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Society & culture: general
Paperback. This biography tells of a man in the 18th century who embraced many cultures: Christian, yet Mohegan; an ordained Presbyterian minister, yet a business man and fund raiser; a native American speaker, yet fluent in English, Greek, Latin and French. He was also a founder member of Dartmouth College. Num Pages: 379 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815604365
- ISBN
- 9780815604365
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.33
€ 21.99
€ 20.33
Paperback. At St John's Bread and Life, a soup kitchen in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, over a thousand people line up for food five days a week. This title takes the reader through the years before and after welfare reform to show how poverty has become "ordinary," a fact of life to millions of Americans and to the thousands of social workers. Series: Labor in Crisis. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 407. Weight in Grams: 313.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592134588
- ISBN
- 9781592134588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 28.22
€ 30.99
€ 28.22
Hardcover. Second volume of the biennial publication of the Duke German Jewish Studies Workshop, making available important new research and considering the definition and development of the field of German Jewish Studies. Editor(s): Donahue, William Collins; Helfer, Martha B. Series: Nexus: Essays in German Jewish Studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571135636
- ISBN
- 9781571135636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.77
€ 101.77
paperback. Describes the development of theatre in New York, Philadelphia, and South Carolina as well as Congress's first attempts at theatrical censorship. This book includes an introduction by Tice L Miller. Num Pages: 472 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AN; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 472
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252072857
- ISBN
- 9780252072857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.67
€ 38.99
€ 35.67
Paperback. Series: Theory out of bounds. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: JFC; JPA; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 251 x 182 x 12. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640225
- ISBN
- 9780816640225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.80
€ 26.99
€ 24.80
Paperback. Examines class formation and social and labor issues in the Hidalgo mining district in Northern Mexico from the 1890s to the 1920s. Num Pages: 273 pages, 1 halftone, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press United States
- Number of pages
- 273
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826345813
- ISBN
- 9780826345813
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 33.51
€ 38.99
€ 33.51
Hardcover. Focusing on the illicit alcohol trade in Indian Country, this book explains how federally develoed roads from Missouri to northern New Mexico, especially after 1834, facilitated the diffusion of both spirits and habits of over-drinjking within Native American cultures. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; JFFH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- Har/Map
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619146
- ISBN
- 9780700619146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.92€ 58.02
€ 62.92
€ 58.02
Paperback. By explaining how to sire multicolored horses, produce nuts without shells, and create an egg the size of a human head, this title conveys a fascination with tricks and illusions that makes it a work difficult for historians of science to take seriously. Num Pages: 512 pages, 12 halftones. 3 tables. BIC Classification: JFCX; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 510
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691026022
- ISBN
- 9780691026022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 69.91€ 52.82
€ 69.91
€ 52.82
Paperback. William Edmundson examinesthe spectacular life story of 'Colonel' John Thomas North, also known as'The Nitrate King, 'a mechanic inLeeds who becameone of the best-known and richest men of his time. Forgotten in Britain and vilified in Chile and Peru, this is the first biography of a controversial but compelling figure." Series: Studies of the Americas. Num Pages: 217 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: D; HBJD1; HBJK; JFC; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349294756
- ISBN
- 9781349294756
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.54
€ 64.54
paperback. This book sets out to narrate the contributions to and influence on the history of Chile that British visitors and immigrants have had, not as bystanders but as key players, starting in 1554 with the English Queen 'Bloody Mary' becoming Queen of Chile, and ending with the decline of British influence following the Second World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBTQ; JFC; JFF; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349381098
- ISBN
- 9781349381098
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Condition: New
€ 55.42€ 48.84
€ 55.42
€ 48.84
Paperback. Even before Chinese or Western writings recognized the existence of one another at opposite points of the compass, there was mercantile trade between the two civilizations - with silk being coveted by the ancient Greeks and Romans without knowledge of its origins. This title presents an account of the long history between China and the West. Num Pages: 224 pages, features numerous maps. BIC Classification: HBG; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781594160882
- ISBN
- 9781594160882
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.95
€ 15.99
€ 15.95
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRAF; HRQC; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231148788
- ISBN
- 9780231148788
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.68
€ 38.99
€ 28.68
Hardcover. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions and linguistics, this book provides a dynamic view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the Five Nations. The author maintains that two themes pervade the development of Iroquoia: warfare and spirituality. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 70 photographs, 6 maps, index, notes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HDD; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815629580
- ISBN
- 9780815629580
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 60.58€ 55.84
€ 60.58
€ 55.84
Paperback. Drawing on archaeology, historical evidence, oral traditions, and linguistics, this book provides a view of Iroquois life from the prehistoric period and Owasco sites through the establishment of the Five Nations. Series: Iroquois & Their Neighbors S. Num Pages: 248 pages, 70 figures, 6 maps, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780815630609
- ISBN
- 9780815630609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 25.46
€ 29.99
€ 25.46
Paperback. Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HP; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119280781
- ISBN
- 9781119280781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.18
€ 17.99
€ 15.18
Hardcover. This text explores the long-term effects of the joint Franco-British administration in public policy, political disputes and social cleavages in post-independence Vanuatu. The volume aims also to interpret the evolution of an insular society beset by colonial fractures. Num Pages: 288 pages, 23 illustrations, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1MKLV; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Hawaii Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780824819798
- ISBN
- 9780824819798
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 52.89
€ 57.03
€ 52.89
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442266704
- ISBN
- 9781442266704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 7.86
€ 38.99
€ 7.86
Paperback. Examining the relationship between societal practice, historical processes, and culture in a Nepali society, this book tells the story of the Thakali's search for identity and their efforts to clarify and represent their culture and history. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKN; JFSL9; JHMC; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231110877
- ISBN
- 9780231110877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.86
€ 38.99
€ 28.86
Paperback. Series: Urban Management Programme. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- World Bank
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821328262
- ISBN
- 9780821328262
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.42
€ 25.99
€ 22.42
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 82 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLC; HRAX; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- SKU
- V9780892811854
- ISBN
- 9780892811854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.49
€ 20.99
€ 20.49