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Paperback. This text explores the complex relations between "enlightened" values and the making of scientific knowledge. Here monsters and automata, barometers and botanical gardens, polite academies and boisterous clubs are all given their due place in the landscape of enlightened Europe. Num Pages: 566 pages, 22 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 35. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
566
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226109404
ISBN
9780226109404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 41.13

Paperback. How is knowledge about religion and religions produced, and how is that knowledge authenticated and circulated? The author aims to answer these questions. He shows that race, rather than theology, was formative in the emerging study of religion in Europe and North America. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HRAC; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226117430
ISBN
9780226117430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. Drawing on both literary and historical evidence, Puff shows that speakers of German associated sodomy with Italy, and increasingly, the Catholic Church. This study will interest historians of gender, sexuality and religion, as well as scholars of medieval history and culture. Series: Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DFH; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226685069
ISBN
9780226685069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.57

Paperback. While other writers contemplated the events of the 1968 Chicago riots from the safety of their hotel rooms, the author was in the city streets, being threatened by police, choking on tear gas, and listening to all the rage, fear, and confusion around him. This book presents his account of the contradictions and chaos of convention week. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226740782
ISBN
9780226740782
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

Paperback. Tells the story of the 'virtual unwrapping' of an Egyptian mummy and the interdisciplinary project that allowed researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to investigate the person inside by way of an autopsy performed by computer. Num Pages: 84 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3734 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252071003
ISBN
9780252071003
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.61

Paperback. Nine distinguished historians debunk the myth of the Lost Cause in an effort to replace falsity with truth. Editor(s): Gallagher, Gary W.; Nolan, Alan T. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253222664
ISBN
9780253222664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.15

Paperback. A study of colonialism and the colonial state based on South Asia. The author explores how the metropolitan state was hegemonic, and its claim to dominance was based on power in which persuasion outweighed coercion, yet it sired a non-hegemonic colonial state in which coercion was paramount. Series: Convergences: Inventories of the Present. Num Pages: 268 pages, 2 line illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 16. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674214835
ISBN
9780674214835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 41.07

Hardback. Discusses the dramatic escalation in the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to determine the future course of the new American nation. Editor(s): Catanzariti, John. Series: Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Num Pages: 824 pages, 11 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGHA; HBJK; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 52. Weight in Grams: 1342.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691047775
ISBN
9780691047775
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.11
€ 127.18

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691601632
ISBN
9780691601632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.27
€ 42.23

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 1QSM; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691604251
ISBN
9780691604251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 46.67

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 17. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691612744
ISBN
9780691612744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.27
€ 42.14

Hardcover. Compares Islamic and Western political formulations, highlighting areas of agreement and disparity, and encouraging an open dialogue between them. Series: De/Colonial Studies, Postcolonial Horizons. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBLA; HRH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745327204
ISBN
9780745327204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.63
€ 83.84

Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780745328133
ISBN
9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.63
€ 84.13

paperback. From 1864 to 1866 six regiments of Galvanized Yankees fought Indians, escorted supply trains along the Oregon and Sante Fe trails, accompanied expeditions, guarded surveying parties for the Union Pacific Railroad, and manned lonely outposts on the frontier. This title tells what happened to a lost legion, unhonored and unsung. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5182 x 3404 x 17. Weight in Grams: 284.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803260757
ISBN
9780803260757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

paperback. Reveals how thousands of California natives died from 1847 to 1865 from starvation, disease, drunkenness, enslavement, rape, murder, and warfare. This book editor lets the documents tell the story and provides an organization and balance which make it possible to trace themes while letting the reader draw the conclusions. Editor(s): Heizer, Robert F. Num Pages: 321 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Bison Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
321
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803272620
ISBN
9780803272620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

Paperback. The author, Saiokuken Socho (1448-1532)-the preeminent linked-verse (renga ) poet of his time-provides in his journal a vivid portrayal of cultural life in the capital and the provinces, together with descriptions of battles and great warrior families, the dangers of travel through war-torn countryside, and the plight of the poor. Translator(s): Horton, H. Mack. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JB; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 180 x 22. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735063
ISBN
9780804735063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.49

Hardback. Unconventionally fusing the the history of faith and reason in Islam, this book traces the Qur'an-inspired intellectual revolution that took off in the Islamic world of the seventh century, revealing its highlights and following it through to its sixteenth-century demise. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1QDT; HBJF1; HPK; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804794619
ISBN
9780804794619
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. "Here is an excellent collection of texts illustrative of the struggle between medieval sects and ecclesiatical authorities in medieval Europe. . . . Excellent bibliographical essays complement chapter introductions, making this volume unusually valuable Editor(s): Peters, Edward. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812211030
ISBN
9780812211030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. The Picts offers a broad survey of the historical and cultural developments of the people of northern Britain between AD 300 and AD 900. Dispelling the notion of the Picts as savages, they are revealed to be both politically successful and one of the most artistically sophisticated peoples of Europe. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 276 pages, illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; HBJD1; HBLC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405186780
ISBN
9781405186780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of the Philippines Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9789715506496
ISBN
9789715506496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.40

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