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Hardcover. Covers Nobel Peace Prize winner, Jimmy Carter's achievements and setbacks in light of what has been at once his greatest asset and flaw: his stubborn, faith-driven integrity. This book includes the energy crisis, the Iran hostage situation, the Camp David Accords, the Panama Canal and other treaties, and the diplomatic emphasis on human rights. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 327.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820329147
ISBN
9780820329147
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.96

hardcover. This is a text, an English translation, and a commentary on a medieval verse history of the kings of Ireland and Scotland from the 9th to the 11th centuries. It examines the "Prophecy of Berchan" as a historical record with much to offer students of kingship among the Irish and Scots. Series: Contributions to the Study of World History. Num Pages: 288 pages, selected bibliography. BIC Classification: 3H; DCF; DSBB; DSC; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780313295676
ISBN
9780313295676
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.11
€ 78.31

Paperback. In this text, Robin L. Einhorn uses City Council records and census data to track the course of city government in Chicago, providing an important reinterpretation of the relationship between political and social structures. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBJK; JH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226194868
ISBN
9780226194868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 36.54

Hardcover. Christianity changed the culture and society of Iceland, as it also did in other parts of Northern Europe during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. One of the important areas of change involved the introduction of new rules on the legal requirements for marriage. This book explores the very gradual Christianisation of marriage in Iceland. Num Pages: 533 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 182 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
533
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345133
ISBN
9788779345133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.89

Traces the ways in which Spain went from being central to European history and identity during the early modern period to being marginalized and displaced by England, France, and Germany during the Romantic period. This book points out that it has been an assumption tainting literary criticism that Spain did not have a strong Romantic movement. Num Pages: 296 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826515216
ISBN
9780826515216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.43

Hardback. Based upon original research in archives in Ireland, Great Britain, the United States and Canada, this study opens a new page in the history of wartime propaganda and censorship Series: International Communications. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFMD; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 181 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748622771
ISBN
9780748622771
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.72
€ 112.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBWN; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615771417
ISBN
9781615771417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.94

Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of Nazi film propaganda in its political, social and economic contexts. It considers more than 100 films, identifying those aspects of Nazi ideology that were concealed in the framework of popular entertainment under the direction of Joseph Goebbels, Propaganda Minister. Series: Cinema and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBJD; HBWQ; JPFQ; JPVN; KNTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
I.B.Tauris
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645204
ISBN
9781860645204
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.58

Paperback. The early 1980s in Britain were a time of hope, and of dread: of Cold War tension and imminent conflict, when crowds in the street could mean an ecstatic national celebration or an inner-city riot. The author recreates this moment of transition, with all its potential and uncertainty: the first precarious years of Margaret Thatcher's government. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPN; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 327 x 24. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241956885
ISBN
9780241956885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. The struggle for freedom in South Africa goes back a long way. In 1909, a remarkable interracial delegation of South Africans traveled to London to lobby for a non-racialized constitution and franchise for all. Among their allies was Mahatma Gandhi, who later encapsulated lessons from the experience in his most important book, Hind Swaraj. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821422762
ISBN
9780821422762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJ; HBJH; JPHV; JPS; JPV; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781431423750
ISBN
9781431423750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.26

paperback. During the 1840s, the United States and England were in conflict over two unsettled territories along the undefined Canadian-American border. This title presents an account of the Maine and Oregon boundary treaties. Num Pages: 358 pages, photographs, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024983
ISBN
9780842024983
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.14

Hardback. This is an account of the settlement of the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes between the US and England during the 1840s. The country's success with England in resolving the dispute, marked the dawn of America's new age of expansion. This may be of value to students and history enthusiasts. Num Pages: photographs, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842024884
ISBN
9780842024884
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.78

Paperback. The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. In this study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex events of the anxious months from December 1849, when the Senate debates began, until September 1850, when Congress passed the measures. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813191362
ISBN
9780813191362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.06

Paperback. Examines how the presence of the United States as a colonial power in Southeast Asia was perceived by Americans, and how it influenced Southeast Asians and European imperial powers in the region. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 photographs, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FM; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822348009
ISBN
9780822348009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.18

Hardback. Tells the story of the American Christian missionaries in Korea from 1884 to 1942, who brought a new religion, modern education, and American political ideals to a nation conquered and ruled by the Japanese Empire. Project Eagle connects this era for the first time to OSS-Korean cooperation during the war through the story of its central figures. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 photographs, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612348698
ISBN
9781612348698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.86

Hardback. Baker and McAdoo, in league with Wilson, offer Craig the opportunity to deliver a fresh and insightful study of the period, its major issues, and some of its leading figures. Num Pages: 552 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421407180
ISBN
9781421407180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.57
€ 57.74

Paperback. Evidence-based interventions are increasingly being required by third-party payers and an evidence-based orientation has come to define ethical practice. This compendium of short, how-to chapters focuses on the programs and interventions to prevent child maltreatment that have the best scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness. Editor(s): Rubin, Allen. Series: Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 934.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470890639
ISBN
9780470890639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 84.51

Hardback. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1KBB; HBJF; JPSH; JWM; JWXF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
410
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240499
ISBN
9781634240499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.72

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752493527
ISBN
9780752493527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.41

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