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Hardcover. Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious more likely to be altruistic toward outsiders than those who are less religious? In this volume, Pearl M. Oliner examines data on Christian rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to shed light on these important questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517. Fine copy, with fine D.J
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KST0009839
ISBN
9780300100631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJD1; JFD; KNTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781252727
ISBN
9781781252727
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; HBTK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 169 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408230954
ISBN
9781408230954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.29

Paperback. This new and extensively illustrated history explores the reality behind stereotypical views of Glasgow. Series: Town and City Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853312243
ISBN
9781853312243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.90

Paperback. Told through a case study of Tsinghua University - China's premier school of technology - this book traces how Red engineers were groomed in the early years of socialism, survived the Cultural Revolution, and triumphed in the post-Mao years by uniting with communist officials. Series: Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific. Num Pages: 368 pages, 11 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB; JFC; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760782
ISBN
9780804760782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 31.02

Paperback. Takes readers back to the Civil War's centennial celebration to determine how Americans made sense of the suffering, loss, and liberation a century earlier. The author shows how four of America's most incisive writers - Robert Penn Warren, Bruce Catton, Edmund Wilson, and James Baldwin - explored the gulf between remembrance and reality. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFFJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725973
ISBN
9780674725973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.85

Hardcover. The Spanish Civil War is one of the most studied events in modern European history. This book analyses the main obstacles to the consolidation of democracy in Spain and debates the principal stereotypes of the traditional historiography of both left and right. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194598
ISBN
9781845194598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.58

Paperback. THE #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Brimming with life and dark humour, The Arab of the Future reveals the truth and texture of one eccentric family in an absurd Middle East, and also introduces a master cartoonist in a work destined to stand alongside Maus and Persepolis. Series: The Arab of the Future. Num Pages: 160 pages, Riad Satouff. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1HBL; BM; FXL; FXZ; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473638112
ISBN
9781473638112
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.35

Hardcover. "Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-254) and index. Commissioning organisation: John Foot. xi, 270 p. maps 24 cm. Paperback. As new." Keywords: "Subjects - History - General,Subjects - History - Europe - General"
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KEX0164460
ISBN
9780333669044
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 65.96

Hardcover. Underlining the achievements of French emigres, different specialist essays here describe their impact and confirm their importance in contemporary politics, ideology and culture. The emigres were more than refugees, they were active agents in the European struggle against the Revolution. Editor(s): Carpenter, Kirsty. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1999th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333744369
ISBN
9780333744369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.00

Paperback. Essays on the six monarchies of the Gulf: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and UAE. Editor(s): Davidson, Christopher. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; HBJF1; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041218
ISBN
9781849041218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.61

Paperback. In the summer of 1553, against all odds, Mary Tudor was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England. This title tells of Mary's Spanish heritage and the unbreakable bond between Mary and her mother, Katherine of Aragon; of her childhood, adolescence, rivalry with her sister Elizabeth and finally her womanhood. Num Pages: 384 pages, col. Illustrations, col. ports., geneal. table. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408800782
ISBN
9781408800782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.49

Hardcover. Editor(s): Strachan, Stuart; Tyler, Linda. Num Pages: 240 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBN; GLH; HBJM; WCS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 222 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Otago University Press New Zealand
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781877372407
ISBN
9781877372407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.87

Hardback. This book of essays will appeal to anyone interested in the dismantling of Ireland's cultural attachment to Catholicism over the past four decades. Num Pages: 248 pages, 7 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC7; HRLM; JFSR; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526101068
ISBN
9781526101068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.57

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127194
ISBN
9780691127194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.29
€ 60.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JPVH2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961066
ISBN
9780750961066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.68

Hardback. China's efforts to modernize yielded a kleptocracy characterized by corruption, wealth inequality, and social tensions. Rejecting conventional platitudes about the resilience of Party rule, Minxin Pei gathers unambiguous evidence that beneath China's facade of ever-expanding prosperity and power lies a Leninist state in an advanced stage of decay. Num Pages: 316 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBJF; JPA; JPZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 220 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737297
ISBN
9780674737297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.32

Paperback. A vivid account of events during the War on Independence all across County Galway based on a comprehensive collection of primary sources Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 32. Weight in Grams: 286.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781170465
ISBN
9781781170465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Paperback. Six rollercoaster weeks that brought down America's top general by the ROLLING STONE journalist who broke the story. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; 3JM; HBJF; HBJK; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 324.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829387
ISBN
9780753829387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Ireland's premier photographers, The Lensmen, captured the essence of life in Ireland during the 1970s in their stunning and thought provoking images. This collection offers a fascinating insight into the cultural and political events of the decade. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPL; AJCR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 202 x 12. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847173201
ISBN
9781847173201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

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