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paperback. Focusing on the major movements and personalities of the time, as well as the lasting influence of the period, Canada's 1960s examines the legacy of this rebellious decade's impact on contemporary notions of Canadian identity. Num Pages: 480 pages, 20 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1040.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802096593
- ISBN
- 9780802096593
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.12
€ 46.99
€ 41.12
hardcover. Beasts and Beauties examines the relationship between domesticity and power by focusing on the contemporaneous development of the invention of the 'pet' and the delineation of the home as a uniquely private enclosure, where the pater familias ruled over his own secluded world of domesticated wife, children, servants, and animals. Series: Toronto Italian Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, 9 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802099228
- ISBN
- 9780802099228
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€ 54.99€ 54.97
€ 54.99
€ 54.97
paperback. Here, Professor Blanchard examines why slavery managed to survive for more than three decades after Peru declared its independence despite anti-slavery legislation passed by the liberators at that time. The book focuses on the economics of Peruvian slavery, slave life and the abolition movement. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 272 pages, index, bibliography, map. BIC Classification: 1KLSR; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842024297
- ISBN
- 9780842024297
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Condition: New
€ 60.12
€ 60.12
Paperback. Detailed examination of the origins and dissemination of the eleven main theories proposed from the late 18th century to explain the shape of the Great Pyramid. Of special note is the chapter examining how some theories spread whereas others were rejected. Num Pages: 306 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 418.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 294
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889203242
- ISBN
- 9780889203242
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Condition: New
€ 54.21
€ 54.21
paperback. "Mary-Ann Stouck's short reader stands apart in offering an abbreviated but judicious selection of saints' lives perfectly suited as a brief introduction. It fills a particular need with an elegant sufficiency." - Cynthia J. Hahn, Hunter College and the Graduate Center-CUNY Editor(s): Stouck, Mary-Ann. Series: Readings in Medieval Civilizations & Cultures. Num Pages: 191 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 255.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 191
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442600942
- ISBN
- 9781442600942
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Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. This unique reader allows students to examine Galileo's trial as a legal event and, in so doing, to learn about seventeenth-century European religion, politics, diplomacy, bureaucracy, culture, and science. Editor(s): Mayer, Thomas F. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HR; LNF; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442605190
- ISBN
- 9781442605190
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
paperback. Red Quarter Moon is an enthralling journey into the past that offers a unique look at the lives of ordinary families and individuals in the USSR. Num Pages: 368 pages, 2, 16 halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 602.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442611399
- ISBN
- 9781442611399
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.07
€ 45.99
€ 40.07
paperback. Exploring how the daughters and granddaughters of the filles du roi adapted to their terrain, turned their hands to trade, and even acquired surprising influence at the French court, Along a River is an innovative and engagingly written history. Num Pages: 356 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442612389
- ISBN
- 9781442612389
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Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 37.95
€ 42.99
€ 37.95
hardcover. Drawing on the historicizing turn in Latin literary scholarship, Roman Literary Cultures combines new critical methods with traditional analysis across four hundred years of Latin literature. Editor(s): Keith, Alison; Edmondson, Jonathan. Series: Phoenix Supplementary Volumes. Num Pages: 368 pages, 7. BIC Classification: DB; DD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 34. Weight in Grams: 716.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442629677
- ISBN
- 9781442629677
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Condition: New
€ 77.87
€ 77.87
paperback. A powerful account of the life of Tamerlane the Great (1336-1405), the last master nomadic power, one of history's most extreme tyrants, and the subject of Marlowe's famous play. Marozzi travelled in the footsteps of the great Mogul Emperor of Samarkland to write this wonderful combination of history and travelogue. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 col plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 366.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007116126
- ISBN
- 9780007116126
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 13.03
€ 19.99
€ 13.03
paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 572.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032153
- ISBN
- 9780141032153
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.93
€ 19.99
€ 14.93
paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226184395
- ISBN
- 9780226184395
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Condition: New
€ 39.99€ 24.43
€ 39.99
€ 24.43
hardcover. This text takes a detailed look at early modern England and the creative and commercial forces in which print culture was formed (commercial, intellectual, political and individual), including replications of the disputes between authors and printers to political/religious manipulation. Num Pages: 754 pages, 125 halftones, 3 line drawings, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; KNTR; TDPP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1260.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226401218
- ISBN
- 9780226401218
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Condition: New
€ 69.99€ 45.01
€ 69.99
€ 45.01
paperback. A summary of mediaeval aesthetic ideas, by Italian novelist and playwright Umberto Eco. Juxtaposing theology and science, poetry and mysticism, Eco explores the relationship that existed between the aesthetic theories and the artistic experience and practice of mediaeval culture. Translator(s): Bredin, Hugh. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; ABA; ACK; ACN; HBG; HBLC; HPN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 124.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300093049
- ISBN
- 9780300093049
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 11.56
€ 19.99
€ 11.56
The Road to Terror: Stalin and the Self-Destruction of the Bolsheviks,...
J. Arch Getty & Oleg V. Naumov
paperback. Assembles some of the top secret Soviet documents, from the era of Stalin's purges. This title includes the dossiers, police reports, private letters, secret transcripts, and other documents that expose the hidden inner workings of the Communist Party and the dark inhumanity of the purge process. Translator(s): Sher, Benjamin. Series: Annals of Communism. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 374.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300104073
- ISBN
- 9780300104073
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.16
€ 29.99
€ 21.16
paperback. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 b&w illustrations, 18 colour images. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 284.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300107678
- ISBN
- 9780300107678
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 15.46
€ 25.99
€ 15.46
paperback. What was life really like for East Germans, effectively imprisoned behind the Iron Curtain? This book explores the transformation of East German society from the ruins of Hitler's Third Reich to a modernizing industrial state. It also examines changing conceptions of normality within an authoritarian political system. Num Pages: 378 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 606.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300144246
- ISBN
- 9780300144246
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 22.74
€ 29.99
€ 22.74
hardcover. A vivid exploration of the evolution of reading as an essential social and domestic activity during the eighteenth century Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History. Num Pages: 360 pages, 57 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; DSB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300208290
- ISBN
- 9780300208290
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Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.17
€ 29.99
€ 26.17
paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8pp. b/w. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 34. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300219449
- ISBN
- 9780300219449
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.82
€ 19.99
€ 12.82
hardcover. This history examines fundamental questions of ethnic identity by focusing on the Egyptian Jewish community since 1948. Central to the study is the question of how people handle multiple identities and loyalties that are dislocated and reformed by turbulent political and cultural processes. Series: Contraversions: Critical Studies in Jewish Literature, Culture & Society. Num Pages: 318 pages, 11 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJP; HBJH; HBLW3; HRJ; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780520211759
- ISBN
- 9780520211759
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.99€ 46.60
€ 79.99
€ 46.60