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Paperback. Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized everyone in the city, to the testimony of a doctor who presided over the exhumation and dissection of a graveyard full of Serbian vampires. Num Pages: 244 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300164817
- ISBN
- 9780300164817
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.88
€ 24.99
€ 18.88
Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780691074542
- ISBN
- 9780691074542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51€ 42.58
€ 53.51
€ 42.58
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFT; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 31. Weight in Grams: 642.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845888855
- ISBN
- 9781845888855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.63
€ 29.99
€ 21.63
Paperback. Series: The World of the Roosevelt's. Num Pages: 369 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJK; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 273 x 304 x 25. Weight in Grams: 982.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349532131
- ISBN
- 9781349532131
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.37
€ 70.37
Paperback. An account of old Siam written by the Dutch merchant Jeremias Van Vliet. It features his writings in English translation including, a chronicle of Siam's history and a description of the kingdom's geography, economy, society, politics, and religion. It includes details on Van Vliet's life, the Dutch community, and, the city of Ayutthaya. Editor(s): Pombejra, Dhiravat Na; Kraan, Alfons van der; Wyatt, D. K. Num Pages: 356 pages, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1FM; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789749575819
- ISBN
- 9789749575819
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.39
€ 50.39
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 209 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin Putnam Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594632860
- ISBN
- 9781594632860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.07
€ 17.99
€ 16.07
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 pages of photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612003955
- ISBN
- 9781612003955
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. Bohemia and Moravia, today part of the Czech Republic, was the first territory with a majority of non-German speakers occupied by Hitler's Third Reich on the eve of the World War II. Tens of thousands of Jewish inhabitants in the so called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia soon felt the tragic consequences of Nazi racial politics. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382942
- ISBN
- 9781782382942
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.68
€ 162.68
Paperback. Europe's history is littered with kingdoms, duchies, empires and republics which have now disappeared but which were once fixtures on the map of their age. What happened to the once-great Mediterranean Empire of Aragon? This title lets you discover the stories of lost realms across the centuries. Num Pages: 848 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 39. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd London
- Number of pages
- 848
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141048864
- ISBN
- 9780141048864
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.49
€ 25.99
€ 19.49
Paperback. Vanishing Grace is a six-session small group Bible study by Philip Yancey exploring how Christians offer grace in a way that is compelling to a jaded society. Yancey delves into the reasons for the hostility and gives us models of different, more effective ways to communicate the Gospel and why it is Good News after all. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Dimension: 142 x 249 x 9. Weight in Grams: 114.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Zondervan
- Edition
- Stg
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780310825494
- ISBN
- 9780310825494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.11
€ 16.99
€ 15.11
Paperback. How and why is Christianity is still relevant to a post-Christian culture? Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444789003
- ISBN
- 9781444789003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.14
€ 13.99
€ 11.14
hardcover. The sudden disappearance of Judge Joseph Crater nearly 75 years ago led to perhaps the most famous missing persons case of the 20th century. "Vanishing Point" is a revealing look at New York as the Jazz Age gave way to the Depression, and one of the most intriguing stories in the annals of urban America. Num Pages: 236 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Ivan R. Dee United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781566636056
- ISBN
- 9781566636056
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 24.53
€ 24.53
Hardback. Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture--both highbrow and low. In the sumptuous 384-page coffee table book, the editors of Vanity Fair have created the definitive history of the most talked-about magazine of our day. Num Pages: 456 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 288 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3854.
- Publisher
- Abrams
- Number of pages
- 456
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 8.11.2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781419708633
- ISBN
- 9781419708633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.29€ 60.94
€ 77.29
€ 60.94
Paperback. This comparative look at vaqueros, cowboys, and buckaroos brings the mythical image of the American cowboy into focus and detail and honors the regional and national variations. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 163 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292712409
- ISBN
- 9780292712409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.72
€ 31.99
€ 28.72
Hardcover. Editor(s): Burger, Richard L.; Morris, Craig; Mendieta, Ramiro Matos. Series: Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages, 74 colour photographs, 89 b/w illustrations, 30 maps, 10 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 269 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1308.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780884023517
- ISBN
- 9780884023517
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.64€ 50.74
€ 54.64
€ 50.74
Paperback. In the burgeoning literature on welfare regimes and typologies, this comparative study offers a stimulating new perspective. Kaufmann, the doyen of the sociology of social policy in Germany, emphasizes norms, culture and history, in contrast to political economy approaches. Series: German Social Policy. Num Pages: 260 pages, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HB; JHB; JPA; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 403.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783642447150
- ISBN
- 9783642447150
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.18
€ 127.18
Paperback. Translator(s): Burks, Randolph. Series: Univocal. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 198 x 13. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Publisher
- Univocal Publishing LLC United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937561062
- ISBN
- 9781937561062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 24.65
€ 24.99
€ 24.65
Over fifty years after the Holocaust, this title explores interfaith dialogue between the Jewish and Christian communities and attempts to evaluate what goals these communities have reached and where they now stand. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 21. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843475
- ISBN
- 9781934843475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 144.35
€ 144.35
Hardback. An insightful reading of Deleuze, from the point of view of a student, a reader and a fellow philosopher with whom Deleuze himself corresponded about his work Translator(s): Boundas, Constantin V.; Dyrkton, Susan. Series: Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 diagrames. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748638826
- ISBN
- 9780748638826
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.96€ 109.07
€ 112.96
€ 109.07
Paperback. This volume examines the varieties of anti-fascism in inter-war Britain. Ordinarily anti-fascism is defined in terms of anti-fascist activism. By extending the scope of the concept, this book breaks new ground. Chapters examine political parties, the state, the media, women, the churches, and intellectuals. Editor(s): Copsey, Nigel; Olechnowicz, Andrzej. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HPS; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349282319
- ISBN
- 9781349282319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 66.95
€ 66.95