Regional & national history
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Regional & national history
paperback. A brilliant and highly original attempt to reconstruct the imaginative world of ordinary people - peasants, beggars, the poor - in early modern Europe. Camporesi shows that some food, like bread had intoxicating qualities, so that people were literally drugged by the food they ate. Num Pages: 224 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; JFFA; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745618364
- ISBN
- 9780745618364
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.50
€ 25.50
Paperback. aeo An introductory and comparative textbook which examines the decline of history. aeo Focuses primarily on the decline of European Civilizations from the Ancient world to the present day. aeo Includes several detailed case--studies such as chapters on Ancient Rome, Byzantine, Spain and Portugal. Series: Themes in History. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBAH; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745614250
- ISBN
- 9780745614250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.87
€ 26.87
Paperback. Since the early 1980s sex and sexuality have become prominent themes of public debate in China, after three decades during which discourses on sexuality were subject to stringent ideological controls. This book analyses the ways in which sex and sexuality have been discussed in The People's Republic of China since 1949. Num Pages: 280 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 16. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613987
- ISBN
- 9780745613987
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.79
€ 26.79
Paperback. This important and original book addresses the nature of public opinion, the relation between rulers and ruled, and the role of popular rumours in eighteenth century France. Arlette Farge draws on chronicles, newspapers, memoirs, police records and newsheets to show that ordinary Parisians had definite opinions on what was happening in their city. Num Pages: 232 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JF; CFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613789
- ISBN
- 9780745613789
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.75
€ 26.75
Paperback. A work of comparative history which examines the elites or ruling groups of two major cities in early modern Europe. Focusing on the lives of 563 individuals - the procuratori di San Marco in Venice and the aldermen and burgomasters of Amsterdam - the author examines the ways in which the elites recruited themselves, their wealth and their power. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745613246
- ISBN
- 9780745613246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.42
€ 25.42
Hardback. From a tiny group of Germanic bands to the mightiest governmental system the world had ever known - what caused the momentous rise of the European states? Drawing on Toynbee's theory of civilizations, Victor Lee Burke develops an account of the origins and transformation of governments in Europe between the eighth and seventeenth centuries. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611983
- ISBN
- 9780745611983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.37
€ 65.37
Hardback. * A wide--ranging and engagingly written social history of the duel* Presents a new argument: that the duel didna t die out in the 19th century as was previously thought, but continued until the 1st World War and beyond* A topic of potential media interest; it should be widely reviewed. . Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JFC; JFSJ; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611976
- ISBN
- 9780745611976
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Hardback. This volume identifies the main changes in the British state since 1945 and evaluates their consequences. It provides students and practitioners with an understanding of the changing public sector and the relationship between these changes and the wider conduct of politics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPHC; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611402
- ISBN
- 9780745611402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. This book is an accessible, original and thought--provoking examination of contemporary French politics. The author clearly explains the most important party political, ideological and electoral developments since the Second World War, focusing on the 1980s and 1990s in particular. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611204
- ISBN
- 9780745611204
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.64
€ 26.64
Hardback. This book is an accessible, original and thought--provoking examination of contemporary French politics. The author clearly explains the most important party political, ideological and electoral developments since the Second World War, focusing on the 1980s and 1990s in particular. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745611198
- ISBN
- 9780745611198
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.34
€ 77.34
Hardback. This remarkable and engaging book examines the intellectual and cultural life of turn--of--the--century Vienna, one of the most important centres of creativity in Europe. Le Rider uses the notion of identity to bring together diverse aspects of the Viennese fin de siecle in a new and illuminating way. Num Pages: 380 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 29. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745609706
- ISBN
- 9780745609706
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 83.62
€ 83.62
Hardback. aeo This book is an historical study of democratic life and institutions, and their decline, in the early years of the Russian Revolution. aeo Farber assesses the extent to which the disappearance of soviet democracy was due to objective circumstances e.g. impact of civil war, result of Bolshevik politics and ideology. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607917
- ISBN
- 9780745607917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.05
€ 65.05
Hardback. aeo The first in depth study of American sexuality at the time of the conquest of the Americas. aeo Sheds new light on conventional ways of examining the sexual relations, mainly between males, encountered by the Spaniards and Portugese entering the Americas during the Conquests. Num Pages: 304 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; JFSJ; JFSL9; JMU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 27. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607276
- ISBN
- 9780745607276
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.81
€ 77.81
Hardback. The publication in English of this classic work will be welcomed by students and researchers in early modern European history, culture and politics. Num Pages: 290 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 290
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745607245
- ISBN
- 9780745607245
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Hardback. Underworlds is a lively account of organized crime and the world of marginal groups in the seventeenth-- and eighteenth--century Netherlands. Rural banditry has often been associated with mountainous, poverty--stricken areas located at the peripheries of the European continent or on the borders between states. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSF; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745606446
- ISBN
- 9780745606446
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.43
€ 77.43
Paperback. This book is a major contribution to the sociology of religion and to religious and biblical studies. Beginning from the classic work of Max Weber, the author analyses the origins of Judaism in the light of more recent scholarship. Num Pages: 325 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLA; HRJ; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 325
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745602974
- ISBN
- 9780745602974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 31.61
€ 31.99
€ 31.61
Paperback. Charts Haiti's recent history up to the present, including the 2004 coup, the UN occupation and devastating 2010 earthquake. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLX; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 215 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745332574
- ISBN
- 9780745332574
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Second Edition, New edition
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745331966
- ISBN
- 9780745331966
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 81.95
€ 99.96
€ 81.95
Paperback. An eyewitness account of events in Gaza that brings home the horror of life in a war-zone, based on the author's candid and dramatic blog. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; JPWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 169 x 14. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330242
- ISBN
- 9780745330242
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.64
€ 26.99
€ 18.64
Paperback. Insider account of Colombia's guerrilla war, assessing the future of armed struggle in Latin America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 figures, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745328751
- ISBN
- 9780745328751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.10
€ 40.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. Explains Russia's political economy, and provides a unique account of the social movements fighting for change. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; JP; KC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326900
- ISBN
- 9780745326900
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 29.14
€ 36.99
€ 29.14
Hardback. Leading writer Boris Kagarlitsky offers an ambitious account of 1000 years of Russian history. Translator(s): Clarke, Renfrey. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3H; 3J; HBJD; JPFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326825
- ISBN
- 9780745326825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.53
€ 52.99
€ 40.53
Hardback. A highly original theoretical intervention into the causes of genocide, combining Marxism and psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326542
- ISBN
- 9780745326542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.07
€ 99.96
€ 82.07
Hardback. 'An insightful and engaging encounter with the complexities of a rapidly changing Ireland.' Dr. Patricia Cormack, St. Francis Xavior University, Canada Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745326504
- ISBN
- 9780745326504
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.96€ 82.36
€ 99.96
€ 82.36