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Paperback. Food and feast in Tudor England Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 colour plates, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937726
ISBN
9780750937726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.20

Hardcover. Despite being a universal experience, eating occures with remarkable variety across time and place: not only do we not eat the same things, but the related technologies, rituals, and even the timing are in constant flux. This lively and innovative history paints a fresco of the Italian nation by looking at its storied relationship to food. Series: Worlds of Consumption. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137569608
ISBN
9781137569608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

paperback. This collection of fascinating historical case studies reveals the remarkable inner workings of the modern food provisioning system and the complex web of institutions that move food from the farm to the dinner table. Editor(s): Belasco, Warren; Horowitz, Roger. Series: Hagley Perspectives on Business and Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBTK; KNAC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812221343
ISBN
9780812221343
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Paperback. With studies of China, India, West Africa, South America and Europe, this book provides a global perspective on food consumption in the modern world. Combing ethnographic, historical and comparative analyses, the volume celebrates the contributions of Jack Goody to the anthropology of food. Editor(s): Klein, Jakob A.; Murcott, Anne. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JHBL; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349459742
ISBN
9781349459742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Hardcover. With studies of China, India, West Africa, South America and Europe, this book provides a global perspective on food consumption in the modern world. Combing ethnographic, historical and comparative analyses, the volume celebrates the contributions of Jack Goody to the anthropology of food. Editor(s): Klein, Jakob A.; Murcott, Anne. Series: Consumption and Public Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; JFFT; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137326409
ISBN
9781137326409
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Paperback. Food and cuisine are important subjects for historians across many areas of study. Food, after all, is one of the most basic human needs and a foundational part of social and cultural histories. This book delivers an unprecedented review of the state of historical research on food, endorsed by the American Historical Association. Editor(s): Freedman, Paul; Chaplin, Joyce E.; Albala, Ken. Num Pages: 424 pages, 3 charts, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520283589
ISBN
9780520283589
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.64

Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages, 330 colour photos. BIC Classification: HBT; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 225 x 57. Weight in Grams: 2360.
Publisher
Mage Publishers United States
Number of pages
640
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
25th Anniversay Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933823478
ISBN
9781933823478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.31
€ 45.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 260 pages, 50 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873517188
ISBN
9780873517188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.41

Paperback. A wide-ranging account of how millions of Canadians enlisted to fight on the kitchen front in order to win the war for food. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWQ; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774827621
ISBN
9780774827621
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 39.81

Hardback. Exploring culinary evolution and eating habits in a cornucopia of cultures from ancient Mesopotamia to modern America and from the Byzantine Empire to Jewish Mediterranean culture in the Middle Ages, Food: A Culinary History is a rich banquet for readers. Culinary customs, the writers reveal, offer great insight into societies past and present. Editor(s): Flandrin, Jean-Louis; Montanari, Massimo. Translator(s): Sonnenfeld, Albert. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 624 pages, 34 photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JFC; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 178 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1320.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231111546
ISBN
9780231111546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 88.92

Paperback. Takes us around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history - the court jester. This work includes anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations that shed light on little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on the head honchos of history. Num Pages: 328 pages, 49 halftones, 66 line drawings. BIC Classification: ASZ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 151 x 24. Weight in Grams: 684.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226640921
ISBN
9780226640921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 32.58

paperback. Firsthand accounts from the Civil Rights Movement's frontlines Editor(s): Huntley, Horace; McKerley, John W. Num Pages: 264 pages, 7 photographs; 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBSB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTD; JFSL3; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780252076688
ISBN
9780252076688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.81

Hardback. Editor(s): Elsey, Brenda; Pugliese, Stanislao G. Num Pages: 359 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBS; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. .
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349950058
ISBN
9781349950058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.65

Paperback. Presenting a revisionist history of football, this book aims to challenge commonly held beliefs about the birth of the modern game, demonstrating that outside of English public school codification, a long history of an established and organised sport existed. Series: Sport in the Global Society. Num Pages: 320 pages, 89 black & white tables, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415350198
ISBN
9780415350198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 176 pages, Appx 65-70 4-colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HBTB; KNTP; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Clarkson Potter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553459272
ISBN
9780553459272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. The New Deal placed security at the center of American political and economic life by establishing an explicit partnership between the state, economy, and citizens. This history of the American reliance on employment-based benefits examines the interwoven politics of social provision and labor relations from the 1910s to the 1960s. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, 10 halftones. 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JKSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691126050
ISBN
9780691126050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.76

Paperback. Work has always been central to the African American experience. Whether as slaves or freedmen, African Americans have struggled to gain economic opportunity. This title analyzes the position of African American workers in the US economy and social order over the past century and a half. Series: African American Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813192598
ISBN
9780813192598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.45

Paperback. Editor(s): Iverson, Peter. Num Pages: 275 pages, b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826327185
ISBN
9780826327185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.24

Hardback. Despite the increasing focus on the connection between sports and societal values, football has been left relatively unexplored. This text aims to fill this gap in sports history. Series: American Sports History Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JHM; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836853
ISBN
9780810836853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 12 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762794683
ISBN
9780762794683
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.29

Hardcover. Explores the burst of horticulture interest in the 19th century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its portrayal of ornamental plant use and its examination of 19th-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, this book aims to appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557532862
ISBN
9781557532862
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.85

Paperback. A study of industrialists and social policy in Latin America. The book examines the vast array of programmes sponsored by a new generation of Brazilian industrialists who sought to impose on the nation their vision of a rational, hierarchical and efficient society. Num Pages: 448 pages, 20 illustrations, 4 tables, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; JFS; JHBL; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Edition
1st New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807846025
ISBN
9780807846025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.77

Hardcover. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; HBTZ; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137286116
ISBN
9781137286116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.03

Paperback. This book demonstrates the international dimension of eugenic racial policy and of scientific racism over the course of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBT; JFSL; JHBD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 440.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137497000
ISBN
9781137497000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.30

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