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Paperback. Australian history is full of disasters and colossal debacles. Some are natural but many more are man-made, results of individual or collective stupidity, poor choices, short-sightedness or outright greed. This title nominates the disasters that have been instrumental in creating the Australia. Num Pages: 208 pages, b&w and colour illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Melbourne University Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780522856491
- ISBN
- 9780522856491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.21
€ 35.21
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 480.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816635740
- ISBN
- 9780816635740
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.69
€ 32.99
€ 29.69
Paperback. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 282 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; JHM; JHMC; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349386956
- ISBN
- 9781349386956
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.46
€ 55.46
Hardback. Written by a leading historian, this book explores the questions about the similarity in the imperial history of America and that of Britain. It argues that post-2001 American imperialism is an imperialism of a different sort - a 'super-imperialism' that no longer repeats British imperialism but now transcends it. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 1QD; HBG; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 148 x 223 x 27. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300110104
- ISBN
- 9780300110104
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.76
€ 25.99
€ 19.76
Paperback. Set against a backdrop of war and revolution, this book brings sixty years of missionary nursing out of the shadows by examining how Canadian nurses shaped health care in the province of Henan and how China, in turn, influenced the nature of missionary nursing. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRLP; MQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 4217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780774814003
- ISBN
- 9780774814003
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 39.05
€ 43.99
€ 39.05
Hardback. Series: Early Modern History: Society and Culture. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 455.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave USA United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312229108
- ISBN
- 9780312229108
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.88
€ 122.88
Hardcover. Groundbreaking study of the last Anglo-Scottish War Expertly combines impeccable research with engaging narrative Excellent reappraisal of the famous Battle of Dunbar Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 pages of plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBWE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 240 x 25. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848326873
- ISBN
- 9781848326873
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 16.94
€ 36.99
€ 16.94
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
€ 31.99€ 28.62
€ 31.99
€ 28.62
Paperback. This work traces the history of attitudes toward power and the use of armed force within the Zionist movement from an early period in which most leaders espoused an ideal of peaceful settlement in Palestine, to the acceptance of force as a legitimate tool for achieving a sovereign Jewish state. Translator(s): Templer, William. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBP; 3J; HBJF1; HBLW; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804737760
- ISBN
- 9780804737760
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 45.46
€ 50.99
€ 45.46
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813564593
- ISBN
- 9780813564593
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.21
€ 50.21
Paperback. Covering the period following the collapse of communism, the unification of Germany, and Poland's accession to the EU, this collection focuses on the interdependencies of German, Polish, and Jewish collective memories and their dialogic, transnational character, showing the collective nature of postmemory and the pressures that shape it. Editor(s): Kopp, K; Nizynska, J. Series: Europe in Transition: The NYU European Studies Series. Num Pages: 301 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 301
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349340811
- ISBN
- 9781349340811
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "Two tasks for Geneva talks". 6 p. 44 cm. Original printed broadsheet. Good clean copy folded twice." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1965
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0095673
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 33. Weight in Grams: 822.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231147668
- ISBN
- 9780231147668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.67€ 59.88
€ 76.67
€ 59.88
Hardback. BIC Classification: HB. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1968
- Condition
- New
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- SKU
- V9780674968202
- ISBN
- 9780674968202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 135.25€ 120.74
€ 135.25
€ 120.74
Paperback. Sharon L. Jansen reads the past in new ways by constructing a counter-narrative, focusing on the stories of women. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 324
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230621190
- ISBN
- 9780230621190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 110.94€ 36.04
€ 110.94
€ 36.04
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 258 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AKLC; HBJK; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 624.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- The New Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565847040
- ISBN
- 9781565847040
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.67
€ 23.99
€ 18.67
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The Bodley Head Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006931
- ISBN
- 9780370301631
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 25. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Polity
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745671512
- ISBN
- 9780745671512
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.98
€ 24.98
Paperback. Very good clean copy
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Company New York
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0250065
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. Why does circumcision usually mean circumcision of infants? Why does the pressure for health circumcision continue? This book offers essential background to the debates about the medical, ethical, and social aspects of circumcision. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JHBT; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226101101
- ISBN
- 9780226101101
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.78
€ 32.99
€ 25.78
Paperback. An exploration of the Confederate ironclad fleet of the American Civil War. It includes a cutaway of one of the most famous ships of the period, the CSS Virginia, and eight pages of artwork depicting the variety of different ironclads. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 7 colour & 40 b&w illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWF; JWMV; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 188 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763071
- ISBN
- 9781841763071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.12
€ 20.99
€ 15.12
Paperback. Long a generous benefactor of mental retardation(MR)-related organizations, Joseph P Kennedy made MR the special charitable interest of the family foundation he set up in the 1950s. This title focuses on the Kennedy family's commitment to public service. Num Pages: 249 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 16. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 249
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397834
- ISBN
- 9781566397834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.99
€ 37.99
€ 34.99
Paperback. Exploring the dead/alive figure in such films as The Ring, American Beauty, and The Elephant Man, Vincent Hausmann charts the spectacular reduction of psychic life and assesses calls for shoring up psychic/social spaces that transfer bodily drives to language. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APF; HBTB; JFC; JFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349293490
- ISBN
- 9781349293490
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 50.84
Paperback. The reopening of Iraq's National Museum attracted worldwide attention, underscoring the country's dual image as both the cradle of civilization and a contemporary geopolitical battleground. This title looks back through ten thousand years of the region's deeply significant yet increasingly overshadowed past. Translator(s): Nissen, Hans J. Num Pages: 192 pages, 52 halftones, 42 line drawings, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 12. Weight in Grams: 236.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226586649
- ISBN
- 9780226586649
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.57
€ 21.99
€ 18.57