In 1798 the armies of the French Revolution tried to transform Rome from the capital of the Papal States to a Jacobin Republic. Based on primary sources and incorporating two centuries of Italian, French, and international research, this work reveals what life was like for Romans in the age of Napoleon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 54 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226579733
ISBN
9780226579733
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199328338
ISBN
9780199328338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.77

Paperback. Offers a portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This edition tells about the history about this road to reconstruct the route through the personal experiences of travelers. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1 map, 10 color images, 10 b/w photos, 26 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1F; HBG; HBJF; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520280595
ISBN
9780520280595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Examines how youth moved to the forefront of French politics in the two decades following the First World War. This book focuses on the competing efforts of the two groups to mobilize the young and harness generational aspirations. Num Pages: 336 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 478.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822346135
ISBN
9780822346135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 280 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Media tie-in
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141985701
ISBN
9780141985701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.69

Paperback. A shocking expose of the true story behind the death of the much-beloved UN Secretary General, Dag Hammarskjold Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBTW; JFHC; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 34. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849048026
ISBN
9781849048026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.71

Paperback. Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 page black and white inset. BIC Classification: 1HFMB; 3JJPG; BGH; BGR; HBJH; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141026138
ISBN
9780141026138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. A lively and fascinating narrative history about the birth of the modern world. Num Pages: 816 pages, 22 illustrations, 96 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1144.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
785
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393059762
ISBN
9780393059762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.49

Paperback. During World War I, the first US war in which women were mobilized by the armed services on a mass scale, more than sixteen thousand female personnel served overseas with the American Expeditionary Force. The author presents the stories of servicewomen in the context of women's employment in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812218756
ISBN
9780812218756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.38

Paperback. A history of America's nation-building project told through the voices of its peoples, from the early settlers to its multicultural citizens of the twenty-first century. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 472 pages, 70 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 682. The Making of the American Nation. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 472 pages, 70 b/w illus. 5 maps. A history of America's nation-building project told through the voices of its peoples, from the early settlers to its multicultural citizens of the twenty-first century. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJK. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 25. Weight: 616.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521612791
ISBN
9780521612791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822962250
ISBN
9780822962250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.82

Paperback. Series: Cultural Studies of the Americas S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSA; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 228 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816640300
ISBN
9780816640300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Paperback. The first aboriginal woman to be named in exploration literature is Ouray-Ouray; the best known is Trukanini, erroneously called the last Tasmanian when she died in 1876. This book gathers together these strands, and that of a vibrant women's literature, linking them to place - an island of still unspoilt beauty and unique flora and fauna. Series: Of Islands & Women S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 2 maps, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFT; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 144 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Publisher
The Women's History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954405663
ISBN
9780954405663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 2 maps, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSM; HBJD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 838.
Publisher
The Women's History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780957215351
ISBN
9780957215351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.25

Paperback. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Num Pages: 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500. Exploring Women's History in China, Hong Kong and Macau. 376 pages, 42 b&w illustrations. The writing of history used to concentrate on narrative, analysis or theory. The historian stayed out of sight. This book is part of a more recent trend. Here, Susanna Hoe discusses her relationship to her material, the processes of research and writing, and her characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 1FPCM; HBAH; HBJF; HBTB; JFSJ1. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 17. Weight: 500.
Publisher
Insomniac Pr
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9789627992035
ISBN
9789627992035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.36

paperback. In 1900, Baron von Ketteler, the German Minister, was assassinated in a Peking street. By 4pm the first shots were fired and a siege by Boxers and imperial troops had begun. Among the besieged were 148 women from around the world and Maud, the Baron's widow. This book tells their story. Num Pages: 430 pages, 4 maps, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; JFSJ1; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 32. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Holo Books United Kingdom
Edition
1st.ed.
Number of pages
430
Condition
New
SKU
V9780953773060
ISBN
9780953773060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Links health inequalities and worker struggles as it charts how people excluded from workplace and legal protections have found ways to challenge power structures and seek justice from states and transnational corporations alike. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFFH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520278998
ISBN
9780520278998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.51

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