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In AD 1438 a battle took place outside the city of Cuzco that changed the course of South American history. The Chanka, a powerful ethnic group from the Andahuaylas region, had begun an aggressive program of expansion. Conquering a host of smaller polities, their army had advanced well inside the territory of their traditional rival, the Inca. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 217 pages, 105 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745598
- ISBN
- 9781931745598
Condition: New
€ 53.49
€ 53.49
The Chanka. Archaeological Research in Andahuaylas (Apurimac), Peru.
Bauer, B. S.; Kellet, Lucas C.; Silva, Miriam...
Paperback. In AD 1438 a battle took place outside the city of Cuzco that changed the course of South American history. The Chanka, a powerful ethnic group from the Andahuaylas region, had begun an aggressive program of expansion. Conquering a host of smaller polities, their army had advanced well inside the territory of their traditional rival, the Inca. Series: Monographs. Num Pages: 217 pages, 105 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 278 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 736.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781931745604
- ISBN
- 9781931745604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.33
€ 37.33
Paperback. Why do Ghanaians suppress the history of enslavement? This book tackles this question by analyzing the slave trade's absence from public versions of coastal Ghanaian family and community histories, its troubled presentation in the country's classrooms and nationalist narratives, and its elaboration by the transnational tourism industry. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349763
- ISBN
- 9780226349763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.00€ 25.81
€ 28.00
€ 25.81
paperback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215294
- ISBN
- 9780823215294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 42.08
€ 45.99
€ 42.08
Hardback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215287
- ISBN
- 9780823215287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 120.68
€ 120.68
hardcover. A new generation of China scholars offers a fresh look at the unusual cross-cultural territory constituted by China's missionary-established Christian colleges before 1950 in this fascinating work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 14 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759489
- ISBN
- 9780804759489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.74
€ 160.74
Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; KCN; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 531.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780787908188
- ISBN
- 9780787908188
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.11
€ 76.11
Paperback. Brings together the viewpoints of protagonists in the Holocaust restitution drama, from lawyers and diplomats to Holocaust survivors and historians. This work examines the key aspects of Holocaust litigation, including claims involving bank assets, slave labor, insurance, and looted art. Editor(s): Bazyler, Michael J.; Alford, Roger P. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; LBBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 374
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780814799871
- ISBN
- 9780814799871
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 31.02
€ 33.99
€ 31.02
Paperback. This inspiring collection of reflections on modern life is taken from Pause for Thought, broadcast daily on BBC Radio 2 on the Chris Evans and Vanessa Feltz shows. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 175 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780289809
- ISBN
- 9781780289809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.97
€ 17.99
€ 12.97
Hardback. All religions agree on one thing: that to be human is to pray. This new collection of 365 meditations from BBC Radio 4's Prayer for the Day offers insights from across the faiths into happiness, integrity and spiritual wellbeing. The contributors give new perspectives on the challenges of our era, providing welcome opportunities, Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 205 x 39. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780289663
- ISBN
- 9781780289663
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12
Hardback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: HRCL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 203 x 38. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Publisher
- Watkins Media Limited
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780288550
- ISBN
- 9781780288550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.50
€ 25.99
€ 17.50
The Essential Bible Companion to the Psalms. Key Insights for Reading ...
Beach, David R.; Webster, Brian
Paperback. Series: Essential Bible Companion Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, charts. BIC Classification: HRCF1; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Zondervan United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310286899
- ISBN
- 9780310286899
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.70
€ 21.99
€ 21.70
Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813226996
- ISBN
- 9780813226996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.40
€ 79.40
Hardcover. Offering the first comparative survey of public houses in pre-industrial Europe and drawing on a vast range of primary sources, this study establishes inns and taverns as principal communication sites in local communities. Contested and continuously renegotiated, they catered for basic human needs as well as infinite forms of social exchange. Series: Migration, Minorities & Citizenship. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230554085
- ISBN
- 9780230554085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.85
€ 67.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Wisdom Publications,U.S.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781614291879
- ISBN
- 9781614291879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.75
€ 18.99
€ 16.75
Hardback. This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever since the beginning of modernity, the line of demarcation between private and public spaces, and the distinction between them, have continually been challenged and redrawn. Editor(s): Rossler, Beate. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804745635
- ISBN
- 9780804745635
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.30
€ 146.30
Hardcover. The strife for social improvement that arose in the decades around the turn of the 20th century raised the issue of social conformity in new ways: how were citizens who did not adhere to the rules to be dealt with? This edited collection opens new perspectives on the history of the emerging welfare state by focusing on its margins. Editor(s): Althammer, Beate; Gestrich, Andreas; Grundler, Jens. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 224 x 22. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333612
- ISBN
- 9781137333612
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.12
€ 68.12
Paperback. What is a Greek priest? This volume, which has its origins in a symposium held at the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC, focuses on the question through a variety of lenses: the visual representation of cult personnel, priests as ritual experts, variations of priesthood, concepts and their transformation, and the role of manteis. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages, 14 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: HRKP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780674027879
- ISBN
- 9780674027879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.41
€ 21.99
€ 20.41
Hardback. This new book by Beate Rossler is a work of real quality and originality on an extremely topical issue: the issue of privacy and the relations between the private and the public. Rossler investigates the reasons why we value privacy and why we ought to value it. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745631103
- ISBN
- 9780745631103
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 73.45
€ 73.45
Paperback. This interdisciplinary collection responds to intellectual debates concerning the value and limits of privacy. Ever since the beginning of modernity, the line of demarcation between private and public spaces, and the distinction between them, have continually been challenged and redrawn. Editor(s): Rossler, Beate. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPS; JFC; JFD; JHBA; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804745642
- ISBN
- 9780804745642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.43
€ 29.43