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Paperback. Presents the history of Japanese mass culture during the decades preceding Pearl Harbor. This work argues that the new gestures, relationship, and humor of ero-guro-nansensu (erotic grotesque nonsense) expressed a self-consciously modern ethos that challenged state ideology and expansionism. Series: Asia Pacific Modern. Num Pages: 390 pages, 33 b/w photographs, 6 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJG; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 606.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
390
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520260085
ISBN
9780520260085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.35

Paperback. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 262 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HBJD1; HBJF; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349381326
ISBN
9781349381326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.30

Hardback. Miriamne Ara Krummel challenges the accepted history of the English Middle Ages as a monolithic age of Christian faith. By cataloguing and explicating the complex depictions of semitisms to be found in medieval literature and material culture, this volume argues that Jews were always present in medieval England. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 262 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; DSBB; HBTB; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230618701
ISBN
9780230618701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.35

Hardback. Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic. Num Pages: 454 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWYV; HBJD; HBTB; HRQX5; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 217 x 31. Weight in Grams: 714.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137372499
ISBN
9781137372499
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.62

hardcover. A study of the German minority in the Serbian Banat during World War II, its self-perception and its collaboration with the Nazis. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFFP; JFSL1; JKSW1; JPFF; JPFN; JPFQ; JPVN; JPVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107171848
ISBN
9781107171848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.33

Paperback. Interviews twelve experts on oral history to discuss the medium's status within the social sciences in light of recent technological breakthroughs. This title addresses many of the challenges of oral history, from its inherent subjectivity to whether it should be treated as a discipline or simply a method for research. Editor(s): Vanek, Miroslav. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 145 x 11. Weight in Grams: 264.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Czech Republic
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9788024622262
ISBN
9788024622262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Celebrating 200 years of the humble bicycles, in stunning photographs Num Pages: 144 pages, 104 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 170. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750980050
ISBN
9780750980050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.13

Hardback. This volume presents intersections of Black and German history over eight centuries while mapping continuities and ruptures in Germans' perceptions of Blacks. Juxtaposing these intersections demonstrates that negative German perceptions of Blackness proceeded from nineteenth-century racial theories.. Editor(s): Honeck, Mischa; Klimke, Martin; Kuhlmann-Smirnov, Anne. Series: Studies in German History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 25 ills, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459534
ISBN
9780857459534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.98

Hardback. Explores the famous dispute about the length of time that Persia ruled over the land of ancient Israel. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568219707
ISBN
9781568219707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 102.44

Hardback. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Kristallnacht, Mitchell Bard provides a comprehensive and penetrating account [of the events of that night] that should be read not only as a history of Holocaust, but as a lesson for the future. (Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League). Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 420.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599214450
ISBN
9781599214450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.85

Hardcover. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTM; JPS; KNDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403936875
ISBN
9781403936875
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.69

Hardcover. Himalayan Nature and Tibetan Buddhist Culture in Arunachal Pradesh, India Series: International Perspectives in Geography. Num Pages: 210 pages, 82 black & white illustrations, 65 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FPCT; HBTB; HREX; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9784431554912
ISBN
9784431554912
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.52

Hardback. European colonial conquest included many instances of indigenous peoples being exterminated. Cases where invading commercial stock farmers clashed with hunter-gatherers were particularly destructive, often resulting in a degree of dispossession and slaughter that destroyed the ability of these societies to reproduce themselves. Editor(s): Adhikari, Mohaemd. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387381
ISBN
9781782387381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 171.91

This book presents a detailed survey of language attitudes, conflicts and policies over the period from 1830, when the French occupied Algeria, up to 2012, the year this country celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence. It traces the evolution of language planning policies and reactions to them in both the colonial and post-colonial eras. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; CFB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847699640
ISBN
9781847699640
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.46

Hardcover. This groundbreaking study offers a rare window into the history of slavery in the Sudan, with particular attention to the relationships between slaves and masters. Thoroughly documented, it provides valuable context to current issues of global concern and combats persistent myths about African slavery. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 17. Weight in Grams: 380.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286024
ISBN
9781137286024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.78

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 364 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFFN; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Haymarket Books United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608464227
ISBN
9781608464227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.51

Hardback. In "Howards End", Forster remarks that the imperialist "hopes to inherit the earth" and with the strong temptation he has to acclaim it "as a superyeoman, who carries his country's virtue overseas". This volume explores the realm of Forster' politics and imperialism. Translator(s): Beer, J. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333741368
ISBN
9780333741368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJH; HBL; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349297030
ISBN
9781349297030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.77

Hardcover. Mohammed Bashir Salau addresses the neglected literature on Atlantic Slavery in West Africa by looking at the plantation operations at Fanisau in Hausaland, and in the process provides an innovative look at one piece of the historically significant Sokoto Caliphate. Num Pages: 196 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 170 x 17. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230115903
ISBN
9780230115903
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.94

Paperback. Against the historical background of slavery and colonialism, this study investigates how white and Afro-Caribbean women writers have responded to feminist, abolitionist and post-emancipationist issues. It aims to reveal a relationship between colonial exploitation and female sexual oppression. Num Pages: 175 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
175
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231082235
ISBN
9780231082235
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.81

Hardcover. A unique exploration of the changing ideas about the place of voluntarism and health care within society in Britain since the 1960s. By considering the work of voluntary organisations with illegal drug users, the authors provide a lens through which wider developments in the relationship between the state and civil society are examined. Series: Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History. Num Pages: 252 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFH1; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230521407
ISBN
9780230521407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.29

Paperback. In this era of tweets and blogs, it is easy to assume that the self-obsessive recording of daily minutiae is a recent phenomenon. In this title, the author explores how vital these unassuming and easily overlooked stationery staples were to those who used them. Num Pages: 280 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033358
ISBN
9780226033358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 28.99

hardcover. In this era of tweets and blogs, it is easy to assume that the self-obsessive recording of daily minutiae is a recent phenomenon. In this title, the author explores how vital these unassuming and easily overlooked stationery staples were to those who used them. Num Pages: 280 pages, 34 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226033211
ISBN
9780226033211
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.30
€ 80.57

Hardback. A new international maritime order was forged in the early modern age, yet histories of the period have dealt almost exclusively with the Atlantic and Indian oceans. This book brings the Mediterranean and Catholic piracy into the broader context of early modern history, and focuses on commerce and the struggle for power in this volatile age. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 30. Weight in Grams: 700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691141978
ISBN
9780691141978
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.23
€ 47.09

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