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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

€ 99.82
€ 76.16

Hardback. The radical black left has largely disappeared from the struggle for equality and justice. Michael Dawson examines the causes and consequences, and argues that the conventional left has failed to take race seriously as a force in reshaping American institutions and civil society. Black politics needs to find its way back to its radical roots. Series: W. E. B. Du Bois Lectures. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJK; JFSL3; JPVH1; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 212 x 22. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057685
ISBN
9780674057685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.84

Paperback. Hailed as a classic in the Portuguese language, this remarkable intellectual biography of the campaigner who fought to abolish slavery in Brazil is published for the first time in English. Editor(s): Bethell, Leslie. Num Pages: 256 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 215 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908493668
ISBN
9781908493668
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.63

Paperback. A team of some of the world's most distinguished First World War historians chart the causes, course, and profound political and human consequences of a conflict that changed the world Editor(s): Strachan, Hew. Num Pages: 400 pages, 23 colour plates, 130 black and white illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198743125
ISBN
9780198743125
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.37

Hardback. The unforgettable history of colours and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-coloured volume Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 148 x 224 x 30. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473630819
ISBN
9781473630819
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Cengage Learning, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781305585294
ISBN
9781305585294
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 138.27

Paperback. The story of the night club impresario whose wildly successful interracial club, Cafe Society, changed the American artistic landscape forever Series: Music in American Life. Num Pages: 456 pages, 75 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AVGJ; BGF; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 215 x 35. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081811
ISBN
9780252081811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.83

Hardback.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691162591
ISBN
9780691162591
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.56

Hardcover. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Taschen America
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836560764
ISBN
9783836560764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 68.60

Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, over 700 b/w and color photographs, aircraft line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 238 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2534.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301759
ISBN
9780764301759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.43
€ 68.51

Hardcover. 8vo.Good copy in original cloth
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
New American Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
KEX0253988
ISBN
9780451234759
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. By learning how to identify the stylistic phases that resulted from shifts in architectural fashion, it is possible to date each part of a church to within a decade or two. This book introduces key features of each succeeding style, from Anglo-Saxon and Norman through to the three great gothic styles, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour). BIC Classification: AMN; AMX; HBLC1; HRCC2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 215 x 6. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747812128
ISBN
9780747812128
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Glickman, Lawrence B. Num Pages: 432 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBTB; JFFT; JHM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801484865
ISBN
9780801484865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.23

Paperback. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 photographs, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700624621
ISBN
9780700624621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.70

Paperback. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. This book presents an account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past decades. It is suitable for those who wish to understand contemporary Italy. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140124965
ISBN
9780140124965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

paperback. The chronicles of Froissart are one of the greatest contemporary records of 14th-century England and France. Depicting the great age of Anglo-French rivalry from the deposition of Edwards II to the downfall of Richard II, Froissart portrays the deeds of knights in battle at Sluys, Crecy, Calais and Poitiers during the Hundred Years War. Editor(s): Brereton, Geoffrey. Translator(s): Brereton, Geoffrey. Num Pages: 496 pages, map, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140442007
ISBN
9780140442007
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 44 black & white halftones, 1 tables. BIC Classification: 1DD; HBJD; HBLC; HRCC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452895
ISBN
9780801452895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.39

Paperback. Imperial Debris redirects critical focus from ruins as evidence of the past to "ruination" as the processes through which imperial power occupies the present. Editor(s): Stoler, Ann Laura. Num Pages: 384 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353614
ISBN
9780822353614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.02

Hardcover. The naval archives containing records of Horatio Nelson's ships were researched in detail by Dr. Longridge to produce this classic book. His expert text is supported by 271 detailed line drawings, rare photographs and unique fold-out plans showing hull framing, interior construction, complex rigging and deck layouts. Num Pages: 327 pages, 50 black and white photographs; 183 line drawings; 12 fold-out scale plans. BIC Classification: HBTM; WDH; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 251 x 186 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1212.
Publisher
Special Interest Model Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
327
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1955
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854861221
ISBN
9781854861221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 46.16

Hardcover. As new.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
G2 Entertainment Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KRF0027983
ISBN
9781909040069
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The book traces the process of creating of a new German memory of the Holocaust after the fall of the Wall. Combining theoretical analysis with historical case studies, the book revisits crucial debates and controversial issues out of which Germany's new 'memory culture' emerged as a collective project and work in progress. Translator(s): Clift, Sarah. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSBD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823267286
ISBN
9780823267286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 37.34

Paperback. A powerful account of life and loss in the Great War, as told by British soldiers in their letters home Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 b/w illus. & 16 pp. section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300205381
ISBN
9780300205381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.65

Hardback. Louis Mandrin led a gang of bandits who brazenly smuggled contraband into eighteenth-century France. Michael Kwass brings new life to the legend of this Gallic Robin Hood, exposing the dark side of early modern globalization. Decades later, the memory of Mandrin inspired ordinary subjects and Enlightened philosophers alike to challenge royal power. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFFS; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 870.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674726833
ISBN
9780674726833
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.11
€ 58.19

Hardcover. Fine in fine dustjacket
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hill & Wang Pub
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st American ed
SKU
KRC0005816
ISBN
9780809045952
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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