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Regional & national history
Hardback. A study of the entanglement of visual art with secularism in the wake of the rise of Hindu nationalism in India, tracking the emergence of the artist as an exemplary secular subject. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJP; 3JM; ACXJ; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 18. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849042956
- ISBN
- 9781849042956
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 33.48
€ 36.99
€ 33.48
Paperback. For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround them - slavery, conscription, taxes, corvee labour, epidemics and warfare. This book presents an examination of the huge literature on state-making. Series: Yale Agrarian Studies Series. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 b/w illus. + 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 32. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Yale Agrarian Studies Series
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300169171
- ISBN
- 9780300169171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.26
€ 30.99
€ 22.26
paperback. Draws on the intimate diaries and letters of leading social and political figures to look behind the scenes of the pageantry of the 1908 anniversary of the founding of Quebec City, disclosing the politics of memory and the theatrics of history. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 408 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802084316
- ISBN
- 9780802084316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 47.61
€ 52.99
€ 47.61
Paperback. Presents a translation of a "Miao album" - a Chinese genre originating in the eighteenth century that used prose, poetry, and illustrations to represent minority ethnic groups living in frontier regions under imperial Chinese control. This title provides 82 illustrations from the original album and the corresponding Chinese calligraphic text. Translator(s): Deal, David. Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 208 pages, 180 illus., 16 in color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 7. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295986166
- ISBN
- 9780295986166
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.25
€ 37.99
€ 34.25
Hardback. Analyzing lecture transcripts, administrative guidelines, didactic tales, and diaries, this title abandons the facile explanation that charity was a response to poverty and social unrest. It examines the social and economic changes that stimulated the fervor for doing good. Num Pages: 424 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1FPC; HBJF; JKSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253636
- ISBN
- 9780520253636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.99€ 64.94
€ 83.99
€ 64.94
Paperback. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Num Pages: 286 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 440. 286 pages, black & white illustrations. Discusses about medieval kitchen - facilities, seasonal foods, strictures of the church, and the interweaving of foodstuffs with medical theory. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; WBA. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 13. Weight: 410.
- Publisher
- Boydell Press
- Number of pages
- 286
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780851154305
- ISBN
- 9780851154305
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 32.76
€ 33.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. Narrates the individual stories of artisans and traders of Kenyan arts and crafts as they overcome the loss of physical access to roadside market space by turning to new digital technologies to make their businesses more mobile and integrated into the global economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 21 b/w, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGK; GTC; HBJH; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520292895
- ISBN
- 9780520292895
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Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
paperback. Focuses on Villa Alta, Oaxaca, a rugged, mountainous, and remote region of New Spain. This book tells the story of the dynamic period prior to and after the Cajonos Rebellion of 1700 through the eyes of native intermediary figures: indigenous elites conversant in Spanish language and legal rhetoric. Num Pages: 320 pages, 9 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822341666
- ISBN
- 9780822341666
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Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.71
€ 31.99
€ 28.71
Paperback. Series: Studies in the History of Medieval Religion. 281 pages, 45 b/w pls. Oxbow says: Subtitled 'A Patronage History', this book examines the commissioning and financing of works of art and architecture in the Benedictine monasteries and nunneries of south-west England from 1300 to the Dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 171 x 228 x 25. Weight: 880.
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Number of pages
- 281
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843837596
- ISBN
- 9781843837596
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 31.01
€ 35.99
€ 31.01
Hardback. Building a fully unified Afghan Army dominated neither by Pashtuns nor by Tajiks has eluded the authorities in Kabul for decades. This book explains why. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044813
- ISBN
- 9781849044813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.98€ 69.68
€ 70.98
€ 69.68
Paperback. The story of the brave and visionary men and women who fought to raise the age of consent. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp colour and b/w plate section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFE1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Publisher
- Lion Hudson
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745956992
- ISBN
- 9780745956992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 12.53
€ 13.00
€ 12.53
Paperback. BEGINNING with the D-Day landings, this is a brutally frank appraisal of the planned use and actual results of the deployment of armour by both German and Allied commanders in the major tank battles of the Normandy campaign, including operations Epsom, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalize. Num Pages: 448 pages, 50 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750979450
- ISBN
- 9780750979450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.73
€ 26.99
€ 23.73
Paperback. Talks about how land-based military power influenced international affairs during the series of diplomatic crises that led up to the WWI. This work draws on documentary research in military and state archives in Germany, France, Austria, England, and Italy to show the effects of changes in the strength of the European armies during this period. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 halftones 4 maps 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLL; HBWN; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 233 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691015958
- ISBN
- 9780691015958
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.14
€ 53.24
€ 42.14
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, 649 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 285 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1396.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343452
- ISBN
- 9780764343452
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 46.67
€ 65.05
€ 46.67
paperback. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HBLL; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855321281
- ISBN
- 9781855321281
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.50
€ 17.99
€ 16.50
Paperback. * Provides a vivid history of the Armenian people, spanning 3000 years. * Examines Armenian culture as it has survived in enclaves in other parts of the world. * Considers Armenia today and its first experience of independence after a gap of 1000 years. . Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 416 pages, 33. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; HBG; HBJD; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631220374
- ISBN
- 9780631220374
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.34
€ 52.34
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916549
- ISBN
- 9781908916549
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.20
€ 26.99
€ 20.20
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033965
- ISBN
- 9781906033965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.72
€ 40.99
€ 28.72
Paperback. THE ARK BEFORE NOAH: Decoding the Story of the Flood by Dr Irving Finkel is a compelling investigation of one of the most famous myths in the world - and how the re-discovery of an ancient tablet challenges our view of ancient history in a new and exciting way. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8 page colour inset. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; HBJF1; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 142 x 30. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444757088
- ISBN
- 9781444757088
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Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.85
€ 13.00
€ 11.85
Paperback. Tells the story of the secret war on Crete from the perspective of these amateur soldiers who found themselves serving because, as one of them put it, they had made 'the obsolete choice of Greek at school'. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVGSC; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 35. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Corgi Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552170185
- ISBN
- 9780552170185
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
paperback. India is an immensely diverse country with many distinct pursuits, vastly different convictions, widely divergent customs and a veritable feast of viewpoints. This title brings together an illuminating selection of writings on contemporary India. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBLW3; JFC; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141012117
- ISBN
- 9780141012117
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.14
€ 12.99
€ 11.14
Paperback. Translator(s): Prasse, Karl G. Series: Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Num Pages: 287 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1QDAP; DNF; HBJF1; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 287
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772890401
- ISBN
- 9788772890401
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Condition: New
€ 65.05€ 50.90
€ 65.05
€ 50.90
Hardback. Weaves together a series of narratives about environmental history in British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. Series: Nature, History, Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, approx. 3 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; HBJK; HDD; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813761
- ISBN
- 9780774813761
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.28
€ 113.28
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AMC; AMG; HBJK; HBLL; JKSM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 273 x 217 x 11. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816649402
- ISBN
- 9780816649402
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 29.24
€ 30.99
€ 29.24