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Argues that the Chinese Revolution of 1911 engendered a new political life - one that began to free men and women from the inequality and hierarchy that formed the spine of China's social and cultural order. This title demonstrates how a sea change in political performance left leaders dependent on popular support. Num Pages: 408 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520267367
- ISBN
- 9780520267367
Condition: New
€ 84.74€ 65.10
€ 84.74
€ 65.10
Paperback. Assessing the relationship between reform and the papacy in eleventh-century Europe from the perspectives of social and religious change, this book fills a gap in current literature and offers new insights into an important topic in medieval history Series: Manchester Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCC7; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719058349
- ISBN
- 9780719058349
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.57
€ 26.99
€ 26.57
Paperback. Just what was so great about Peter, Catherine, Frederick and Alexander? What did Cleopatra see to admire in the fat man with a beard, Mark Anthony? Why do people suffer from Montezuma's revenge? This title takes you on a journey through the annals of history with the heroes and villains of the past as your fellow travellers. Illustrator(s): Steig, William. Num Pages: 240 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BGH; DNF; HBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750932042
- ISBN
- 9780750932042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.49
€ 17.99
€ 16.49
Drawing on a collaborative research project, this book provides an alternative model for how oral and public histories should be recorded and curated. Series: Shared: Oral and Public History Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774826839
- ISBN
- 9780774826839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.22
€ 107.22
Num Pages: 240 pages, 13, 13 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JFSG; JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 232 x 20. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452826
- ISBN
- 9780801452826
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.21
€ 140.21
Calls attention to the misuse of democracy to justify and commit genocide Num Pages: 456 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTZ; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 798.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803224803
- ISBN
- 9780803224803
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.22
€ 107.22
A history and sociological analysis of the semantics of speculation between 1870 and 1930, this book looks at how speculation was represented in popular discourse and analyzes the discursive struggles turning it into a legitimate economic practice. Translator(s): Savoth, Eric. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HPX; JHB; KCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804771313
- ISBN
- 9780804771313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.36
€ 150.36
Following the story of a Kurdish tribal militia employed by the Ottoman state, this book explores the contradictory logic of how states incorporate those they ultimately aim to suppress and how groups who seek autonomy from the state often attempt to do so through state channels. Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBW; JFSL1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804775700
- ISBN
- 9780804775700
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.65
€ 118.65
Series: Jewish Cultures of the World. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HRJS; HRJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 549.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813568751
- ISBN
- 9780813568751
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 160.52
€ 160.52
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821420959
- ISBN
- 9780821420959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.47
€ 29.99
€ 26.47
Chronicles the life and work of the Trinidadian intellectual and writer C L R James during his first extended stay in Britain, from 1932 to 1938. This book reveals the radicalizing effect of this critical period on James' intellectual and political trajectory. Series: The C. L. R. James Archives. Num Pages: 312 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; GTB; HBG; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822356127
- ISBN
- 9780822356127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 150.36
€ 150.36
- Publisher
- United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823251360
- ISBN
- 9780823251360
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.79
€ 32.99
€ 29.79
Paperback. Sacks argues that faiths must remain open to criticism, keep alive their separate communities and still contribute far more to national debates on moral issues. they must also learn to get along better. His thesis is that we still live under a Biblical canopy and that a cohesive morality needs the uniting bonds of faith. Series: Continuum Compact Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRLB; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 148. Religion, Morality and Society in a Secular Age (the Reith Lectures). Series: Continuum Compact Series. 128 pages. Sacks argues that faiths must remain open to criticism, keep alive their separate communities and still contribute far more to national debates on moral issues. they must also learn to get along better. His thesis is that we still live under a Biblical canopy and that a cohesive morality needs the uniting bonds of faith. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HRLB; HRLK. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. Weight: 148.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826478559
- ISBN
- 9780826478559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.14
€ 23.14
Kore, also called Persephone and referred to poetically by the Greeks as "the unspeakable girl," was the daughter of Demeter and Zeus who was abducted by Hades and made queen of the netherworld. This title presents three richly detailed treatments of the myth of Kore. Translator(s): De la Durantaye, Leland. Series: Italian List. Num Pages: 104 pages, 40 colour plates. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 149 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780857420831
- ISBN
- 9780857420831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.24
€ 25.99
€ 21.24
Paperback. Describes the career of Senator McCarthy and explains how he was able to gain so much influence over the U.S. Senate. Num Pages: 372 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780870235559
- ISBN
- 9780870235559
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.58
€ 41.99
€ 35.58
Hardback. This ground-breaking 5-volume reference is a comprehensive print and electronic resource covering the history of warfare from ancient times to the present day, across the entire globe. Editor(s): Martel, Gordon. Num Pages: 2912 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: GBC; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 282 x 203 x 207. Weight in Grams: 5618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 2912
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405190374
- ISBN
- 9781405190374
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 879.46
€ 879.46
In tracing the rapid changes of the 1960s, Harold Troper draws upon a wealth of historical documentation, including more than eighty interviews, to demonstrate that the expression of Canadian Jewishness was an increasingly public - and political - commitment. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 715.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641143
- ISBN
- 9781442641143
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.46
€ 89.46
Through analysis of cultural production that often countered governmental intentions for official diplomacy, Jennifer Ruth Hosek offers a broad-reaching history of the influence of the global South on the global North. Series: German & European Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442641389
- ISBN
- 9781442641389
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.15
€ 69.15
The Culture of the Seven Years' War. Empire, Identity, and the Arts in...
. Ed(S): Bruyn, Frans De; Regan, Shaun
With essays by notable scholars that address the war's impact in Europe and the Atlantic world, this volume is sure to become essential reading for those interested in the relationship between war, culture, and the arts. Editor(s): Bruyn, Frans De; Regan, Shaun. Num Pages: 372 pages, illustrations (some color). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442643550
- ISBN
- 9781442643550
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.42
€ 70.42
Providing a dynamic, forward-looking reorientation towards a new universe of reference, Remodelling Communication makes a significant, productive contribution to communication theory. Series: Toronto Studies in Semiotics & Communication. Num Pages: 184 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: GTC; HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442644342
- ISBN
- 9781442644342
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.11
€ 50.11