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Paperback. Based on ten years of research-including extensive interviews with Major Taylor's 91-year old daughter-this is the dramatic story of a young black man who, against prodigious odds, rose to fame and stardom in the tempestuous world of international professional bicycle racing a century ago. Num Pages: 336 pages, 33, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSL3; WSQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780801853036
- ISBN
- 9780801853036
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.39
€ 34.99
€ 29.39
Paperback. Tracing maize from its first appearance and domestication in ancient campsites and settlements in Mexico to its intercontinental journey through most of North and South America, this book tells the story of the artistic creativity, technological prowess, and social, political, and economic resilience of America's first peoples. Num Pages: 280 pages, 6 maps, 6 line drawings, 52 b/w images, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HD; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520286962
- ISBN
- 9780520286962
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Num Pages: 136 pages, 76 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; JFCA; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764352676
- ISBN
- 9780764352676
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.64
€ 16.99
€ 12.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMP; 1FPCH; JFFN; JHBL; KNS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801473234
- ISBN
- 9780801473234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. Gustav Mahler's music has provoked extreme responses from the public and from experts. This volume examines the broader political, social, and literary changes reflected in Mahler's music. It examines the composer's Jewish identity, and considers contemporary theories of memory, and the theatricality of Mahler's art and fin-de-siecle politics. Editor(s): Painter, Karen. Series: The Bard Music Festival. Num Pages: 416 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: AVA; AVGC5; AVGC6; AVH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691092447
- ISBN
- 9780691092447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.49
€ 46.99
€ 33.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 310 pages, 17 illus. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Manohar Publishers and Distributors India
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788173046209
- ISBN
- 9788173046209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.65
€ 60.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, photos. BIC Classification: BGH; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 136 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Publisher
- Monthly Review Press,U.S.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781583674376
- ISBN
- 9781583674376
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.29
€ 30.99
€ 26.29
Paperback. An account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. It argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. It depicts a whole range of life: from the blast furnace workers who labored in the iron and steel plant, to the families who struggled with the shortage of housing and services. Num Pages: 728 pages, 73 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSG; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1034.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Number of pages
- 728
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520208230
- ISBN
- 9780520208230
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.57
€ 46.99
€ 33.57
Paperback. New archaeological evidence for a pre-historic civilisation updated with two substantial new chapters brimming with recent reporting of fresh scientific advances. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HDDA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 42. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444779707
- ISBN
- 9781444779707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.47
€ 13.47
Paperback. Breathes new life into the Marxist tradition, applying previously unexplored approaches that reveal vital new modes of political activism and debate. Series: Marxism and Culture. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745330594
- ISBN
- 9780745330594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.84
€ 33.99
€ 22.84
Paperback. A coloring book that takes you on an expedition through a jungle to discover a forgotten world of flora and fauna. Through intricate pen and ink illustrations, it helps colour-inners of all ages to explore an exotic rainforest teeming with creatures large and small such as: tree frogs and dainty hummingbirds, prowling tigers and playful monkeys. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: JFHF; WF; WZS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 255 x 16. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753557167
- ISBN
- 9780753557167
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 16.58
€ 23.99
€ 16.58
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBJF1; HBLW3; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196165
- ISBN
- 9781845196165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.15
€ 129.15
Paperback. This is the first book to explore comparatively how magic-usually portrayed as the antithesis of the modern-is also at home in modernity. Editor(s): Meyer, Birgit; Pels, Peter. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HRQX2; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804744645
- ISBN
- 9780804744645
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.93
€ 33.99
€ 30.93
Hardback. Series: Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 halftone. 39 line illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; JFD; JHB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 34. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691164403
- ISBN
- 9780691164403
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.17€ 42.32
€ 53.17
€ 42.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 halftones. 3 line illus. 16 tables. 4 maps. BIC Classification: JFFN; JKV; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 161 x 233 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691158013
- ISBN
- 9780691158013
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.35
€ 40.99
€ 29.35
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Bristol University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781447314578
- ISBN
- 9781447314578
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.19
€ 105.19
Paperback. What has it been like to be insane? How have the mad been treated? Is madness real or is it just a label? This fascinating story of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the present day. Num Pages: 256 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: JFCX; MBX; MJN; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 121 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 254
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192802675
- ISBN
- 9780192802675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.06
€ 18.99
€ 15.06
paperback. Primordial, mythic narratives from the indigenous Wakuenai of South America, available in English for the first time ever Series: Interp Culture New Millennium. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 photographs; 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; JFHF; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252075704
- ISBN
- 9780252075704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.26
€ 25.99
€ 24.26
Paperback. Introduces an area of scientific research: materials science. This book describes how scientists are inventing materials, ranging from synthetic skin, blood, and bone to substances that repair themselves and adapt to their environment, that swell and flex like muscles, that repel any ink or paint, and that capture and store the energy of the Sun. Num Pages: 472 pages, 17 color illus. 61 halftones 83 line drawings. BIC Classification: JFC; PD; PN; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 716.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 480
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691009759
- ISBN
- 9780691009759
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 39.83
€ 54.99
€ 39.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816697250
- ISBN
- 9780816697250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.40
€ 29.99
€ 27.40
Hardcover. Series: Comparative Feminist Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; JFSJ; JFSK; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403960207
- ISBN
- 9781403960207
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.60€ 32.69
€ 88.60
€ 32.69
Paperback. An ethnography of an electronics factory in southern China, showing how rural girls are made into compliant factory workers. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 photos, 5 tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; JFSJ1; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Publisher
- Duke University Press Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932643008
- ISBN
- 9781932643008
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.40
€ 27.99
€ 26.40
Hardcover.
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- SKU
- KNW0009105
- ISBN
- 9781852273958
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Made In Brighton: From the Grand to the Gutter - Modern Britain as See...
Burchill, Julie, Raven, Daniel
Paperback. Brighton has long been perceived as being at the vanguard of English taste - in its attitudes towards homosexuality, the rise of the chav and binge drinking, as well as its music and drug cultures. This book takes a look at the changing state of Britain, using the seaside vista of Brighton as a focal point. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1x8 b/w illustration section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 196.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753513521
- ISBN
- 9780753513521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.31
€ 6.31