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History: specific events & topics
paperback. Gout has been seen as a disease afflicting upper-class males of superior wit, genius and creativity. It is also believed to protect its sufferers and assure long life. This study investigates the history of gout and offers a perspective on medical and social history, sex, prejudice and class. Num Pages: 408 pages, 34 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; MJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082746
- ISBN
- 9780300082746
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99
€ 53.99
Hardback. This book presents an unforgettable up-close account of the effects of World War II and the subsequent American occupation on Oita prefecture. Series: Asian History Series. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 black and white; 19 full color. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBT; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 22.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Amsterdam University Press Netherlands
- Condition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- SKU
- V9789462982598
- ISBN
- 9789462982598
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 187.52
€ 187.52
paperback. Focusing on India and South Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the essays in this collection address power and enforced modernity as applied to medicine. Clashes between traditional methods of healing and the practices brought in by colonizers are explored across both territories. Editor(s): Bala, Poonam. Series: Empires in Perspective. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1HFMS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 439.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781138663138
- ISBN
- 9781138663138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.36
€ 52.36
Hardcover. Moving through five historic periods, this book presents the story of New Mexico's book artists and their dedication to a timeless craft. It profiles 29 presses and artists including Gustave Baumann, Willard Clark, and Linnea Gentry. It is a companion to 'Lasting Impressions' exhibition on display at the Palace of the Governors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AGB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134795
- ISBN
- 9780890134795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 33.51
€ 47.99
€ 33.51
Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 28. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403946843
- ISBN
- 9781403946843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.58
€ 36.99
€ 31.58
Paperback. Altera Roma explores the confrontation of two cultures, European and Amerindian, and two empires, Spanish and Aztec. Editor(s): Pohl, John M.D.; Lyons, Claire L. Num Pages: 368 pages, 129 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KLCM; 1QDAR; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 724.
- Publisher
- Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781938770012
- ISBN
- 9781938770012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.63
€ 74.63
Paperback. The third edition of "The Trial and Death of Socrates" presents G. M. A. Grube's distinguished translations, as revised by John Cooper for Plato, Complete Works. A number of new or expanded footnotes are also included along with a Select Bibliography. Translator(s): Grube, G. M. A. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBT; HPCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 138 x 5. Weight in Grams: 62.
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 58
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 3rd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872205543
- ISBN
- 9780872205543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 10.79
€ 11.99
€ 10.79
Hardback. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AV; GBC; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810857506
- ISBN
- 9780810857506
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 163.05
€ 163.05
Paperback. Provides an examination of the production, consumption, and circulation of tea. This book reveals how the female tea-pluckers seen in advertisements came to symbolise the heart of colonialism in India. It exposes how this image has distracted from working conditions, low wages, and coercive labour practices enforced by the patronage system. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 440 pages, 27 b&w photos, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSJ1; JFSL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 29. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822326748
- ISBN
- 9780822326748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.16
€ 53.16
Paperback. aeo The first comprehensive survey of a key area of contemporary sociology. aeo The author is respected worldwide as a leading authority in the field. aeo Carefully structured and clearly written. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 173 x 20. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd England
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631182061
- ISBN
- 9780631182061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.73
€ 78.73
Hardback. Our understanding of medieval Central and Eastern Europe is being revitalized by new directions in cultural history. This book contributes to the problem of 'Europe' - as a region and as a construct. It is suitable for scholars working on the cultural, economic and social history of Central and Eastern Europe. Editor(s): Gorecki, Piotr; Deusen, Nancy W. Series: International Library of Historical Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845118518
- ISBN
- 9781845118518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.35€ 134.32
€ 152.35
€ 134.32
Paperback. Editor(s): Pinnock, Sarah K. Series: Stephen S. Weinstein Series in Post-Holocaust Studies. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JFSR1; JHBZ; JMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780295999272
- ISBN
- 9780295999272
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.96
€ 40.96
Hardback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBT; JFSP1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804741644
- ISBN
- 9780804741644
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 197.52
€ 197.52
Paperback. A Tender Voyage is the first full-length study of the history of childhood and children's lives in late imperial China. Num Pages: 378 pages, 47 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JD; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFSP1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 378
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804757546
- ISBN
- 9780804757546
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.85
€ 57.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFCA; JFSJ. Dimension: 225 x 148. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Transcript Verlag Germany
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783837635720
- ISBN
- 9783837635720
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 31.82
€ 44.99
€ 31.82
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Editions Didier Millet Pty Ltd Singapore
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789814260442
- ISBN
- 9789814260442
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 34.64
€ 40.99
€ 34.64
The Zimbabwe Culture. Origins and Decline of Southern Zambezian States...
Pikirayi, Innocent; Vogel, Joseph O.
Hardback. This volume examines the growth of precolonial states in Southern Zambezia, and its historical and cultural developments through the evolution of the small-scale, farming societies. Series: African Archaeology Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 81 illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; HBJH; HBTB; HDD; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780759100909
- ISBN
- 9780759100909
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 168.04
€ 168.04
Hardcover. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of the structure, dynamics, sociology and interrelations that characterised the community of Italian anarchist exiles in London. Series: Studies in Labour History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPFB; KCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846319693
- ISBN
- 9781846319693
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.18
€ 57.18
Hardback. Dutch historiography has traditionally concentrated on colonial successes in Asia. However, the Dutch were also active in West Africa, Brazil, New Netherland (the present state of New York) and in the Caribbean. In Africa they took part in the gold and ivory trade and finally also in the slave trade, something not widely known outside academia Translator(s): Emery, Chris. Series: European Expansion & Global Interaction. Num Pages: 176 pages, Bibliog., index. BIC Classification: HBTS; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845450311
- ISBN
- 9781845450311
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 146.78
€ 146.78
Paperback. A compelling oral history of life in Liverpool and the third title in our Disappearing Britain series Num Pages: 416 pages, 8pp b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755317165
- ISBN
- 9780755317165
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.58
€ 14.99
€ 11.58
Paperback. The first title in our Disappearing Britain series, which records the lives of those in areas which have changed massively Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 328.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755317127
- ISBN
- 9780755317127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.64
€ 14.99
€ 11.64
Hardback. An account of one of the more curious realities of contemporary French culture: the prominence accorded to "revisionism". This is an attempt on the part of a specific group to deny the existence of Hitler's Holocaust. The study reveals the underlying causes of revisionism and its influence. Translator(s): Mehlman, Jeffrey. Series: European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFC; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231074582
- ISBN
- 9780231074582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.75
€ 88.75
Hardback. How does France reconcile the modern movement toward pluralism and decentralization with a strong central governing power? This work offers a radical interpretation of the development of democracy in France and the relationship between government and its citizens. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 316 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 32. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024960
- ISBN
- 9780674024960
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.74
€ 56.74
Paperback. Where else .. can one learn about Carolingian furniture, medicine, dieting, birth control, astrology, .. drinking habits, or hygiene? A fine introduction to early medieval Europe."-International Historical Studies Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 164 x 19. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1988
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812210965
- ISBN
- 9780812210965
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06