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hardcover. A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 3108 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. 3108 pages. A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRH. Dimension: 162 x 228 x 25. Weight: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 3108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107023055
- ISBN
- 9781107023055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.67
€ 75.67
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 170 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348. A Prisoner of War Comes Home. 208 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; JW. Dimension: 233 x 170 x 13. Weight: 348.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- BRICKTOWER
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781883283513
- ISBN
- 9781883283513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.92
€ 16.99
€ 12.92
Paperback. This text tells the disturbing history of racial boundaries along the USA/Mexican border. It focuses on the case of some Irish orphans who were placed with Mexican families, and the resulting anger of the town's Anglos who formed a vigilante squad to kidnap the children away from the Mexicans. Num Pages: 432 pages, 36 halftones in one 24 page insert, 2 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New edition
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674005358
- ISBN
- 9780674005358
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 29.02
€ 33.99
€ 29.02
Paperback. Focusing on the formative period of European exploration, settlement, and conquest in the Americas, from roughly 1500 to 1760, Empires of God brings together literary scholars and historians of the English, French, and Spanish Americas to demonstrate the power of religious ideas and narratives to create kingdoms both imagined and real. Editor(s): Gregerson, Linda; Juster, Susan. Num Pages: 344 pages, 6 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRAX; HRC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222609
- ISBN
- 9780812222609
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 b/w photos & 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556529696
- ISBN
- 9781556529696
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.97
€ 26.99
€ 24.97
Paperback. A history of Bookham & Fetcham Series: Archive Photographs: Images of England. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752418254
- ISBN
- 9780752418254
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.37
€ 18.37
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 19 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 15. Weight in Grams: 377.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253020604
- ISBN
- 9780253020604
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.70
€ 27.99
€ 25.70
Hardback. This is the story of one of the most ambitious agrarian reforms in Latin American history. The book argues that the economic, political, and cultural dynamics set in motion by the reforms are central to understanding the brutal civil war that ensued in Peru between the state and the Maoist-Leninist Shining Path guerilla movement. Num Pages: 284 pages, 36 half-tones 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 284
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724425
- ISBN
- 9780804724425
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.61
€ 162.61
Paperback. By examining master narratives of modern dance history, this book demonstrates the cultural agency of fresh Progressive-era dance practices. Series: Unnatural Acts: Theorizing the Performative. Num Pages: 304 pages, 21 b&w photos, 4 figures, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASD; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 23. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253213273
- ISBN
- 9780253213273
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.74
€ 27.99
€ 25.74
Paperback. Income levels have risen sharpley in China during the last two decades. Although just 2% of all Chinese have hot, running water, virtually all households have televisions. This personal, intelligent book addresses these sweeping changes and how they are forming modern China. Num Pages: 400 pages, 65. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPR; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871319197
- ISBN
- 9780871319197
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.46
€ 19.46
Paperback. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 285.
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801492129
- ISBN
- 9780801492129
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.24
€ 46.99
€ 41.24
Multiple-component retail product. A broad overview of the history of women from the ancient Greeks to today. Editor(s): Kalof, Linda; Pollak, Ellen; Mangum, Teresa; Phillips, Kim M.; MacCormack, Patricia; Tulloch, Janet; Raber, Karen. Series: The Cultural Histories. Num Pages: 1700 pages, 217 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 250 x 180 x 112. Weight in Grams: 4316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 1700
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847884756
- ISBN
- 9781847884756
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 645.43
€ 645.43
Paperback. * Inside story of a unique - and highly influential - political salon * Intimate view of some of the greatest figures in nineteenth century politics and culture Num Pages: 272 pages, 21 bw in 8pp plates, 2 integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784530822
- ISBN
- 9781784530822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.46
€ 23.46
Hardback. Situated in the heart of London's Holland Park are the remains of Holland House - the site of what was once England's most celebrated political salon. This book brings to life the colourful world of Holland House. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 bw in 16pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPH; JPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764498
- ISBN
- 9781780764498
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.92
€ 54.99
€ 53.92
Hardcover. Sparkling account of Prince Talleyrand's last diplomatic mission Num Pages: 256 pages, 26 black and white illustrations in a 16 page plate section and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBLL; HBTB; JPSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784537814
- ISBN
- 9781784537814
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.99€ 53.92
€ 54.99
€ 53.92
Hardback. This work situates the patrimonial rights of illegitimate offspring in Brazil within a system of Luso-Brazilian heirship that operated in the final half century of Portugese colonial rule. The book offers an explanation of how the rules of inheritance applied to people born outside of wedlock. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 22. Weight in Grams: 490.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804738811
- ISBN
- 9780804738811
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 84.13
€ 84.13
Hardback. Focusing on the inheritance rights of people born outside wedlock, this book explores the legal evolution of their rights as Brazil moved from colony to nation. It offers a unique counterpoint to the conventional political history of the Brazilian Empire, which ignores important legal change involving family and inheritance law. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JHBK; LNSP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 717.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804746069
- ISBN
- 9780804746069
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 102.25
€ 102.25
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780762784868
- ISBN
- 9780762784868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.46
€ 17.99
€ 15.46
Hardcover. Voices in Dialogue, a collection of essays which outline key issues in the cultural history of medieval women. Some provide evidence that women in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages achieved an accomplished form of literacy and became actively involved in literary networks. Others discuss women's ministry and spiritual leadership. Editor(s): Olson, Linda; Kerby-Fulton, Kathryn. Num Pages: 608 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; CFC; HBTB; HRCX4; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1016.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268037178
- ISBN
- 9780268037178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.74€ 48.12
€ 51.74
€ 48.12
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBWP; JKSW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196097
- ISBN
- 9781845196097
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
Paperback. Reviews the contribution of the volunteers who left Britain to serve with the Republican Medical Services during the Spanish Civil War. This title acknowledges the immense effort and self-sacrifice made by men and women from all walks of life who, working ceaselessly in the rearguard, made it possible for the medical teams to function in Spain. Num Pages: 296 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195199
- ISBN
- 9781845195199
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.84
€ 38.99
€ 34.84
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Publisher
- GAZELLE BOOK SERVICES
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845196103
- ISBN
- 9781845196103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.44
€ 38.99
€ 35.44
Hardcover. Reviews the contribution of the volunteers who left Britain to serve with the Republican Medical Services during the Spanish Civil War. Num Pages: 296 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DSE; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBWP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 696.
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195014
- ISBN
- 9781845195014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 124.03
€ 124.03
paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJG; HBWP; JWTR; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781845197186
- ISBN
- 9781845197186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 9.88
€ 30.99
€ 9.88