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Paperback. Connects the rise of Chinese nationalism to the growth of a Chinese working class. This title shows how workers' refusal to be treated "like cattle and horses" (a line from an anonymous worker's poem on poor working conditions) derived from a fresh but powerfully felt sense of dignity. Series: Comparative & International Working-Class History. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC; JHBL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822327936
ISBN
9780822327936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; 3JJPN; BM; HBTW; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 203 x 22. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Anchor
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345806338
ISBN
9780345806338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.17

Paperback. In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes himself as a man who became a slave and, later, a slave who became a man. Reissue. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BG; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 105 x 11. Weight in Grams: 83.
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Signet Classics
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
Format
Paperback
SKU
V9780451529947
ISBN
9780451529947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HRLF; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583944479
ISBN
9781583944479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 18.42

paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JFHC; JKSN1; JMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 229 x 17. Weight in Grams: 282.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Trine Day
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240437
ISBN
9781634240437
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.64

Paperback. A guide to the definitive sporting mega-event Olympics and the wider phenomenon it represents - Olympism. It addresses the key questions in modern Olympism, including: What does studying Olympism entail? How do historical accounts create and challenge Olympic myths? And how can the principles and practices of Olympism be sustained in the future? Editor(s): Parry, Jim; Girginov, Vassil. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415445368
ISBN
9780415445368
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.64

Paperback. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
2nd
SKU
V9780582355088
ISBN
9780582355088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Mercer University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780881462258
ISBN
9780881462258
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.30

Paperback. The author recounts her life growing up in the Warsaw ghetto and her experiences in the concentration camps of Majdanek, Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and Neustadt-Glewe. It tells of her remarkable survival and of her life after the horrors of the Holocaust. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 151 x 17. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
M.E. Sharpe United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563247477
ISBN
9781563247477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.69

Hardback. Combining her own experience with an examination of the history of blindness in the Western world, author shows that sightlessness has been an 'active' force in history, rather than the passive condition which is too readily assumed. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848856905
ISBN
9781848856905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.80

Paperback. Looking at rugby in late Victorian and Edwardian England, this title examines how class conflict tore rugby apart and led to the creation of rugby league. It focuses on how men and women became involved in rugby and the hostile reaction to them from rugby's middle-class leaders, and describes how the war for rugby's soul led to the 1895 split. Num Pages: 288 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 14 black & white tables, 14 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBT; WSJF2. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415396172
ISBN
9780415396172
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 75.23

Paperback. Editor(s): Godfrey, Barry; Dunstall, Graeme. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 521.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781843921073
ISBN
9781843921073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WDP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Sanctuary Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
232
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KIN0006582
ISBN
9781860744952
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Family Tree Maker has the largest genealogy community in the world and provides access to over 1 billion names. This text demonstrates how to simplify the often-complex genealogy adventure by using this software/online resource to maximize the effectiveness of a search. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 192 x 21. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764506611
ISBN
9780764506611
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 21.66

Paperback. Trust and Power argues that automobile corporations have historically faced conflicts with the very customers whose loyalty they sought. Num Pages: 316 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTK; KNDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780521120388
ISBN
9780521120388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 41.56

Paperback. This incisive study traces the history and the impact of the British Broadcasting Corporation's wartime broadcasts to Denmark. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DND; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; KNTD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 23. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
Reissue
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521158442
ISBN
9780521158442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.59

Hardcover. Examines gender relations in ancient Chinese and Greek societies as reflected in convivial contexts such as banquets, festivals, and feasts. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 638.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521197625
ISBN
9780521197625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.42

Hardback. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea focuses upon the seamen's experience in order to illuminate larger historical issues. Num Pages: 340 pages, 17 b/w illus. 1 map 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521303422
ISBN
9780521303422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 113.53

Hardback. A study of the early Industrial Revolution in the English woollen cloth making industry. Num Pages: 340 pages, 10 half-tones, 11 tables, 8 line diagrams, bibliography, index, lists. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
340
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521390422
ISBN
9780521390422
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.37

Paperback. The first ethnohistory of Siberia in English, analysing ethnographic and linguistic features of the native peoples. Num Pages: 476 pages, 27 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521477710
ISBN
9780521477710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 43.67

Paperback. This study is based on research in the former Bone municipal archives. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3J; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521531283
ISBN
9780521531283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.30

Paperback. A comprehensive survey of the history of the family in Western Europe and North America. Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History. Num Pages: 104 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 7. Weight in Grams: 154.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521557931
ISBN
9780521557931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.82

Paperback. Sex, power, and politics converge in the story of a diverse social movement against sexual harassment. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBTB; JFFE2; JFSJ1; JPWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521704946
ISBN
9780521704946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Paperback. This book analyzes representations of the places of British slavery - Africa, the Caribbean, and Britain - in writings by planters, slaves and travellers. Series: Cambridge Studies in Romanticism. Num Pages: 280 pages, 9 b/w illus. BIC Classification: DSB; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 38.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107438163
ISBN
9781107438163
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.63

Paperback. This history of Paris in 1919 explores the global implications of French political activism at the end of World War I. Series: New Studies in European History. Num Pages: 356 pages, 22 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107521230
ISBN
9781107521230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.84

Paperback. A definitive study of coin production in medieval England, tracing the development, significance and wider context of mints and money. Num Pages: 596 pages, 55 b/w illus. 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 31. Weight in Grams: 105.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
596
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107564985
ISBN
9781107564985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.45

Paperback. In this 1853 work, Seemann recounts his time as naturalist on a British survey ship off the American West Coast. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration. Num Pages: 348 pages, 1 colour illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 1MTN; 3JH; HBTP; RGR; WTLP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781108049801
ISBN
9781108049801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.60

Paperback. Details one of the most important rescues in Irish American history Editor(s): Fennell, Philip; King, Marie. Num Pages: 225 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814727744
ISBN
9780814727744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.52

Paperback. His new epilogue is partly a guide for new historians to tackle the complexities of Cold War studies. Series: The American Moment. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801851957
ISBN
9780801851957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.83

Hardback. This text examines how the political cultures of the elite and of the common people intersected during the 17th century in England. It looks at politics at all social levels and investigates how it was affected by expectations about women's roles in politics. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 375.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198206125
ISBN
9780198206125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.21

Paperback. In this history of the Chicago School of Sociology, Andrew Abbott investigates central topics in the emergence of modern scholarship, paying special attention to "schools of science" and how such schools reproduce themselves over time. Num Pages: 262 pages, 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; JH; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 133 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226000992
ISBN
9780226000992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.72

Paperback. Between the early 1900s and the late 1950s, the attitudes of white Californians toward their Asian American neighbors evolved from outright hostility to relative acceptance. The author examines this transformation through the lens of California's urban housing markets. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8 halftones, 9 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226004181
ISBN
9780226004181
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Hardcover. Reveals the many ways that the Salem witch trials loomed over the American collective memory from the Revolution to the Civil War and beyond. Shedding new light on the many, varied American invocations of Salem, the author ultimately illuminates the function of collective memories in the life of a nation. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226005416
ISBN
9780226005416
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Reveals that the globalization of American mass culture that seems unstoppable today began as early as the mid-nineteenth century. This book narrates how the circuses, amusement parks, vaudeville, mail-order catalogs, dime novels, and movies that developed after the Civil War actually doubled as agents of American cultural diplomacy abroad. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; JFCA; JFFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226007120
ISBN
9780226007120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226010663
ISBN
9780226010663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. Suitable for those interested in early modern literature or the history of food, this title tells the story of how early modern Europeans put food into words and words into food, and created an experience all their own. It features illustrations and a handful of recipes. Num Pages: 376 pages, 21 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021270
ISBN
9780226021270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.95

Paperback. Over the past three centuries, supporters of German music ranging from music scholars to politicians have nurtured the notion that the German speaking world possesses a peculiar strength in the cultivation of music. This volume explores this notion and the role of music in identity Editor(s): Applegate, Celia; Potter, Pamela M. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; AV; HBJD; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021317
ISBN
9780226021317
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Hardcover. Offers a way to understand sensationalism in newspapers and reform movements. This title explains how the social and political realities of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century society changed, slowly marginalizing this kind of journalism in favor of a ethical style that demonstrated the significance of race, and gender, to its readers. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021362
ISBN
9780226021362
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the public had had enough of sex and death. This title offers a new way to understand sensationalism in both newspapers and reform movements. Num Pages: 232 pages, 5 halftones, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226021539
ISBN
9780226021539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Paperback. Arditi's study offers a history of mores from the High Middle Ages to the Enlightenment. Drawing on the ideas of Elias, Foucault and Bourdieu, as well as through analysing courtesy manuals and etiquette books of the times, he examines the relationship between power and social practices and traces how power changes over the centuries. Num Pages: 318 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; WJX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226025841
ISBN
9780226025841
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36