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Paperback. Presents fresh perspectives on eighteenth-century literature. This book presents debates on subjects such as the public sphere, travel and exploration, scientific rhetoric, gender and the book trade, and historical versus literary perceptions of life on London streets. Editor(s): Wall, Cynthia. Series: Concise Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405101189
ISBN
9781405101189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.55

Paperback. Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 350 pages, 54 b/w illus. 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 496. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 352 pages, 54 b/w illus. 8 maps. Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight: 490.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521478861
ISBN
9780521478861
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107635241
ISBN
9781107635241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. This second edition of the history of Bulgaria now includes the vital period from 1995 to 2004. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 310 pages, 40 b/w illus. 14 maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 388. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. 310 pages, 40 b/w illus. 14 maps. Second edition of the history of Bulgaria, now including the period 1995 to 2004. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJD; JP. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 16. Weight: 400.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
310
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521616379
ISBN
9780521616379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.38

Paperback. Explores the history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of China. This book concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997. Series: Critical Issues in World and International History. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742534223
ISBN
9780742534223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.17

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521178723
ISBN
9780521178723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. This updated edition traces Spain's history from prehistoric times to the present, focusing particularly on culture, society, politics, and personalities. Series: Cambridge Concise Histories. Num Pages: 456 pages, 37 b/w illus. 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781107525054
ISBN
9781107525054
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 25.90

Paperback. New and updated edition covering fourteen centuries of Arab history, from the rise of Islam to the aftermath of the Arab uprisings. Well received this is an accessible introduction to the history of the Arab world for the general reader. Contains nine maps, glossary, notes, bibliography, suggestions for further reading and index. Num Pages: 368 pages, 9 b/w maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Saqi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780863567421
ISBN
9780863567421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.47

Paperback. Gives general readers and students a comprehensive history of the twelve years of the Third Reich - from political takeover of January 30, 1933 to the German capitulation of May 1945. This book's illustrations are treated as documents that illuminate the visual power of Nazi ideology. Translator(s): Dunlap, Thomas. Series: Weimar & Now: German Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 137 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253834
ISBN
9780520253834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486. 288 pages, 44 b/w illus. A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JNM. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521439787
ISBN
9780521439787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.44

Hardback. Editor(s): Parascandola, Louis J.; Parascandola, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165723
ISBN
9780231165723
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.73
€ 72.77

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBJF1; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152266
ISBN
9780231152266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.52
€ 62.34

Paperback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as pure propaganda, was liked not only in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering this art music, stage works, posters, comics, literature in its longue duree, Barbara Mittler suggests it builds on a tradition of earlier works, allowing for proliferation in contemporary China. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 502 pages, 14 halftones, 113 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JPVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 254 x 38. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674970533
ISBN
9780674970533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.07

Hardback. Cultural Revolution Culture, often denigrated as mere propaganda, not only was liked in its heyday but continues to be enjoyed today. Considering Cultural Revolution propaganda art from the point of view of its longue duree, Mittler suggests that it built on a tradition of earlier art works, which allowed for its sedimentation in cultural memory. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 500 pages, 125 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 188 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1094.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065819
ISBN
9780674065819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.15
€ 54.53

Hardback. The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World. 160 pages, 1 map, 8 graphs, 10 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRH; JHBD. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 17. Weight: 310. Translator(s): Holoch, George.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150026
ISBN
9780231150026
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.20
€ 79.73

Hardback. Between 1751 and 1784, the Qianlong emperor embarked upon six southern tours, travelling from Beijing to Jiangnan and back. This study elucidates the tensions and the constant negotiations characterising the relationship between the imperial centre and Jiangnan, which straddled the two key provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 11 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 42. Weight in Grams: 932.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674024540
ISBN
9780674024540
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.10

Paperback. A burgeoning city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. In 1906 the dreams of this city, came crashing down beneath the rippling wave of a horrifying earthquake. This story delves beneath the surface of the earth, and explains why the world moves as it does. It portrays the lives of the people who suffered and survived the devastation. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBLW; WNW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 139 x 31. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Penguin Books London
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141016344
ISBN
9780141016344
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.65

Paperback. During the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 BC, the Romans in large measure developed the social, political, and military structure. This account traces Rome's early development within a multicultural environment of Latins, Sabines, Etruscans, Greeks, and Phoenicians. Num Pages: 417 pages, 10 b/w photographs, 10 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 225 x 27. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
417
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520249912
ISBN
9780520249912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.28

Hardback. A look at a critical period in American Studies Editor(s): Isensee, Reinhard; Milich, Klaus; Pease, Donald E.; Rowe, John Carlos. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Dartmouth College Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781512600025
ISBN
9781512600025
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.99
€ 75.55

Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
W&N
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753826744
ISBN
9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.04

Paperback. An explosive account of the Kennedy assassination that will rewrite the history of the 20th century's most controversial murder investigation - now with a groundbreaking new afterword. Num Pages: 704 pages, 2 x 8pp colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFHC; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 45. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140612
ISBN
9780349140612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.65

Hardback. Uses examination records from the Yuan, Ming, and Ch'ing dynasties, 1315-1904, to explore the social, political, and cultural dimensions of the civil examination system, one of the most important institutions in Chinese history. This book considers the intersections between elite social life, popular culture, and religion. Num Pages: 889 pages, 1 color illustration, 31 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 82 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3J; HBJF; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 50. Weight in Grams: 976.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
889
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520215092
ISBN
9780520215092
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.47
€ 76.16

Paperback. Reveals the theatricality of early colonial encounter and how it continues to influence Congolese and Belgian understandings of history today Series: African Expressive Cultures. Num Pages: 328 pages, 30 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFJC; 1HFJZ; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253007506
ISBN
9780253007506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Hardback. The life of Howard Johnson, nicknamed "Stretch" because of his height (6'5"), epitomizes the cultural and political odyssey of a generation of African Americans who transformed the United States from a closed society to a multiracial democracy. Series: Empire State Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; GTB; HBJK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823256532
ISBN
9780823256532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.52

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