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c 1800 to c 1900

hardcover. When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. The author uses the story of "Vestiges" to create a panoramic portrait of life in the early industrial era from the view of its readers. Num Pages: 644 pages, 155 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD; HBLL; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 236 x 43. Weight in Grams: 970. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001170
ISBN
9780226744100
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826495778
ISBN
9780826495778
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.04

Paperback. Series: History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; CFB; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 27. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299302740
ISBN
9780299302740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.61

paperback. Mozart's operas where perfectly matched for the libretti of Da Ponte. Da Ponte's own long life (1749-1838), however, was more fantastic than any opera plot. A poor Jew who became a Catholic priest; a priest who became a young rake; and a teacher, poet and librettist who became a greengrocer. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AVGC4; AVGC9; AVH; BGF; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299178741
ISBN
9780299178741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

paperback. The author of this text explores notions of authenticity in German and American folklore studies from the 18th century to the present. She demonstrates how "authenticity" was used to foster national causes and uphold a belief in "cultural essence" against feelings of loss inherent in modernization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JFHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 23. Weight in Grams: 438.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299155445
ISBN
9780299155445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

paperback. This text documents Ethiopian agricultural practices since the early 19th century by examining travel narratives, agricultural surveys and farming systems research. It also traces the ways practices evolved in the 20th century in response to population growth, urban markets and new technologies. Num Pages: 304 pages, 30 halftones, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3JH; HBTB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299146146
ISBN
9780299146146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. This volume attempts a critical historical consideration of the varying colonial situations in which (and from which) ethnographic knowledge essential to anthropology has been produced. The essays cover regions from Oceania, Southeast Asia and southern Africa to North and South America. Editor(s): Stocking, George W. Series: History of Anthropology S. Num Pages: 348 pages, 23 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTQ; HBTR; JHMP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299131241
ISBN
9780299131241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. A history of Brazilian racial inequality from the abolition of slavery in 1888 up to the late 1980s, showing how economic, social and political changes in Brazil during the last 100 years have shaped race relations. It traces how discrimination led Afro-Brazilians to mobilize in various ways. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299131043
ISBN
9780299131043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.98

paperback. Questions the assumption that "clans" are static structures that hamper political centralization. By reconstructing the history of kings and clans in the Kivu Rift Valley at a time of social change, this book enlarges our understanding of social process and the growth of state power in Africa. Num Pages: 392 pages, 14 maps, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JF; 3JH; HBJH; HBLL; JFC; JFSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 603.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299128944
ISBN
9780299128944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. Based on ethnographic research conducted from 1966, this book includes interviews with people from all levels of Tanzanian society. The author provides a history of the struggles to define the basic issues of public political discourse in the Shambaa-speaking region. Num Pages: 320 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1HFGT; 3JH; 3JJ; JFCX; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
y First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299125240
ISBN
9780299125240
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.09

paperback. This work addresses the central constitutional issues that divided the American colonists from their English legislators: the authority to tax, the authority to legislate, the security of rights, the nature of law, and the foundation of constitutional government in custom and contractarian theory. Num Pages: 386 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 517.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
386
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299108748
ISBN
9780299108748
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

paperback. This work provides a commentary on the landmarks of Irish agrarian history in the modern period. Editor(s): Clark, Samuel; Donnelly, James S. Num Pages: 468 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
468
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299093747
ISBN
9780299093747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

hardcover. Describes the intervention of the tramp as a social type in the United States between 1869 and 1939. Tim Cresswell considers the ways in which the figure of the tramp was imagined, written and spoken about, and how by World War II it was being reclassified, renamed and rendered invisible. Num Pages: 256 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; JFC; JFF; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890696
ISBN
9781861890696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.61

Paperback. Gives detailed analysis of the military colours, flags and standards of the minor combatants in the Napoleonic Wars, such as the German states of Westphalia and Mecklenburg, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Illustrator(s): Rosignoli, Guido. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 8pp colour artwork, 35 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNS; 1DSE; 1DSP; 3JH; GTH; HBLL; HBWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 13. Weight in Grams: 174.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850454109
ISBN
9780850454109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.84

hardcover. The first volume of a two-volume intellectual biography of Auguste Comte, the founder of modern sociology and positivism. Series: Auguste Comte Intellectual Biography. Num Pages: 792 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HPC; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 159 x 41. Weight in Grams: 115. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ price clipped & has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAM0001102
ISBN
9780521434058
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Ian Knight uses both meticulously researched analysis and a composite character (Johannes de Bruyn) to paint a vivid picture of Boer life and their military effectiveness. Series: Warrior S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55 b&w illustrations, 8 colour, index. BIC Classification: 1HB; 1HFM; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJH; HBLL; HBLW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766485
ISBN
9781841766485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. An analysis of the role of the Frontier scout of the US Army between the years 1840 and 1921. It demonstrates how these people used their unique skills to help American expansion in the West, and looks at many colourful characters such as Tom Horn, "Wild Bill" Hikock and Mickey Free. Illustrator(s): Hook, Richard. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 54 b&w illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JWD; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 188 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765822
ISBN
9781841765822
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.56

Paperback. The War of 1812 was never the most popular of conflicts on both sides of the Atlantic. Bogged down by their involvement in the Napoleonic conflict in Europe, the British largely relied on the power of the Royal Navy in the early years of the war. This title brings these dramatic events of American history to life. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 189 x 6. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780968520
ISBN
9781780968520
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.09

Paperback. Wyatt Earp, leader of the so-called good guys, was charged with stealing horses in the Indian Territory in 1870 and jumped bail. Becoming a buffalo hunter and gambler, he got into several scrapes and earned a reputation as a gunfighter. He got fired from a police job in Wichita for beating up a political rival. Illustrator(s): Stacey, Mark; Shumate, Johnny. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWZ; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 256.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780961927
ISBN
9781780961927
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.32

Paperback. Part of the "Men-At-Arms" series, this book looks at Napoleon's Guard Cavalry, the "Garde Imperiale", illustrating weapons, equipment and uniforms. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 187 x 3. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850452884
ISBN
9780850452884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.04