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Paperback. Asks how a virulent anti-Americanism developed in a Nicaraguan society that also seemed to embrace Americanization fervently and explores the historical roots of this paradox Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 392 pages, 26 illus., 3 tables, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 24. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780822336471
- ISBN
- 9780822336471
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 32.10
€ 34.99
€ 32.10
Hardback. Between 1967 and 1991, almost half of the entire Jewish population of the Soviet Union left for freedom to Israel, America, and other western countries. This book tells the story of the American Jewish community's involvement in this exodus, and explores how such a massive emigration occurred. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742549357
- ISBN
- 9780742549357
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 166.02
€ 166.02
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907973093
- ISBN
- 9781907973093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.65
€ 4.65
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Pitkin Publishing
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Number of pages
- 68
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841654362
- ISBN
- 9781841654362
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.65
€ 9.65
hardcover. A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. Num Pages: 3108 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 162 x 228 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566. Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization. 3108 pages. A remarkable book analysing the importance of oratory for transmitting religious knowledge, legitimising rulers and inculcating moral values in the medieval Islamic world. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1FB; 3F; 3H; HBJF1; HBLC1; HRAX; HRH. Dimension: 162 x 228 x 25. Weight: 564.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 3108
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107023055
- ISBN
- 9781107023055
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.67
€ 75.67
Hardback. Explores how the conception of Africa and its history has changed over time and narrates the story of this vast continent over the past 10,000 years. Num Pages: 368 pages, 19, 19 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 242 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- James Currey United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010636
- ISBN
- 9781847010636
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.81
€ 93.81
Paperback. Turkey and its predecessor state, the Ottoman empire, have been at the centre of international relations for centuries. This text attempts to bring the whole story together in a comprehensive survey. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3J; HBJF1; JPQB; JPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 548.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 3 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415599870
- ISBN
- 9780415599870
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.52
€ 68.52
Paperback. The description for this book, Studies in the Antiquities of Stobi, Volume 2, will be forthcoming. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 11. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691613895
- ISBN
- 9780691613895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.29
€ 47.29
Paperback. 8vo..Original paperback edition.
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
Good clean former library copy with neat labels inside front cover.North of Ireland.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0294216
- ISBN
- 9781840186109
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Paperback. * Provides an accessible narrative history of Egypt from earliest human settlement to the time of the first pharoahs. * Explores prehistoric foundations of many traditions evident in Ancient Egypt. * Includes chronology, glossary, bibiliography and numerous illustrations -- ideal for student use. . Num Pages: 344 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3B; HBJH; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631217879
- ISBN
- 9780631217879
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 50.25
€ 50.99
€ 50.25
Paperback. "Synthesizing an enormous amount of secondary source material, this book is a stunning achievement.. This book would make an ideal classroom text and should be read by anyone interested in the history of childhood."-Choice Num Pages: 232 pages, 26 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HB; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780812218077
- ISBN
- 9780812218077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.55
€ 33.99
€ 30.55
Paperback. The Icelandic sagas, composed between the twelfth and the nineteenth centuries, are one of the world's great literary treasures. Num Pages: 192 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACSC; DSBB; DSK; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 25. Weight in Grams: 346.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2Rev Ed
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752428949
- ISBN
- 9780752428949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.34
€ 16.34
Paperback. The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. * A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. Series: Peoples of Asia. Num Pages: 336 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405156806
- ISBN
- 9781405156806
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.25
€ 50.25
Hardcover. Africa. 262 pp
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- London P. R. MacMillan London
- Edition
- [1st ed.]
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KNW0001378
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691638393
- ISBN
- 9780691638393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.22
€ 140.22
paperback. Examines the events that led up to the 1848 rising in Ireland and examines the reasons for its failure. This book places the rising in the context of political changes outside Ireland, especially the links between the Irish nationalists and radicals and republicans in Britain, France and north America. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press Manchester
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719065170
- ISBN
- 9780719065170
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.27
€ 40.27
Paperback. This book outlines the history of theatres and music halls from the late 16th century to the present time, noting changing fashions in entertainment and evolving official attitudes to safety that have, at various times, influenced the architectural characters of the buildings. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Shire Publications
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KAC0002185
- ISBN
- 9780747806271
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book explores the complex interactions between imperial expansion, political abolitionism and colonial philanthropy that underpinned the ambivalent attitudes of both British evangelicals and East India company officials towards the existence of slavery in India in the period 1772-1843. Series: Liverpool Studies in International Slavery. Num Pages: 384 pages, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Liverpool University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781381113
- ISBN
- 9781781381113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 34.87
€ 38.99
€ 34.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816640904
- ISBN
- 9780816640904
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.75
€ 29.99
€ 26.75
paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141032153
- ISBN
- 9780141032153
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.93
€ 19.99
€ 14.93
Hardback. Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great. This title delves into a wide range of primary texts to trace Alexander as a mythological figure, from his relationship to his ancestor and rival, Herakles, to the idea of his divinity as the son of a god. Series: Hellenistic Culture and Society. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520266360
- ISBN
- 9780520266360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.55€ 62.16
€ 81.55
€ 62.16
Paperback. Examines the meaning of liberalism for a slave society, the tension between systems of patriarchy and patronage, and the link between language and power in a largely illiterate society. Series: Engendering Latin America. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ2; JFSP; JMJ; JNC; LN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 270
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803278042
- ISBN
- 9780803278042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 35.32
€ 38.99
€ 35.32
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845455521
- ISBN
- 9781845455521
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.27
€ 156.27
As an Associated Press (AP) correspondent during World War-II, the author fought restrictions that prohibited him from scooping stories from a rival wire service. This title highlights the role of the Associated Press and the war correspondent as important links between the military and the American home front. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: DNJ; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 162 x 33. Weight in Grams: 749.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823233014
- ISBN
- 9780823233014
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.82
€ 57.82