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Paperback. Britons may very well never be slaves, but British rule certainly meant slavery for others. This book explores the personalities and the issues behind the movement to abolish first the slave trade and later the condition of slavery. It reveals the passionate arguments on both sides of the abolition debate. Num Pages: 252 pages, 12 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750934916
- ISBN
- 9780750934916
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 7.83
€ 7.83
Paperback. What should be the place of Shari'a - Islamic religious law - in predominantly Muslim societies of the world? This book envisions a positive and sustainable role for Shari'a, based on a profound rethinking of the relationship between religion and the secular state in all societies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRHT; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674034563
- ISBN
- 9780674034563
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.51
€ 35.99
€ 30.51
paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 150
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780415620109
- ISBN
- 9780415620109
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.05
€ 57.05
Hardcover. Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Nonfiction: The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian returns with a groundbreaking comparative study of the dynamics and pathologies of war in modern times. Num Pages: 640 pages, 122 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 168 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393061505
- ISBN
- 9780393061505
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.28
€ 32.99
€ 27.28
paperback. A veteran writer on Russia and the Soviet Union explains why Russia refuses to draw the lessons of its past and what this portends for the future Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300192377
- ISBN
- 9780300192377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 22.31
€ 30.99
€ 22.31
paperback. Considers how we remember historical instances of suffering and atrocity, framing its central questions to show larger cultural shifts in how we position ourselves in relation to history, performance, and memory. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 176 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: AN; APFA; DSG; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1062.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253212924
- ISBN
- 9780253212924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.25
€ 16.99
€ 16.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; HBJH; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252064326
- ISBN
- 9780252064326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.20
€ 30.99
€ 27.20
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780062234988
- ISBN
- 9780062234988
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.83
€ 18.99
€ 15.83
hardcover. Editor(s): Elvin, Mark; Skinner, G. William. Num Pages: 472 pages, figs.tabs.M. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 955.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1974
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804708531
- ISBN
- 9780804708531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.77
€ 101.77
Hardcover. This fourth volume in the series exploring religions and the environment looks at the role of the Hindu tradition in the development of ecological awareness in India. It asks whether concepts of nature in the classical texts might inspire or impede an eco-friendly attitude amongst modern Hindus. Editor(s): Chapple, Christopher; Tucker, Mary E. Series: Religions of the World and Ecology. Num Pages: 620 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HRG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1000.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 620
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780945454250
- ISBN
- 9780945454250
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 45.36
€ 54.99
€ 45.36
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812696172
- ISBN
- 9780812696172
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.46
€ 26.99
€ 23.46
paperback. Drawing on the findings of anthropology, palaeontogy, psychology and history; and including character analyses of Stalin, Hitler and Himmler, this title shows how the failure to use our capacity for love and reason results in the development of the reverse: we wish to control life absolutely, or to destroy it. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 141 x 39. Weight in Grams: 554.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712674898
- ISBN
- 9780712674898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.22
€ 25.99
€ 19.22
Paperback. Nearly a decade of fiercely divisive debate over foxhunting in Britain culminated with passage of the Hunting with Dogs Act of 2004. This book recounts the long and colourful history of hunting in Britain, offers a fresh perspective on the conflicts, and concludes with a critique of the hunting controversies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 32 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBT; WSX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300145458
- ISBN
- 9780300145458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.89
€ 20.99
€ 16.89
Hardback. A Companion to Hermeneutics is a collection of original essays from leading international scholars that provide a definitive historical and critical compendium of philosophical hermeneutics. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: HPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 250 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1106.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118529638
- ISBN
- 9781118529638
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 215.14
€ 215.14
The Portrayal of Czechoslovakia in the American Print Media, 1938-1989
Galush, William J.. Ed(S): Ference, Gregory C...
hardcover. Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period. Editor(s): Ference, Gregory C. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBLW; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 144 x 16. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 160
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880335904
- ISBN
- 9780880335904
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.51
€ 33.99
€ 24.51
hardcover. Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 108
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780866566100
- ISBN
- 9780866566100
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.97
€ 256.97
paperback. Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York & Norfolk. This book looks at who Warbeck really was, how he was used by those in power in Burgundy, France, Italy, Scotland and Ireland, and the progress of the conspiracy itself. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750939898
- ISBN
- 9780750939898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.38
€ 19.99
€ 18.38
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JFSK2; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415673594
- ISBN
- 9780415673594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.30
€ 58.30
Paperback. Stephanie Merrim offers a dynamic interdisciplinary approach to colonial Hispanic writing based on the spectacular city, a model that encompasses three driving forces of New World literary culture: cities, festivals & wonder. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 377 pages, 4 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; DSB; HBG; HBLL; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 562.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292737464
- ISBN
- 9780292737464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 35.59
€ 37.99
€ 35.59
paperback. Editor(s): Bauer, Brian S. Translator(s): Bauer, Brian S.; Smith, Vania. Series: Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American & Latino Art & Culture. Num Pages: 284 pages, 63 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 165 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292714854
- ISBN
- 9780292714854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59