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Paperback. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 3 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 398. Love and Survival in Sierra Leone. Series: California Series in Public Anthropology. 296 pages, illustrations. Provides a fresh insight into how ordinary Sierra Leoneans survived the war that devastated their country for a decade. This title illuminates a social world based on love, compassionate relationship based on material exchange and nurturing, that transcends romance and binds people together across space. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; JHMC. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 18. Weight: 398.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of California Press
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520273795
ISBN
9780520273795
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 405.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801487866
ISBN
9780801487866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 46.85

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 0. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
The New Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781595588180
ISBN
9781595588180
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.19

Paperback. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations, col. maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 491.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822961710
ISBN
9780822961710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.12

Hardback. Is there a sharp dividing line separating Europe into "East" and "West"? This volume brings together scholars to examine the evolution of the conception of Europe over the two centuries since the French Revolution. Editor(s): Evtuhov, Catherine; Kotkin, Stephen. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742520622
ISBN
9780742520622
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 160.07

Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586944
ISBN
9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. Henry, desperate to marry Anne Boleyn and ensure the Tudor line asks Pope Clement VII to grant him a divorce. Enter Gregorio Casali, an Italian diplomat hired to represent Henry's interests in the Vatican. This book combines a gripping family saga with a charged political battle between the Tudors and the Vatican. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, ports., geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Vintage Books
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099554899
ISBN
9780099554899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Hardcover. The Chinese-born wife of General Claire Chennault of World War II Flying Tigers fame, Anna Chennault was a leader in America's informal relations with East Asia from 1950 to 1990. This book examines Chennault's multifaceted career as an exemplar of American informal diplomacy during the post World War II era. Series: Biographies in American Foreign Policy. Num Pages: 171 pages, illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FP; 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842028325
ISBN
9780842028325
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 157.71

Paperback. As alcohol continues to spark debate about behaviors, attitudes, and gender roles, Domesticating Drink provides valuable historical context and important lessons for understanding and responding to the evolving use, and abuse, of drink. Series: Gender Relations in the American Experience. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14, 14 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFC; JFFH; JFSJ; WBXD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801868702
ISBN
9780801868702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.42

Paperback. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
None ed.
SKU
V9780813565262
ISBN
9780813565262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.93

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813565279
ISBN
9780813565279
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.25

Hardback. Thomas Babington Macaulay's "History of England" was a phenomenal Victorian best-seller. In this book, the author explores the emotional, intellectual, and political roots of Zachary Macaulay, the leading abolitionist, and his son Thomas' visions of race, nation, and empire. Num Pages: 420 pages, 16pp. section of black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 166 x 39. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
420
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300160239
ISBN
9780300160239
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.97

Paperback. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. Num Pages: 350 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492. Metropolitan Culture and the Imperial World. 350 pages. Editor(s): Hall, Catherine; Rose, Sonya O. An examination of everyday life practices in Britain's empire, first published in 2006. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1QDB; HBG; HBLH; JFC. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 20. Weight: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521670029
ISBN
9780521670029
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.45

Paperback. Firth Brown Sheffield industries Num Pages: 160 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HB; KNJH; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 303.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752417417
ISBN
9780752417417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 pp. b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; BGH; HBJD; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300217452
ISBN
9780300217452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848319264
ISBN
9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. In February 2012, in a Munich flat belonging to an elderly recluse, German customs authorities seized an astonishing hoard of more than 1,400 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures. The author has delved into archives and conducted dozens of interviews to uncover the story behind the headlines. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 134 x 198 x 26. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500292570
ISBN
9780500292570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Reveals the idealism, naivety, and racism that shaped attitudes toward Africa, even among those who sought to improve the conditions of its workers. Num Pages: 236 pages, photographs & maps. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 160 x 21. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821420065
ISBN
9780821420065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 105.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801456787
ISBN
9780801456787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; HBTB; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804757041
ISBN
9780804757041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.13

Hardcover. Catherine L. Phipps examines a largely unacknowledged system of "special trading ports" that operated under full Japanese jurisdiction in the shadow of the better-known treaty ports. Phipps demonstrates why the special trading ports were key to Japan's achieving autonomy and regional power during the pivotal second half of the nineteenth century. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 161 x 29. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674417168
ISBN
9780674417168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.20

Hardback. Series: AsiaWorld. Num Pages: 260 pages, figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Lexington Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739165720
ISBN
9780739165720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.90

Hardback. what did late ancient people know about them, and how was that knowledge expressed in people's actions? This book explores the activity of knowing in late antiquity by focusing on thirteen major concepts from the intellectual, social, political, and cultural history of the period. Editor(s): Chin, Catherine M.; Vidas, Moulie. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277175
ISBN
9780520277175
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Hardback. Editor(s): Parisian, Catherine M. Series: Penn State Studies in the History of the Book. Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; GL; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271037134
ISBN
9780271037134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.07

Hardback. Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity. Editor(s): Chin, Catherine M.; Schroeder, Caroline T. Series: Christianity in Late Antiquity, the Official Series of the North American Patris. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBG; HBLA; HRAX; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780520292086
ISBN
9780520292086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.49

Paperback. This volume brings together primary sources, including manuscripts and newspapers, that reveal the lives of slaves and the roles that women played-both in bondage and empowered-in the progress of slavery from the Colonial era through Reconstruction. Editor(s): Lewis, Catherine M. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBTS; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arkansas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781557289582
ISBN
9781557289582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; ABA; AC; HBAH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816628971
ISBN
9780816628971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Paperback. Series: Routledge Series for Creative Teaching and Learning in Anthropology. Num Pages: 188 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, 11 black & white halftones, 2 bla. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBT; JHMC; KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178. Weight in Grams: 350.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138933033
ISBN
9781138933033
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.30

Paperback. Commemorative projects, born out of conflicting memories, can be problematic. Catherine Marshall challenges the coarsening of history by the construction of commemorative monuments that are thought to provide closure over the events that they mark. Num Pages: 36 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 229 x 3. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Quinnipiac University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9780990468608
ISBN
9780990468608
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.00

Hardcover. Used hardback in good condition. With dustjacket. Some light shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KRF0042534
ISBN
9780717142491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 8vo. Nice copy. Ireland in the 20th century. First edition
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
SKU
KEX0292088
ISBN
9780717142491
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Shows how the veterans were treated with ingratitude and brutality by Stalin, and later exploited as icons of the Great Patriotic War before being sidelined once more in Putin's new capitalist Russia. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BTM; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 128 x 31. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571218097
ISBN
9780571218097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.77

Paperback. Winner of the Wolfson Prize 2013 and Herald Books of the Year 2014, this book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032351
ISBN
9780141032351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTV4; HBWN; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141979946
ISBN
9780141979946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback. Though blacks were not often seen on the streets of seventeenth-century London, they were already capturing the British imagination. In her exploration of this emerging black presence, Molineux assembles evidence ranging from shop signs, tea trays, trading cards, board games, and playing cards to song ballads and William Hogarth's graphic satires. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 374 pages, 17 color illustrations, 69 halftones. BIC Classification: 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050082
ISBN
9780674050082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.00

Paperback. William Mulholland presided over the creation of a water system that forever changed the course of southern California's history. This biography of Mulholland challenges many of the prevailing versions of his life story and sheds light on the history of Los Angeles and its relationship with its most prized resource: water. Num Pages: 436 pages, 40 b/w photographs, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BGH; GT; HBJK; TQSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 908. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0000153
ISBN
9780520234666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. An investigation into the connections between military and literary culture in the late medieval period, and how warfare shaped such texts as Malory's Morte. Num Pages: 198 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; DSBB; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
198
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843843245
ISBN
9781843843245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.64

Hardcover. What does it mean to be of Irish descent? What does Irish descent stand for in Ireland? In Northern Ireland? In the United States? This book addresses these questions by exploring the contemporary significance of ideas of ancestral roots, origins, and connections. Num Pages: 376 pages, 10 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTG; RGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 646.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
F First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815631590
ISBN
9780815631590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Paperback. During the 1930s and 1940s William Grant Still was known as the "Dean of Afro-American Composers". He worked as an arranger for early radio, on Broadway, and in Hollywood. This text brings William Grant Still out of the archives and examines his place in America's musical heritage. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 b/w illustrations, 1 table, 22 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGC6; AVH; BGF; JFC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 485. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KHN0001970
ISBN
9780520215436
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. This study of politics in early modern England uses the relations between provincial towns, the landed elite, and the crown to argue that the growth of connections, as much as of conflict, explains the development of early modern government. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 655.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804735872
ISBN
9780804735872
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.73