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Paperback. Beautifully illustrated with many captivating images of Paris design, dress, interiors, objects, art and media of the time, Ballets Russes Style is a much-needed account of how Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes influenced Parisian fashion, interior design, advertising and the decorative arts in the early twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 90. BIC Classification: JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897572
ISBN
9781861897572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.29

Hardback. Demonstrates that no history of the birth control, suffrage, or peace movements in the United States is complete without analyzing the impact of Jewish women's presence Num Pages: 301 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; JFSJ1; JFSR1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
301
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814748947
ISBN
9780814748947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.53

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007651
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. An examination of British Asian identity which traces the history of Asians in the UK. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 27. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0007673
ISBN
9781847080820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. The first comprehensive study of one city, Baltimore, forty years after the unrest that swept across some 120 U.S. cities. Num Pages: 294 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439906620
ISBN
9781439906620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.44

Paperback. Num Pages: 159 pages, 68 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323041
ISBN
9780764323041
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.09

Hardcover. Just as the art of the table became a centrepiece of French mores, Balzac used it as a connecting thread in his novels, showing how food can evoke character, atmosphere, class, and social climbing. This title describes the ways food and the art of the table feature in Honore de Balzac's writings. Translator(s): Hunter, Adriana. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 2ADF; DSRC; JFCV; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
Number of pages
220
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907973222
ISBN
9781907973222
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.24

Paperback. Caricatured while she lived as a figure of middle-brow reaction, Mary Whitehouse was held in contempt by the country's intellectual elite. But were some of the dangers she warned of more real than they imagined? The author's selection of material from her extraordinary archive shows Mary Whitehouse's legacy in a new light. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFDT; JFMD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571281510
ISBN
9780571281510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

paperback. The author of this study turns his attention to the everyday, less visible forms of nationalism that are deeply ingrained in contemporary consciousness. This form of nationalism, which is neither exotic nor remote, he describes as "banal nationalism". Num Pages: 208 pages, indexes, bibliography. BIC Classification: JFD; JH; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803975255
ISBN
9780803975255
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.68

Paperback. Examines the history of banana-producing areas of Latin America and the Caribbean in comparative perspective, asking why different regions developed distinct patterns of property and labor mobilization. This collection also reveals how the banana industry marshaled workers of differing nationalities, ethnicities, and languages. Editor(s): Striffler, Steve; Moberg, Mark. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 360 pages, 8 illustrations, 16 tables, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFC; KCLT; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822331964
ISBN
9780822331964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.39

Hardback. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235714
ISBN
9781780235714
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. Presents a radical analysis of globalization. This title examines recent events - Bangladeshi garment factory deaths, domestic workers in the Persian Gulf, Chinese global tourists, and the UN gender politics of guns - to reveal the crucial role of women in international politics today. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFFS; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
283
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520279995
ISBN
9780520279995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.87

Paperback. "This remarkable book is the best sort of engaged history.. Elegant and enjoyable" Diarmaid MacCulloch The story of the beginnings of Christianity, told as never before. Band of Angels uncovers the vital role women played in spreading the Christian religion and seeks to restore their rightful place in history." Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRCC1; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848873308
ISBN
9781848873308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.11

Hardcover. Offers research and critical interpretations about British outlaw traditions and the way they have been imagined and presented in both the Middle Ages and the centuries since. This volume focuses on the ways in which rogue-heroes have been used by literature, film, and other areas of popular culture and imagination. Editor(s): Phillips, Helen. Series: Medieval Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; BTC; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Wales Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780708319857
ISBN
9780708319857
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.52

Hardcover. Series: American Wind Band. Num Pages: 182 pages, 32 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; AVGG; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810881624
ISBN
9780810881624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.77

Paperback. Explores literature by migrant writers which has emerged as a powerful medium for describing the ways in which global forces are experienced at the personal level Num Pages: notes, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1FMT; GTB; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9786162150500
ISBN
9786162150500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.97

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 38 illus.; 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJD; JFFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 230 x 25. Weight in Grams: 634.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231149341
ISBN
9780231149341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.61
€ 88.69

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Edition
2003. Corr. 2nd Printing ed.
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9781586481988
ISBN
9781586481988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to post - Civil War America. This title situates Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; JFCX; PDX; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226893846
ISBN
9780226893846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 20.80

Paperback. .
Publisher
Red Wheel/Weiser United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578635474
ISBN
9781578635474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.78

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