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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Paperback. A series of short stories, related by the author, handed down from generation to generation of the Lakota tribe. This work honours the buffalo, the dog, the horse, the eagle, and the wolf as workaday helpers and agents of divine intervention; the wisdom of the medicine man; and the heroism and resourcefulness of individual men and women. Num Pages: 82 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; JFHF; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 205 x 134 x 11. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
82
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293359
ISBN
9780803293359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.06

Paperback. A memoir of life, experience, and education of a Lakota child in the late 1800s. The author describes the home life and education of Indian children. Like other boys, he played with toy bows and arrows in the tipi before learning to make and use them and became schooled in the ways of animals and in the properties of plants and herbs. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBNR; 3JH; BG; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3429 x 13. Weight in Grams: 250.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803293342
ISBN
9780803293342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.63

Hardcover. A compelling history of nineteenth-century economic, social, and cultural life, Capitalism by Gaslight explores the blurred boundary between legitimate and illegitimate economic activity, describing the dealings of prostitutes, dealers in dirty books and used goods, mock auctioneers, illegal slavers, and other entrepreneurs. Editor(s): Luskey, Brian P.; Woloson, Wendy A. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 328 pages, 19 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 668.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812246896
ISBN
9780812246896
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.97

Hardcover. China is changing from a command economy to a market-based one, and from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrial one. This book demonstrates how the success of foreign companies depends on the extent to which they can benefit from structural transformation. Series: Asia Business Development S. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JM; KCS; KJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 167 x 28. Weight in Grams: 732.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763000482
ISBN
9788763000482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.99
€ 39.95

Paperback. At the end of the Second World War in 1945, the countries of Western Europe found themselves at crossroads. How should they react to the challenges posed by the peace, Germany's defeat and the newly won freedom? This book presents accounts and interpretations of the immediate postwar situation in leading Western European countries and regions. Editor(s): Lund, Joachim; Ohrgaard, Per. Num Pages: 145 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; 3JM; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 163 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Copenhagen Business School Press
Edition
1. Ed
Number of pages
145
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763002035
ISBN
9788763002035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.37

Hardcover. Based on original research from Charles Urban's own papers, this is the first biography of this influential film maker and innovator. It is also a historical study of the development of the non-fiction film in Britain and America in the early years of cinema, told through the experiences of the leading pioneer of the form. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 25 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; APFB; APFX. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898829
ISBN
9780859898829
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.48

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 149 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 426.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691171531
ISBN
9780691171531
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Hardcover. Britain and the Olympic Games, 1908-1920 focuses upon the presentation and descriptions of identity that are presented through the depictions of the Olympics in the national press. This book breaks Britain down into its four nations and presents the debates that were present within their national press. Series: Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics. Num Pages: 300 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; WSBB; WSBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137498618
ISBN
9781137498618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.33

Paperback. The first ever biography of slave turned bare-knuckle boxing legend Bill Richmond (1763-1829). Num Pages: 264 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGS; JFSL3; WSTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445644899
ISBN
9781445644899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 16.91

Paperback. An annual publication forging a link between social history, American studies, and the decorative arts. Series: American furniture. Num Pages: 316 pages, 307 illus. (67 colour). 6 figs. End-paper illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; AFT; GBCY; WCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Chipstone Foundation United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874518924
ISBN
9780874518924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJPL; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307718358
ISBN
9780307718358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.31

paperback. This collection of essays exposes how meaning has been produced around the Great Exhibition. Critics and historians of art, culture, design and literature have been brought together to examine the objects, the images, the documents and the fictions of 1851. Editor(s): Purbrick, Louise. Series Editor(s): Wallace, Jeff; Whale, John. Series: Texts in Culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBT; KJP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780719055928
ISBN
9780719055928
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.04

Hardback. Translator(s): Spedding, Alison. Num Pages: 456 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
Edition
Translation
SKU
V9780857423344
ISBN
9780857423344
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.82

Hardback. Algeria is noteworthy for its geopolitical position and the fact it has avoided destabilisation from grassroots uprisings along the lines of the Arab Spring and from hardline Islamists currently plaguing the region Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JM; HBJH; HBLX; JPH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 225 x 145. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045872
ISBN
9781849045872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 53.33

Paperback. In this work, Luis Cabral has compiled and placed into context the most important contributions to the literature of industrial economics (IO) since the 1980s. Editor(s): Cabral, Luis M. B. Series: Blackwell Readings for Contemporary Economics. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCA; KJU; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 800.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631216179
ISBN
9780631216179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.99

Paperback. The history of the British-Spanish Society, an example of 'soft' or cultural diplomacy between countries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBTB; JHMC; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9781781382752
ISBN
9781781382752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez's own writings, this book argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr and Gandhi. Num Pages: 240 pages, 12 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC7; JFSL4; JPVH1; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283695
ISBN
9780520283695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.06

Hardback. Since the early 70s, economists have been studying the relationship between socially optimal goals and private self-interest. The task was to reconcile the Utopian and Hobbesian traditions using game theory. This book provides a succinct and up-to-date account of this vast literature. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; KCA; KCBM; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333657942
ISBN
9780333657942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 193.57

Paperback. Through its story-telling dimension, this book traces the last 20 years of Western architecture focusing attention on the current situation that includes designers' eclecticism and style, the star system, urban and landscape design as well as the influence on architecture exerted by the so-called 'digital revolution'. Num Pages: 240 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; 3JJPR; 3JMC; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470518908
ISBN
9780470518908
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.64

Hardcover. Francis Bacon possessed the rare ability to transform unconscious compulsions into figurative, human-like forms that seem to evoke the raw emotions that bore them. Mixing realism and abstraction, Bacon delves beneath the surfaces of things, opening up the human body to reveal the chaos that lies within and struggling with all that is inexplicable. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; ACXD7; ACXD9; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 218 x 14. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Taschen
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783836559690
ISBN
9783836559690
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.96

Hardcover. This book examines the work and thought of Richard T. Ely in light of his rejection of capitalism and view toward individualism. It concludes that there are real problems with Ely's theories and the principles of Progressivism, and addresses the implications of this for current American political thought. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137349804
ISBN
9781137349804
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.64

Paperback. Ludwig Wittgenstein's surviving notebooks serve to show what problems were occupying him in connection with many of the paragraphs of the Tractatus which are found in them as a first draft. They serve as a testimony to the thought processes of the Austrian philosopher. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HPCF5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 144 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
0002-Revised
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631124993
ISBN
9780631124993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.05

Hardback. Num Pages: 560 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HPCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 35. Weight in Grams: 764.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
542
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872201552
ISBN
9780872201552
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.34
€ 51.33

Paperback. Editor(s): Ebeling, Richard M. Series: Selected Writings of Ludwig Von Mises. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; KCA; KCS; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973855
ISBN
9780865973855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.75

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