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hardcover. Takes a comparative perspective on family life and childhood in the past half century in Russia and Eastern Europe, highlighting similarities and differences. Editor(s): Carlback, Helene; Gradskova, Yulia. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPR; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 166 x 232 x 24. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Central European University Press Hungary
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9786155053573
ISBN
9786155053573
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.53

paperback. A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 124 x 24. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Headline
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001568
ISBN
9780755365036
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.23

paperback. The perfect holiday read (pre, post or during) Num Pages: 454 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 380. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Picador
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038756
ISBN
9780330427616
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 7.43

paperback. Reveals that traditional societies around the world offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for the majority of human history in evolutionary terms. This book explores how tribal people approach essential human problems, from health and diet to conflict resolution and language. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Notes by previous owner inside back page and cover otherwise clean, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038793
ISBN
9780141024486
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Tomas O'Crohan was born on the Great Blasket Island in 1856 and died there in 1937, a great master of his native Irish. He shared to the full the perilous life of a primitive community, yet possessed a shrewd and humorous detachment that enabled him to observe and describe the world. Translator(s): Flower, Robin. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BG; HBJD1; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 216. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038813
ISBN
9780192812339
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.47

paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JF; BTP; HBJH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 310. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0038821
ISBN
9780571210725
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. Presents stories which are based on the author's own experiences surviving Auschwitz and Dachau. This title describes a world where the will to survive overrides compassion and prisoners eat, work and sleep a few yards from where others are murdered; and, where the difference between human beings is reduced to a second bowl of soup. Translator(s): Kandel, Michael; Vedder, Barbara. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 156. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039249
ISBN
9780140186246
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

paperback. * Uniquely complete account of the British Empire - Jan Morris' great Penguin trilogy PAX BRITANNICA only starts from 1837, rather than the 16th Century. * A modern classic of narrative history, updated to include the 1997 handover of Hong Kong. Num Pages: 736 pages, Section: 24, B&W. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 48. Weight in Grams: 514. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear. Lightly toned, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Abacus
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039278
ISBN
9780349106670
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Investigates the pervasive and persistent commitment to "rough justice" that characterized rural and working class areas of most of the United States in the late nineteenth century. This work examines the influence of race, gender, and class on understandings of criminal justice and shows how they varied across regions. Num Pages: 256 pages, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 394.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252074059
ISBN
9780252074059
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

paperback. Mixing film history with social history, "Reel Patriotism" examines the role played by the American film industry during World War I and the effects of the industry's pragmatic patriotism after the war. It looks at such films as "Joan the Woman" and "Wings" and at the stars of the time. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Film. Num Pages: 224 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; 3JJG; APF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299154042
ISBN
9780299154042
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.30

paperback. These essays ask how those who survived the Holocaust can make clear what happened? They move past the idea that the Holocaust defies representation. They consider the ethical imperatives of Holocaust representation and the tension between history and memory. Editor(s): Bernal-Donals, Michael (Professor of English, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA); Glejzer, Richard (Associate Professor of English, North Central College, Illinois, USA). Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299183646
ISBN
9780299183646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.73

Paperback. This book argues that many schoolgirls intervened rhetorically in national and international discourses on class, race, education, immigration, racism, and imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the U. S. and confronted the gender politics that denigrated young women and often deprived them of positions of authority. " Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809334421
ISBN
9780809334421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Hardcover. Founded in 1909 as a "garden suburb" of the Mediterranean port of Jaffa, Tel Aviv soon became a model of Jewish self-rule and was celebrated as a jewel in the crown of Hebrew revival. Combining historical approach and cultural analysis, this work explores the different myths that have been part of the vernacular and perception of the city. Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 black-&-white illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631293
ISBN
9780815631293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Paperback. Editor(s): Ibler, Reinhard. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ1; HPN. Dimension: 151 x 213 x 16. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838209524
ISBN
9783838209524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJM; HBTB; JNB; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 232 x 22. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781925377248
ISBN
9781925377248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.01

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 28. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090288
ISBN
9780719090288
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.44

Hardback. Num Pages: 328 pages, 11 tables, 4 maps, 15 charts. BIC Classification: HBTV; HBW; JHB; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453175
ISBN
9780801453175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.85

Paperback. Paperback, red spine (blank). 119pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Dun Laoghaire Sailing School Dublin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
SKU
KON0819233
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.00

Hardback. A Companion to Food in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive overview of the cultural aspects relating to the production, preparation, and consumption of food and drink in antiquity. Editor(s): Wilkins, John; Nadeau, Robin. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 253 x 30. Weight in Grams: 920.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405179409
ISBN
9781405179409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.31

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 470 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640754
ISBN
9780691640754
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 217.87

Hardback. This bold and original study looks at the performance of identity in the public sphere, using the concept of 'plumage' to capture the countless elements that go together to make up a shared identity. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AKTH; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526114587
ISBN
9781526114587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.14

Hardcover. Hardcover, blue spine. Cover is slightly stained, previous owner's name written in permanent marker on page edges, top edge of pages blackened with marker also. 504pp
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Motor Boating New York
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1964
SKU
KON0819396
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 17.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 234 x 19. Weight in Grams: 532.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474286466
ISBN
9781474286466
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.18

Hardcover. This is a panoramic view of how British naturalists and the Chinese explored, studied and represented China's natural world in the social and cultural environment of Qing China. Num Pages: 268 pages, 10 halftones, 3 maps, 4 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011434
ISBN
9780674011434
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.79

Hardcover. Hardback in good condition. Without dustjacket. May have some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Patapsco River Power Squadron
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1966
SKU
KRF0040581
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Indigenous Confluences. Num Pages: 260 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 12 black & white tables, 6 b&w illus., 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JNAM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 225 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295999661
ISBN
9780295999661
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. During the 1970s left-wing youth militancy in Greece intensified, especially after the collapse of the military dictatorship in 1974. This book is the first study of the impact of that political activism on the leisure pursuits and sexual behavior of Greek youth. Series: Protest, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 348 pages, 9 illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJPL; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 158 x 26. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782386445
ISBN
9781782386445
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.84

Hardback. Is there a sharp dividing line separating Europe into "East" and "West"? This volume brings together scholars to examine the evolution of the conception of Europe over the two centuries since the French Revolution. Editor(s): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520622
ISBN
9780742520622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.07

Hardback. Num Pages: 392 pages, 24, 17 black & white halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 237 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501703157
ISBN
9781501703157
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456534
ISBN
9780801456534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTB; JFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Educational ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781485622925
ISBN
9781485622925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.17

Paperback. An introduction to the Afro-diasporic literature of the Haitian Revolution, Beyond the Slave Narrative frames the unique contributions to anti-colonial thought of Haitian general Jean-Jacques Dessalines and other singular Haitian voices. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 322 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 2ADF; DSB; HBTS; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
322
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846317606
ISBN
9781846317606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTB; JP. Dimension: 173 x 250 x 24. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838207209
ISBN
9783838207209
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 34.35

Hardback. Series: Quantitative studies in History Series. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691645292
ISBN
9780691645292
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.90

Paperback. Paperback, orange spine. German language sailing hardware catalogue. 271pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Toplicht Hamburg
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KON0819647
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Paperback,blue cover. Cover is worn, Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover. 48pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
RYA/ Thomas Reed Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KON0819342
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. In charting the growth of gleaming shopping centers and refurbished brownstones in Harlem, Brian Goldstein shows that gentrification was not imposed on an unwitting community by opportunistic developers or outsiders. It grew from the neighborhood's grassroots, producing a legacy that benefited some longtime residents and threatened others. Num Pages: 356 pages, 42 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 166 x 35. Weight in Grams: 716.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971509
ISBN
9780674971509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.47

Paperback. Paperback, black spine. 140pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Sotheby's London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
SKU
KON0819910
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Lewis, Hunter. Num Pages: 221 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBTB; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Axios Press United States
Number of pages
221
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604190540
ISBN
9781604190540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00

Paperback. Paperback, white cover. Cover is slightly stained. 63pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Ministry of Tourism and Recreation Toronto
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
SKU
KON0819164
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49