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Paperback. The Qianlong emperor, who dominated religious and political life in China, was ruled by elaborate ritual prescriptions, which determined his dress and behaviour, and how he performed the yearly Grand Sacrifices. This text analyzes how ritualizing power was shared by the throne and the literati. Num Pages: 326 pages, 12 halftones, 25 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HRKN; HRLF; JHBT; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
326
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226987293
ISBN
9780226987293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. For three decades, Angela Y. Davis has written on liberation theory and democratic praxis. Challenging the foundations of mainstream discourse, her analyses of culture, gender, capital, and race have profoundly influenced democratic theory, antiracist feminism, critical studies and political struggles. Editor(s): James, Joy. Series: Blackwell Readers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTV; HPCF; JFFK; JFSL3; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631203612
ISBN
9780631203612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 316 pages, Colour and black & white. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Auckland University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781869407315
ISBN
9781869407315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.81

Paperback. Drawing on the experiences of mixed-Maori/White families, Wanhalla examines the early history of southern New Zealand, a world in which inter-racial intimacy played a formative role. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBTB; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AU Press Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897425862
ISBN
9781897425862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.04

Hardback. This illuminating book examines how different religions understand death, dying, and the afterlife, drawing on examples from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Shamanism. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLB; JHBZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405153706
ISBN
9781405153706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.70

Paperback. Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. For over four centures the popular imagination has been gripped by the story of King Henry VIII and his six wives - and by the tangled web of passion and intrigue that lies behind it. Series: Pitkin biographical series. Num Pages: 24 pages, 63ill.(54col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 171 x 4. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publisher
Pitkin Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853729402
ISBN
9780853729402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 8.10

Paperback. Contains a collection of letters that include correspondence between civilian family members on both sides of the Atlantic during World War II. This book is filled with unguarded reflections on the events, fashion, food, travel, domestic life, leisure, and the upheaval of war. Editor(s): Potter, Angela. Series: Southern Texts Society. Num Pages: 412 pages, 26 b&w photos, 4 genealogical charts. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820328027
ISBN
9780820328027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138920736
ISBN
9781138920736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.74

Paperback. Addresses a neglected element of English welfare history, examining the role and significance of English almshouses in the period 1550 - 1725 and the contribution they made within the developing welfare systems of the time Num Pages: 291 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 20. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783271788
ISBN
9781783271788
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJQ. Dimension: 211 x 134 x 13. Weight in Grams: 146.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Folklore Pub
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894864466
ISBN
9781894864466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119762
ISBN
9780714119762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.81

hardcover. This book provides a social, cultural, and political history of migration, ethnicity, and madness in New Zealand between 1860 and 1910. Series: Migrations and Identities. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781781381625
ISBN
9781781381625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 9.66

Using a range of written, verbal, and visual sources, this book examines distinctive aspects characteristic of Irish and Scottish ethnic identities in New Zealand. Series Editor(s): Thompson, Andrew; MacKenzie, John. Series: Studies in Imperialism. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1MBN; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJM; HBLL; HBLW; HBLX; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719077616
ISBN
9780719077616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 169 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV; JFSP31. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 247 x 14. Weight in Grams: 141. New.
Publisher
Veritas Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
9781853908866
ISBN
9781853908866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Will Our Children be Okay?. Num Pages: 48 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HRC; VFX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230. . New.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Veritas Publications
Number of pages
48
Publication date
1999
Edition
Spi
Condition
New
SKU
9781853903793
ISBN
9781853903793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 567 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HRCV; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 160 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1043.
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Edition Unstated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780830839889
ISBN
9780830839889
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.63
€ 55.12

Hardback. Volume V of a projected six-volume Vulgate Bible presents the twelve minor prophetical books of the Old Testament, as well as two deuterocanonical books, 1 and 2 Maccabees. The major prophets' themes of judgment and redemption are further developed here by the minor prophets. Influential martyrdom narratives anticipate Christian hagiography. Editor(s): Kinney, Angela M. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: HRCF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 38. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674066359
ISBN
9780674066359
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 35.02

Paperback. A richly-illustrated study of Rudolf Steiner Archetypal Plant watercolour from 1924. In developing a broad overview, the author forms a deeper, more complete picture of the plant world, paying homage to its diverse characteristics, and stimulating new perceptions and perspectives. Num Pages: 126 pages, Full colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AFCC; HRQC5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 299 x 15. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Temple Lodge Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906999858
ISBN
9781906999858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.25

Far from being a record of southern failure, Lakwete concludes, the cotton gin-correctly understood-supplies evidence that the slave labor-based antebellum South innovated, industrialized, and modernized. Series: Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology. Num Pages: 248 pages, 26, 16 black & white halftones, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873942
ISBN
9780801873942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.53

Hardback. Num Pages: 172 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; KFFD; KFFR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739151006
ISBN
9780739151006
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.29

Hardcover. A biography of Patience Darton that tells the story of this young, upper middle-class nurse in the 1930s who becomes dramatically caught up in Spain's civil war and the passionate political issues of her times, but whose intimate writings reveal emotions and attitudes that strike a chord with most self-aware and determined women. Num Pages: 256 pages, 140 illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195144
ISBN
9781845195144
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.77

Paperback. .
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764219320
ISBN
9780764219320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Series: Dangerous Beauty Novel. Num Pages: 348 pages. BIC Classification: FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764216954
ISBN
9780764216954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. Series: Dangerous Beauty Novel. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FRH; FW; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764216978
ISBN
9780764216978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

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