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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

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Modern period, c 1500 onwards

Hardback. One hundred years ago in Brazil the rituals of Candomble were feared as sorcery and persecuted as crime. Addressing this history as a journey of objectification and appropriation, the author offers a fresh, and illuminating look at questions of syncretism, hybridity and cultural resistance in Brazil and in the Black Atlantic in general. Series: Remapping Cultural History. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJ; ACX; AGR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453633
ISBN
9781845453633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.82

Paperback. "Fever of War" examines the impact of the deadly 1918 influenza epidemic on the American army, its medical officers, and their profession. The tragedy begins with overly confident medical officers who understated the severity of the epidemic. Num Pages: 251 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBJK; HBWN; JWX; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814799246
ISBN
9780814799246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.93

Hardback. In Fevered Measures, John Mckiernan-Gonzalez examines public health campaigns along the Texas-Mexico border between 1848 and 1942 and reveals the changing medical and political frameworks U.S. health authorities used when facing the threat of epidemic disease. Num Pages: 440 pages, 17 illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; MBN; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5983 x 3971 x 33. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822352570
ISBN
9780822352570
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.93

Paperback. "Leckie is a gifted writer with the ability to explain complicated military matters in layperson's terms, while sustaining the drama involved in a life-and-death struggle. His portraits of the key players in that struggle.. are seamlessly interwoven with his exciting narrative. Num Pages: 400 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471390206
ISBN
9780471390206
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.05

hardcover. Cutting through the headlines and spin, this book gives us a true picture of the reality on the ground, through the words of the people there - from commanders to intelligence officers, army doctors to ordinary soldiers. It provides eye-witness accounts that contradict the official stories and figures. Num Pages: 528 pages, 16pp. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780141028507
ISBN
9780141028507
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Fictions of India explores the relation of narrative technique to issues of power in the work of selected writers dealing with India. It examines the imperial context in which the writers operate and suggests how historical and ideological assumptions and anxieties may be read into the texts they produce. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2AB; 3JJ; CFG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780748611812
ISBN
9780748611812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.91

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 314 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; DSA; DSBD; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642741
ISBN
9780691642741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.26

Paperback. The first dual biography of the most remarkable political friendship of the twentieth century Num Pages: 480 pages, 2 x 8 B&W. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340923467
ISBN
9780340923467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Biography of Fidel Castro Series: Pocket Biographies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJ; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 98.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750923842
ISBN
9780750923842
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 11.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, 400+ color & b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBWN; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 300 x 40. Weight in Grams: 4545.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764340338
ISBN
9780764340338
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.46
€ 125.72

Paperback. Presents a guide to the Antietam battlefield with comprehensive maps and descriptions of the action, narratives about key figures and events, and a variety of contemporary and postwar source materials offering stories and interpretations. Num Pages: 336 pages, Colour and black & white photographs, 31 full-colour maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBTB; HBWJ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469630205
ISBN
9781469630205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.57

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The New Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595586391
ISBN
9781595586391
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.18

Paperback. Adolf Hitler despised cricket, considering it un-German and decadent. And Berlin in 1937 was not a time to be going against Fuhrer's wishes. But hot on the heels of 1936 Olympics, an enterprising cricket fanatic of enormous bravery, Felix Menzel, somehow persuaded his Nazi leaders to invite an English team to play his motley band of part-timers. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DFG; 3JJG; HBTB; WSBX; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Corgi Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552169882
ISBN
9780552169882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

In Fields of Authority, Jack Lucas provides the first systematic exploration of local special purpose bodies in Ontario. Lucas uses a "policy fields" approach to explain how these local bodies in Ontario have developed from the nineteenth century to the present. Series: IPAC Series in Public Management & Governance. Num Pages: 320 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; JPP; JPRB; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 30. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487500184
ISBN
9781487500184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.93

Hardback. Attempts a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how terrain has affected the outcome of warfare in history. This book examines the American Civil War, the Anglo-Zulu War, the Boer War, the Great War of 1914-1918, the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. Editor(s): Doyle, Peter; Bennett, Matthew R. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004339
ISBN
9781402004339
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 248.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780413776327
ISBN
9780413776327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Paperback. Combining archival sources with life histories, this work aims to clarify the contentious debate over ethnic identities and nationalist ideologies in Greek Macedonia. It demonstrates that, contrary to official rhetoric, the people of Macedonia derive from profoundly diverse ethnic backgrounds. Num Pages: 354 pages, 14 halftones, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVWYM; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW3; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
354
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226424941
ISBN
9780226424941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 34.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 204 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; BM; VFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Daunt Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907970658
ISBN
9781907970658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; 3JJH; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 481 x 31. Weight in Grams: 560.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780816681341
ISBN
9780816681341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.82

Paperback. The sermons by John Henry Newman (1801-1890) were first published at Oxford in 1843, two years before he was received into the Roman Catholic Church. Published here is the third edition of 1871, for which Newman added an additional sermon, bracketed notes and a comprehensive preface. Series: Notre Dame Series in Great Books. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JH; HRCX4. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 26. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
0003-Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268009960
ISBN
9780268009960
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.38

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