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Paperback. Millions of people learned of Scotland's Rossyln Chapel in Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code". This story of Rosslyn brings together several famous figures from history and legend, including Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, Alexander the Great, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, Mary Queen of Scots, Joan of Arc, Sir Gawain and Merlin the Wizard. Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour and b/w. BIC Classification: HRCA; HRCC2; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845961152
ISBN
9781845961152
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 11.64

paperback. Offers an analysis of how Mexicans living in Oaxaca City experienced "modernity" during the lengthy "Order and Progress" dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. This book describes how Oaxacans, both elites and commoners, crafted and manipulated practices of tradition and modernity to define themselves and their city as integral parts of a modern Mexico. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 b&w photos, 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822337904
ISBN
9780822337904
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.08

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626361225
ISBN
9781626361225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.69

Hardcover. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692361
ISBN
9780748692361
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.33
€ 118.01

Paperback. In this, the first book to deal with the concepts of war power and police power together, Mark Neocleous conducts a critical exploration of the ways in which war power and police power are intertwined in the form of state violence and exercised in social ordering. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFFE; JPV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 494.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748692378
ISBN
9780748692378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.60

paperback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 584 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
584
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826600
ISBN
9780774826600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 39.95

Hardback. A consideration of the impact of racism and questions of sovereignty on genetic research, which details the exploitative history of research on Taiwanese Aborigines. Num Pages: 260 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCW; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774826594
ISBN
9780774826594
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.33

Hardback. Covering a diverse range of figures and issues from Jonathan Swift's pornographic poetry to Oscar Wilde's famous cello-shaped coat this book collapses Irish studies into the critical perspective of disability studies: linking 'Irishness' and 'disability' together allows the emergence of a new critical perspective, an Irish disability studies. Num Pages: 197 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356. Good clean copy in illustrated covers with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004414
ISBN
9780230574656
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739166253
ISBN
9780739166253
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.96

Hardcover. Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. Restrictive mapping has been indispensable in settling the American West, protecting fragile ocean fisheries, and keeping sex offenders away from playgrounds. This book is suitable for those who vote, own a home, or aspire to be an informed citizen. Num Pages: 216 pages, 63 halftone, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226534671
ISBN
9780226534671
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.99
€ 74.60

Hardback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 9 line drawings, 107 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534183
ISBN
9780226534183
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.10
€ 43.99

Paperback. Explains how maps can tell where to anticipate certain hazards, but also how maps can be misleading. The text considers that although it is important to predict and prepare for catastrophic natural hazards, more subtle and persistent phenomena such as pollution and crime also pose serious dangers. Num Pages: 378 pages, 2 halftones, 16 line drawings, 97 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFC; JKV; RGV; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534190
ISBN
9780226534190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 33.79

Paperback. Some maps help us find our way; others restrict where we go and what we do. These maps control behavior, regulating activities from flying to fishing, prohibiting students from one part of town from being schooled on the other, and banishing certain individuals and industries to the periphery. This title tackles this aspect of mapping. Num Pages: 216 pages, 63 halftones, 19 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226534688
ISBN
9780226534688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.87

Paperback. This text traces the influence on Dante of Provencal poets, medieval theology, Dante's personal life and the sources of his classical education to propose a radical reading of Dante. It compounds the riddles of dream, poetry,philosophy and Dante's concealed autobiography in his work. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 349.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630272
ISBN
9780815630272
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.86

Hardback. Tracing dramatic changes in how Americans ate during the 1800s, Food and the Novel in Nineteenth-Century America argues that novelists, along with writers of cookbooks and domestic guides, helped negotiate the meaning of these changes in ways that still shape how Americans eat today. Series: Rowman & Littlefield Studies in Food and Gastronomy. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; JFCV; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759120945
ISBN
9780759120945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.58

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD; JFCV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 175 x 245 x 29. Weight in Grams: 740.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248403
ISBN
9781909248403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Oxford Symposium on Food. Num Pages: 368 pages, 25 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 746.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Abridged edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248441
ISBN
9781909248441
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight in Grams: 710. Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011. Series: Proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. 368 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. Editor(s): McWilliams, Mark. 38 essays by international scholars from the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WB. Dimension: 244 x 176 x 29. Weight: 706.
Publisher
Prospect Books
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903018897
ISBN
9781903018897
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.48

Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFCA; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSL3; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781510712614
ISBN
9781510712614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 1KBB; BG; HBJH; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Publisher
Scribner
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Touchstone Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780684848280
ISBN
9780684848280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.09

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