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Paperback. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 311.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226726779
ISBN
9780226726779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.94

Paperback. By analyzing the trial of Charles Guiteau, who assassinated US President Garfield in 1881, this text explores insanity and criminal responsibility in the late-19th century. Although the role of genetics in behaviour had been accepted, the trial debated whether heredity influenced Guiteau's actions. Num Pages: 290 pages, 6 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKVC; JMAL; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226727172
ISBN
9780226727172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Paperback. Long at the margins of global affairs, the Arctic now finds itself at the frontline of issues which will challenge and define our world in the twenty-first century. This title weaves together the history of the region with reportage and reflection, revealing a vast and complex area, loaded with opportunity and rich in challenges. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1MTN; HBJQ; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523536
ISBN
9780099523536
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had one of the world's great navies to defend it. Trafalgar destroyed its navy and French and British armies marching across it at will. The result was a war which killed over a million Spaniards and ended its empire. This book presents this terrible conflict. Num Pages: 624 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWD; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140273700
ISBN
9780140273700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.94

Paperback. This book is the first single volume history of modern Spain to appear in over 30 years. It describes Spaina s emergence in the nineteenth century as the first modern post--imperial power and examines the vast social and economic changes which Spain witnessed during this period. Series: A History of Spain. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631219132
ISBN
9780631219132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.09

Paperback. Attempts to reframe our understanding of Napoleon. This book creates a different context for Napoleon's career. It sees the battles as almost side-effects, the consequences of rulers being willing to take the immense risks of fighting or supporting Napoleon - risks that could result in the extinction of entire countries and regimes. Num Pages: 656 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 468 620pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Dublin
Edition
01st Edition
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
9780141014203
ISBN
9780141014203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

hardcover. The story of the landmark case of Fletcher v. Peck (1810), in which Chief Justice John Marshall first expounded the contract clause of the Constitution. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LNB; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780700623303
ISBN
9780700623303
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.33

paperback. The story of the landmark case of Fletcher v. Peck (1810), in which Chief Justice John Marshall first expounded the contract clause of the Constitution. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; LNB; LNCJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Kansas United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780700623310
ISBN
9780700623310
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.75

Paperback. A social history of the earthquake-tsunami that struck Lima in October 1746, looking at how people in and beyond Lima understood and reacted to the natural disaster. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 illustrations, 4 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; 3JF; HBJK; JFFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341895
ISBN
9780822341895
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.59

Paperback. Charles Walker examines the largest rebellion in the history of Spain's American empire, led by Latin America's most iconic revolutionary, Tupac Amaru, and his wife. It began in 1780 as a multiclass alliance against European-born usurpers but degenerated into a vicious caste war, leaving a legacy that still influences South American politics today. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HBJK; HBLL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674659995
ISBN
9780674659995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.78

Paperback. Shows how the Indian peasants played a crucial role in the battle against colonialism and in the political clashes of the early republican period. With its focus on Cuzco, the former capital of the Inca Empire, this book highlights the promises and frustrations of a critical period whose long shadow remains cast on modern Peru. Series: Latin America Otherwise. Num Pages: 352 pages, 2 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLSR; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822322931
ISBN
9780822322931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.70

Hardcover. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Burford Books,U.S. United States
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781580800990
ISBN
9781580800990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.08

Paperback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362012
ISBN
9780822362012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Paperback. Biography of the anti-imperialist fighter and slave liberator Toussaint Louverture, explored through the prism of his radical politics. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335148
ISBN
9780745335148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Containing a wealth of new scholarship and rare primary documents, The Black Jacobins Reader provides a comprehensive analysis of C. L. R. James's classic history of the Haitian Revolution. Editor(s): Forsdick, Charles; Hogsbjerg, Christian. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 464 pages, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KJH; 3JF; 3JH; DSR; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361848
ISBN
9780822361848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.57

Paperback. Relics affected everyone in medieval society. In this book, the author illustrates that the pervasiveness and variety of relics answered very specific needs of ordinary people across a darkened Europe under threat of political upheavals, disease, and hellfire. It examines an array of relics in the broad social and cultural context of their age. Num Pages: 306 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
306
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300184303
ISBN
9780300184303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.47

Hardback. Quandt, Robert Hunter, James Thomson, Patrick Vaughan, Marin Strmecki, James Mann, David Ignatius, Adam Garfinkle, Stephen F. Szabo, Francis Fukuyama, Charles Gati Editor(s): Gati, Charles. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421409764
ISBN
9781421409764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.72

Hardcover. This volume is a collection Petrus Stuyvesant's correspondence from 1647 to 1653, the first six years of his tenure as director general of New Netherland. These letters show how the young Stuyvesant handled major problems in his administration and confronted the challenges laid before him. Translator(s): Gehring, Charles T. Series: Dutch Colonial Manuscripts. Num Pages: 196 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1KBB; 3JD; BGHA; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815627920
ISBN
9780815627920
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.09

Paperback. Editor(s): Gehring, Charles T.; Starna, William A. Num Pages: 130 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 177.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633228
ISBN
9780815633228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784785161
ISBN
9781784785161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.37

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