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The Americas
Paperback. Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks. Num Pages: 584 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1F; 1H; 1KLS; PBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 828.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Third
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135267
- ISBN
- 9780691135267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.72
€ 46.99
€ 33.72
Paperback. The Muslim world represented an alien and foreign phenomenon for the USA in its early years as a republic (1785-1815). This study examines the American view of Muhammad and the many issues which helped to determine American perceptions of the Muslim world. Num Pages: 284 pages, 12pp halftones. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JFSR2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226014906
- ISBN
- 9780226014906
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.66
€ 36.99
€ 28.66
Paperback. "What is a Creole? Even in Louisiana, the question would be variously answered". Despite this admission, the author seeks to address the query with precision and aplomb. In this case, he is writing about the white descendants of the early French and Spanish immigrants born in the New World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 31 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 108 x 18. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Pelican Publishing Co United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565547520
- ISBN
- 9781565547520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.48
€ 11.48
Paperback. A tale of revolt aboard a nineteenth-century slave ship and the story of the slaves' heroic leader, Madison Washington. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; G; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 231.
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 0192-
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566635509
- ISBN
- 9781566635509
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
Hardback. This work shows how, on November 7, 1841, the "Creole" was transporting slaves from Richmond to the auction block at New Orleans. A band of slaves led by Madison Washington seized the crew, and forced the ship to sail into Nassau harbour, where the British offered them freedom. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; G; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566634939
- ISBN
- 9781566634939
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.58
€ 32.58
The Creole Affair: The Slave Rebellion that Led the U.S. and Great Bri...
Arthur T. Downey The Creole Affair: The Slave...
Hardcover. The Creole Affair is the story of the most successful slave rebellion in modern history. The Creole Affair is just as importantly a story of diplomacy: of two extraordinary non-professional diplomats who cleverly resolved the tensions arising from this historic slave uprising that, had it been allowed to escalate, had the potential for catastrophe. Num Pages: 236 pages, 18 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 200 x 26. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442236615
- ISBN
- 9781442236615
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.69
€ 71.69
Paperback. You become the creative lawyer when you take stewardship of your own life and career. It means designing goals related to things you're sure about and designing experiments about things you're not. It means mastering the present while anticipating the future. This book is filled with scores of illuminating exercises on this topic. Num Pages: 202 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Publisher
- American Bar Association
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614389804
- ISBN
- 9781614389804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 83.14
€ 83.14
hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNK; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801439377
- ISBN
- 9780801439377
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.78
€ 49.78
Paperback. Thompson, Karin Wulf, Avihu Zakai. Editor(s): Mancke, Elizabeth; Shammas, Carole. Series: Anglo-America in the Transatlantic World. Num Pages: 408 pages, 4, 4 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 296 x 29. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421418445
- ISBN
- 9781421418445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.19
€ 35.99
€ 30.19
Paperback. This text describes the evolution of political thought from the Declaration to the ratification of the Constitution. The author discusses the debate over Republicanism. Series: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture. Num Pages: 688 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPF; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 950.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Edition
- unknown
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807847237
- ISBN
- 9780807847237
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.85
€ 58.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; TVH; WBA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Blue Bike Books Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781926700465
- ISBN
- 9781926700465
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.06
€ 19.99
€ 15.06
Hardback. Court day in early Virginia transformed crossroads towns into forums for citizens of all social classes to transact a variety of business, from legal cases before county magistrates to horse races, the sale of produce, and more. This is a history of the public buildings that formed this space and the important buildings that grew up around them. Series: Colonial Williamsburg Studies in Chesapeake History & Culture. Num Pages: 448 pages, 267 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; AMG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1134.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813923017
- ISBN
- 9780813923017
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.41
€ 95.41
paperback. Num Pages: 422 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Duke Univ Pr (Tx) United States
- Number of pages
- 422
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822309680
- ISBN
- 9780822309680
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.71
€ 33.99
€ 30.71
hardcover. This fascinating study offers an intimate look at personalities ranging from prime ministers to members of the bench and both senior levels of government. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 432 pages, 33 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 39. Weight in Grams: 940.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802092250
- ISBN
- 9780802092250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.06
€ 92.06
The Court of Appeal for Ontario. Defining the Right of Appeal in Canad...
Christopher; Osgoode Society Moore
Christopher Moore's history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario traces the evolution of one of Canada's most influential courts from its origins to the post-Charter years. Series: Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; LAZ; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 170 x 27. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442650145
- ISBN
- 9781442650145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.32
€ 60.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 129 black & white illustrations, 15 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AVGW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. .
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781138843097
- ISBN
- 9781138843097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.77
€ 80.77
hardcover. Focusing on pastoral and lay leadership in the African-American church, this books deals with internal and external issues - such as the tendency towards bifurcated mentality and practices, and the social issue of race and affirmative action. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HRLP5; JFSG; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742502130
- ISBN
- 9780742502130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 173.70
€ 173.70
Hardcover. Ben S. Bernanke's rise to chair of the Fed, the massive financial crisis, and the Fed's bold and effective response. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; BGBA; JPH; KCA; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 242 x 54. Weight in Grams: 1082.
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393247213
- ISBN
- 9780393247213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 31.81
€ 37.99
€ 31.81
Paperback. How football shapes Brazil and how Brazilians have changed global football are the twin themes in this vividly written history. The Country of Football Gives an insight into the political significance of football in the 2014 FIFA World Cup's host nation and provides a wider perspective on the sport's role in society. Editor(s): Fontes, Paulo; Hollando, Bernardo Borges Buarque de. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044172
- ISBN
- 9781849044172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.00
€ 23.99
€ 22.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 363 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBWF; JFFJ; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 197 x 28. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781479806898
- ISBN
- 9781479806898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.40
€ 30.99
€ 27.40
Paperback. An interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary resources never before published in English. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven. Series: The Latin America Readers. Num Pages: 400 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572. History, Culture, Politics. Series: The Latin America Readers. 392 pages, 38 b&w photographs, 5 illustrations. Editor(s): Palmer, Steven. An interdisciplinary anthology that includes many primary resources never before published in English. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; HBJK; JFC. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 24. Weight: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822333722
- ISBN
- 9780822333722
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.78
€ 32.99
€ 29.78
Hardcover. Editor(s): Valdez, Jamie. Num Pages: 161 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JPWL2; JWA; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634829359
- ISBN
- 9781634829359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 231.72€ 173.42
€ 231.72
€ 173.42
Paperback. The exploding cost of health care in the United States is a source of widespread alarm. Similarly, the upward spiral of college tuition fees is cause for serious concern. In this book, the author explores the causes of these seemingly intractable problems and offers a surprisingly simple explanation. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300198157
- ISBN
- 9780300198157
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.22
€ 30.99
€ 22.22
The Correspondence of William James: William and Henry 1890-1894
James, William. Ed(S): Berkeley, Elizabeth M....
hardcover. This seventh volume continues the series of William James's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues that was begun in volume four. Consisting of some 488 letters, with an additional 510 calendared, it offers an account of the academic's correspondence for the years 1890 to 1894. Editor(s): Berkeley, Elizabeth M.; McDermott, John J. (Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Humanities, Texas A&M University, USA). Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGA; HPC; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 60. Weight in Grams: 1438.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 832
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813918204
- ISBN
- 9780813918204
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.55
€ 128.55