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History: specific events & topics
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252078088
- ISBN
- 9780252078088
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.29
€ 27.99
€ 25.29
Hardback. A Christmas hardback with tremendous sales potential. Blood, Iron and Gold tells the dramatic story of the people and events that shaped the world's railways, stimulating economic growth and social change on an unprecedented scale. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2x8 colour, 1x4 colour. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBTK; KNGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 164 x 36. Weight in Grams: 809. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Main
- SKU
- KKD0008858
- ISBN
- 9781848871700
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Hardcover. This text is a business study and history of INSEAD which details how the business and management school's success was achieved, and goes on to relate the story of the school to the management themes of leadership, teamworking and innovation. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBT; JNM; KJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 612. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear in good dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSS0007110
- ISBN
- 9780333803981
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Ranging from analyses of Condoleeza Rice and Bush's other 'Cowgirls' to the Iraq war, this book pushes the boundaries of contemporary theory. It charts the militarist and masculinist configurations through discussions of the Afghan and Iraq wars, violations at Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib, the 2004 US Presidential election, and hurricane Katrina. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JFFK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 12. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Zed Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842778173
- ISBN
- 9781842778173
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.52
€ 27.52
Paperback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FKS; GTF; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781848130463
- ISBN
- 9781848130463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.69
€ 38.99
€ 38.69
Hardback. This book explores the changing meanings of glamour, its relationship to femininity and fashion, and its place in twentieth century social history. It also examines with wit and insight the history and meaning of costume, cosmetics, perfume and fur. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848134072
- ISBN
- 9781848134072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.55
€ 94.55
Paperback. This text considers the full panorama of popular resistance to the alliance between the Mexican state bureaucracy, the president and the business class, in the period 1940 to 2000. This resistance embraced emerging urban labour protest, new peasant movements and revolutionary strikes. Num Pages: 288 pages, map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781842771259
- ISBN
- 9781842771259
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 38.68
€ 38.99
€ 38.68
Hardback. The first authorized copy of this mysterious, much-speculated-upon, one-of-a-kind, centuries-old puzzle. The Voynich Manuscript is produced from new photographs of the entire original and accompanied by expert essays that invite anyone to understand and explore the enigma. Editor(s): Clemens, Raymond. Num Pages: 304 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 317 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1780.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300217230
- ISBN
- 9780300217230
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 36.12
€ 44.99
€ 36.12
Paperback. A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages Num Pages: 352 pages, 32 col. illus. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300228823
- ISBN
- 9780300228823
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Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.24
€ 15.99
€ 12.24
Paperback. Life in mid-19 century New York was tough, and violence and corruption were rife. Two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Native Americans, were locked in an endless battle for supremacy. Amsterdam Vallon, son of the Rabbits' murdered leader, is seeking vengeance for his father's death at the hands of Bill 'The Butcher'. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- New edition
- SKU
- V9780099436744
- ISBN
- 9780099436744
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Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 11.45
€ 14.99
€ 11.45
Paperback. Gives an account of everyday life in Algeria during decolonization. This journal captures the heartbreak of a writer profoundly aware of the social and political turmoil of the time. It is suitable for those interested in the history of European colonialism and the tragedies of contemporary Algeria. Editor(s): Fouillade, Claude. Translator(s): Wolf, M. E.; Fouillade, Claude. Num Pages: 340 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; BJ; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780803269033
- ISBN
- 9780803269033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. Series: Culture, Labor, History. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. .
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9781479889082
- ISBN
- 9781479889082
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Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. The relationship between the slave trade and one of Africa's most vibrant centers Num Pages: 488 pages, 1 b&w illus., 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253222350
- ISBN
- 9780253222350
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.78
€ 38.99
€ 34.78
Paperback. CAPITAL IDEAS Capital Ideas traces the origins of modern Wall Street, from the pioneering work of early scholars and the development of new theories in risk, valuation, and investment returns, to the actual implementation of these theories in the real world of investment management. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471731740
- ISBN
- 9780471731740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.86
€ 23.99
€ 17.86
Paperback. Pioneering study of the anglophone 'settler boom' in North America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand between the early 19th and early 20th centuries, looking at what made it the most successful of all such settler revolutions, and how this laid the basis of British and American power in the 19th and 20th centuries. Num Pages: 592 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 45. Weight in Grams: 864.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199604548
- ISBN
- 9780199604548
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.36
€ 27.36
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
€ 45.99€ 37.49
€ 45.99
€ 37.49
Paperback. Madame de Pompadour's comment, 'Apres moi, le deluge' (after me, the deluge), has looked like a callous if accurate prophecy of the political cataclysms in 1789. But decades before the Bastille fell, French writers had used the phrase to describe a different kind of selfish recklessness. This book examines these fears and the responses to them. Num Pages: 432 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTV2; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143262
- ISBN
- 9780691143262
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Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 38.06
€ 53.99
€ 38.06
Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801453977
- ISBN
- 9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.75
€ 41.75
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 17. BIC Classification: 1FPK; HBJF; HBLW; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801472701
- ISBN
- 9780801472701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
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Paperback. Provides raw narratives without any pretension of synthesis or analysis Editor(s): Jahner, Elaine A.; DeMallie, Raymond J. Num Pages: 369 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRKT; HRLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 215 x 21. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 369
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780803297319
- ISBN
- 9780803297319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.89
€ 30.99
€ 27.89