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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hardback. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813564593
ISBN
9780813564593
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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