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Paperback. Presents a cultural history of the Alps, tracing the mountain range's development from a remote, impoverished wilderness to today's tourist playground. This book examines the myths and legends attached to the Alps, as well as their enduring appeal to ideologists, artists and writers. Series: Landscapes of the Imagination. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFHA; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 162 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Signal Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904955245
ISBN
9781904955245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.34

Paperback. Originally published as Le Gout de l'archive. Editions du Seuil, 1989. Collection La Librairie du XXIe siecle sous la direction de Maurice Olender. Translator(s): Scott-Railton, Thomas. Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 152 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300198935
ISBN
9780300198935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.86

Hardback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; HBJD; HBTB; HBTQ; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270675
ISBN
9780823270675
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.08

paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 2AB; 3JF; DSB; HBTB; HBTQ; HPCD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 264 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823270682
ISBN
9780823270682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. This book provides the historical background to the rise of the Big Society. Voluntarism has evolved over the last hundred years to adapt to changing circumstances, drawing up new agendas, tackling old problems, and acting as an alternative to state provision and as a catalyst for further government action. Editor(s): Hilton, Matthew; McKay, James. Series: British Academy Original Paperbacks. Num Pages: 208 pages, one illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264829
ISBN
9780197264829
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.68

Paperback. Describes the urban bachelor life that took shape in the late nineteenth century, when a significant population of single men migrated to American cities. This book also describe a complex subculture that continues to affect the larger meanings of manhood and manliness in American society. Num Pages: 352 pages, 24 halftones, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFC; JFSG; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691070551
ISBN
9780691070551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.79
€ 44.83

Paperback. The Age of Reconnaissance, as JH Parry has so aptly named it, was the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world. This book examines the inducements - political, economic, religious - to overseas enterprises at the time, and analyzes the nature and problems of the various European settlements in the new lands. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLC; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520042353
ISBN
9780520042353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.26

Hardback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252040672
ISBN
9780252040672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.43

Paperback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082184
ISBN
9780252082184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardback. Tells the story of why China's entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. The author argues that this period from the 1890s to the 1930s transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 b/w. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283848
ISBN
9780520283848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.81
€ 54.45

Paperback. Bestselling author A. C. Grayling explains how--fueled by original and unorthodox thinking, war, and technological invention--the seventeenth century became the crucible of modernity. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1 x 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBLH; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408870020
ISBN
9781408870020
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Amazon Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781503935419
ISBN
9781503935419
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. This is an account of the Irish civil war and its aftermath in Co. Sligo. It covers the period from the truce to the end of the Civil War, and includes serious consideration of the social and economic aspects to the conflict. Num Pages: 304 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621397
ISBN
9781900621397
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.64

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781900621380
ISBN
9781900621380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.28
€ 46.68

Paperback. The issue explores psychological consequences of past genocide. It uses a multiplicity of theoretical approaches to understand how historical genocide affects current intergroup relations and psychological well-being. . Editor(s): Vollhardt, Johanna Ray; Bilewicz, Michal; Levy, Sheri R. Series: Journal of Social Issues (JOSI). Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFF; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118691564
ISBN
9781118691564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.38

Hardback. This history of the Afrikaner peoples begins with their arrival in Southern Africa in 1652 and leads up to the present day. The account covers the establishment of the Dutch East India trading post in the Cape, the Great Trek of the 1830s and the democratic elections of 1994. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3J; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631182047
ISBN
9780631182047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.47

Paperback. Translator(s): Cook, Mercer. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTB; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556520723
ISBN
9781556520723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. How black identities were forged in New World cultures. Editor(s): Okpewho, Isidore; Davies, Carole Boyce; Mazrui, Ali A. Num Pages: 600 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JFC; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 32. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
600
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253214942
ISBN
9780253214942
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Hardback. This historical and sociological analysis focuses on the African-American higher education system. Its central themes concern university structure, bureaucracy and transplantation. It also provides an analysis of all factors which have affected both African and African-American higher education. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780761801757
ISBN
9780761801757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.22

Paperback. Combining Stewart's letters with Susanne K George's extensive research, this book presents a candid portrait of Elinore, the illness, disappointments, and grinding hard work that lay behind her genial public persona; the family, neighbors, and correspondents who peopled her letter-stories and shared her life. Series: Women in the West. Num Pages: Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803270428
ISBN
9780803270428
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.76

Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. 388pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hollis & Carter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KON0819905
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 60.00

Paperback. How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power. Num Pages: 592 pages, 16 pp b/w photos on text stock, 3 b/w photos run w/text, 11 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 142 x 210 x 41. Weight in Grams: 530.
Publisher
Little, Brown & Company United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
4.7.2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780316097833
ISBN
9780316097833
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.16

Hardback. Focusing on the evolution of Northern Illinois University since 1965, the author highlights the process by which the university has accomplished its goals. He also introduces the key men and women who have helped make the university what it is today. Num Pages: 395 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBT; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875802787
ISBN
9780875802787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.09

Paperback. During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against a background of contemporary reports. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Num Pages: 180 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 524. 180 pages, 300 illustrations. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against a background of contemporary reports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTHR. Dimension: 204 x 210 x 12. Weight: 526.
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067430
ISBN
9781870067430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

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