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Modern period, c 1500 onwards
paperback. When Nazi Germany began bearing down on Europe in the late 1930s, Herman Bodson was a student pacifist at the University of Brussels. As the reality of eventual invasion sank into his soul, he entered the resistance and five years of dangerous work as, in his words, "a fighter and a killer". Series: Texas A & M University Military History S. Num Pages: 262 pages, 18 b&w illustrations, 3 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBWQ; JPW; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585442652
- ISBN
- 9781585442652
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Condition: New
€ 27.98
€ 27.98
paperback. Looks at post-1960s Asian American communities in the US and Canada. From Chinese Americans in Chicagoland to Vietnamese Americans in Orange County, this collection focuses on global views of Asian American communities as well as on territorial and cultural boundaries. It examines challenges Asian American communities face in the 21st century. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press United States
- Edition
- None ed.
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813544878
- ISBN
- 9780813544878
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Condition: New
€ 52.82
€ 52.82
Paperback. An anthology that covers the entirety of the American maritime experience. It provides students with usable, and historically significant documents that prompt class discussion and critical thinking. Editor(s): Smith, Joshua M.; National Maritime Historical Society (U.S.). Num Pages: 400 pages, 6 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813033044
- ISBN
- 9780813033044
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Condition: New
€ 48.24
€ 48.24
Paperback. Among the most important slave revolts in colonial America, the Stono Rebellion also ranks as South Carolina's largest slave insurrection and one of the bloodiest uprisings in American history. This study introduces readers to the documents needed to understand both the revolt and the discussion among scholars about the legacy of the insurrection. Editor(s): Smith, Mark M. Num Pages: 152 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 209.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570036057
- ISBN
- 9781570036057
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Condition: New
€ 32.48
€ 32.48
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
€ 34.19
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 1091
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107531468
- ISBN
- 9781107531468
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Condition: New
€ 117.63
€ 117.63
paperback. Offers insights into Picasso's life and work. This title reveals Picasso at the height of his powers, producing not only the costumes and sets for such Diaghilev Ballets Russes productions as Parade and Tricorne but some of his most important sculpture and paintings. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; ACX; AFC; AGB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 186 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1630.
- Publisher
- Pimlico
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845951290
- ISBN
- 9781845951290
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 32.90
€ 51.99
€ 32.90
Paperback. In The Black Urban Atlantic, eleven original essays by leading scholars from the United States, Europe, and Latin America chronicle the black experience in Atlantic ports, providing a rich and diverse portrait of the ways in which Africans experienced urban life during the era of plantation slavery. Editor(s): Canizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Childs, Matt D.; Sidbury, James. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 384 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3J; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812223767
- ISBN
- 9780812223767
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. aeo A comprehensive and up--to--date collection from possibly the worlds most prestigious social theory publisher. aeo Contains readings from the leading figures in the field. aeo Designed as an introductory text for students. aeo Contains an introduction and explanatory materials for each main section of the book. Editor(s): Polity. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745612065
- ISBN
- 9780745612065
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Condition: New
€ 41.47
€ 41.47
Hardback. Editor(s): Saebo, Magne. Series: Hebrew Bible / Old Testament. Num Pages: 757 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; HBLH; HBLL; HRCG1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 176 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1388.
- Publisher
- Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783525540213
- ISBN
- 9783525540213
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 279.49€ 184.42
€ 279.49
€ 184.42
"This book consists of the reminiscences of an ordinary fighter pilot of the R.F.C. who had the privilege of serving in one of the leading Fighter Squadrons and who had the honor of being the friend of the supreme fighter of all the Air Forces, that indomitable and lovable patriot, 'MICK' MANNOCK, V.C., D.S.O., M.C." Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BM; HBJD1; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 134 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001463
- ISBN
- 9781612001463
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Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 25.65
€ 30.99
€ 25.65
This book, originally written in 1931 by "Vigilant" (the pen name for Claude Sykes), tells the dramatic tales of air combat as fought by the best German pilots of the First World War. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001890
- ISBN
- 9781612001890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 26.13
€ 30.99
€ 26.13
hardcover. The human sciences,including psychology, anthropology and social theory, are widely held to have been born during the 18th century. This study of the Enlightenment sciences of humans explores the sources, context and effects of this major intellectual development. Editor(s): Fox, Christopher; Porter, Roy; Wokler, Robert. Num Pages: 357 pages, 5 halftones, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 3JF; HBTB; JFCX; JH; JM; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 30. Weight in Grams: 760. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. Cloth covers, lacking dj, showing a little age and wear, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- California University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037743
- ISBN
- 9780520200104
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
paperback. This Companion volume provides an examination of all aspects of Smith's thought. Editor(s): Haakonssen, Knud. Series: Cambridge Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 424 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3H; 3J; HPCD; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0038215
- ISBN
- 9780521779241
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
The Heritage of Sufism (Volume 3): Late Classical Persianate Sufism (1...
(Edited By Leonard Lewisohn And David Morgan)
paperback. This last volume of three is devoted to the examination and celebration of the artistic, literary and mystical culture and the intellectual life of 16th, 17th and the first half of 18th century Safavid Iran and Mughal India. The early part of this period marked the peak of Muslim political power. Editor(s): Lewisohn, Leonard. Num Pages: 580 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 1FKA; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HRAX; HRH; HRLK2; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 728. Volume III only. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0034301
- ISBN
- 9781851681938
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. This collection of essays pays tribute to the Victorian intellectual, William Whewell, whose influence can be traced in fields as diverse as moral philosophy, mineralogy, architecture, the politics of education, physics and engineering. Editor(s): Fisch, Menachem; Schaffer, Simon. Num Pages: 418 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 29. Weight in Grams: 800. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0037373
- ISBN
- 9780198249009
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
hardcover. Opening with a character-study of the period, followed by ten chapters of narrative history, this sixth volume presents a study of Ireland in 1914. It includes chapters on the economy, Literature, the Irish language, music, arts, education, administration and public service, and emigration, and concludes with a bibliography covering 1800-1921. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 40 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1306. Opening with a character-study of the period, followed by ten chapters of narrative history, this sixth volume presents a study of Ireland in 1914. It includes chapters on the economy, Literature, the Irish language, music, arts, education, administration and public service, and emigration, and concludes with a bibliography covering 1800-1921. Series: New History of Ireland. Num Pages: 1016 pages, 40 pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1306. [Vol VI only]. Scarce. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light age and shelfwear. Light markings on page edges, tight binding, text is crisp and clear and remains a fine copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KSG0030154
- ISBN
- 9780198217510
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 85.00
€ 85.00
A Badger Boy in Blue: The Civil War Letters of Chauncey H. Cooke (Grea...
(With An Introduction And Appendix By William...
paperback. Chauncey Cooke enlisted in the Union army in 1862 at only sixteen, after lying about his age. His letters to family members paint a realistic and compelling picture of daily life in the Civil War. He also describes the boredom of camp, the chaos of battle, and the suffering caused by illness. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wayne State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780814333433
- ISBN
- 9780814333433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Series: Old O.S. Maps of Hampshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JH; WQH; WTRM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 122 x 209 x 4. Weight in Grams: 24. Hampshire Sheet 83.11. Series: Old O.S. Maps of Hampshire. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESH; 3JH; WQH; WTRM. Dimension: 211 x 117 x 3. Weight: 26.
- Publisher
- The Godfrey Edition
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- Facsimile of 1896 ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850545289
- ISBN
- 9780850545289
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.95
€ 6.95
Paperback. Provides readings from the works of eighteen Latin American thinkers of the nineteenth century, each of whom were engaged in examining the problems that Spanish and Portuguese America faced in the one hundred years after securing independence in 1810. This book includes biographical headnotes for each contributor, a glossary, and a bibliography. Editor(s): Burke, Janet; Humphrey, Ted. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KL; 3JH; HPCD; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780872208377
- ISBN
- 9780872208377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.01
€ 26.99
€ 20.01
Paperback. This study analyzes all the major doctrines, personalities and defining features of the Spanish fascist movement, from its beginnings until the death of General Francisco Franco. It also seeks to explain why Franco was able to hold onto power long after Fascism was a spent force in politics. Num Pages: 648 pages, 48 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW3; JPFQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 34. Weight in Grams: 846.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299165642
- ISBN
- 9780299165642
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.40
€ 40.40
Paperback. An assessment of the important place of Gustave Le Gray in the history of photography. A young painter in Rome, then a fashionable portrait photographer in Paris, Le Gray received commissions from Napoleon III, and fled to Palermo and then Egypt when faced with bankruptcy. Num Pages: 402 pages, 237 colour & 113 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ACV; AJB; AJC; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 293 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2223.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Edition
- Abridged
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780892366712
- ISBN
- 9780892366712
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.36
€ 77.36
paperback. El Pueblo de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 by settlers from present-day Mexico, as well as settlers of Indian, African and European descent. Illustrated in colour, this volume uses text, paintings and photographs to create a portrait of the pueblo, its history, and its heritage. Series: Conservation & cultural heritage. Num Pages: 136 pages, 88 colour & 72 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3J; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 10. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications United States
- Number of pages
- 136
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780892366620
- ISBN
- 9780892366620
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.22
€ 37.22
Paperback. The Middle East played a critical role in the development of photography as a new technology and an art form. Likewise, photography was instrumental in cultivating and maintaining Europe's distinctively Orientalist vision of the Middle East. This book explores the interplay between 19th-century photography and Europe's vision of the Middle East. Num Pages: 224 pages, 27 colour & 45 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; AJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 182 x 16. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Getty Trust Publications
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781606061510
- ISBN
- 9781606061510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.36
€ 49.36