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Paperback. The author was struck one day by the thought that we devote a lot more time to studying the battles and wars of history than to considering what history really consists of. This inspired him to start a journey around his own house, considering how the ordinary things in life came to be. This book is about the history of the way we live. Series: Bryson. Num Pages: 704 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 51. Weight in Grams: 478.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9781784161873
ISBN
9781784161873
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.01

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Casemate United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935149378
ISBN
9781935149378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. How should Germany commemorate the mass murder of Jews once committed in its name? James E. Young - the only foreigner and Jew to serve on the German commission to select a design for a national Holocaust memorial - tells the inside story of this controversial project. Num Pages: 256 pages, 47 colour plates, 56 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; ACX; AG; AMGD; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 176 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094138
ISBN
9780300094138
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 27.09

paperback. Using a rich variety of historical sources, Suzanne Morton traces the history of gambling regulation in five Canadian provinces ? Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C. ? from the First World War to the federal legalization in 1969. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 453.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Canada
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802084415
ISBN
9780802084415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.64

Hardback. Explores how Maryland's Catholics drew upon their long-standing traditions - advocacy of separation of church and state, a sense of civic duty, and a determination 'to live at peace with all their neighbors,' in Bishop Carroll's phrase - to take a leading role in the early government, financing, and building of the new capital. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HRCC7. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 822.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878405572
ISBN
9780878405572
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.53

Paperback. Writing about children on the school playgrounds of working-class Belfast, Northern Ireland, Donna M. Lanclos uses their own words to show how they shape their social identities. She explores their ideas about gender, family, adult-child interactions, and Protestant/Catholic tensions. Editor(s): Bluebond-Langner, Myra. Series: Rutgers Series in Childhood Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HRAM9; JFFE; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 345.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813533223
ISBN
9780813533223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.62

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRG; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 657.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639598
ISBN
9780691639598
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.30

Paperback. Examines the writings of Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II), from his early dramas to his later theological works. Wojtyla's primary philosophical interest lies in the field of ethics, but, Schmitz suggests, his interests also lie in an understanding of the nature and destiny of human beings. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPQ; HRAB; HRCC7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 14. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813207803
ISBN
9780813207803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.61

Hardback. Republican Shanghai was a heterogeneous city with no central institutions. Yet somehow it functioned coherently. What held the city together? The authors argue that networks of middlemen with boundless connections provided the glue. Editor(s): Dillon, Nara; Oi, Jean C. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFF; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804756198
ISBN
9780804756198
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.82

Hardback. This examination of the social history of modernization investigates the centuries that followed the year 1000, when a new kind of society emerged in Europe. The text highlights both the "top-down" and "bottom-up" changes that characterized the social experience of early modernization. Num Pages: 438 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
438
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520220584
ISBN
9780520220584
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.77
€ 49.44

Paperback. History of the American sexual revolution as depicted through the correspondence between Ira Reiss and Albert Ellis, two leading social scientists and pioneers of the revolution. Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; DNF; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSJ; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102736
ISBN
9780759102736
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.62

Paperback. The first book in a new Johns Hopkins series, Regional Perspectives on Early America, At the Edge of Empire explores one of British America's most intriguing regions, both widening and deepening our understanding of North America's colonial experience. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1QDB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801871375
ISBN
9780801871375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.71

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780802743879
ISBN
9780802743879
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. Illustrates and addresses the breadth of Deleuze's post Kantian influences and engagements. This volume explores under developed encounters in Deleuzian thought and advances novel readings of established problematics. It focuses on philosophical encounters in Deleuze's texts. Editor(s): Lundy, Dr. Craig; Voss, Daniela. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPJ; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748694631
ISBN
9780748694631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.31

Paperback. Paris, near the turn of 1932-3. Three young friends meet over apricot cocktails at the Bec-de-Gaz bar on the rue Montparnasse. They are Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and their friend Raymond Aron, who opens their eyes to a radical new way of thinking.. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554882
ISBN
9780099554882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Editor(s): Keshaviah, Prakash. Series: At the Feet of a Himalayan Master. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HPM; HRAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Publisher
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust India
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788188157853
ISBN
9788188157853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. Num Pages: 294 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Himalayan Institute Hospital Trust India
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9788188157662
ISBN
9788188157662
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.36

Paperback. Research on European food culture has expanded substantially in recent years, telling us more about food preparation, ingredients, feasting and fasting rituals, and the social and cultural connotations of food. At the First Table demonstrates the ways in which early modern Spaniards used food as a mechanism for the performance of social identity. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803290815
ISBN
9780803290815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. "Originally published in French as Au coeur de la raison, la phaenomaenologie by Editions Gallimard, Paris, 2010." Translator(s): Smith, Michael B. Series: SPEP. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
656
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810131378
ISBN
9780810131378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.67

Hardback. This accessible and deeply informed book examines the threat that Muslim extremists pose to America and suggest steps that will facilitate U.S. efforts to defeat them. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742536029
ISBN
9780742536029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. An edited collection that explores all aspects of the state and its institutions. Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HPS; JHMC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745335599
ISBN
9780745335599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.62

Hardcover. A fascinating history of royal dining from medieval times to the present day, which features menus from royal celebrations, 200 rarely published illustrations and a foreword by well-known chef Heston Blumenthal. Num Pages: 208 pages, 250 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 223 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Merrell Publishers
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781858946139
ISBN
9781858946139
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
Interlink Signal
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955818
ISBN
9781904955818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.79

Paperback. Addresses the difficult and complex question of defining the limits of history. This title draws together the key pieces of the author's work, encompassing the ever controversial issue of postmodernism and history, questions on the end of history and radical history into the future. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415472364
ISBN
9780415472364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.61

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