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Paperback. The tenure of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1953-69) was marked by a series of decisions unique in the history of the Court for the progressive agenda they bespoke. This work explores how each justice contributed to the distinctiveness of the Warren Court. Editor(s): Tushnet, Mark V. Series: Constitution & Democracy S. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPQ; LNAA; LNB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 395.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813916651
ISBN
9780813916651
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.29

Hardcover. Based on first-hand accounts of the conflict, this collection of character portraits and stirring anecdotes brings to life the hopes, fears and ambitions that defined Ireland's lost generation. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 243 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1082.
Publisher
Gill & MacMillan, Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717162345
ISBN
9780717162345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 26.14

Paperback. Featuring period drawings and prints of swordplay, this book examines and compares the only three existing Elizabethan fencing manuals written in English before 1600. In addition, it explores the influence of a new form of violence introduced into Elizabethan culture by the invention of the rapier. Num Pages: 168 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLH; WSTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 181.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809335183
ISBN
9780809335183
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Hardback. Provides a deeply researched account of contemporary Asian art movements, focusing on the work of a select group of internationally renowned and politically engaged artists. Series Editor(s): Jones, Amelia; Meskimmon, Marsha. Series: Rethinking Art's Histories. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour. BIC Classification: 1F; AC; HBJF; HBTB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 630.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090646
ISBN
9780719090646
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.88

Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illus, maps & drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDT; AMX; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 320 x 267 x 16. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295273
ISBN
9781935295273
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.14

Hardcover. This volume traces continuities between the medieval and early modern period in the Nordic realm, enabling the Reformation and its changes to be seen in a new light. Editor(s): Lehtonen, Tuomas M. S.; Kaljundi, Ms Linda. Series: Crossing Boundaries: Turku Medieval and Early Modern Studies. Num Pages: 482 pages, 41 full color. BIC Classification: 1DN; 1DVUC; 1DVUE; 1DVUF; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 900.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789089647375
ISBN
9789089647375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.19

paperback. First published in Venice in 1547, this work casts a woman rather than a man as the main disputant on the ethics of love. Tullia d'Aragona argued that the only moral form of love between a woman and a man is one that recognizes both the sensual and the spiritual needs of humankind. Editor(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Translator(s): Russell, Rinaldina (Professor of European Languages, Queens College, New York, USA); Merry, Bruce (Professor of Modern Languages, John Cook University, North Queensland, Australia). Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 120 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 2ADT; HBJD; HBLH; JFSJ1; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 11. Weight in Grams: 250. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0032334
ISBN
9780226136394
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Hardback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252039904
ISBN
9780252039904
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.66

Paperback. Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; JP; KCF; KNXB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 310 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252081422
ISBN
9780252081422
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.67

Hardback. Born in 1941, Tubten Khetsun is a nephew of the Gyatso Tashi Khendrung, one of the senior government officials taken prisoner after the Tibetan peoples' uprising of March 10, 1959. This autobiography talks of his prison experiences as well as the state of civil society following his release. Translator(s): Akester, Matthew. Num Pages: 344 pages, 16 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; BGHA; HBJF; HBLW3; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231142861
ISBN
9780231142861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.90

Hardback. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1FP; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 699.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804773317
ISBN
9780804773317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 87.21

Paperback. Retells the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By integrating the three key actors in the story - the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan - this work puts the last months of the war into international perspective. Num Pages: 432 pages, 44 halftones, 5 maps - as two 16-page inserts. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJD; HBJF; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022416
ISBN
9780674022416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.97

Hardback. Offers reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender: Which was the critical factor, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, or the Soviet Union's entry into the war? This work reviews the evidence and the arguments. Editor(s): Hasegawa, Tsuyoshi. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804754279
ISBN
9780804754279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.92

Paperback. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. The Way of the Samurai. 112 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru.
Publisher
Square One Publishers, Inc
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Translation
Condition
New
SKU
V9780757000263
ISBN
9780757000263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.32

hardcover. Focuses on such topics as Chinese documents, Chinese paper, ink-making, printing, cultural exchange, libraries, and biographies. Num Pages: 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629964221
ISBN
9789629964221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.50

paperback. This study traces the development of Chinese writing from the earliest inscriptions to the advent of printing, organizing its history with significant attention to the tools used for these acts. In this revised edition Edward L.Shaughnessy contributes a new introduction. Num Pages: 234 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 2GDC; CF; GL; HBJF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226814162
ISBN
9780226814162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.08

Paperback. Examines the tumultuous and often fractious politics in Kroonstad's black townships. In spite of the town's relative obscurity, the author demonstrates a rich tradition of civic and political life in its townships and provides a persuasive explanation for the violence unleashed in the 1990s after decades of relative political "quiescence". Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; JFSL3; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868146871
ISBN
9781868146871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Paperback. A probing enquiry into Sino-Tibetan relations, both at the level of high politics and everyday interactions. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBLX; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044714
ISBN
9781849044714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 40.99

Hardback. This definitive history of modern Tibet -- based entirely on unpublished primary sources and written by a Western-educated Tibetan author -- shatters the popular perception of Tibet as an isolated Shangri-la unaffected by broader international developments and rises above the simplistic dualism so often encountered in accounts of Tibet's contested recent history. Num Pages: 606 pages, 17 photos; 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 3JJP; GTB; HBJF; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 162 x 41. Weight in Grams: 998.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
606
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231118149
ISBN
9780231118149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.67

Hardback. In the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children's inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent's most effective fighting forces. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674073395
ISBN
9780674073395
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.63

Paperback. This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology "The Thirty Years War" features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history. Num Pages: 184 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663499
ISBN
9781624663499
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Hardback. This abridgment of Tryntje Helfferich's acclaimed 2009 anthology "The Thirty Years War" features an expanded General Introduction and annotation designed to support student readings in swift-moving surveys of European and World history. Num Pages: 184 pages, 9. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 9. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781624663505
ISBN
9781624663505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 37.71

Paperback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226459905
ISBN
9780226459905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

paperback. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 824 pages, 32 tables, 6 graphs, 76 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6300 x 4369 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1656.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
824
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546523
ISBN
9780773546523
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.79

Paperback. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 graphs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6300 x 4369 x 20. Weight in Grams: 621.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546585
ISBN
9780773546585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.39

Paperback. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 88 pages, 16 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 6300 x 4369 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546561
ISBN
9780773546561
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.11

Paperback. Series: McGill-Queen's Native and Northern Series. Num Pages: 266 pages, 41 b&w photos, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 171 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780773546547
ISBN
9780773546547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.55

Paperback. Num Pages: 424 pages, 131 photos & 7 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBCB; BM; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888397102
ISBN
9780888397102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.61

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 33 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 147 x 20. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231127912
ISBN
9780231127912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 30 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848858619
ISBN
9781848858619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 398 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Vehicule Press Canada
Number of pages
398
Condition
New
SKU
V9781550653274
ISBN
9781550653274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.65

Paperback. The occupation of Alcatraz Island by American Indians from November 20, 1969, through June 11, 1971, focused the attention of the world on Native Americans and helped develop pan-Indian activism. This work examines the takeover, and tells the story of those who organized the occupation and those who participated. Num Pages: 312 pages, 15 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JFSL9; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217799
ISBN
9780803217799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.20

Paperback. Features renowned artist-historian Don Troiani's research and style. Illustrator(s): Troiani, Don. Num Pages: 190 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AFC; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 290 x 13. Weight in Grams: 878.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811727150
ISBN
9780811727150
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.02

Paperback. Almost a quarter of a million lives were lost as King and Parliament battled for their religious and political ideals in the English Civil War. This title offers a narrative based on the first-hand accounts of those who witnessed these traumatic events. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780718192013
ISBN
9780718192013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War presented moral dilemmas that divided the nation. This title presents the influences that shaped the media agenda of the time and identifies patterns of press coverage that continue to be discernable in the reporting of military conflicts. Series: Academic Monographs. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWS2; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 137 x 21. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Melbourne University Press Australia
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522853261
ISBN
9780522853261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Hardback. Offers a history of the early republic and its antebellum aftermath. Challenging the idea that print culture created a sense of national connection among different parts of the early American union, this book reveals the early republic as a series of local and regional reading publics with distinct political and geographical identities. Num Pages: 568 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; J; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 169 x 243 x 43. Weight in Grams: 952.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231139083
ISBN
9780231139083
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.99

Publisher
United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612346243
ISBN
9781612346243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.36

Paperback. The History and Politics of Blackness. 344 pages, 4 illustrations. Editor(s): Keaton, Trica Danielle; Sharpley-Whiting, T. Denean; Stovall, Tyler. A distinctive and important contribution to the increasingly public debates on diversity, race, racialization, and multicultural intolerance in French society and beyond. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; JFSL3; JHMC. Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Duke University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352624
ISBN
9780822352624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

Paperback. This book offers a brief, straightforward, illustrated history of the First World War in some 96 pages. In particular, it explains the trenches; how they were built and what it was like to live and fight in them. There is a moving Foreword by Michael Morpugo. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 210 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846743177
ISBN
9781846743177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AMX; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Shire Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784422288
ISBN
9781784422288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99