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Paperback. Num Pages: Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 211 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247564
ISBN
9780851247564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.10

Hardback. Chien-hsin Tsai examines the reinvention of loyalism in colonial Taiwan through the lens of literature. He analyzes the ways in which writers from colonial Taiwan including Qiu Fengjia, Lian Heng, and Wu Zhuoliu creatively and selectively employed loyalist ideals to cope with Japanese colonialism and its many institutional changes. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674975125
ISBN
9780674975125
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.47

Hardcover. The impeachment trial of Warren Hastings dragged on for seven years from 1788 to 1795. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 127 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784539221
ISBN
9781784539221
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.55
€ 113.53

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226266350
ISBN
9780226266350
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.16

Hardback. This is a comparative study of the reforms and revolutions that have swept through the former USSR and Balkan states in the past 25 years. The collection examines the struggle to modernise the economies and political systems of the former Soviet states and Eastern Europe. It specifically focuses on the mostly nonviolent Colour Revolutions. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 219 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
276
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041447
ISBN
9781849041447
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.18
€ 51.45

Hardback. A probing reflection on how silence and complicity in the face of mass violence affects a society for decades. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 1DVUR; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 41. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044585
ISBN
9781849044585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.72

Hardcover. A Companion to Dwight D. Eisenhower brings new depth to the historiography of this significant and complex figure, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date depiction of both the man and era. * Thoughtfully incorporates new and significant literature on Dwight D. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780470655214
ISBN
9780470655214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.31

Paperback. An analysis of Eisenhower's presidency, focusing not on whether he was an active or passive president, but on how his decisions shaped American life in the 1950s and beyond. The authors explore the significance of Eisenhower's policies on a range of issues, from civil rights to atomic testing. Series: American Presidency Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 150 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700604371
ISBN
9780700604371
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. .
Publisher
John Donald Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906566777
ISBN
9781906566777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.43

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252060748
ISBN
9780252060748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Hardcover. Num Pages: 275 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572337145
ISBN
9781572337145
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.41

paperback. This Very Short Introduction offers an overview of the Harlem Renaissance, a cultural awakening among African Americans between the two world wars. Cheryl A. Wall brings readers to the Harlem of 1920s to identify the cultural themes and issues that engaged writers, musicians, and visual artists alike. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 152 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 173 x 10. Weight in Grams: 116. Clean copy showing some age and light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0024664
ISBN
9780199335558
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. Explores various aspects of chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 9, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings, 8 black and white, 1 lin. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JJ; 3JM; GTB; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
271
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010674
ISBN
9781847010674
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.18

Paperback. Essential reading for scholars of Sudan, of Africa and of local governance, as well as policy-makers and practitioners, this study explores chiefly authority in South Sudan from its historical origins and evolution under colonial, postcolonial and military rule, to its current roles and value in the newly independent country.BR Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 271 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 354.
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847011145
ISBN
9781847011145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.54

Hardback. Series: Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. Num Pages: 416 pages, 17 black & white illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1QFH; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; JPS; KCLT1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231173742
ISBN
9780231173742
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.21

Hardback. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBTB; HRKN1; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
SKU
V9789629966348
ISBN
9789629966348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.06

Paperback. Translator(s): Salemson, Harold. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus & map. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Seventh Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556520884
ISBN
9781556520884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. Translator(s): Cook, Mercer. Num Pages: 336 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HBTB; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556520723
ISBN
9781556520723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.88

hardcover. Translator(s): Lorton, David. Num Pages: 128 pages, 2 maps, 10 halftones, chronology, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; BGH; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780801438677
ISBN
9780801438677
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.59

Hardcover. Explores and explains the trend for well-heeled European gents selecting American wives, and discusses the relative merits of attaching oneself to an American or an English girl ("the American girl comes along, prettier than her English sister, dazzling and audacious, and she is a revelation to the Englishman"). Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 275.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402608
ISBN
9781908402608
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJK; HBLW; JFHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937584375
ISBN
9781937584375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.53

Paperback. The village existed before capitalism and before the state. It has its own culture which owes little to urban influence. It took the Buddhism that came from outside and subordinated it to local beliefs. This book states that the Thai rural economy was a subsistence economy and remained so much longer than is commonly thought. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
Number of pages
140
Condition
New
SKU
V9789747551099
ISBN
9789747551099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Hardcover. Most of the papers presented at the conference on 'New Cultural Histories of India', organized by Centre for Studies in Social Sciences during 5-7 January 2010. Editor(s): Chatterjee, Partha; Guha-Thakurta, Tapati; Kar, Bodhisattva. Num Pages: 480 pages, 93 (B&W). BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 252 x 40. Weight in Grams: 846.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
OUP India India
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198090373
ISBN
9780198090373
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.51

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253012548
ISBN
9780253012548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Num Pages: 184 pages, 107 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1222.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764341182
ISBN
9780764341182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.48

Paperback. Includes maps and illustrations, as well as a chronology of the Wars for Independence, suggestions for further reading, and a thorough index. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBJK; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208636
ISBN
9780872208636
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.49

Includes maps and illustrations, as well as a chronology of the Wars for Independence, suggestions for further reading, and a thorough index. Num Pages: 268 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLS; HBJK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872208643
ISBN
9780872208643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.17
€ 40.77

Hardcover. Series Editor(s): Yang, Anand A.; Sivaramakrishnan, K.; Kaimal, Padma. Series: Global South Asia. Num Pages: 352 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 33 illus. BIC Classification: 1FK; HBJF; JFSJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 33. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295995649
ISBN
9780295995649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.63

Paperback. General Abercromby's expedition against Ticonderoga embarked from its camp and within hours, Rangers ran into the French and Lord Howe, the darling of the army, was shot. Abercromby then assaulted Montcalm in retaliation, and battalion after battalion was sacrificed. This title tells the story. Illustrator(s): Courcelle, Patrice. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841760933
ISBN
9781841760933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.67

Hardcover. A major new volume on the life of Pierre Gouthiere (1732-1813), the celebrated Parisian gilder to the French kings. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 375 x 41. Weight in Grams: 2544.
Publisher
GILES
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804618
ISBN
9781907804618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.89

Hardcover. Examines the connected histories of how science was governed, and used in governance, in twentieth-century Britain. Editor(s): Sleigh, Charlotte; Leggett, Dr. Don. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 187 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719090981
ISBN
9780719090981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.64

Paperback. Reprint of 1903 edition of Gilman's classic indictment of domestic life, offering a program of domestic reform that inspired women at the beginning of what became a century-long struggle. Series: Classics in Gender Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 22. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103061
ISBN
9780759103061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.58

Hardback. Reprint of 1903 edition of Gilman's classic indictment of domestic life, offering a program of domestic reform that inspired women at the beginning of what became a century-long struggle. Series: Classics in Gender Studies. Num Pages: 368 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 27. Weight in Grams: 703.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759103054
ISBN
9780759103054
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 153.44

Paperback. Henry Kaplan and the Story of Hodgkin's Disease is the first account of a remarkable man who changed the face of cancer therapy and the history of a once fatal, now curable, cancer. Num Pages: 456 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804785051
ISBN
9780804785051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Paperback. What does Roman Britain mean to us now? How were its physical remains rediscovered and made sense of? How has it been reimagined, in story and song and verse? This book traces these tales by setting out to discover the remains of Roman Britain for herself, sometimes on foot, sometimes in a splendid, though not particularly reliable, VW camper van. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD1; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099552093
ISBN
9780099552093
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.64

Hardback. For most of East Asia, Buddhist sutras were written in classical Chinese and inaccessible to many devotees. How, then, did such devotees access these texts? The author argues that the medieval genre of 'explanatory tales' illuminates the link between human body (devotee) and sacred text (sutra). Series: Buddhisms S. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3H; HBJF; HRES. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520265615
ISBN
9780520265615
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, 343 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; VXHT; WNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 694.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486259512
ISBN
9780486259512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.15

Paperback. This volume is an abridged edition of Tonna's personal recollections, which includes her memoir of visiting Ireland in the mid-1820s. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages, port. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 184 x 123 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Edition
Abridged ed.
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904558101
ISBN
9781904558101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

hardcover. Addresses fundamental issues about the last decades of Tsarist Russia. This book focuses on successive outbreaks of cholera in the city of Saratov on the Volga. It explains why a medical and social disaster that had long since been overcome in other parts of Europe continued much later in Russia. Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBTB; MBN; MBX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 498.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780415547949
ISBN
9780415547949
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.14

Paperback. Written by a mamber of the French resistance who became an important literary figure in postwar France, this memoir of life and death in Auschwitz and the post-war experiences of women survivors has become a key text for Holocaust studies classes. Translator(s): Lamont, Rosette C. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300190779
ISBN
9780300190779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.39

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