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Paperback. A work of comparative history which examines the elites or ruling groups of two major cities in early modern Europe. Focusing on the lives of 563 individuals - the procuratori di San Marco in Venice and the aldermen and burgomasters of Amsterdam - the author examines the ways in which the elites recruited themselves, their wealth and their power. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613246
ISBN
9780745613246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.80

Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669847
ISBN
9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.48

Paperback. * A new, fully updated edition of a now classic text. * The text has been completely revised to take into account developments of the past 14 years, since History and Social Theory was first published. * Topics which have been added and that are now treated in depth include globalization, postcolonialism and social capital. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBA; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745634074
ISBN
9780745634074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.96

Paperback. A surprisingly large number of otherwise 'normala children have problems learning to read, and these difficulties can produce disastrous consequences. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMC; JNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 0. Weight in Grams: 255. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0001872
ISBN
9780631136835
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

hardcover. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, map. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 862.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
20th -20th Anniversary ed.
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144063
ISBN
9780231144063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.75

Paperback. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. Num Pages: 568 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 756. Men, Women, and Sexual Renunciation in Early Christianity. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction. Series: Columbia Classics in Religion. 568 pages, illustrations. Focuses on the practice of permanent sexual renunciation-continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity - in Christian circles from the first to the fifth centuries AD. This book questions how theological views on sexuality and the human body both mirrored and shaped the uneven relationships between men and women. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HRCC1; HRCX6; JHBK5. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 29. Weight: 740.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
568
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231144070
ISBN
9780231144070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. A collection of essays from scholars, pundits, activists, and political leaders the world over. It provides a panoramic perspective on an international controversy often marked more by heat than reason. Editor(s): Brooks, Roy L. Series: Critical America Series. Num Pages: 536 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 185 x 255 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814713327
ISBN
9780814713327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.53

Paperback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; JMAF; JMS; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691159539
ISBN
9780691159539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.00
€ 22.43

Hardback. Draws on literature, law, and psychoanalysis to examine important aspects of the emergence of identity as a peculiarly modern preoccupation. This book addresses the social, legal, and personal anxieties provoked by the rise of individualism and selfhood in modern culture. Num Pages: 232 pages, 1 color illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HPM; JMS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691151588
ISBN
9780691151588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

Paperback. The threats of the Cold War were supplanted by a national security environment characterized by unpredictable, motivated, capable adversaries posing multiple threats. This work reminds Americans that the world continues to be a very dangerous place, filled with people and groups eager to topple the United States. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFF; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 143 x 15. Weight in Grams: 331.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742549531
ISBN
9780742549531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.66

Paperback. Part of the Longman Critical Readers series, which explores the theoretical issues and conflicts embodied in the essays selected and locates areas of disagreement between positions. This text examines modernist and postmodernist theories in literary criticism. Series: Longman Critical Readers. Num Pages: 280 pages, index. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Routledge
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582063570
ISBN
9780582063570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.06

paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 1018 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HPS; JPSF; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
1018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691622361
ISBN
9780691622361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 163.06
€ 121.95

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Prospect Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909248328
ISBN
9781909248328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.07

Hardcover. Introduces students to the main forms of social division and difference that characterise contemporary societies. Drawing on a range of examples from the UK and US, the authors consider a series of challenging questions relating to the primary divisions of class, gender, 'race' and ethnicity. Editor(s): Braham, Peter; Janes, Linda. Series: Sociology & Society S. Num Pages: 360 pages, 0. BIC Classification: JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 252 x 199 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1300.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631233091
ISBN
9780631233091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.81

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
KIT Publishers Netherlands
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789460221866
ISBN
9789460221866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.37

Paperback. Where does Neo-Confucianism fit into the story of China's history? This book argues that as Neo-Confucians put their philosophy of learning into practice in local society, they justified a social ideal in which society at the local level was led by the literati with state recognition and support. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 450 pages, 1 halftone, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HRKN1; JFCX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674053243
ISBN
9780674053243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 69 pages. BIC Classification: 1DND; JNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 179 x 5. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Southern Denmark
Condition
New
SKU
V9788793119130
ISBN
9788793119130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99
€ 7.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JPA. Dimension: 212 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Folklore Publishing
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926677927
ISBN
9781926677927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553039
ISBN
9781781553039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.69

Paperback. At the turn of the twentieth century, two distinct, yet at times overlapping, male same-sex sexual subcultures had emerged in the Pacific Northwest. This title draws on police logs, court records, and newspaper accounts to create a picture of the lives of these men and youths - their sexual practices, cultural networks, and more. Num Pages: 335 pages, 15 b/w photographs, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBT; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520240483
ISBN
9780520240483
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.12

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