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Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819792
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819794
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819790
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819793
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardback. Pamphlet, cream cover. Jonathan Potter stock catalogue. 8pp
Publisher
Jonathan Potter Ltd London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KON0819795
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 252 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBTB; JFSR2; JNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691606835
ISBN
9780691606835
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.97

Paperback. "Heterosexuality" is assumed to denote a universal sexual and cultural norm. This work challenges the common notion that the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality has been a timeless one. It reveals that as late as 1923, the term "heterosexuality" referred to a "morbid sexual passion". Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
298
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226426013
ISBN
9780226426013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.67

Paperback. Narrates a history of the Muslims of northwest China, at the intersection of the frontiers of the Mongolian-Manchu, Tibetan, Turkic, and Chinese cultural regions Series: Studies on Ethnic Groups in China. Num Pages: 318 pages, 24 photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 510.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295976440
ISBN
9780295976440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

hardcover. Using thousands of examples, the book identifies the genesis and evolution in African name formation and meaning. Each entry discusses the origins of the name, its meaning, and the wide cultural and social connotations of its use. Num Pages: 416 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1H; CFF; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 143 x 28. Weight in Grams: 581.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836433
ISBN
9780810836433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 176.73

Paperback. In the late 19th century, the port of Massawa on the Red Sea was a thriving, vibrant, multiethnic commercial hub. This title tells the story of how Massawa rose to prominence as one of Northeast Africa's important shipping centres. It constructs the social, material, religious, and cultural history of this mercantile community. Num Pages: 400 pages, 35 b&w photos, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGE; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; HBTB; JFSL3; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253220790
ISBN
9780253220790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.33

Paperback. This book examines the social and cultural consequences of a war normally looked at for its role in the story of Italian unification - the convergence of French, Austrian, and Piedmont-Sardinian armies in northern Italy in 1859, referred to in Italy as the "Second War for Independence." Num Pages: 262 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2010
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349291052
ISBN
9781349291052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.69

Hardcover. Jonathan Chu explores individual economic and legal behaviors, connecting them to adjustments in trade relations with Europe and Asia, the rise in debt litigation in Western Massachusetts, deflation and monetary illiquidity, and the Bank of North America. Series: The New Urban Atlantic. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBTQ; JHMC; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230340466
ISBN
9780230340466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.61

Paperback. An examination of the rise of Islam, the life of Muhammad, and the Islamic principles of faith. Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair describe the golden age of the Abbasids, the Mongol invasions, and the great Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires that emerged in their wake. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 304 pages, 50 colour plates, 4 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBTB; HRAX; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 134 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094220
ISBN
9780300094220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. This anthology places the works of such well-known figures as Captain James Cook and Robert Louis Stevenson alongside the writings of lesser-known explorers, missionaries, beachcombers, and literary travellers who roamed the South Seas from the late 17th through the late 19th centuries. Num Pages: 386 pages, 12 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1MK; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJM; HBTM; RGR; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 151 x 23. Weight in Grams: 532.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226468464
ISBN
9780226468464
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 27.29

Paperback. This book is a richly detailed exploration of the complex and cosmopolitan urban culture inhabited by the Presbyterian elite of late-Georgian Belfast, which will prove to be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the political, cultural and intellectual histories of both Ireland and Britain during the age of reform. Series: Reappraisals in Irish History. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786940124
ISBN
9781786940124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 888 pages, 15 halftones. 7 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1218.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691169712
ISBN
9780691169712
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.79

Paperback. This text is a history of the Auschwitz memorial site in the years of the Polish People's Republic. Since 1945, Auschwitz has functioned as a memorial and museum. Its monuments, exhibitions and public spaces have attracted politicians, pilgrims and public demonstrations and commemorative events. Series: Polish and Polish-American Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBTB; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780821415078
ISBN
9780821415078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

Paperback. This volume offers an overview of Britain's development since the end of World War II. The book draws together the themes that have dominated discussion amongst scholars and media commentators, and provides a useful introduction for students of contemporary British history, politics and society. Editor(s): Hollowell, Jonathan. Series: Making Contemporary Britain. Num Pages: 480 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 172 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631209683
ISBN
9780631209683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.07

Paperback. The first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the seventeenth century: the first century of welfare. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 335 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839569
ISBN
9781843839569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300176704
ISBN
9780300176704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.85

paperback. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
SKU
V9781349420902
ISBN
9781349420902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.63

Hardcover. Examines the role of the masses in the collapse of the East German regime and state in 1989 in the northern district of Schwerin. The study shows the extent to which citizens of the GDR dictatorship were instrumental in their state's demise. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 19. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333800980
ISBN
9780333800980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.99

Hardcover. Offering a new interpretation of early Cold War history, this book demonstrates how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war, showing a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; HBWS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137334237
ISBN
9781137334237
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.46

Paperback. Offering a new interpretation of early Cold War history, this book demonstrates how Christian agency played a pivotal role in the creating of space for the logic of nuclear deterrence and nuclear war, showing a balanced examination of Christians as enablers but, more provocatively, as resisters of nuclear prohibitions. Series: Histories of the Sacred and Secular, 1700-2000. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; HPC; HRAX; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349462650
ISBN
9781349462650
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

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