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Paperback. Asserting that the organization of sexual difference is a social, not natural, phenomenon, Poovey shows how representations of gender took the form of a binary opposition in mid-Victorian culture. Series: Women in Culture & Society S. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
2nd ed.
SKU
V9780226675305
ISBN
9780226675305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Paperback. Offers a both controversial and comprehensive historical analysis of how the British Empire worked. This book shows how diverse, contradictory and in many ways chaotic the British Empire really was, controlled by interests that were often at loggerheads, and as much driven on by others' weaknesses as by its own strength. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 bw interleaved. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBJD1; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846140891
ISBN
9781846140891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.33

Paperback. Presents the social and cultural history of courtesans in South India who are generally called devadasis, focusing on their encounters with colonial modernity in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This title charts the historical fissures that lie beneath cultural modernity in South India. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 312 pages, 48 halftones, 6 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 159 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768106
ISBN
9780226768106
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.73

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JPFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501704383
ISBN
9781501704383
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479816149
ISBN
9781479816149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 40. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSJ; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 408. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KIN0035165
ISBN
9780801489266
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This volume traces the events and personalities that led to the creation of the United Nations and analyzes the period spanning the tenure of its first secretary general, Trygve Lie. It is also, in part, a book about the Cold War. Series: Partners for Peace. Num Pages: 216 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810836983
ISBN
9780810836983
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.78

Num Pages: 336 pages, over 320 and b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; 3JJF; HBT; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 222 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1924.
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764311796
ISBN
9780764311796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.76
€ 47.95

Hardback. A new multi-volume series covering United States Naval patches from World War II to the present each volume contains over 1000 patches in full color. Num Pages: 160 pages, over 1,000 patches. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 223 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1004.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887407536
ISBN
9780887407536
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Editor(s): de Main, Helen. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 227 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745021
ISBN
9781910745021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.75

Paperback. Assembling distinguished historians of Britain and Ireland, this book explores the whole span of British and UK history. The collection of essays forms an ideal introduction to the most up-to-date thinking about the problems of British history. Editor(s): Grant, Alexander; Stringer, Keith J. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 430.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415756570
ISBN
9780415756570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.71

hardcover. Combining research, political philosophy, and intellectual history, this book explores the invention of universal emancipation - both in the context of the Age of Enlightenment and in relation to certain key figures and trends in contemporary political philosophy. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928029
ISBN
9780813928029
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.18

Paperback. Combining research, political philosophy, and intellectual history, this book explores the invention of universal emancipation - both in the context of the Age of Enlightenment and in relation to certain key figures and trends in contemporary political philosophy. Series: New World Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJH; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTV; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928036
ISBN
9780813928036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.12

Hardback. A history of the University of Louisville from the 1798 charter that established Jefferson Seminary to the 1998 opening of Papa John Stadium. Topics covered include the early failure to establish a liberal arts college and the seperate division for African Americans during the era of segregation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBT; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1102.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121420
ISBN
9780813121420
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.95

Hardback. University, Court, and Slave reveals long-forgotten connections between universities and pro-slavery thought. Proslavery faculty wrote about the economic and historical importance of slavery and helped shape a proslavery jurisprudence that made it harder to free slaves and pushed the South towards Civil War. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 165 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199964239
ISBN
9780199964239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 109.88

Hardcover. The ASTI has rich history in representing the teaching profession and in promoting second-level education and has been a dynamic force in the education sector in Ireland. This work provides a social and historical account of the ASTI's role in the development of second-level education and the teaching profession in Ireland. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859184608
ISBN
9781859184608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Traditional marriage was not the only option for couples in medieval Europe. Alternative forms of union could make lives precarious but also provided a degree of flexibility. The study draws on a wide geographical and chronological range of examples in order to illustrate local difference while bringing out broad patterns. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBLC1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 449.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780812222982
ISBN
9780812222982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 150 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFHC; JPH; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9781615771646
ISBN
9781615771646
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBFN; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 367.
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781922235701
ISBN
9781922235701
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 472 pages, 21. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFN; JPFN; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 27. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801488399
ISBN
9780801488399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.08

Hardback. Explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, this title focuses on the importance of marriage in imperial statecraft, the tense coexistence of empresses in the imperial court, and the critical relationships of mothers and daughters. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153216
ISBN
9780691153216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 24. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801483189
ISBN
9780801483189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. Series: Asian American History & Culture. Num Pages: 234 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFN; JFSG; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556 x 534. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S.
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781439911655
ISBN
9781439911655
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.89

Paperback. Develops a thorough-going critique of the legacy of nineteenth-century social science for social thought in the new millennium. This title demonstrates how the new insights lead to a revision of world-systems analysis. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Temple University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566398992
ISBN
9781566398992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.97

Paperback. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085838
ISBN
9780226085838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCX; JFSJ1; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
Revised ed.
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231051552
ISBN
9780231051552
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99

Paperback. Series: Reformations: Medieval and Early Modern. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; LAQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268041458
ISBN
9780268041458
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.46

Paperback. A history that brings to life the real country house servants Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719597305
ISBN
9780719597305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. Gross traces the relation of lesbians and gays to the media and astutely points to the latter's lingering inability to embrace the complex reality of gay identity. Series: Between Men - Between Women: Lesbian & Gay Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; 3JM; HBT; JFD; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231119528
ISBN
9780231119528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.86

Paperback. 2008 reissue of the 19th century classic. Editor(s): Andrews, William L. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGA; HBTS; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 11. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199552399
ISBN
9780199552399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.63

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140390513
ISBN
9780140390513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.33

Hardcover. Analyzes agrarian activism in Tennessee from the 1870s to 1915 within the context of farmers' lives and familial and communal networks. This book not only provides an important reassessment of agrarian reform and radicalism in Tennessee, but also links this Upper South state into the broader sweep of southern and American farm movements. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 b&w photos, 5 tables, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSN; 3JH; 3JJC; HBTB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Edition
annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820327624
ISBN
9780820327624
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBTB; J; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 11. Weight in Grams: 290.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Monash University Publishing Australia
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780980651263
ISBN
9780980651263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.92

Paperback. Uses the bra to gauge the social history of women and to understand the business history of fashion. This book illuminate the effect the brassiere has had on women's lives - their style, health, and economic opportunity. It also contains examples from advertising, movies, and other areas of popular culture. Num Pages: 264 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AK; GT; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 461.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812218350
ISBN
9780812218350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.62

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 images, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC96; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803269767
ISBN
9780803269767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 270 pages, 18 images, 2 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCC96; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803288881
ISBN
9780803288881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.52

Hardcover. Focuses on the rise of New York as both a metropolis and a food capital, opening a new window onto the intersection of the cultural, social, political, and economic transformations of the nineteenth century. This book offers accounts of public markets and private food shops; and cake and coffee shops. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, 31 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 238 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226128757
ISBN
9780226128757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Series: Historical Studies of Urban America. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226322674
ISBN
9780226322674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.04

Hardback. The idea of English medieval towns and cities as filthy, muddy and insanitary is here overturned in a pioneering new study. Num Pages: 445 pages, 32, 28 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white line drawings, 28 black and white, 4. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB; MBNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1134.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843838364
ISBN
9781843838364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.40

Paperback. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman are remarkable events. This book explores the imaginative dimensions of these events and traces the evolution of interconnected beliefs and actions that increasingly linked city, disorder, and social reality in minds of Americans. Num Pages: 403 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226764245
ISBN
9780226764245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 828.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644516
ISBN
9780691644516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.33

Hardcover. Moore explores Jewish participation in American cities and considers the implications of urban living for American Jews across three centuries. Looking at synagogues, streets, and snapshots, she contends that key features of American Judaism can be understood as an imaginative product grounded in urban potentials. Series: George H. Shriver Lecture Series in Religion in American History. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRJP; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820346823
ISBN
9780820346823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.15

Hardcover. Offers an overview of the ways in which Middle Eastern cities can be studied. This book includes essays that explore the interconnectedness between religion and its geography. It defines and maps out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Sluglett, Peter. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 344 pages, notes, glossary, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631941
ISBN
9780815631941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.98

Paperback. The authors effectively define and map out urban social history in the Middle East from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, affording us a foundational volume that enriches our understanding of society in the late Ottoman and colonial periods. Editor(s): Sluglett, Peter. Series: Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East. Num Pages: 338 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815632672
ISBN
9780815632672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.62

Paperback. The authors of this text show that the ancient Book of Enoch, rediscovered in the 18th century, describes how Uriel's Machine should be constructed, and how Enoch's secret technology has been preserved since ancient times in Freemasonic lore. Num Pages: 624 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFH; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 111 x 39. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Arrow
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281825
ISBN
9780099281825
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.17

Paperback. The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their air wings. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 245 x 3. Weight in Grams: 168.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782003809
ISBN
9781782003809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.10

Paperback. Offers an insight into the Standard-type classes of US battleships. This book provides an investigation into the histories of each of the warships in the Standard-type battleship classes, the first three of which, the Nevada, Pennsylvania and New Mexico, formed the US Navy's main force in the inter-war period. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806963
ISBN
9781472806963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.16

Hardback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026895
ISBN
9780842026895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.34

Paperback. Broaches themes such as culture, politics, impenetrable tension and post-1945 America. Series: American Visions: Readings in American Culture. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JHM; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 164 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842026901
ISBN
9780842026901
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Hardcover. Suffolk, became home for many American airmen during the War. They brought with them chewing gum and coke. In return the British taught the GIs the art of darts and dominos when the newcomers ventured into English pubs. This book examines the meeting of cultures. USAAF Missions are included to show what desperate times these were for the airmen. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 1KBB; 3JJH; HBTB; HBWQ; JWG; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553466
ISBN
9781781553466
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 33.45

Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 26. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
OUP India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198099185
ISBN
9780198099185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.99

Hardcover. In 1911, when a professor took his students to tour Nanjing's shantytowns, one student was grateful as his eyes had been opened to the poverty in his own city. Years later, when another professor showed his students a film on the poor quarters of Nanjing, they demanded his expulsion. This book explores the reasons for these different reactions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 424 pages, 35 b/w figures, 5 maps, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJG; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674021327
ISBN
9780674021327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Paperback. The concepts of utopia and dystopia have received much historical attention. Utopias have traditionally signified the ideal future: large-scale social, political, ethical, and religious spaces that have yet to be realized. This title offers a fresh approach to these ideas. Editor(s): Gordin, Michael D.; Tilley, Helen; Prakash, Gyan. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146980
ISBN
9780691146980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardcover. This book is the first full-length study of utopianism in eighteenth-century Ireland. It reveals that a distinct utopianism emerged in the early decades of the eighteenth century based on the improving visions of the Dublin Society Num Pages: 246 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JPA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Cork University Press Ireland
Number of pages
246
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782051688
ISBN
9781782051688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.00
€ 31.26

Paperback. Num Pages: 349 pages, Ill.1M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
349
Condition
New
Edition
1995th Edition
SKU
V9780295974446
ISBN
9780295974446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. This brief history connects the past and present of utopian thought, from the first utopias in ancient Greece, right up to present day visions of cyberspace communities and paradise. Series: Wiley Blackwell Brief Histories of Religion. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405183291
ISBN
9781405183291
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 115.77

Paperback. This work traces the scientific, administrative, and political strategies that enabled the foundation of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. It argues that agriculture and animal breeding rank alongside classification and collections in explaining why natural history was important for French rulers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768632
ISBN
9780226768632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Hardcover. Along the Russian-Qing frontier in the nineteenth century, a new political space emerged, shaped by competing imperial and spiritual loyalties, cross-border economic and social ties, and revolution. David Brophy explores how a community of Central Asian Muslims responded to these historic changes by reinventing themselves as the Uyghur nation. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBTB; HRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660373
ISBN
9780674660373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Paperback. This text provides an illustrated world history of the Yiddish theatre covering five continents and more than 300 years. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 448 pages, 125 illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 644.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603290
ISBN
9780815603290
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.92

Paperback. A unique witness to the revolutionary upheavals of the last century, endlessly creative, deeply humanist, Serge is a resource of hope for today. Num Pages: 125 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV4; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 10. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
125
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780993270
ISBN
9781780993270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.03

Paperback. The lifeboats of Valentia have been in service since 1946, when the volunteer crew were summoned to action by the firing of maroon flares. This title includes accounts, images, and detailed records of the station. It gives a tribute to the people who have served here. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTM; JKSW3; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 560. 8vo Very good copy. Kerry
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
SKU
KEX0277214
ISBN
9781845887070
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Hardback. This text provides a historical geography of "forgotten California", the portion of the Great Central Valley north of Sacramento. It is structured around four themes - the environment, people, economy and landscape - which illustrate the growth and ethnic diversity of this region of North America. Num Pages: 332 pages, maps, graphs, tables, sketches, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSF; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 617.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
332
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847682850
ISBN
9780847682850
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 175.22

Hardcover. In a secluded valley high in the Andes Mountains, long before the time of the Incas and the Aztecs, the empire of the Aymara rose from the shores of Lake Titicaca and flourished for nearly a thousand years. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTB; HD; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 616.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471575078
ISBN
9780471575078
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.27

Paperback. Surveys centuries of folklore about vampires. This book offers an explanation for the origins of the vampire legends, from the tale of a sixteenth-century shoemaker from Breslau whose ghost terrorized everyone in the city, to the testimony of a doctor who presided over the exhumation and dissection of a graveyard full of Serbian vampires. Num Pages: 244 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300164817
ISBN
9780300164817
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.75

Paperback. Explains why youth gangs emerged, how they evolved, and why young men found membership and the violence it involved so attractive. This book describes how postwar urban renewal, slum clearances, and ethnic migration pitted African-American, Puerto Rican, and Euro-American youths against each other in battles to dominate changing neighborhoods. Num Pages: 360 pages, 11 halftones, 3 line illus., 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; JFC; JFFE; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691074542
ISBN
9780691074542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. The history of Aborigines in Van Diemen's Land is long. The first Tasmanians lived in isolation and against almost insurmountable odds for as many as 300 generations after the flooding of Bass Strait. This broad-ranging book is a comprehensive and critical account of that epic survival up to the present day. Num Pages: 512 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBFT; HBJM; HBTQ; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 36. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742234212
ISBN
9781742234212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Hardcover. Bohemia and Moravia, today part of the Czech Republic, was the first territory with a majority of non-German speakers occupied by Hitler's Third Reich on the eve of the World War II. Tens of thousands of Jewish inhabitants in the so called Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia soon felt the tragic consequences of Nazi racial politics. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 ills. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382942
ISBN
9781782382942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJK; HBTB; JNF; JNKP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552664018
ISBN
9781552664018
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.08

Hardback. Vanity Fair 100 Years showcases a century of personality and power, art and commerce, crisis and culture--both highbrow and low. In the sumptuous 384-page coffee table book, the editors of Vanity Fair have created the definitive history of the most talked-about magazine of our day. Num Pages: 456 pages, 300 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 340 x 288 x 40. Weight in Grams: 3854.
Publisher
Abrams
Number of pages
456
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
8.11.2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781419708633
ISBN
9781419708633
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.37
€ 59.24

Paperback. This comparative look at vaqueros, cowboys, and buckaroos brings the mythical image of the American cowboy into focus and detail and honors the regional and national variations. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 296 pages, 163 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBTB; JFSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712409
ISBN
9780292712409
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Paperback. Though the word 'vegetarianism' was not coined until the mid-nineteenth century, the vegetarian diet has been around as long as man has. Colin Spencer's comprehensive book explores the psychology of abstention from flesh and attempts to discover why omnivorous humans at times voluntarily abstain from an available food. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 27. Weight in Grams: 672.
Publisher
Grub Street
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910690215
ISBN
9781910690215
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 198 pages, b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; AS; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 14. Weight in Grams: 188.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Guernica Editions,Canada Canada
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550711035
ISBN
9781550711035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.45

Paperback. An impassioned work on the magnificent but often maddening city called Venice. This book analyses the particular temperament of Venetians, as well as its waterways, its architecture, its bridges, its tourists, its curiosities, its smells, sounds, lights and colours. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571168972
ISBN
9780571168972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. A work of comparative history which examines the elites or ruling groups of two major cities in early modern Europe. Focusing on the lives of 563 individuals - the procuratori di San Marco in Venice and the aldermen and burgomasters of Amsterdam - the author examines the ways in which the elites recruited themselves, their wealth and their power. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSC; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 283.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
206
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745613246
ISBN
9780745613246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
Officina Libraria
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9788899765293
ISBN
9788899765293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.18

Hardcover. This work focuses on the creation of, and struggle over, urban order in four cities in Eastern and Southern Africa, namely Nairobi, Lusaka, Zanzibar, and Lilongwe, and the workings of power in the planning processes for each city. It covers colonial rule and postcolonial inheritance in these cities Series: Space, Place, and Society. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629726
ISBN
9780815629726
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.20

Hardback. Andrew Schlesinger tells the fascinating story of Harvard College as an American institution. He examines the important actions and decisions of its leadership from Puritan times to the present. Num Pages: 318 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566636360
ISBN
9781566636360
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.87

Paperback. The General Resettlement of Indians in the Colonial Andes. 312 pages, 8 photographs, 3 maps, 3 figures. Shows how the General Resettlement in the Andes added another layer to a complex web of settlement rather than displacing or destroying it. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KLSX; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; JFSL9. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 19. Weight: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822353102
ISBN
9780822353102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. The first full-length book on these charismatic and unique vessels. Num Pages: 208 pages, 120 b/w drawings and photos, and 24 colour profiles. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 269 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1084.
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848322356
ISBN
9781848322356
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.26

paperback. Begins with a discussion of the nature of evil, exploring the fragility of human beings and the phenomena of compartmentalizing, unquestioning obedience to authority, and moral drift. Citing examples from history and contemporary life, the author characterizes evil acts in terms of moral agency, magnitude, and intent. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBTS; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 171 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566391009
ISBN
9781566391009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.75

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