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Paperback. "-Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"Ably tells the story of the New York rail system's most active and visible symbol: the architectural and engineering masterpiece, with its grand public concourse, in the heart of Midtown."-New Scientist Series: The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science. Num Pages: 296 pages, 52, 31 black & white illustrations, 21 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK; TBX; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421411934
ISBN
9781421411934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.45

Paperback. More than a history of a train station, this book is the story of a city and an age as reflected in a building aptly described as a secular cathedral. Num Pages: 264 pages, 176, 82 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white illustrations, 82 black & white half. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJ; AMG; HBJK; HBLW; TBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781421411927
ISBN
9781421411927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.84

Hardcover. In 1941, philosopher and poet Gendun Chopel (1903-51) sent a large manuscript by ship, train, and yak across mountains and deserts to his homeland in the northeastern corner of Tibet. He would follow it five years later, returning to his native land after twelve years in India and Sri Lanka. Translator(s): Jinpa, Thupten; Lopez, Donald S. Series: Buddhism and Modernity. Num Pages: 456 pages, 74 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HRE. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226091976
ISBN
9780226091976
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 42.86

Paperback. The acclaimed biography by Jeffrey Robinson, previously published as Rainier and Grace, now revised and updated to coincide with the major motion picture starring Nicole Kidman as Princess Grace. BIC Classification: 1DDFM; BGR; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Hachette Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602862586
ISBN
9781602862586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.66

Hardcover. When Grace Anna Goodhue wed Calvin Coolidge in 1905, she thought then that marriage "has seldom united two people of more vastly different temperaments and tastes." Warm to her husband's dour and taciturn, Grace was to be a contrast to Calvin for years to come. This work shows how their marriage ensured her husband's rise to high office. Num Pages: 184 pages, 28 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615636
ISBN
9780700615636
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.03

Paperback. Editor(s): Stachniewski, John; Pacheco, Anita. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGXA; DNF; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199554980
ISBN
9780199554980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.24

Hardback. Series: Anthem South Asian Studies. Num Pages: 407 pages, 16+ photographs. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843312772
ISBN
9781843312772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.83

Hardcover. Governors Island, situated in New York Harbor, blends a sense of nostalgia with twenty-first-century amenities. This book creates a portrait of the island through photographs, blueprints, architectural plans, and interviews with former residents. It is suitable for enthusiasts of military and New York history alike. Num Pages: 288 pages, 271 colour illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1746.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815609360
ISBN
9780815609360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.45

Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. Topics discussed are: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; and more. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208193
ISBN
9780872208193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.94

Paperback. Provides an overview of the government of the early empires of China. This work discusses topics such as: the seat of supreme authority; the structure of central government; provincial and local government; the armed forces; officials; government communications; laws of the empire; control of the people and the land; and, problems and weaknesses. Num Pages: 248 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3D; HBJF; HBLA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208186
ISBN
9780872208186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

hardcover. This rhetorical and historical analysis of sermons in the reign of James I argues that the official polemic of Jacobean government belies its claim to religious consensus and political moderation in pre-Civil War England. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC91. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 20. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804732215
ISBN
9780804732215
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.02

Hardback. Strict decrees on the observance of death were part of the myriad laws enacted under the Tokugawa shogunate to control nearly every aspect of Japanese life. Hirai explores how this class of legislation played an integrative part in Japanese society by codifying religious beliefs and customs the Japanese people had cherished for generations. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 15 black and white photos; 3 maps; 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JHBT; JHBZ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 231 x 36. Weight in Grams: 800.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066823
ISBN
9780674066823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 45.96

Hardback. Explores the idea that the people most important in a flourishing democracy are those who challenge the status quo. Num Pages: 273 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814738245
ISBN
9780814738245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691119748
ISBN
9780691119748
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.30
€ 55.15

Paperback. When and how did public health become modern? This book offers a fresh answer to this question through an examination of Victorian and Edwardian England, long considered one of the critical birthplaces of modern public health. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 408 pages, 31 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; MBN; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520290358
ISBN
9780520290358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardcover. "Governing China: 150-1850". Num Pages: 139 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 147 x 13. Weight in Grams: 284.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843126
ISBN
9781603843126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.66

Paperback. "Governing China: 150-1850". Num Pages: 139 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 151 x 8. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781603843119
ISBN
9781603843119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 3 halftones. 2 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 151 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691163925
ISBN
9780691163925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150734
ISBN
9780691150734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.41

Hardback. Rather, the Revolution built upon a long history of civic engagement and a complicated relationship between the practice of majority-rule and exclusionary policy-making on the part of appointed and self-selected constituencies. Series: Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2, 2 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 506.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421415277
ISBN
9781421415277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 38.86

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