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Paperback. A frank portrayal of the medical care of dying people past and present, The Inevitable Hour helps to explain why a movement to restore dignity to the dying arose in the early 1970s and why its goals have been so difficult to achieve. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; JHBZ; LNTJ; MBDC; MBN; MBX; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. .
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421422763
- ISBN
- 9781421422763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.25
€ 27.99
€ 24.25
Paperback. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 259 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279063
- ISBN
- 9780520279063
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
hardcover. LGBT activism is often imagined as a self-contained struggle, inspired by but set apart from other social movements. This book recounts a far different story: a history of queer radicals who understood their sexual liberation as intertwined with solidarity against imperialism, war, and racism. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSK; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- California University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520279056
- ISBN
- 9780520279056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.52€ 89.23
€ 94.52
€ 89.23
Paperback. Investigates a central puzzle of power and politics in West African history: Why do women figure frequently in the political narratives of the precolonial period, and then vanish altogether with colonization? This book addresses this question by exploring the relationship of the household to the state. Series: New African Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDU; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821419830
- ISBN
- 9780821419830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.12
€ 37.99
€ 34.12
Paperback. Commemorating the Irish Famine: Memory and the Monument explores the history of the 1840s Irish Famine in visual representation, commemoration and collective memory from the 19th century until the present, across Ireland and the nations of its diaspora, explaining why since the 1990s the Famine past has come to matter so much in our present. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 45 colour illustrations, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381694
- ISBN
- 9781781381694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.72
€ 36.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. This book examines the formation, entrenchment, and sociopolitical consequences of land conflict in the Negev region of Israel as it has become defined along ethnic lines. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHMC; RGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804798303
- ISBN
- 9780804798303
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.51
€ 29.99
€ 27.51
Hardback. Italian sermons tell a story of the Reformation that credits preachers with using the pulpit, pen, and printing press to keep Italy Catholic when the region's violent religious wars made the future uncertain, and with fashioning a post-Reformation Catholicism that would survive the competition and religious choice of their own time and ours. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HRCC7; HRCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674072978
- ISBN
- 9780674072978
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.93€ 48.36
€ 51.93
€ 48.36
Paperback. How Pearl Harbor has been written about, thought of, and manipulated in American culture. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 136 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336372
- ISBN
- 9780822336372
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Paperback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 344 pages, 24, 19 black & white halftones, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801478321
- ISBN
- 9780801478321
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.08
€ 37.99
€ 34.08
Paperback. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780813576329
- ISBN
- 9780813576329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.53
€ 41.99
€ 37.53
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813576336
- ISBN
- 9780813576336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.10
€ 160.10
Paperback. Philosopher, dramatist, rhetorician, Stoic and pragmatist, Seneca was one of the most contradictory figures in ancient Rome, embracing a stern ascetic morality while amassing a fortune under Nero and eventually committing suicide. This biography reveals a life lived perilously in the gap between ideals and reality. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3D; BGH; HBJD; HBTB; HPCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 298 x 20. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780718193508
- ISBN
- 9780718193508
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 9.57
€ 12.99
€ 9.57
Hardback. Pierre-Anthoine Pastedechouan was born into a nomadic indigenous community of Innu living along the St Lawrence River in Quebec. The author uses one man's compelling story to explore the collision of Christianity with traditional Native religion in colonial North America. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674026087
- ISBN
- 9780674026087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.83€ 64.86
€ 70.83
€ 64.86
paperback. The picturesque, white-washed thatched cottage is an iconic emblem of Ireland and beautiful examples of this still-living craft can be found all over the island today. This beautiful new book is a celebration of the enduring beauty and wonder of Irish thatch. With full colour photographs throughout. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 257 x 20. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The O'Brien Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847177803
- ISBN
- 9781847177803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 6.12
€ 16.99
€ 6.12
Paperback. Anglo-Norman aristocratic patronage of Anglo-Saxon monasteries in post-Conquest England examined. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HRCC7; HRCX8. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 276
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843836353
- ISBN
- 9781843836353
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.68
€ 33.99
€ 32.68
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691162041
- ISBN
- 9780691162041
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.26
€ 25.99
€ 22.26
Paperback. Looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an account of how the Industrial Revolution was experienced by the working class. This book shows how it raised incomes, improved literacy and offered exciting opportunities for political action. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16-page section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; BK; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300205251
- ISBN
- 9780300205251
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.25
€ 19.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300145458
- ISBN
- 9780300145458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.05
€ 20.99
€ 17.05
Paperback. By viewing Taiwan-China relations as a product of the history of Qing expansionism, the author contributes to our understanding of several political events in the region. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 400 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 1 halftone, 21 line illustrations, 18 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 28. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674021198
- ISBN
- 9780674021198
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.70
€ 27.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. The book that provides the fullest picture yet of what life inside Burma is really like. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1FMB; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; JFFC; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 206.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847081896
- ISBN
- 9781847081896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.02
€ 11.99
€ 10.02
Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; GTB; HBJF1; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784539733
- ISBN
- 9781784539733
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 25.44
€ 34.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. This fun, fact-filled handbook covers a range of essential topics, filling in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge of this fair isle and making more responsible and better-informed citizens of all of us. It is inspired by the UK citizenship test and features some of the best political gaffes of recent years. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Publisher
- Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782434313
- ISBN
- 9781782434313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.10
€ 10.99
€ 10.10
Paperback. Develops new historical methods to discover the Chicana's own story. Series: Theories of Representation and Difference. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212832
- ISBN
- 9780253212832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.68
€ 19.99
€ 19.68
Paperback. Contains an examination of popular familiar belief in early modern Britain. This book provides an analysis of the correlation between early modern British magic and tribal shamanism, examines the experiential dimension of popular magic and witchcraft in early modern Britain, and explores the links between British fairy beliefs and witch beliefs. Num Pages: 317 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HRLK; HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190798
- ISBN
- 9781845190798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.16
€ 43.99
€ 39.16