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Regional & national history
Paperback. Taking disability theory out of a Western context, Eunjung Kim questions the assumptions that treating disabilities with cure represents a universal good by examining the manifestations of violence that accompany medical and nonmedical cures in twentieth- and early twenty-first-century Korea. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; JFFE; JFFG; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362883
- ISBN
- 9780822362883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.35
€ 31.99
€ 30.35
Paperback. Contains an examination of popular familiar belief in early modern Britain. This book provides an analysis of the correlation between early modern British magic and tribal shamanism, examines the experiential dimension of popular magic and witchcraft in early modern Britain, and explores the links between British fairy beliefs and witch beliefs. Num Pages: 317 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HRLK; HRQX2; HRQX5; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 317
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845190798
- ISBN
- 9781845190798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 38.49
€ 43.99
€ 38.49
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- British Museum Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780714111889
- ISBN
- 9780714111889
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.19
€ 13.99
€ 13.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781852170981
- ISBN
- 9781852170981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.71
€ 6.71
Paperback. Presented in an illustrated format, this book provides a detailed history of the wartime airfields of the North West of England, including Cark, Crosby-on-Eden, Great Orton and Millom. Series: Airfields in the Second World War. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; HBJD1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 560. Including the Isle of Man. Series: Airfields in the Second World War. 256 pages, Illustrated. Presented in an illustrated format, this book provides a detailed history of the wartime airfields of the North West of England, including Cark, Crosby-on-Eden, Great Orton and Millom. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; HBJD1; HBWQ. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 17. Weight: 558.
- Publisher
- Countryside Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781853069833
- ISBN
- 9781853069833
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.39
€ 17.99
€ 16.39
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840331905
- ISBN
- 9781840331905
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.21
€ 16.99
€ 16.21
Paperback. Proffers diverse perspectives on the prehistory of government in Northern France, Spain, Germany, the Low Countries, and England. This book brings political, social, ecclesiastical, and cultural history to bear on topics such as aristocracies, women, rituals, commemoration, and manifestations of power through literary, legal, and scriptural means. Editor(s): Bisson, T. N. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812215557
- ISBN
- 9780812215557
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.04
€ 42.04
Hardback. Andrea Wiley contrasts the practices of the world's leading milk producers, India and the United States. In both countries, milk is considered to have special qualities. Drawing on ethnographic and scientific studies, popular media, and government reports, she shows that the cultural significance of milk goes well beyond its nutritive value. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; JFCV; JHMC; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 248 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674729056
- ISBN
- 9780674729056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.86€ 48.38
€ 52.86
€ 48.38
Hardback. Renaissance debates about politics and gender led to pioneering forms of poor relief, devised to help women get a start in life. These included orphanages for illegitimate children and forced labor in workhouses, but also women's shelters and early forms of maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and credit union savings plans. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 400 pages, 3 halftones, 13 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 166 x 31. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674067097
- ISBN
- 9780674067097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.27€ 57.14
€ 62.27
€ 57.14
Paperback. Editor(s): Day, Tony; Liem, Maya H. T. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; 3JJP; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 239 x 19. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877277514
- ISBN
- 9780877277514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.58
€ 34.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. The entire series, "Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World,engages the major organizing themes of the subject through a collection of high-level, debate-inspiring essays, inviting readers to think anew about the complex ways in which the Atlantic experience shaped both American societies and the Atlantic world itself. Editor(s): Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan. Series: Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418469
- ISBN
- 9781421418469
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 29.91
€ 35.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. The entire series, "Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World,engages the major organizing themes of the subject through a collection of high-level, debate-inspiring essays, inviting readers to think anew about the complex ways in which the Atlantic experience shaped both American societies and the Atlantic world itself. Editor(s): Olwell, Robert; Tully, Alan. Series: Anglo-America in the Trans-Atlantic World. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801882517
- ISBN
- 9780801882517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.90
€ 53.99
€ 44.90
Hardback. A collection of essays which reveal the Ming court as an arena of competition and negotiation, where a large cast of actors pursued individual and corporate ends, personal agency shaped protocol and style, and diverse people, goods, and tastes converged. Editor(s): Robinson, David M. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 475 pages, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Asia Center
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674028234
- ISBN
- 9780674028234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.29
€ 54.99
€ 45.29
Paperback. Editor(s): Potts, Timothy F.; Roaf, Michael; Stein, Diana. Series: Griffith Institute Publications. Num Pages: 421 pages, 74 b/w figs, 2 col illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJF1; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Griffith Institute United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 421
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900416798
- ISBN
- 9780900416798
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.64
€ 54.64
Hardback. The Renaissance and the age of discovery introduced Europeans to exotic cultures, mores, manners, and ideas. That kitchen revolution led to the development of new utensils and table manners. Rebora discusses the availability of resources, how people kept from starving in the winter, how they farmed, how tastes developed, what the lower classes ate, and what the aristocracy enjoyed. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: Arts & Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 52 illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231121507
- ISBN
- 9780231121507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 32.94
€ 46.99
€ 32.94
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD; HBT; LA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801488498
- ISBN
- 9780801488498
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.76
€ 36.99
€ 33.76
Paperback. Pawning was a common credit mechanism in Mexico City in the 19th century. A two-tiered sector of public and private pawnbrokers provided collateral credit. This book shows how Mexican women depended on credit to run their households since the Bourbon era and how the collateral credit business of pawnbroking developed into a profitable enterprise. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 416 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; KFFL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803269231
- ISBN
- 9780803269231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.56
€ 32.99
€ 31.56
Hardback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 maps, 3 recorded music items. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BBA; 3JB; 3JD; DSBD; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231173629
- ISBN
- 9780231173629
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.68€ 49.91
€ 64.68
€ 49.91
Hardback. Bringing together contributions by historians and literary scholars, Culture Front explores how Jews and their Slavic neighbors produced and consumed imaginative representations of Jewish life in chronicles, plays, novels, poetry, memoirs, museums, and elsewhere. Editor(s): Nathans, Benjamin; Safran, Gabriella. Series: Jewish Culture & Contexts. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DV; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812240559
- ISBN
- 9780812240559
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.10
€ 86.10
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813512396
- ISBN
- 9780813512396
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.39
€ 46.99
€ 41.39