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Paperback. From its humble beginnings as a fur-trading outpost, Chicago has become one of the foremost centers of world finance and trade. Beginning with an overview of the city's commercial development, this book considers how key industries shaped - and were shaped by - both the local and global economies. Editor(s): Reiff, Janice L. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 halftones, 7 maps, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 21. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226709369
- ISBN
- 9780226709369
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.76
€ 23.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 colour wraps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 492.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522849455
- ISBN
- 9780522849455
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.27
€ 33.27
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471490357
- ISBN
- 9780471490357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.51
€ 25.99
€ 23.51
Paperback. Provides an examination of the intelligence failures that preceded September 11. This work shows how and why the intelligence system itself left us vulnerable. It argues that after the Cold War ended, the CIA and FBI failed to adapt to the rise of terrorism. Num Pages: 336 pages, 10 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPSH; JPWL2; JWKF; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141039
- ISBN
- 9780691141039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.58
€ 38.99
€ 28.58
Hardback. There are many established theories concerning political quiescence and dissent in Soviet-era eastern Europe. This book--drawing on newly accessible archival data and over one hundred interviews conducted with communists, dissidents, and by-standers in Poland and East Germany--challenges them. Series: East European Monographs S. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; HBJD; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- East European Monographs United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780880334068
- ISBN
- 9780880334068
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.12€ 43.71
€ 55.12
€ 43.71
Hardback. This book studies the changing social relations in a region of Costa Rica that does not conform to the country's image as an "agrarian democracy" and investigates why latifundios (large unproductive or under-utilized estates) still dominate much of Latin America. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCR; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 157 x 33. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804720441
- ISBN
- 9780804720441
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.07
€ 116.07
Paperback. Michelle, daughter of a Catholic opera singer and Jewish stockbroker, traces her fascinating journey, from her life as a Catholic nun, back to her Jewish roots. Num Pages: 245 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGA; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 297 x 210 x 18. Weight in Grams: 650.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Real African Publishers
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781919855134
- ISBN
- 9781919855134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.88
€ 14.99
€ 13.88
Paperback. This book, first published in 2005, is an innovative account of black African experience and representation in Renaissance Europe. Editor(s): Earle, T. F.; Lowe, K. J. P. Num Pages: 436 pages, 67 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight in Grams: 828. 436 pages, 67 b/w illus. Editor(s): Earle, T. F.; Lowe, K.J.P. An innovative account of black African experience and representation in Renaissance Europe. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 245 x 189 x 19. Weight: 930.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Reissue
- Number of pages
- 436
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521176606
- ISBN
- 9780521176606
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 37.70
€ 38.99
€ 37.70
hardcover. An important new study of the information systems of the British empire and of how knowledge was used to maintain empire. Series: Critical Perspectives on Empire. Num Pages: 312 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 19. Weight in Grams: 614. British Colonial Knowledge and Empire-building in Asia. Series: Critical Perspectives on Empire. 312 pages, 20 b/w illus. An important new study of the information systems of the British empire and of how knowledge was used to maintain empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QDB; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ. Dimension: 232 x 150 x 19. Weight: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521896085
- ISBN
- 9780521896085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.04€ 79.18
€ 105.04
€ 79.18
Hardcover. This ground-breaking account challenges received wisdom about the history of language in Liverpool. Exploring a range of sources, and drawing on recent developments in sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology, it provides a radically new understanding of Scouse in terms of its history, representation and social and cultural significance. Num Pages: 190 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 190
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846318399
- ISBN
- 9781846318399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 137.71
€ 137.71
paperback. A re-issue of this classic study of President Roosevelt's adminstrative policy toward monopoly during the period of the New Deal, updated with a new introduction by the author. Num Pages: 525 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 137 x 30. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 525
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- SKU
- V9780823216093
- ISBN
- 9780823216093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 45.13
€ 49.99
€ 45.13
Paperback. A look at rural and small-town churches scattered throughout Colorado. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; AMN; HBJK; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570980138
- ISBN
- 9781570980138
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.80
€ 17.99
€ 17.80
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444792096
- ISBN
- 9781444792096
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.64
€ 19.99
€ 14.64
Hardback. Series: East Asian S. Num Pages: 426 pages, 62 halftones, 1 diagram, 2 endpaper maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRAX; HRE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 166 x 40. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 426
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674085701
- ISBN
- 9780674085701
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.40€ 112.13
€ 127.40
€ 112.13
Paperback. An ethnography about 'Japan outside of Japan' - specifically, how Japanese families on corporate re-assignment in the United States recreate their homeland within domestic spaces Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; HBJK; JFSJ1; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 208 x 137 x 17. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822336228
- ISBN
- 9780822336228
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.87
€ 30.99
€ 27.87
Hardback. Translator(s): Mote, Frederick W. Series: Princeton Library of Asian Translations. Num Pages: 800 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1285.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 800
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691640792
- ISBN
- 9780691640792
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 373.69
€ 373.69
hardcover. Bringing local history to bear on major questions in Chinese social history and anthropology, this volume comprises a series of historical and ethnographic studies of the Pearl River Delta from late imperial times through the 1940's. Editor(s): Faure, David; Siu, Helen F. Num Pages: 300 pages, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804724340
- ISBN
- 9780804724340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 142.56
€ 142.56
Paperback. This is the story of the Codona family - a fairground dynasty that has lasted in Scotland for over 200 years. Series: Flashbacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- National Museums Of Scotland
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905267453
- ISBN
- 9781905267453
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.13
€ 14.99
€ 14.13
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Holt Paperbacks
- Edition
- Annotated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780805087246
- ISBN
- 9780805087246
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.45
€ 27.99
€ 24.45
Hardcover. Tells the story of how people struggled to define, refine, reform, and ultimately overturn racial etiquette as a social guide for Southern Rhodesian politics. Series: Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 21. Weight in Grams: 542.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Rochester Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580465205
- ISBN
- 9781580465205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.00
€ 55.00
Paperback. Tells the story of a visionary leader who refuses to be limited by America's history and determines instead to change it. His plan for change is the expression of a movement for justice: a movement that has swept forward with the collective energy of great leaders like Martin Luther King, Robert F Kennedy, and Lyndon B Johnson. Series: BlackAmber Inspirations. Num Pages: 213 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 115 x 17. Weight in Grams: 124.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Arcadia Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906413231
- ISBN
- 9781906413231
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 8.43
€ 9.99
€ 8.43
Paperback. Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is a balanced account of one of the most tragic and controversial situations in the modern world. Series: Teach Yourself Educational. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Murray Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444105247
- ISBN
- 9781444105247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 13.12
€ 16.99
€ 13.12
Hardcover. Africa. 540 pp. Translation.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1970
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd London
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0000557
- ISBN
- 9780233961217
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 187 x 26. Weight in Grams: 917.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742565333
- ISBN
- 9780742565333
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.57
€ 162.57