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Hardcover. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-98), the religious reformer, preacher, and Florentine civic leader, was burned at the stake as a false prophet by the order of Pope Alexander VI. This book explores the networks of Savonarola's female followers that proliferated in the two generations following his death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329154
ISBN
9780226329154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 37.51

Hardback. Theorists of autobiography tend to emphasize the centrality of the individual against the community. By contrast, in her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. What characterizes the ten writers she examines is the idea of a national self, a Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688795
ISBN
9781611688795
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05
€ 66.52

Paperback. Theorists of autobiography tend to emphasize the centrality of the individual against the community. By contrast, in her reading of Hebrew autobiography, Tamar Hess identifies the textual presence and function of the collective and its interplay with the Israeli self. What characterizes the ten writers she examines is the idea of a national self, a Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; HBLX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 319 x 16. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Brandeis University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611688801
ISBN
9781611688801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 38.38

Hardback. Editor(s): Chalabi, Tamara; Van Cauteren, Philippe. Num Pages: 152 pages, 408 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JM; AFF; AGHF; HBJF1; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 301 x 254 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1056.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300218206
ISBN
9780300218206
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Tamara Chalabi highlights the development of a 'politics of demand' and the increased political activism of this community in a time of great change. It also explores how Arab nationalism was transformed from an ideology of opposition and empowerment of marginal communities, into a tool for the assertion of political domination. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 319.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2006
Number of pages
245
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349531943
ISBN
9781349531943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.54

Hardback. Editor(s): Hareven, Tamara K.; Vinovskis, Maris A. Series: Quantitative studies in History Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JHBD; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 542.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691634630
ISBN
9780691634630
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.32

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26, 26 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704635
ISBN
9781501704635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.12

Hardcover. Tamara T. Chin explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty at a pivotal moment when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance ("Silk Road") markets. Chin explains why rival political groups introduced new literary forms with which to represent these expanded markets. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417199
ISBN
9780674417199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.72

Hardback. Who should have the right to own land, and how much of it? This book focuses on the follows the rise and fall of the land question in the Gilded Age - and the rise and fall of a particularly nineteenth-century vision of landed independence. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 286 pages, 12 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289093
ISBN
9780520289093
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 35.78

Paperback. Translator(s): Bethenfalvy, Balint. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583674499
ISBN
9781583674499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Hardback. Based on newly available archival sources, Krausz examines the holocaust in the Soviet Union and contrasts it with the genocide in Hungary. He studies the roots of Soviet anti-Semitism and its impact on politics before the holocaust. He also explains why the holocaust was a taboo subject in Eastern Europe before the collapse of communism.

Num Pages: 128 pages, 23 cm. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 1DVU; 3JH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 181 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335690
ISBN
9780880335690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.25

Paperback. By the author of Destiny Disrupted: an enlightening, accessible history of modern Afghanistan from the Afghan point of view, showing how Great Power conflicts have interrupted its ongoing, internal struggle to take form as a nation Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 148 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Trade Paper Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610393195
ISBN
9781610393195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.90

Paperback. Offers knowledge and insight to those who want to understand the movements and events behind the modern-day hostilities wracking Western and Islamic societies. This title clarifies how the Muslim world, sees the history of the world, and what they therefore make of our own version of events. Num Pages: 416 pages, 30 maps throughout. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 28. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586488130
ISBN
9781586488130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.90

Hardback. Cattail Moonshine & Milkweed Medicine takes readers on an entertaining and enlightening tour of how North American plants have come to our rescue and helped shape our culture and traditions. Num Pages: 256 pages, full colour photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; VXH; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 306 x 20. Weight in Grams: 648.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612126609
ISBN
9781612126609
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.29

Paperback. It Happened in Iowa takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the most fascinating characters and well-known and little-known tales from this Midwestern state's storied past. Included here are more than 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Hawkeye State. Series: It Happened In Series. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
TwoDot
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762764402
ISBN
9780762764402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.35

Paperback. Examines the networks that linked academics across the British settler world in the age of 'Victorian' globalization. Drawing on extensive archival research, remaps the intellectual geographies of Britain and its empire in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 420.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719099304
ISBN
9780719099304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. Editor(s): Tanabe, Shigeharu. Num Pages: 270 pages, 1 illus., 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162151170
ISBN
9786162151170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 33.44

Hardcover. The Glubb Reports studies papers written by General Sir John Glubb, the long-serving British commander of the Jordanian Arab Legion. It covers issues such as the role of tribes and desert control, the impact of Palestine, the Arab Legion's role in the first Arab-Israeli war, the expansion of the Arab Legion, and Glubb's dismissal in 1956. Series: Britain and the World. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBJF1; HBLW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137380104
ISBN
9781137380104
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.26

Paperback. The definitive history of the 1915 Armenian Genocide Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWN; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 498. The Armenian Genocide and the Question of Turkish Responsibility. 620 pages, 8pp illustrations. In 1915, the Turkish government systematically organized the wholesale slaughter of a complete race, the Armenians. Under the cover of World War-I, through the secret organization of unofficial gangs of Kurds, released prisoners, German officers and Turks who had lost their lands in the war against Balkans, over 1 million Armenians were murdered. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWN; JFSL. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 45. Weight: 414.
Publisher
Constable
Number of pages
620
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845295523
ISBN
9781845295523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardback. This book examines the confiscation of Armenian properties during the genocide and subsequent attempts to retain seized Armenian wealth. Through the close analysis of laws and treaties, it reveals that decrees issued during the genocide constitute central pillars of the Turkish system of property rights. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386230
ISBN
9781782386230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.74

Paperback. Introducing evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 halftones. 3 tables. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 1QDT; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 776.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159560
ISBN
9780691159560
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Hardback. Introducing evidence from more than 600 secret Ottoman documents, this book demonstrates in unprecedented detail that the Armenian Genocide and the expulsion of Greeks from the late Ottoman Empire resulted from an official effort to rid the empire of its Christian subjects. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 528 pages, 5 halftones. 3 tables. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 1QDT; HBJF1; HBLH; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 884.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153339
ISBN
9780691153339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.10

Hardcover. Turkey's bid to join the European Union has lent new urgency to the issue of the Armenian Genocide as differing interpretations of the genocide are proving to be a major reason for the delay of the ratification. This book provides vital background information and is a prime source of legal evidence and eye-witness testimony.. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBTZ; HBWN; LBHG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 648. The Armenian Genocide Trials. 376 pages, black & white illustrations. Turkey's bid to join the European Union has lent new urgency to the issue of the Armenian Genocide as differing interpretations of the genocide are proving to be a major reason for the delay of the ratification. This book provides vital background information and is a prime source of legal evidence and eye-witness testimony. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; HBTZ; HBWN; LBHG. Dimension: 156 x 237 x 25. Weight: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857452511
ISBN
9780857452511
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 456 pages, 9 colour plates & 22 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; AVGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 778.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763541480
ISBN
9788763541480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 38.88

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