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Paperback. This volume explores the days of handover through the words of leading Hong Kong citizens. The author utilizes transcribed interviews to tell the story of one of the important events of our generation: the taking over of a political entity through a 99-year-old treaty. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101353
ISBN
9780739101353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Fong, Chi-Hang, Brian; Lui, Tai Lok. Series: Studies in the Political Economy of Public Policy. Num Pages: 340 pages, 62 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JP; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319513720
ISBN
9783319513720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 220.29

Hardcover. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's post colonial urban landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 101 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226448565
ISBN
9780226448565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

Paperback. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Num Pages: 575 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922. A Sourcebook of Basic Documents. 558 pages, b/w illus. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight: 832.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
558
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Printing Writing In Book
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234307
ISBN
9780520234307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.41

Paperback. When did the first people arrive here? What did they look like? How did they survive? Who were the Neanderthals? The author takes us back to when it was so tropical we lived alongside hippos, elephants and sabre-toothed tigers or to times so cold we hunted reindeer and mammoth, and to others even colder when we were forced to flee a wall of ice. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; JHMP; PDZ; PSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 111 x 18. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141018133
ISBN
9780141018133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardback. Alive with personal stories, this book considers how people and communities on the Canadian home front perceived the Great War. Num Pages: 360 pages, 16 b/w photographs, 10 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774810135
ISBN
9780774810135
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 317 pages, 1 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JNB; JNL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2nd ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950553
ISBN
9781349950553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.75

Hardcover. Despite the massive influx of Hollywood movies and films from other European countries after World War II, Austrian film continued to be hugely popular with Austrian and German audiences. By examining the decisive role that popular cinema played in the turbulent post-war era, this book provides unique insights into the reconstruction of a society. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459459
ISBN
9780857459459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Paperback. In this deeply researched and engagingly argued work, Jeffers Lennox reconfigures our general understanding of how Indigenous peoples, imperial forces, and settlers competed for space in northeastern North America before the British conquest in 1763. Series: Studies in Atlantic Canada History. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614055
ISBN
9781442614055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.56

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441585
ISBN
9780801441585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 320 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJF; HBTB; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 264 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231177702
ISBN
9780231177702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Paperback. Explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans departure. This book traces the settlement of domestic communities, and shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3B; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955888
ISBN
9780241955888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardback. Offers an exploration of the oral histories of three generations of refugees from India's Partition. This book focuses on the emergent conceptual nexus of home, travel, and identity in the stories of participants from ten Hindu and Sikh families in Delhi. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 545.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256433
ISBN
9780823256433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.33

Paperback. Home Truths uncovers the strange and often bizarre stories behind the inventions, and inventors, that have shaped our homes. From dado rails and stencilling - which date from Roman times - noggins and newel posts to power showers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 100 b&w. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458595
ISBN
9780752458595
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Mackie, Richard; Wynn, Graeme. Num Pages: 304 pages, 60 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harbour Publishing Canada
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550175776
ISBN
9781550175776
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927527139
ISBN
9781927527139
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 27 photographs, 2 graphs, 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; WQH; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803286832
ISBN
9780803286832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.39

Hardcover. Series: The Lamar Series in Western History. Num Pages: 216 pages, 4 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154139
ISBN
9780300154139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.30

Paperback. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 8. Weight in Grams: 174.
Publisher
Longman London
Number of pages
130
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582352155
ISBN
9780582352155
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 47.16

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Malley, Brendan; Foley, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
THE NEW PRESS
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0237195
ISBN
9781595580146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Malley, Brendan; Foley, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
THE NEW PRESS
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0237150
ISBN
9781595580146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Malley, Brendan; Foley, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
THE NEW PRESS
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0237149
ISBN
9781595580146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Malley, Brendan; Foley, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728. Clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
THE NEW PRESS
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KEX0237148
ISBN
9781595580146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Malley, Brendan; Foley, Michael. Num Pages: 656 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 728. T. The US has been at war for 70 of the past 100 years. This startling collection of wartime letters, songs, poems, editorial cartoons, newspaper articles and government documents reveals the profound influence war has had on the country. Home Fronts offers a vivid cross-section of American intellectual, political and cultural life over the past century. Across the rich variety of social commentary, political critique and artistic expression, this title brings into sharp focus the startling continuities and contrasts of these experiences. 627pp
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
THE NEW PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KMR0002887
ISBN
9781595580146
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

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