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hardcover. A new generation of China scholars offers a fresh look at the unusual cross-cultural territory constituted by China's missionary-established Christian colleges before 1950 in this fascinating work. Num Pages: 432 pages, 2 tables, 14 figures, 3 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBJF; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 726.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804759489
- ISBN
- 9780804759489
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.37
€ 166.37
Hardback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 38. Weight in Grams: 948.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215287
- ISBN
- 9780823215287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 109.43
€ 109.43
paperback. This collection of nearly 600 excerpts from contemporary essays and letters conveys a panoramic picture of New York City as described by visitors, from the Dutch days to the 1960s. Contributors include: James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, Walt Whitman, Mark Twain and H.G. Wells. Num Pages: 417 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 30. Weight in Grams: 706.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 417
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823215294
- ISBN
- 9780823215294
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.49
€ 57.49
Paperback. Why do Ghanaians suppress the history of enslavement? This book tackles this question by analyzing the slave trade's absence from public versions of coastal Ghanaian family and community histories, its troubled presentation in the country's classrooms and nationalist narratives, and its elaboration by the transnational tourism industry. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBTB; HBTS; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226349763
- ISBN
- 9780226349763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.21
€ 40.21
Hardcover. Focuses on the relationship between the law and the concept of the person in modern Arab societies. It directly addresses the questions of continuities, transformations and ruptures of such notions, combining legal, historical and socio-legal perspectives. Editor(s): Dupret, Baudouin. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; GTB; HBTB; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 36. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860649974
- ISBN
- 9781860649974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.40€ 134.32
€ 152.40
€ 134.32
Paperback. This is a survey of the development and history of the societies and culture of West Africa until c. 1850. The accounts of the major empires of West Africa are set in their broad context, illuminated by the findings of cultural historians and anthropologists. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, halftones, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582318533
- ISBN
- 9780582318533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.24
€ 103.24
Paperback. "One of the major sources for the study on the interraction between whites and American Indians during the sixteenth century." -- Journal of the Rocky Mountain Medieval and Renaissance Association Translator(s): Briffault, Herma. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBG; HBJK; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 152
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801844300
- ISBN
- 9780801844300
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.78
€ 43.78
paperback. A catalogue of mass slaughter, torture and slavery, which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended under later conquistadors into genocide. It demands that the Indians be entitled to the basic rights of humankind. Editor(s): Griffin, Nigel. Translator(s): Griffin, Nigel. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 2ADS; 3JB; DSBB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 146.
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140445626
- ISBN
- 9780140445626
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.59
€ 13.99
€ 10.59
Hardcover. When the US took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these islands were actually part of the US. By looking at what became known as the Insular Cases, this work reveals how America resolved to govern these territories. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614813
- ISBN
- 9780700614813
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.61
€ 135.61
Paperback. When the US took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam following the Spanish-American War, it was unclear to what degree these islands were actually part of the US. By looking at what became known as the Insular Cases, this work reveals how America resolved to govern these territories. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBJK; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Thus
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614820
- ISBN
- 9780700614820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.87
€ 46.87
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
€ 32.29
€ 32.29
Paperback. Series: Perspectives on the Holocaust. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTZ1; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Edition
- HPOD
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472567185
- ISBN
- 9781472567185
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.38
€ 33.99
€ 28.38
Paperback. The story of the most famous revolt of the ancient world, and its legendary leader, Spartacus the Gladiator. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA1; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826980
- ISBN
- 9780753826980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. This account of the PLO's ideology, strategy, tactics, its relationship to other Arab states, and its confrontations with Israel, documents how the PLO was transformed from revolutionary organization into the administrator of its own territory. Series: A selection of the History Book Club. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV; JPWL; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674768048
- ISBN
- 9780674768048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.58
€ 55.58
Hardback. This exciting history of male prostitution in New York, the first detailed history of the hustler, draws the reader into the fascinating sexual culture of postwar America. its subject matter and style will appeal to a wide range of readers, especially those interested in the histories of sex, the city, masculinity, and American culture. Series Editor(s): Taithe, Bertrand; Cooter, Roger; Steedman, Carolyn. Series: Encounters: Cultural Histories. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080074
- ISBN
- 9780719080074
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.14
€ 133.14
Hardcover. Key developments in the history of sailing explored through 100 objects. Num Pages: 224 pages, More than 100 illustrations and photographs. BIC Classification: HBTM; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 254 x 26. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472918857
- ISBN
- 9781472918857
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.68
€ 29.99
€ 19.68
Hardback. The 1970s saw the Aboriginal people of Australia struggle for recognition of their postcolonial rights. Rural communities, where large Aboriginal populations lived, were provoked as a consequence of social fragmentation, unparalleled unemployment, and other major economic and political changes. Num Pages: 216 pages, 11 illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJPN; HBJM; HBLW3; HBTR; JPWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782385370
- ISBN
- 9781782385370
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.85
€ 148.85
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855328983
- ISBN
- 9781855328983
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.19
€ 21.99
€ 20.19
Paperback. Guide to East Cornwall mines of the UNESCO-designated Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Illustrator(s): Gamble, Barry. Series: Pocket Cornwall. Num Pages: 112 pages, 139 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTK; HDT; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 204. Gwennap to the Tamar. Series: Pocket Cornwall. 112 pages, 139 colour photographs. Illustrator(s): Gamble, Barry. Guide to East Cornwall mines of the UNESCO-designated Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; HBTK; HDT; KNAT. Dimension: 150 x 153 x 11. Weight: 206.
- Publisher
- Alison Hodge
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780906720820
- ISBN
- 9780906720820
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.53
€ 10.53
Paperback. The Celts have long been a subject of enormous fascination, speculation, and misunderstanding. This title seeks to reveal this fascinating people, exploring subjects such as trade, migration, and the evolution of Celtic traditions, and examining such characters as St Patrick, Cu Chulainn, and Boudica. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 176 pages, numerous halftones and maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780192804181
- ISBN
- 9780192804181
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.95
€ 11.99
€ 10.95