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Regional & national history

Hardback. This study demonstrates that three subjects traditionally discussed separately - prostitution, hysteria and the popular novel - share a discourse of marginality and of female marginality in particular, central to the 19th-century experience in France. Num Pages: 422 pages, 18 illustration. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JH; DSBF; DSK; HBJD; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 817.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
422
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231072069
ISBN
9780231072069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.39
€ 90.47

Paperback. Uproariously funny stories that give a behind-the-scenes look at daily life in the Soviet Union of Zoshchenko's time Translator(s): Monas, S. Series: Ann Arbor Paperbacks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 300. "Publishers cloth ~ Good clean copy in original brown cloth and title in black on spine, small cartoon-like illustration of a man on front board, well defined edges and tight binding, suggestion of buffing and some dust dulling to edges of original dw incl". Keywords: "Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - ( Z ),Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Short Stories - Historical,Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Short Stories - World,Spec"
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1962
SKU
KEX0155887
ISBN
9780472060702
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 50.81

Paperback. Presents descriptions of coronations, funerals, parades, trips through the realm, and historical celebrations. This book reveals how these ceremonies were constructed or reconstructed to fit the political and cultural narratives in the lives and reigns of successive tsars. It also describes the upbringing of the heirs as well as their roles. Series: Studies of the Harriman Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 512 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 31. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Abridged
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691123745
ISBN
9780691123745
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.03
€ 55.26

Hardback. A forceful look at the long-term social and psychological impact of warfare on modern China's civilian population. Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JMH; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774808408
ISBN
9780774808408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.28

Paperback. An history of the South in the years leading up to and following the Civil War focusing on the women, black and white, rich and poor, who made up the fabric of southern life before the war and remade themselves and their world after it. It explores the experiences and actions of individual women in the changing South. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 284 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072185
ISBN
9780252072185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Sym, T.P. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 photographs, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; JHBT; JPFC; JPVR; JPWL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813326160
ISBN
9780813326160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.98

Paperback. Through two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet. This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources. Num Pages: 176 pages, 120 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; HBJD1; HBWN; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 189 x 10. Weight in Grams: 464. 176 pages, 120 b&w illustrations. Through two world wars, Scapa Flow was the main anchorage of the British Home Fleet. This text tells the story of Scapa through photographs that have been culled from collections in the Imperial War Museum and many other sources. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; HBJD1; HBWN; HBWQ; JWF. Dimension: 258 x 189 x 10. Weight: 452.
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410058
ISBN
9781843410058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781858950
ISBN
9781781858950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Myhre, Jan Eivind; Fink, Jorgen; Ericsson, Tom. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Oslo Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9788274771369
ISBN
9788274771369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Are sex scandals simply trivial distractions from serious issues or can they help democratize politics? Looking at six major British scandals between 1763 and 1820, this book demonstrates that scandals brought people into politics because they evoked familiar stories of sex and betrayal. Num Pages: 328 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126012
ISBN
9780691126012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Hardback. A window into the mental and cultural worlds of the Stuart period, capturing the existing religious, social and political tensions on the eve of the English Civil War. Series: Studies in Modern British Religious History. Num Pages: 403 pages, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 866.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270149
ISBN
9781783270149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.13

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1FMS; 3JJH; BM; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 25. Weight in Grams: 168.
Publisher
Monsoon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9789814625357
ISBN
9789814625357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.97

Hardcover. Girolamo Savonarola (1452-98), the religious reformer, preacher, and Florentine civic leader, was burned at the stake as a false prophet by the order of Pope Alexander VI. This book explores the networks of Savonarola's female followers that proliferated in the two generations following his death. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones, 1 line drawing, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRCX1; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226329154
ISBN
9780226329154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 38.29

Hardcover. Examining how the conflict has drawn in national, regional, and global forces, this book deconstructs the powerful Western lobby's persistent calls for a military response dressed up as a 'humanitarian intervention'. It presents an account of Darfur crisis within a broad context of Sudan's history. Num Pages: 320 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JPSL; JPWL; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Verso Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844673414
ISBN
9781844673414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite. Num Pages: 616 pages, 14ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804748186
ISBN
9780804748186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.92

Hardcover. Does religion encourage altruism on behalf of those who do not belong? Are the very religious more likely to be altruistic toward outsiders than those who are less religious? In this volume, Pearl M. Oliner examines data on Christian rescuers and nonrescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to shed light on these important questions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 517. Fine copy, with fine D.J
Condition
Used, Like New
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
SKU
KST0009839
ISBN
9780300100631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453946
ISBN
9780801453946
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.93

Paperback. In eighteenth-century Britain, the appearance of "savages" from the New World provoked intense fascination. This book shows why the phenomenon grew and how it related to bitter debates over the morality of imperial expansion. Series: Berkeley Series in British Studies. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289550
ISBN
9780520289550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 30.07

Hardcover. Tamara T. Chin explores the politics of representation during the Han dynasty at a pivotal moment when China was asserting imperialist power on the Eurasian continent and expanding its local and long-distance ("Silk Road") markets. Chin explains why rival political groups introduced new literary forms with which to represent these expanded markets. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 382 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1FPC; DSB; HBJF; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417199
ISBN
9780674417199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.20

Paperback. The end of the Second World War saw a terrible explosion of violence across Europe. Prisoners murdered jailers. Soldiers visited atrocities on civilians. Resistance fighters killed and pilloried collaborators. Ethnic cleansing, civil war, rape and murder were rife in the days, months and years after hostilities ended. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 pp photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 122 x 29. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141034515
ISBN
9780141034515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.91

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