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Paperback. Your surname can tell you a lot about your ancestors. Not all names are what they at first sight seem to be: if your name is Farmer, then an ancestor was a tax-collector; if it is Alabaster, then you are descended from a crossbowman. This work includes about 1500 surnames, and if your name is not amongst them then probably a very similar one is. Series: Discovering S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 114 x 7. Weight in Grams: 198. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
9780747804857
ISBN
9780747804857
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Hardcover. This study focuses upon how service in China changed Alabama missionaries, and the respect they gained for this ancient culture. The emphasis moves away from the failure of Christianity to change China and towards a new synthesis, neither entirely Southern nor Chinese, as the two cultures blended. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921. Fine copy
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010470
ISBN
9780817308339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

Paperback. Revolutions have shaped world politics for the last three hundred years. This volume shows why revolutions occur, how they unfold, and where they created democracies and dictatorships. Jack A. Goldstone presents the history of revolutions from America and France to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 'People Power' revolutions, and the Arab revolts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858507
ISBN
9780199858507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTK; TRF; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Caitlin Press Canada
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894759205
ISBN
9781894759205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.34

Hardback. An insight into the world of low-budget westerns and Hollywood's "poverty row". C. Jack Lewis recounts his impressions of the directors, screenwriters and stars of these films, showing the human side of the people with whom he came into contact as he made his break into the industry. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 294 pages, 40 b&w photographs, index. BIC Classification: APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810843585
ISBN
9780810843585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.33

Paperback.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595552730
ISBN
9781595552730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 37 B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Sports Publishing LLC United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613217689
ISBN
9781613217689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.94

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: G; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 178 x 26. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House Israel
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652294760
ISBN
9789652294760
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 20.77

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252078361
ISBN
9780252078361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.20

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252063213
ISBN
9780252063213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; AM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 204 x 13. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816635153
ISBN
9780816635153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; MZ; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 185 x 16. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Spinifex Press Australia
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876756390
ISBN
9781876756390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. A study of Akron's Cascade Locks, canal historian, this book examines story of this lock system, including a look at early-nineteenth-century entrepreneurs who exploited the terrain to found one of the first industrial centers in American Midwest. It contains a guide for Canalway hikers and bikers on the towpath through Akron's Cascade Locks Park. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; WGGN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 163.
Publisher
Kent State Univ Pr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873389280
ISBN
9780873389280
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.64

Hardback. The remarkable story of two of Reno s most iconic landmarks " Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AMG; HBJK; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781943859238
ISBN
9781943859238
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.53

Hardback. Offers perspectives on the practices and beliefs of Greco-Roman Jews who lived outside of Palestine and beyond rabbinic control or influence. This book investigates their influence on early Christians and examines how the two communities defined themselves in relation to each another. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231128568
ISBN
9780231128568
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.48

Paperback. This work brings together 16 essays in cultural history. Taken together, the essays aim to provide a reassessment of the complex process of cultural adjustment among the settler societies of colonial British and revolutionary America. Editor(s): Greene, Jack P. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 689.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813914084
ISBN
9780813914084
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.05

Hardback. Series: Early American Histories. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 maps, 14 charts, 176 tables. BIC Classification: 1KJWJ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813938318
ISBN
9780813938318
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.24

Paperback. Series: Debates in World History. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472589637
ISBN
9781472589637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.49

Paperback. Series: The A to Z Guide Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; GBC; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810855106
ISBN
9780810855106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.14

Paperback. This collection of essays features twelve "heroes" from the American West. Schaefer profiles pioneers of the West - the doctors, explorers, and cowboys who settled the challenging landscape and built communities in the Old West. These unsung champions highlight the unglorified work of the West that was achieved without violence and gunslinging. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BK; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826357663
ISBN
9780826357663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Paperback. Editor(s): Winocour, J. Series: Dover Maritime. Num Pages: 320 pages, 26 illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBLW; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 141 x 19. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1960
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486206103
ISBN
9780486206103
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 20.71

Hardback. Israeli youth voyages to Poland are popular and influential forms of transmission of Holocaust memory in Israeli society. This work demonstrates how the State shapes Poland into a living deathscape of Diaspora Jewry. In the course of the voyage, they are transformed into victims, victorious survivors and finally witnesses of the witnesses. Num Pages: 328 pages, 27 photos, 7 tables, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1FBH; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845453626
ISBN
9781845453626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.02

paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
David Phillips Publishers South Africa
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864866615
ISBN
9780864866615
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.05

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Texas State Historical Assn
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876111451
ISBN
9780876111451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Paperback. This Companion explores the history, doctrines, divisions, and contemporary condition of Judaism. aeo Surveys those issues most relevant to Judaic life today: ethics, feminism, politics, and constructive theology. aeo Explores the definition of Judaism and its formative history. Editor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Research Professor of Religion and Theology, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, USA); Avery, Alan J. Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 576 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBT; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180593
ISBN
9781577180593
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.38

Paperback. A new edition of Katz's study of European Jewish society at end of the Middle Ages. It taps into a rich source, the "responsa" literature of the Rabbinic establishment of the time, a time when self-governing communities of Jews dealt with their own civil and religious issues. Translator(s): Cooperman, Bernard Dov. Num Pages: 410 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815628279
ISBN
9780815628279
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.43

Hardback. The process of transforming bamboo into paper involves production-related and social skills, as well as the everyday skills that allowed Sichuan papermakers to survive in an era of tumultuous change. This book charts the vicissitudes of a rural community of papermakers in Sichuan. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 425 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
425
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674032880
ISBN
9780674032880
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Paperback. Presents a succession of reminiscences that weave together a shimmering tapestry depicting a lost world. This title is set in Lodz, Poland, in the years between the author's childhood and early maturity, a period overtaken by the cataclysmic events of the 1930s and early 1940s. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 16. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817354497
ISBN
9780817354497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.53

Paperback. This is a book about a countercultural milieu that attempted to establish innovative ideas of collectivity and individuality through the formation of art groups in the 1950s and 1960s. Series: Value: Art: Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, 145, 145 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJPK; ACXD; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940056
ISBN
9781786940056
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.81

Hardback. "This collection interweaves the voices of students' descendants, poets, and activists with cutting edge research by Native and non-Native scholars to reveal the complex history and enduring legacies of the school that spearheaded the federal campaign for Indian assimilation."--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): Fear-Segal, Jacqueline; Rose, Susan D. Series: Indigenous Education. Num Pages: 440 pages, 29 photographs, 2 maps, 1 chronology. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 757.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803278912
ISBN
9780803278912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.39

Hardback. Reconfiguring women's activism in the Cold War era Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252037269
ISBN
9780252037269
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.47

Paperback. An introduction to heraldry, this book explains each term with illustrations and text and expounds the basic principles so the reader will understand what a coat of arms consists of and the rules that govern its arrangement. Series: Discovering Books. Num Pages: 96 pages, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747806608
ISBN
9780747806608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.13

Hardback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624126
ISBN
9780748624126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.95
€ 111.22

Paperback. A clear overview of the major cultural forms of 1940s America: fiction and non-fiction (specifically newspapers and magazines), music and radio, film and theatre, serious and popular visual arts, and case studies of influential texts and practitioners of the decade. Series: Twentieth-century American Culture. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748624133
ISBN
9780748624133
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.27

Hardcover. The riots that broke out in various British port cities in 1919 were a manifestation of a wave of global unrest that affected Britain, parts of its empire, continental Europe and North America during the First World War. This book reveals the economic and social causes of the riots and their impact on Britain's relationship with its empire. Series: Postcolonialism Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 black & white tables, 4 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846312007
ISBN
9781846312007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.06
€ 45.42

Paperback. The Bancroft Prize-winning classic, now completely revised and updated Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465018819
ISBN
9780465018819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.23

Paperback. aeo Takes a sweeping account of labor history from a social perspective from colonial times to the present, chronologically arranged. aeo Addresses black, white, native American, male, female, adult and child labor into a single volume. Series: Problems in American History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207702
ISBN
9780631207702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations (some col.), col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTP; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Anchor Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9780385497671
ISBN
9780385497671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.24

Paperback. Explores the changing role of masculinity as the open range slowly disappeared and the cowboys had fewer places to roam Num Pages: 281 pages, 9 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814763414
ISBN
9780814763414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.41