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Hardcover. Examining rents and taxes in 19th- and 20th-century China, this text shows how in real terms, tax burdens on landlords rose due to higher state levies. Simultaneously, rents earned by landlords fell due to state interference and peasant resistance, csusing a progressive weakening of landlord power. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718806
ISBN
9780804718806
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.58

Paperback. From homespun to haute couture, the dresses worn by American brides in the first half of the twentieth century had myriad influences. In this title, the author takes readers on a journey back in time, marking the changes that economics, popular culture, and even politics have made to style over the years. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AKTH; WJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812005
ISBN
9780747812005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.89

hardcover. Focusing on the lives and work of women teachers in two rural California counties from 1850 to 1950, Country Schoolwomen explores the social context of teaching, seeking to understand what teaching meant to women teachers, what it provided them, and how it shaped their categories of experience. Num Pages: 356 pages, 19 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 26. Weight in Grams: 685.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804730044
ISBN
9780804730044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 81.21

Paperback. This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage. Num Pages: 272 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; ASD; ASZH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199358946
ISBN
9780199358946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Ignorant. Brutal. Male. One of these stereotypes of the Ku Klux Klan offers a misleading picture. This work dismantles the popular notion that politically involved women are always inspired by pacifism, equality, and justice. Num Pages: 244 pages, 7 b/w photographs, 7 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; JFSJ1; JFSL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
244
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257870
ISBN
9780520257870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.93

Hardback. Rev. George D. Byers, Presbyterian missionary at Kachek, Hainan island, China, was murdered by bandits in 1924. Based on American and British consular archives and those of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and members of the Hainan mission, this is the story of how Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Mabel Roys got the government and their church to take action. Series: Studies in Christianity in China. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HRCC9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223737
ISBN
9780934223737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Paperback. Packaging the Presidency, third edition, is Jamieson's updated study of history of presidential campaign advertising. It offers an examination and criticism of every presidential election from 1952 to 1992. Num Pages: 608 pages, halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPHF; JPVL; KJSA; KJSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 135 x 30. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
3 Rev ed
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195089424
ISBN
9780195089424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.91

Hardback. For two weeks in the fall of 1909, New York City threw itself the biggest party it had ever seen - attracting millions of people to a sprawling festival, from Brooklyn up the Hudson River to Albany. This event, the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, was meant to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Henry Hudson's discovery of the river bearing his name. Num Pages: 204 pages, 17 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 973.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
204
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230211
ISBN
9780823230211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages, xviii, 324 p., 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; ABA; ACV; ACX; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
0002-
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226555843
ISBN
9780226555843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.50

Hardback. American art museums share a mission and format that differ from those of their European counterparts, which often have origins in aristocratic collections. Num Pages: 256 pages, 119 color illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; AC; GM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 264 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1198.
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606064788
ISBN
9781606064788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.46

Paperback. For most of the 20th century, considered opinion in the US regarding Palestine has favored the inherent right of Jews to exist in the Holy Land. That Palestinians, as a native population, could claim the same right has been largely ignored. This book shows how the endurance of such assumptions has impeded a resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Num Pages: 399 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJF1; HBLW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition, Updated Edition with a New Afterwor
Number of pages
399
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520217188
ISBN
9780520217188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.47

Paperback. First published in 2000. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; JFSJ1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138883420
ISBN
9781138883420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 344 pages, 7 photographs, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JJP; BGH; LAT; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 662.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803255753
ISBN
9780803255753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.56

Paperback. Series: Culture and Society After Socialism. Num Pages: 448 pages, 42. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; JFSF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488696
ISBN
9780801488696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.93

Paperback. Since 1989, scores of bodies across Eastern Europe have been exhumed and brought to rest in new gravesites. Verdery investigates why certain corpses have taken on political life in the turbulent times following the end of Communist Party rule. Series: The Harriman lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHM; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 294. Reburial and Postsocialist Change. Series: The Harriman lectures. 208 pages. Since 1989, scores of bodies across Eastern Europe have been exhumed and brought to rest in new gravesites. Verdery investigates why certain corpses have taken on political life in the turbulent times following the end of Communist Party rule. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JHM; JP. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 11. Weight: 302.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231112314
ISBN
9780231112314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.51

Paperback. Kathy was eight years old when her father forced her mother into prostitution. When their mother fled, she and her sisters stuck together passing from children's homes to boarding schools. On a trip home, she realises that her mother's lover was shot by her father. As an adult, she travels to London to find out who her gangster father really was. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJP; BGA; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ebury Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KTG0010688
ISBN
9780091921507
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Examines how the status quo is maintained in Israel-Palestine, even by the activities of Jewish Israelis who are working against the occupation of Palestinian territories. This book shows how hierarchies and fault lines in Israeli politics lead to fragmentation, and how even oppositional power becomes routine over time. Num Pages: 236 pages, 20 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520285262
ISBN
9780520285262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712679954
ISBN
9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives on the Kitchen Front. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 124 x 17. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459462
ISBN
9780752459462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTP; JFC; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483264
ISBN
9780801483264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 42.06

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