Modern period, c 1500 onwards
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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
Hardback. Presents a social history of poor Egyptians - beggars, foundlings, the sick and maimed. This book tells their stories alongside those of reformers, tourists, politicians, and philanthropists, and explores the economic, political, and colonial context that shaped poverty policy for a century and a half. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. 10 line illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113784
- ISBN
- 9780691113784
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.31€ 53.97
€ 68.31
€ 53.97
Hardback. This text offers a study of management decision-making in six Beijing state enterprises during the period 1985 to 1989, when the government adopted decentralization as the key to reforming state industries. It examines the relations between managers, Party and planning authorities. Series: Studies on the Chinese Economy. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; JPH; KCC; KJMD; KJV; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 225
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333619483
- ISBN
- 9780333619483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.66
€ 127.66
Hardback. This book is an account of murder and politics in Africa, and an historical ethnography of southern Annang communities during the colonial period. Series: International African Library. Num Pages: 448 pages, 45 b&w. BIC Classification: 1HFDN; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 923.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Number of pages
- 448
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748625536
- ISBN
- 9780748625536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.88€ 103.24
€ 111.88
€ 103.24
Hardcover. This work tells the story of how George Mantello - First Secretary of the El Salvador Consulate in Geneva from 1942 to 1945 - defied censorship to launch a press campaign against the daily deportation of 12,000 Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFH; 3JJH; BGH; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815628736
- ISBN
- 9780815628736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.95
€ 34.95
Paperback. This is a collection of photographs by avant-garde artist and photographer Man Ray, from the John Paul Getty Museum. The photographs date from 1910 to the 1940s, and each image is provided with a commentary. Also included is an edited transcript of a colloquium on Man's career. Series: In Focus. Num Pages: 144 pages, 50 photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJ; AJC; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 263.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780892365111
- ISBN
- 9780892365111
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.04
€ 21.99
€ 18.04
Hardback. Alexander Laban Hinton offers a detailed analysis of a former Khmer Rouge security center commandant who was convicted for overseeing the interrogation, torture, and execution of nearly 20,000 Cambodians. Interested in how someone becomes an executioner, Hinton provides numerous ways to consider justice, genocide, memory, truth, and humanity. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; HBJF; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 613.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822362586
- ISBN
- 9780822362586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.46€ 116.56
€ 155.46
€ 116.56
Paperback. Alexander Laban Hinton offers a detailed analysis of a former Khmer Rouge security center commandant who was convicted for overseeing the interrogation, torture, and execution of nearly 20,000 Cambodians. Interested in how someone becomes an executioner, Hinton provides numerous ways to consider justice, genocide, memory, truth, and humanity. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 3JJ; HBJF; JHMC; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822362739
- ISBN
- 9780822362739
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 29.90
€ 41.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; RNA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 318
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780875807577
- ISBN
- 9780875807577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Gathers Ernesto Galarza's key writings, reflecting a constructive concern for the working class in the face of America's growing influence over Mexico's economic system. Editor(s): Torres, Rodolfo; Ibarra, Armando. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252037672
- ISBN
- 9780252037672
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.40
€ 134.40
Paperback. An enlightening and entertaining account of the unique relationship between humans and their pets. It offers a delightful insight into animal and human thinking and feeling. An essential companion for all dog lovers! Illustrator(s): Lorenz, Konrad. Series: Routledge Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages, 140 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415267458
- ISBN
- 9780415267458
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.61
€ 17.99
€ 17.61
Hardcover. One man's impact on the performing arts in Russia Series: Russian Music Studies. Num Pages: 416 pages, 45 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; AN; AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 813. Weight in Grams: 703.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253354686
- ISBN
- 9780253354686
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.64
€ 47.64
Hardback. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; 3J; HBJH; HBTS; HPS; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137557124
- ISBN
- 9781137557124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.70
€ 116.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 120 pages, Approx 60 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 241 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Publisher
- Seren
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781723289
- ISBN
- 9781781723289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 39.21
€ 39.21
Paperback. Series: The World in a Life Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFGA; 3JB; 3JD; BGH; HBJF; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190269784
- ISBN
- 9780190269784
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.82
€ 43.82
Hardcover. Certain 19th Century presidencies contrast common perceptions of the office's authority and strength. These presidents were a strong group and were anything but insignificant. They fought substantial battles with Congress, and often won. This book seeks to provide more substantive analysis of maligned presidencies, and the legacies left behind. Series: The Evolving American Presidency. Num Pages: 154 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 181 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Pivot
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137441492
- ISBN
- 9781137441492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.26
€ 66.26
Male Homosexuality in West Germany: Between Persecution and Freedom, 1...
Whisnant, Clayton, Whisnant, Clayton J.
Hardcover. Whisnant argues that the period after Nazism was more important for the history of homosexuality in Germany than is generally recognized. Gay scenes resurfaced; a more masculine view of homosexuality also became prominent. Above all, a public debate about homosexuality emerged, constituting a critical debate within the Sexual Revolution. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGW; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTB; JFSK2; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 143 x 20. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230355002
- ISBN
- 9780230355002
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.25
€ 67.25
Hardback. The most popular film genre during the golden years of Italian cinema, the Comedy Italian Style emerged after the fall of the Facist regime, narrating the identity crisis of many Italian men. Exploring the birth, growth, and decline of this genre, Bini shows this notable style was the search for a new role in the shattered postwar middle class. Series: Italian & Italian American Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJP; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137516886
- ISBN
- 9781137516886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.66
€ 139.66
Paperback. The second in a series of books exploring the phenomenon of the pronunciamiento, this volume examines case studies of individual and collective pronunciados in regions across Mexico. Top scholars examine the motivations of individual pronunciados and the reasons they succeeded or failed. Editor(s): Fowler, Will. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 352 pages, 3 maps, 3 tables, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225428
- ISBN
- 9780803225428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
Hardcover. Series: Malcolm X speeches & writings. Num Pages: 233 pages, 8pp of photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; DNF; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 134 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Publisher
- Pathfinder Books Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 233
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873485463
- ISBN
- 9780873485463
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.73
€ 18.73
paperback. Malcolm X at Oxford Union tells one of the great unknown stories from the Civil Rights era, capturing the powerful oratorical gifts of Malcolm X and the changing world of racial politics - all from the vantage point of an old debate hall on the campus of Oxford in 1964. Series: Transgressing Boundaries: Studies in Black Politics and Black Communities. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JJPK; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 143 x 13. Weight in Grams: 276.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190640835
- ISBN
- 9780190640835
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.12
€ 47.12