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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. Under the blazing Iraqi sun in the summer of 2007, Shannon Meehan, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, ordered a strike that would take the lives of innocent Iraqi civilians. He thought he was doing the right thing. He thought he was protecting his men. Num Pages: 260 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745646725
ISBN
9780745646725
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.22

hardcover. In premodern English law, felons had the right to seek sanctuary in a church or ecclesiastical precinct. It is commonly held that this practice virtually died out after the medieval period, but Shannon McSheffrey highlights its resurgence under the Tudor regime and shows how the issue lay at the intersection between law, religion, and culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Academic United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780198798149
ISBN
9780198798149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.64

Paperback. Presents the history of New Orleans' early years, tracing the town's development from its origins in 1718 to its revolt against Spanish rule in 1768. This book presents an account of New Orleans' wild youth. It features a cast of strong-willed captives, thin-skinned nobles, sharp-tongued women, and carousing travelers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 colour plates, 8 halftones, 5 maps, 1 figure, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226138428
ISBN
9780226138428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.76

Paperback. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9781479889082
ISBN
9781479889082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.71

Paperback. The amazing and forgotten story of Wall Street's first black millionaire in pre-Civil War New York. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JH; BGB; HBJK; KFFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 286 x 35. Weight in Grams: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781250099815
ISBN
9781250099815
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.40

Hardback. The phrase 'Harlem in the 1920s' evokes images of the Harlem Renaissance, or of Marcus Garvey and soapbox orators haranguing crowds about politics and race. This title reveals a different dimension of African American culture that made not only Harlem but New York City itself the vibrant and energizing metropolis it was. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFC; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 150 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition (US) First Printing
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674051072
ISBN
9780674051072
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 40.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCK; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 502.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482830
ISBN
9780801482830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.00

Hardcover. Harlem's nightclubs in the 1920s and '30s were a crucible for testing society's racial and sexual limits. Combining performance theory, historical research, and biographical study, this title explores the role of nightlife performance as a definitive touchstone for understanding the racial and sexual politics of the early 20th century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJG; JFCA; JFSJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226862514
ISBN
9780226862514
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.49

Hardback. This book points out a novel pattern in colonial intimacy -that Catholic colonizers tended to leave behind significant mixed communities while Protestant colonizers were more likely to police relations with local women. This book then seeks to explain this pattern, looking to religious institutions, political capacity, and ideas of nation and race. Num Pages: 136 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1Q; 3J; J. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137594297
ISBN
9781137594297
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.57

Hardback. Drawing on extensive ethnographic engagement with youth in Tehran and Isfahan as well as with migrant workers in rural areas, Shahram Khosravi weaves a tapestry from individual stories, government reports, statistics, and cultural analysis to depict how Iranians react to the experience of precarity and the possibility of hope. Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JM; JHB; JHMC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248876
ISBN
9780812248876
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.22

Paperback. An updated and revised account of economic and political decision-making in Pakistan during 1971-77 under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Questioning the reasons for Bhutto's reversal of policy in 1974, the author argues that Bhutto's actions were influenced by prominent social groups. Num Pages: 297 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKP; 3JJPL; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
297
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333450864
ISBN
9780333450864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.63

Paperback. The inside story of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, from its beginnings in 1964 to the signing of the Oslo agreement in 1993. Editor(s): Makdisi, Jean Said; Asser, Martin. Translator(s): Al-Hout, Hader; Othman, Laila. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3JJP; BGHA; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745328836
ISBN
9780745328836
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.71

Paperback. A prominent activist's guide to settlement in Canada "for the information of colored immigrants."

Editor(s): Antwi, Phanuel. Series: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature. Num Pages: 60 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; JFFN; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd Canada
Number of pages
60
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554813216
ISBN
9781554813216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.71

Hardback. This book project is a cultural history of rice consumption in the city of Canton (now Guangzhou), China's southernmost metropolis. Special emphasis is placed on the qualitative dimension of the local food culture and the dynamic interactions between the local society and the modern state. Num Pages: 320 pages, 3 tables, 6 illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; JPRB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804772266
ISBN
9780804772266
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.32

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 458 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691652115
ISBN
9780691652115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 226.50

Hardcover. "A child is a man in small letter," wrote Bishop John Earle in the seventeenth century. "His father hath writ him as his own little story." In this title, the writer acknowledges the author of his story while simultaneously reminding us that we all confront the blank page of life on our own, as authors of our lives. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226014418
ISBN
9780226014418
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 20.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 912.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691158501
ISBN
9780691158501
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 2ADS; 3JD; 3JF; DSB; HBJD; HBLL; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226278285
ISBN
9780226278285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 36.42

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6, 5 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801445477
ISBN
9780801445477
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.32

Paperback. Argues that American cultural conceptions of religion and race during the 1950s played a crucial role in framing an ideology through which U.S. policymakers understood their options in Vietnam. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 28 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBWS2; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 166 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334408
ISBN
9780822334408
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.51

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