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Hardcover. The Goggam Chronicle is a vital source for the history of church and state in Ethiopia. This English edition and translation addresses the needs of scholars, researchers, and all those interested in Ethiopian history, Amharic language and literature, and the Orthodox church. Editor(s): Getahun, Girma. Series: Fontes Historiae Africanae. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 782.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
British Academy
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197263099
ISBN
9780197263099
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 183.05

Hardcover. This collection of essays provides a unique statement of the latest thinking from internationally acclaimed political theorists and intellectual historians on the ways in which the intellectual history and political thought of modern Britain have been saturated with imperial concerns. Editor(s): Kelly, Duncan. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 569.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264393
ISBN
9780197264393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.08

hardcover. Freeman was an idiosyncratic and imaginative polymath who saw past and present as interwoven and had a gift for bringing history alive. A colourful and outspoken Victorian, he provides a historical context for current debates on multi-culturalism, race, and national identity. This volume fills an important gap in the history of Victorian thought. Editor(s): Bremner, G. A.; Conlin, Jonathan. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 300 pages, 4 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265871
ISBN
9780197265871
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.01

paperback. British Academy lectures have previously been published in the Proceedings of the British Academy. Lectures are now made available in the new open access Journal of the British Academy. But they will also be printed in an annual volume. This volume publishes lectures from the 2014 and 2015 programmes, which were posted to the Journal in 2015. Editor(s): Carsten, Janet; Frith, Simon. Series: British Academy Lectures Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, c. 20. BIC Classification: DSGS; HBJD; HBWQ; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 246 x 14. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
OUP Oxford United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265987
ISBN
9780197265987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.35

Hardcover. Taking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century Britain, examining debates about mass communication and state surveillance that link to today's concerns. Num Pages: 368 pages, 36 black and white figures/illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198725039
ISBN
9780198725039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Hardcover. Localized Law examines the legal archives of Babatha and Salome Komaise, which offer a window onto the practice of law in Maoza as it came under the control of the Roman Empire. A series of case studies of the various agents involved in the legal transactions illuminates the legal culture of this community and its practice of law and justice. Series: Oxford Studies in Roman Society & Law. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJF1; HBLA; LAFR; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198777335
ISBN
9780198777335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.56

hardcover. Addresses the pitfalls of border drawing in post-WWI Europe, arguing that at international and local levels, the 'temptation of violence' made national self-determination problematic, as local elites, administrations, and paramilitary leaders used ethnic notions of identity to mobilise popular support under a guise of international legitimacy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFN; JPSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press(UK) United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198777847
ISBN
9780198777847
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.83

paperback. Mark Twain called it "pious hypocrisies." President McKinley called it "civilizing and Christianizing." In God's Arbiters, Susan K. Harris shows that the identification of the U.S. as a "Christian Nation" played a major role in the debates over U.S. imperialism at the turn of the twentieth century. Series: Imagining the Americas. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illus. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 17. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Usa United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199307203
ISBN
9780199307203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.34

hardcover. This ambitious collection of essays covers American drama in its entirety-from its inception in colonial America, through its many incarnations in the nineteenth century, to its zenith in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Editor(s): Richards, Jeffrey H. Series: Oxford Handbooks. Num Pages: 592 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AN; DSB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 255 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1068.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199731497
ISBN
9780199731497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 232.88

Paperback. In the two decades after World War II, New York was shaken by struggles over urban renewal. Manhattan Projects offers a fresh look at the history of those conflicts, showing how the idea of urban renewal was made and unmade as the state of the art technique for remaking cities. Num Pages: 496 pages, 76 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199874057
ISBN
9780199874057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.05

Paperback. On August 18, 1775 a black man was hanged and burned to oblivion. For nearly 235 years, the man and his story have remained obscure. By looking at the world of this free African American harbor pilot, the narrative of American Revolution takes on a different dimension. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 b/w halftones, 1 b/w line. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199922871
ISBN
9780199922871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.84

hardcover. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; JNAM; KNXC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252040870
ISBN
9780252040870
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.10

Paperback. Compares and contrasts the historical course of Britain and America, exploring the significance of their similarities and differences over a period of two centuries. This book includes wide-ranging analyses of such issues as industrialization and urbanization, democracy and politics. Editor(s): Englander, David. Series: Open University. Num Pages: 334 pages, 10 illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBJK; HBTB; JP; KCZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300069785
ISBN
9780300069785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.64

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300083521
ISBN
9780300083521
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.90

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HRCC9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300101140
ISBN
9780300101140
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.04

Hardcover. The dramatic story of fugitive slaves and the antislavery activists who defied the law to help them reach freedom. Num Pages: 320 pages, 24 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 165 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393244076
ISBN
9780393244076
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.59

Paperback. Offers a comprehensive narrative of twentieth-century Europe. This book considers socio-cultural issues in the twentieth century, including youth movements and feminism. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1086.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc United States
Edition
5th Edition
Number of pages
752
Condition
New
SKU
V9780495913191
ISBN
9780495913191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 164.76

Paperback. Rescuing the pre-modern family from the grim picture many historians have given us of life in early Europe, this text offers a major reassessment of a crucial aspect of European history, and tells a story of age-old domesticity inextricably linked, and surprisingly similar, to our own. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 halftones, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTG; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004849
ISBN
9780674004849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

paperback. In looking back on four decades of anthropology in the field, Geertz creates a personal history that is also a retrospective reflection on developments in the human sciences amid political, social, and cultural changes in the world. Series: The Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1HBM; GTF; HBJF; HBJH; HBLW; JHBC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674008724
ISBN
9780674008724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

Paperback. The death penalty arouses more passion than almost any other issue. This comprehensive account of the death penalty in the United States tells the story of dramatic changes, over four centuries, in the ways capital punishment has been administered and experienced. Num Pages: 408 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 592.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674010833
ISBN
9780674010833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 31.85

Paperback. Neither a random event nor the act of a lone madman - the assassination of President John F Kennedy was an appalling and grisly conspiracy. Informed by original sources, this title adds fresh material to different aspects of the case. Num Pages: 536 pages, 28 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 146 x 33. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674034723
ISBN
9780674034723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 30.82

paperback. An examination how the bicycle as a symbol of modernity and social status fits into the larger picture of change and progress in a period of dramatic economic, social, and technological flux. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 249 x 28. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802082053
ISBN
9780802082053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.62

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Beacon Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807070734
ISBN
9780807070734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.04

paperback. This collection of letters written by natives of Athens, Georgia, who were in the upper and middle economic classes, will be of special interest to those who are curious about the domestic impact of the Civil War in the South. Editor(s): Coleman, Kenneth M. Num Pages: 132 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of Georgia Press United States
Number of pages
132
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820302539
ISBN
9780820302539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.03

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