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paperback. An unparalleled account of an unprecedented feat of engineering, vision and matchless determination: the building of the railroad that united America's East and West. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 484. Good clean copy with minor & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0039681
- ISBN
- 9781416511427
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
paperback. This complete guide to Irish place names, explains the origin and derivation of over 3,000 cities, towns, villages and physical features. Num Pages: 279 pages, b&w line drawings, maps, bibliogrpahy, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GBGP; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Gill & Macmillan Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038734
- ISBN
- 9780717133963
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223767
- ISBN
- 9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Hardback. Editor(s): Mason, Michele M.; Lee, Helen. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 537.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780804776967
- ISBN
- 9780804776967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.72
€ 122.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Mason, Michele M.; Lee, Helen. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804776974
- ISBN
- 9780804776974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.11
€ 37.11
hardcover. The human sciences,including psychology, anthropology and social theory, are widely held to have been born during the 18th century. This study of the Enlightenment sciences of humans explores the sources, context and effects of this major intellectual development. Editor(s): Fox, Christopher; Porter, Roy; Wokler, Robert. Num Pages: 357 pages, 5 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; JM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, lacking dj, showing a little age and wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- California University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037743
- ISBN
- 9780520200104
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Written on the Body surveys the history of the tattoo in Europe and North America from Antiquity to the present. While the subject of tattooing has previously been approached from the viewpoints of anthropology, sociology and cultural studies, this book sets the practice into a historical perspective. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane. Series: Critical Views. Num Pages: 319 pages, b/w figs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KB; AFY; HBT; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032352
- ISBN
- 9781861890627
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Number 18 in this scholarly publication devoted exclusively to medieval and Renaissance studies. Each article makes a contribution to its own specialized field, but is presented so that its significance may be appreciated by non-specialists as well. Series: Medievalia et Humanistica Series. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW with small tear to top edge and showing light shelf wear and age. Internally as new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0032049
- ISBN
- 9780847677054
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. A wide-ranging exploration of conflicting American attitudes toward affluence. Num Pages: 352 pages, 17 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFFT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Massachusetts Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781558495043
- ISBN
- 9781558495043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.01
€ 46.01
Paperback. An overview of all facets of Ancient Roman society, including its economic and social system, art and architecture, and the everyday life of its inhabitants. It presents not only the accomplishments of the most eminent citizens, but also the activities, customs and beliefs of the common people. Num Pages: 217 pages, 750 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 292 x 240 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366972
- ISBN
- 9780892366972
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.72
€ 49.72
Paperback. Editor(s): Aali, Heta; Peramaki, Anna-Leena; Sarti, Cathleen. Num Pages: 242 pages, 8 b/w & 3 colour illus. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 150 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 242
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837627862
- ISBN
- 9783837627862
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 34.52
€ 48.99
€ 34.52
hardcover. Armies and Insurgencies in the Arab Spring explores the central problems concerning the role of the armed forces in the contemporary Arab world. Editor(s): Albrecht, Holger; Croissant, Aurel; Lawson, Fred H. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV; JWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 29. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812248548
- ISBN
- 9780812248548
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.28
€ 86.28
Repression, Resistance, and Democratic Transition in Central America
. Ed(S): Armony, Ariel C.; Walker, Thomas W.
Paperback. For Central America, the last third of the twentieth century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. Editor(s): Armony, Ariel C.; Walker, Thomas W. Series: Latin American Silhouettes. Num Pages: 301 pages, map, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV; JPHV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842027687
- ISBN
- 9780842027687
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Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. Editor(s): Ashley, Kathleen; Clark, Robert L.A. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 14. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816635764
- ISBN
- 9780816635764
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.37
€ 34.37
Paperback. "A useful and attractive book..contains some of the very best thinking on a variety of subjects important to southeastern archaeologists." --"Southeastern Archaeology" Editor(s): Badger, R. Reid; Clayton, Lawrence A. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 135 x 11. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- The University of Alabama Press United States
- Edition
- 2
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817312770
- ISBN
- 9780817312770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.35
€ 36.35
Hardcover. Argues that destruction of Iraqi culture was aimed at remaking Iraq as US client state. Editor(s): Baker, Raymond William; Ismael, Shereen T.; Ismael, Tareq Y. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Pluto Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780745328133
- ISBN
- 9780745328133
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.09
€ 135.09
Paperback. Explores the complex relationships among events, memory, and portrayal of those events and the deepest questions of human experience, all viewed through a range of disciplinary lenses but grouped into three sections, each with its own focus and meaning. Editor(s): Barbato, Carole A.; Davis, Laura L. Series: Symposia on Democracy Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606351192
- ISBN
- 9781606351192
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.81
€ 32.81
New Worlds from Old Texts: Revisiting Ancient Space and Place
. Ed(S): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; ...
hardcover. Written by a highly interdisciplinary range of contributors, New Worlds from Old Texts explores ancient Greek perceptions of space, and how they may have differed from the modern cartographic view. Editor(s): Barker, Elton; Bouzarovski, Stefan; Pelling, Christopher; Isaksen, Leif. Num Pages: 416 pages, 48 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; DSBB; HBLA1; HBTP; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 168 x 277 x 30. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780199664139
- ISBN
- 9780199664139
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 160.28
€ 160.28
Paperback. This work examines the artistic production of imperial nations and their colonies and aims to show how it was affected by colonial contact. It also presents case studies of objects from India, China and Africa which were collected by or exhibited in the institutions of the British Empire. Editor(s): Barringer, Tim; Flynn, Tom. Series: Museum Meanings. Num Pages: 236 pages, 10 line figures, 50 b&w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: AC; GM; HBG; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415157766
- ISBN
- 9780415157766
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.02
€ 59.02
Hardback. Despite the widespread trends of secularization in the 20th century, religion has played an important role in several outbreaks of genocide since the First World War. And yet, not many scholars have looked either at the religious aspects of modern genocide, or at the manner in which religion has taken a position on mass killing. Editor(s): Bartov, Omer; Mack, Phyllis. Num Pages: 401 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBTZ; HRLP5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 149 x 222 x 28. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
- Number of pages
- 401
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781571812148
- ISBN
- 9781571812148
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 165.74
€ 165.74