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Hardcover. What is the opposite of freedom? The author answers this question with definitive force: slavery. Examining this overlooked phenomenon - one of action from slavery and toward freedom - he deepens our understanding of freedom itself and the origin of our political ideals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780226127460
- ISBN
- 9780226127460
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.82€ 74.31
€ 89.82
€ 74.31
Paperback. What is the opposite of freedom? The author answers this question with definitive force: slavery. Examining this overlooked phenomenon - one of action from slavery and toward freedom - he deepens our understanding of freedom itself and the origin of our political ideals. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1 halftone, 1 table. BIC Classification: JFSL3; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226201047
- ISBN
- 9780226201047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 26.33
€ 33.99
€ 26.33
Paperback. Looks at all the practical ways in which animals were essential to the war effort, but is equally interested in their roles as companions, mascots and morale boosters - on land, in the air and at sea. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JFFZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 6. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780747813675
- ISBN
- 9780747813675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.27
€ 10.99
€ 9.27
Paperback. During the Second World War women proved themselves indispensable to the war effort serving in both military uniformed units abroad and in home front organisations through the darkest hours of the Blitz. This book tells the stories of these women in their own words. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808121
- ISBN
- 9780747808121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252061561
- ISBN
- 9780252061561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 33.59
€ 34.99
€ 33.59
Paperback. A brilliant powerful and important book..This is a brutal indictment Postman has laid down and, so far as I can see, an irrefutable one. --Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World Num Pages: 224 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFD; JMH; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 14. Weight in Grams: 190.
- Publisher
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780413404404
- ISBN
- 9780413404404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.20
€ 14.20
Paperback. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 201 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375701276
- ISBN
- 9780375701276
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 14.64
€ 16.99
€ 14.64
Paperback. Globalisation is creating a new politics of poverty: this book analyses the political and economic agenda behind humanitarian assistance. Num Pages: 202 pages, 8 maps/3 figures. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFC; JKSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 202
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745312248
- ISBN
- 9780745312248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 30.95
€ 40.99
€ 30.95
Paperback. Examines global warming and the unfolding of the arguments over climate change, GM crops, water, patents and other development issues. Num Pages: 216 pages, notes, references, index. BIC Classification: JFFA; JPA; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 15. Weight in Grams: 327.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Pluto Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745319544
- ISBN
- 9780745319544
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.14
€ 37.99
€ 29.14
Paperback. 28th April 1870. Fanny and Stella, the flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton, are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked Victorian England in equal measure. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; BT; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571231911
- ISBN
- 9780571231911
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 5.70
€ 12.99
€ 5.70
Paperback. The Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, was the dominant team in black baseball during the 1920s. Their success came about largely through the efforts of Hilldale president and manager Edward Bolden. This story, highlighted with photographs, chronicles the origins and development of black baseball. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 304 pages, 34 black-&-white photographs, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSL3; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815608653
- ISBN
- 9780815608653
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.85
€ 25.99
€ 23.85
Hardcover. Series: East Asian Monograph. Num Pages: 178 pages, 1ill.5M. BIC Classification: JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1983
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674471924
- ISBN
- 9780674471924
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 26.25
€ 31.99
€ 26.25
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HRAM6; JFSR2; JPWL; UBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231174268
- ISBN
- 9780231174268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.00€ 49.96
€ 65.00
€ 49.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 415 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSP2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 193 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 848.
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 415
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780375707193
- ISBN
- 9780375707193
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.53
€ 20.53
Paperback. An autobiography and family story of Neil Henry, a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the "Washington Post". It sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past. It gives an account of his black family's rise to success over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 321 pages, 25 b/w photographs, 2 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 25. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 321
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520227309
- ISBN
- 9780520227309
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. Explores the ambitions, tastes, and prejudices of Chicagoans during the 1920s and '30s. This book reproduces various elements of the "Chicagoan": its covers, cartoons, editorials, reviews, and features. Num Pages: 400 pages, 81 colour plates, 301 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 366 x 290 x 30. Weight in Grams: 3180.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317618
- ISBN
- 9780226317618
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.19€ 59.50
€ 66.19
€ 59.50
Paperback. Num Pages: 462 pages, 33 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTP; JFCX; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226317588
- ISBN
- 9780226317588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.73€ 47.72
€ 56.73
€ 47.72
Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; HBJK; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674975354
- ISBN
- 9780674975354
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.22
€ 27.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. This book is the first in-depth exploration of grandparents' relationships with adult children and grandchildren in divorced families. It asks what part grandparents might play in public policy and whether measures should be taken to support their grandparenting role. Do they have a special place in family life that ought to be recognised in law? Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JHB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 159 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 274.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Policy Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861344984
- ISBN
- 9781861344984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.53
€ 36.53
Paperback. Editor(s): Edmunds, Neil. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 163 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415546201
- ISBN
- 9780415546201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.81€ 58.14
€ 63.81
€ 58.14
Hardback. This beautifully illustrated companion to Neil deGrasse Tyson's popular podcast and National Geographic Channel TV show is an eye-opening journey for anyone curious about the complexities of our universe. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFCA; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 262 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1312.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781426217272
- ISBN
- 9781426217272
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.18
€ 31.18
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 26. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Haymarket Books United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781608464678
- ISBN
- 9781608464678
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 21.47
€ 21.99
€ 21.47
Gambling is both a national US pastime and a predominant cultural metaphor ("play the field", "beat the odds", "take a chance on ..").This work by a sports historian, social worker, English professor and gambler seeks to shatter the myths intefering with our understanding of gambling. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813121956
- ISBN
- 9780813121956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99
€ 29.99
Hardback. Russian thinker, pedagogue, musicologist, amateur scientist, and public servant Odoevsky (1804-69) was mentioned in the same breath as Pushkin and Gogol during his day, and is now enjoying (we presume) a revival as a writer of Romantic and Gothic fiction. Cornwell (Russian and comparative literature Series: Studies in Slavic Literature, Culture & Society. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571819079
- ISBN
- 9781571819079
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 151.42
€ 151.42