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Paperback. A biography of the Supreme Court Justice of 34 years, Hugo Black, (1886-1971). He once was a member of the Ku Klux Klan, and went on to be one of the most celebrated and important civil libertarians in the history of the USA and the 20th century's chief proponent of the First Amendment. Series: American Philosophy. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 11. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823218684
ISBN
9780823218684
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 35.80

Paperback. A work of the author whose writings represent one of America's most original contributions to the history of ideas. Based on a set of lectures, it also includes works such as "The Meaning of Truth", "Psychology", "The Will to Believe", and "Talks to Teachers on Psychology". Editor(s): Gunn, Giles. Num Pages: 400 pages, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HPC; HR; JFCX; JM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140437355
ISBN
9780140437355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.64

Hardcover. Editor(s): Peart, Daniel; Smith, I. P. Num Pages: 288 pages, tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937700
ISBN
9780813937700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.81

Hardcover. Offers a broad picture of the way in whiich Western medicine, and Western knowledge, was absorbed and adapted in Japan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674019522
ISBN
9780674019522
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 37.31

Hardcover. This study examines the realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over the course of the Sung dynasty. From the perspective of specific Sung families, it uses data on two groups of Sung elites - the grand councilors who led the bureaucracy, and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674695924
ISBN
9780674695924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.49

Paperback. "Will shape our thinking about America and the Middle East for years."-Christopher Dickey, Newsweek Num Pages: 864 pages, 68 black-and-white photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
800
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393330304
ISBN
9780393330304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226459905
ISBN
9780226459905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 31.94

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616084646
ISBN
9781616084646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; JPA; JPF; JPL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Merrion Press
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370311
ISBN
9781785370311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.63

Paperback. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 166 x 255 x 24. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691173542
ISBN
9780691173542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 22.06

Paperback. Seeking to explain how the Tudors maintained their power in England, this work examines how they built on the centralized structure of the nation to reduce still further the provincial power of the nobility, and to eliminate the remaining jurisdictional franchises. Series: British Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JPH. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333598375
ISBN
9780333598375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 43.77

Paperback. Power; the power of the gods; the power of Greek cities; the power of the human body: all these were celebrated at the ancient Olympic Games. This title revolves around the Games of 416 BC a turning point in Greek politics when a cold war between Athens and other major cities was about to erupt into bloody fighting. Num Pages: 240 pages, 90 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 201 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390. Ritual and Rivalry at the Ancient Greek Olympics. 240 pages, 90 colour illustrations. Power; the power of the gods; the power of Greek cities; the power of the human body: all these were celebrated at the ancient Olympic Games. This title revolves around the Games of 416 BC a turning point in Greek politics when a cold war between Athens and other major cities was about to erupt into bloody fighting. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 172 x 201 x 20. Weight: 390.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714122724
ISBN
9780714122724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardback. The communist German Democratic Republic, founded in 1949 in the Soviet-occupied zone of post-war Germany is, for many people, epitomized by the Berlin Wall; Soviet tanks and surveillance by the secret security police, the Stasi, appear to be central. But is this really all there is to the GDR's history? Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845454357
ISBN
9781845454357
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 163.67

Paperback. Explores why the United States - counter to widely accepted wisdom in international relations theory - chose the course it did. In this book the author asserted that domestic political institutions and culture played a decisive role in preventing the mobilization of resources necessary to implement an expansionist grand strategy. Num Pages: 344 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626161771
ISBN
9781626161771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.05

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467129
ISBN
9781608467129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.51

Paperback. A fresh introductory study of late medieval Scotland. Includes: expert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chapters; fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sources; extensive further reading lists. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645862
ISBN
9780748645862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.11

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
€ 35.64

Hardback. This book investigates Tankizs building program by identifying the works that he commissioned, exploring the nature of his participation in these works, and situating them within the broader contexts of architectural development in the region and patronage during the Mamluk period. Series: Chicago Studies on the Middle East. Num Pages: 269 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBS; HBJF1; HBLC1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1111.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Chicago, Middle East Documentation Center United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
SKU
V9780970819949
ISBN
9780970819949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 82.84

Paperback. This study presents a different approach to the question of power and influence after the Cold War. Inspired by the debate over German hegemony and drawing on fieldwork, it develops two cases of German relations with East-Central Europe to test competing arguments. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695232
ISBN
9780847695232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

Hardback. This study presents a different approach to the question of power and influence after the Cold War. Inspired by the debate over German hegemony and drawing on fieldwork, it develops two cases of German relations with East-Central Europe to test competing arguments. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DV; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847695225
ISBN
9780847695225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 180.89

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