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Paperback. Grounding their analysis in a deep understanding of the country's past, this title features scholars of Afghan history, politics, society, and culture who show how the Taliban was less an attempt to revive a medieval theocracy than a complex, and adaptive force rooted in the history of Afghanistan and shaped by modern international politics. Editor(s): Crews, Robert D.; Tarzi, Amin. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW3; HRAM2; HRAM6. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 209 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032248
- ISBN
- 9780674032248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.20
€ 45.99
€ 38.20
For more than thirty years, musician Carlos Varela has been a guide to the heart, soul, and sound of Havana. My Havana is a lyrical exploration of Varela's life and work, and of the vibrant musical, literary, and cinematic culture of his generation. Editor(s): Cumana, Maria Caridad; Dubinsky, Karen; De La Cruz, Xenia Reloba. Num Pages: 312 pages, 4. BIC Classification: 1KJC; AVG; DSB; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442647718
- ISBN
- 9781442647718
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.37
€ 79.37
paperback. Editor(s): Currie, Ruth; Bryant, Emma Spaulding. Series: Reconstructing America. Num Pages: 518 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 518
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823222742
- ISBN
- 9780823222742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. Examines Cairo from the first century AH/seventh century AD onwards, considering the relationships between the physical layout of the city and its historic buildings, its economy, and its social, cultural, and religious life. Editor(s): Daftary, Farhad; Fernea, Elizabeth Warnock; Nanji, Azim. Series: Institute of Ismaili Studies. Num Pages: 300 pages, 120 color and duotone illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; AM; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 260 x 239 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1858.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Azimuth Editions United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 300
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898592280
- ISBN
- 9781898592280
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.21€ 57.49
€ 59.21
€ 57.49
hardcover. This bibliography encompasses all extant books of emblems, and books dealing with the theory and practice of emblematics written by members of The Society of Jesus. Translations and adaptations of Jesuit works in all languages are also included. Editor(s): Daly, Peter M.; Dimler, S. J.; Dimler S.J., G.Richard. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DNF; GBCR; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 286 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802038531
- ISBN
- 9780802038531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.37
€ 179.37
Print Culture in a Diverse America (The History of Media and Communica...
. Ed(S): Danky, James P.; Wiegand, Wayne A.
paperback. In the modern era there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture - books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This collection offers a fresh foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States. Editor(s): Danky, James P.; Wiegand, Wayne A. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 linecuts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066993
- ISBN
- 9780252066993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 33.05
€ 35.99
€ 33.05
Anooshi Lingit Aani Ka, Russians in Tlingit America
. Ed(S): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, ...
paperback. Traces the series of events which culminated in the 1802 and 1804 Battles of Sitka, a turning point in the history of the Tlingit people of southeast Alaska and, ultimately, in the history of America. Editor(s): Dauenhauer, Nora Marks; Dauenhauer, Richard; Black, Lydia T. Series: Classics of Tlingit Oral Literature. Num Pages: 560 pages, 55 illus., 20 in color. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 7128 x 5499 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295986012
- ISBN
- 9780295986012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.94€ 55.71
€ 63.94
€ 55.71
Hardback. Canada and the Third World provides a long overdue introduction to Canada's historical relationship with the Third World. Editor(s): Dubinsky, Karen; Mills, Sean; Rutherford, Scott. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 1QFG; GTF; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 23. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442608061
- ISBN
- 9781442608061
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.90
€ 91.90
Reconciliation, Civil Society, and the Politics of Memory
. Ed(S): Duranti, Marco; Schwelling, Birgit
Paperback. Editor(s): Duranti, Marco; Schwelling, Birgit. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 27. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837619317
- ISBN
- 9783837619317
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.74
€ 53.99
€ 38.74
hardcover. This book provides a new understanding of German twentieth-century history by using the lens of citizenship to explore issues of nationality, belonging, and constructions of German nationhood. Editor(s): Eley, Geoff; Palmowski, Jan. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN; JPVH1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804752046
- ISBN
- 9780804752046
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Sisters or Strangers?: Immigrant, Ethnic, and Racialized Women in Cana...
. Ed(S): Epp, Marlene; Iacovetta, Franca
hardcover. Spanning more than two hundred years of history, from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first, Sisters or Strangers? explores the complex lives of immigrant, ethnic, and racialized women in Canada. Editor(s): Epp, Marlene; Iacovetta, Franca. Series: Studies in Gender and History. Num Pages: 624 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFSJ1; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 624
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442631106
- ISBN
- 9781442631106
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.38
€ 112.38
hardcover. Editor(s): Falola, Toyin; Njoku, Raphael Chijioke. Num Pages: 370 pages, 3 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 22. Weight in Grams: 817.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 370
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253022455
- ISBN
- 9780253022455
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.63
€ 81.63
hardcover. This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography. Editor(s): Fehrenbacher, Don E.; Fehrenbacher, Virginia. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 164 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1125.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 648
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804726368
- ISBN
- 9780804726368
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.21
€ 108.21
Hardback. Editor(s): Flamig, Susan; Leiner, Martin. Series: Research in Peace and Reconciliation. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 1342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525560112
- ISBN
- 9783525560112
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.82€ 111.06
€ 146.82
€ 111.06
Paperback. Editor(s): Fuchs, Michael; Holub, Maria-Theresia. Num Pages: 214 pages, 11 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSF; JPQB; RP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837620801
- ISBN
- 9783837620801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 31.10
€ 42.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. This edited collection by scholars of both history and anthropology re-examines the concepts of resistance and the effect of neoliberalism from the 1980s to the present day comparing Brazil and Mexico, two of the largest countries in Latin America. Editor(s): Gledhill, John; Schell, Patience A. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 1KLSB; HBJK; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822351870
- ISBN
- 9780822351870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.67
€ 32.99
€ 29.67
Rational Passions: Women and Scholarship in Britain, 1702 - 1870
. Ed(S): Gordon, Felicia; Walker, Gina Luria
paperback. "At last we have a wonderful collection that documents the range of women's intellectual activities during the years 1700-1870. One cannot help but admire these women for their intellectual courage and achievements in a male world." - Martha Vicinus, University of Michigan Editor(s): Gordon, Felicia; Walker, Gina Luria. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551116433
- ISBN
- 9781551116433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 49.59
€ 54.99
€ 49.59
paperback. For more than three centuries, St Petersburg, founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as Russia's westward-oriented capital and as a visually stunning showcase of Russia's imperial ambitions, has been the country's most mythologized city. This volume traces the ways in which St Petersburg has become a "museum piece," embodying history, and nostalgia. Editor(s): Goscilo, Helena; Norris, Stephen M. Num Pages: 264 pages, 45 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253219800
- ISBN
- 9780253219800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.14
€ 25.99
€ 24.14
hardcover. This volume of twelve essays focuses on two interrelated issues: first, it addresses the historical and cultural determinants that have given rise to what frequently has been described as the French exception; second, the contributors assess the exhaustion of this tradition in recent years. Editor(s): Goux, Jean-Joseph; Wood, Philip R. (QC (Hon)). Num Pages: 236 pages, index, reference. BIC Classification: HBJD; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 515.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804729697
- ISBN
- 9780804729697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.89
€ 128.89
The Guatemala Reader: History, Culture, Politics (The Latin America Re...
. Ed(S): Grandin, Greg; Levenson, Deborah; Og...
hardcover. Brings together more than 200 texts and images in a broad introduction to Guatemala's history, culture, and politics Editor(s): Grandin, Greg; Levenson, Deborah; Oglesby, Elizabeth. Series: Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 688 pages, 105 illustrations, 10 color plates, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1112.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822350941
- ISBN
- 9780822350941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.25
€ 133.25