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Paperback. Presents an account of the history of reggae. This book describes reggae's origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. It relates the story of reggae to the history of Jamaica, from Colonial Island to troubled independence, and Jamaicans, from Kingston to London. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8pp b&w photographs, further reading, index. BIC Classification: AVGS; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 40. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140237634
- ISBN
- 9780140237634
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.32
€ 19.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. If we want nonscientists and opinion-makers in the press, the lab, and the pulpit to take a fresh look at the relationship between science and religion, the author suggests that we must first dispense with the hoary myths that have masqueraded too long as historical truths. Editor(s): Numbers, Ronald L. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HRAM3; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 21. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780674057418
- ISBN
- 9780674057418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.12
€ 33.99
€ 30.12
Paperback. A history of the early medieval German Armies from the fragmentation of Charlemagne's Frankish Empire to the rise of the German, or Holy Roman Empire. This text looks in detail at the period of the Saxon wars and the Crusades including the rise of the Teutonic Knights. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8 colour and 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 5. Weight in Grams: 172.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326576
- ISBN
- 9781855326576
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.00€ 12.33
€ 14.00
€ 12.33
Paperback. The light cruiser was a natural development of the sailing frigate - a fast multi-purpose warship that could patrol the sea lanes, protect convoys and scout for enemy battle fleets. While the battleships and carriers grabbed the headlines, these warships quietly got on with the job of securing control of the seas. This book deals with these ships. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 186 x 7. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849086844
- ISBN
- 9781849086844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.09
€ 17.99
€ 13.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 9. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Edition
- First edition
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816632213
- ISBN
- 9780816632213
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.98
€ 26.99
€ 24.98
Paperback. In the Self's Place is a phenomenological reading of Augustine that engages with modern and postmodern analyses of Augustinian philosophy. Translator(s): Kosky, Jeffrey. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804762915
- ISBN
- 9780804762915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 31.27
€ 32.99
€ 31.27
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Publisher
- Anchor Books New York
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780385092609
- ISBN
- 9780385092609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.14
€ 19.99
€ 17.14
Paperback. On May 15, 1916, a crowd of 15,000 witnessed the lynching of an 18-year-old black farm worker named Jesse Washington. Most central Texans of the time failed to call for the punishment of the mob's leaders. This work seeks to explain how a culture of violence that nourished this practice could form and endure for so long among ordinary people. Num Pages: 328 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074301
- ISBN
- 9780252074301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 29.23
€ 29.99
€ 29.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 39. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781408831595
- ISBN
- 9781408831595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.14
€ 14.99
€ 13.14
Paperback. Buddha and Christ each left a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people. If they were to meet today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices? This book explores how the two traditions meet and awakens an understanding of both. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRC; HRE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Rider
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780712672818
- ISBN
- 9780712672818
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.53
€ 15.99
€ 12.53
Hardcover. Illustrated survey of the machine guns, automatic rifles, handguns and revolvers officially in service in the Russian Army from 1914 to 1917, and of the non-approved weapons acquired unofficially by Russian soldiers. Num Pages: 180 pages, B&w photos and artwork. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; HBWN; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2021
- Publisher
- Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Poland
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788365281289
- ISBN
- 9788365281289
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.74€ 51.93
€ 55.74
€ 51.93
Paperback. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HRQX2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801477492
- ISBN
- 9780801477492
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.09
€ 27.99
€ 26.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061561
- ISBN
- 9780252061561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. Few personalities from classical antiquity are more familiar yet more poorly grasped than Cleopatra (69-30 BC), queen of Egypt. In this work, Duane Roller has written the definitive biography of the queen, not as a figure in popular culture or even in the arts and literature of the last 500 years, but as the last Greek queen of Egypt. Series: Women in Antiquity. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 235 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199829965
- ISBN
- 9780199829965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.21
€ 20.21
Paperback. James Cameron s critically acclaimed movie Avatar was nominated for nine Academy Awards and received countless accolades for its breath-taking visuals and use of 3D technology. Editor(s): Dunn, George A. Series Editor(s): Irwin, William. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 146 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470940310
- ISBN
- 9780470940310
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.15
€ 19.99
€ 17.15
Paperback. The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep - the more so in the dark and in winter. Hundreds of those who climbed through the Pyrenees during the Second World War were malnourished and exhausted after weeks on the run hiding in barns and attics. This book deals with the history of this little-known aspect of the Second World War. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSEP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780552777896
- ISBN
- 9780552777896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.30
€ 17.99
€ 13.30
Paperback. The moments that it took Gavrilo Princip to step forward to the stalled car and shoot dead Franz Ferdinand and his wife were perhaps the most fateful of the modern era. An act of terrorism of staggering efficiency, it fulfilled its every aim: it would liberate Bosnia from Habsburg rule and it created a powerful new Serbia, but it also brought.. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 43. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141027821
- ISBN
- 9780141027821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.87
€ 25.99
€ 17.87
Paperback. An essay on aesthetics. It explores architecture, jade, food, toilets, and combines an acute sense of the use of space in buildings, as well as perfect descriptions of lacquerware under candlelight and women in the darkness of the house of pleasure. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: FA; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 199 x 8. Weight in Grams: 66.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099283577
- ISBN
- 9780099283577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.06
€ 10.99
€ 9.06
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- American School of Classical Studies at Athens United States
- Edition
- Volume I
- Number of pages
- 32
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876616703
- ISBN
- 9780876616703
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.04
€ 11.04
Hardcover. Seneca Epistulae Vol. I Editor(s): Reynolds, Leighton; Reynolds, L. D. Series: Oxford Classical Texts. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; DSBB; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198146445
- ISBN
- 9780198146445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.54
€ 70.54