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Paperback. The study of migration is and always has been an interdisciplinary field of study, vast and vibrant in nature. This book takes in its scope an overview of migrations through history, how classic theories have interpreted such movements, and contemporary topics and debates including transnational and transcultural lives, and access to citizenship. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745643366
- ISBN
- 9780745643366
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.49
€ 24.49
Hardcover. The tales of the mi'raj describe the prophet Muhammad's journey through the heavens, his encounters with prophets and angels, and his visit to heaven and hell. This book discusses the formation of this narrative, the mi'raj as a missionary text, its various adaptations, its application to esoteric thought, and its use in performance and ritual. Editor(s): Gruber, Christiane; Colby, Frederick S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 24 b&w illus., 32 color illus. BIC Classification: HRCM; HRH; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 259 x 187 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1214.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253353610
- ISBN
- 9780253353610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.66
€ 66.66
Paperback. Much that is known of the Celts, apart from their weapons and ornaments, has come to us from their enemies, the Romans. Yet we can assemble a portrait of a cultured people. These "barbarians" were driven to the edges of Europe, yet shone out once more in Celtic Christianity. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 261 illustrations, 228 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 176 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300343
- ISBN
- 9780500300343
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.45
€ 11.99
€ 10.45
Hardback. A Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. Blood, Iron and Gold tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x8 colour, 1x4 colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTK; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 809. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0008858
- ISBN
- 9781848871700
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. This work celebrates the vision and determination of the Victorian pioneers who developed this transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a countrywide network to emerge. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x 8 & 1x 4 pages of colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 388. A New History of the Railways in Britain. 384 pages, 2x 8 & 1x 4 pages of colour plates. The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways' vital role in changing the face of Britain. This work celebrates the vision and determination of the Victorian pioneers who developed this transport system and the navvies who cut through the land to enable a countrywide network to emerge. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTK; WGF. Dimension: 196 x 131 x 30. Weight: 394.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843546306
- ISBN
- 9781843546306
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 200 x 33. Weight in Grams: 429. The Epic Story of the American Railroad. 432 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. The first new and comprehensive narrative history of the American railroads in a generation. 'Shrewd, articulate and incredibly well-informed' - Miranda Seymour, Daily Telegraph. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; WGF. Dimension: 173 x 200 x 33. Weight: 432.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 432
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857890368
- ISBN
- 9780857890368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the birth of the railways shaped how wars were fought and won, facilitating conflict on a previously unimaginable scale. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 342. How Wars Were Won and Lost on the Railways. 400 pages. Engines of War tells the dramatic story of how the birth of the railways shaped how wars were fought and won, facilitating conflict on a previously unimaginable scale. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBW; WGF. Dimension: 132 x 197 x 26. Weight: 342.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848871731
- ISBN
- 9781848871731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Paperback. The epic story of the world's longest and greatest railway, as told by Britain's bestselling transport historian. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FCS; HBJD; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857890382
- ISBN
- 9780857890382
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.00
€ 23.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. Explores transnational questions in Jewish history, analyzing the historical, cultural and social experience of American Jewry from 1654 to the present day, and evaluates the relationship between European and American Jewish history. Editor(s): Wilhelm, Cornelia; Wiese, Christian. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441126221
- ISBN
- 9781441126221
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 39.20
€ 46.99
€ 39.20
Hardcover. Num Pages: 659 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1242.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 659
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865975187
- ISBN
- 9780865975187
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.37
€ 26.99
€ 20.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 659 pages. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 155 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1096.
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 659
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865975194
- ISBN
- 9780865975194
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. An examination of power struggles and ideological shifts in various social sectors where the public authority of religion has diminished, in particular, education, science, law and journalism. Together the essays depict a cultural and institutional revolution. Editor(s): Smith, Christian. Num Pages: 496 pages, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBTB; HRA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Printing
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520235618
- ISBN
- 9780520235618
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 30.15
€ 41.99
€ 30.15
Paperback. This study provides an analysis of the commitments, beliefs and concerns of American evangelicals and examines how they interact with and influence secular society, the text argues that traditional, orthodox evangelicalism endures because of the challenges of our modern pluralistic environment. Num Pages: 328 pages, 1 map, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRCC99. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764191
- ISBN
- 9780226764191
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.76
€ 32.99
€ 25.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781587433290
- ISBN
- 9781587433290
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.46
€ 24.99
€ 18.46
Paperback. In Moral, Believing Animals , Christian Smith advances a creative theory of human persons and culture that offers innovative, challenging answers to these and other fundamental questions in sociological, cultural, and religious theory. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 11. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199731978
- ISBN
- 9780199731978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.85
€ 47.85
Paperback. Liberation theology is a school of Roman Catholic thought which teaches that a primary duty of the church must be to promote social and economic justice. In this book, Christian Smith explains how and why the liberation theology movement emerged and succeeded when and where it did. Num Pages: 314 pages, 2 line drawings, 30 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 314
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226764108
- ISBN
- 9780226764108
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. This book argues that it also lies at the center of the social scientist's quest to interpret and explain social life. It presents a model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226765945
- ISBN
- 9780226765945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.59
€ 37.99
€ 29.59
Hardback. What is a person? This fundamental question is a perennial concern of philosophers and theologians. This book argues that it also lies at the center of the social scientist's quest to interpret and explain social life. It presents a model for social theory that does justice to the best of our humanistic visions of people, life, and society. Num Pages: 528 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: HPS; JHB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 60 x 90 x 36. Weight in Grams: 839.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226765914
- ISBN
- 9780226765914
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.07€ 78.49
€ 95.07
€ 78.49
Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, James (U S AIR FORCE ACADEMY University of Queensland). Series: Church and Postmodern Culture. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 215 x 12. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801049309
- ISBN
- 9780801049309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 16.75
€ 19.00
€ 16.75
Hardback. This book addresses the impact that transnational cooperation of political parties has on European politics and policy-making. Looking specifically at western European socialist parties, it argues that transnational party cooperation through informal networks was an important factor in the emerging European governance system in the 1970s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 475.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137551191
- ISBN
- 9781137551191
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.24
€ 65.24