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hardcover. This book challenges understandings of child labor by tracing how law altered the meanings of work for young people in the United States. Series: Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBJK; KCF; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521198653
- ISBN
- 9780521198653
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.87
€ 90.87
Paperback. The philosophy of historiography examines our representations and knowledge of the past, the relation between evidence, inference, explanation, and narrative. The philosophy of history is the direct philosophical examination of history, whether it is necessary or contingent, whether it has a direction, or whether it is coincidental. Editor(s): Tucker, Aviezer. Series: Blackwell Companions to Philosophy. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBAH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 172 x 31. Weight in Grams: 992.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444337884
- ISBN
- 9781444337884
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.35
€ 51.35
paperback. The author began a journey in 1774 that would take them from Edinburgh to the Caribbean Islands and then to America. This work is an account of this voyage through letters to a friend in Scotland. The letters describe the sights, scenery, and social life she encountered. Editor(s): Andrews, Evangeline Walker; Andrews, Charles McLean. Num Pages: 342 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; RGR; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 409.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803259539
- ISBN
- 9780803259539
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 23.51
€ 25.99
€ 23.51
Hardback. Alcohol has been central to social, religious and personal use throughout history. Alcohol drinking goes back as far as the human race does. Useful for scientists and policy makers, this volume provides information on alcohol policy from different perspectives, covering science/research/treatment and prevention practice and linking these areas. Editor(s): Muller, Richard; Klingemann, Harald. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402018015
- ISBN
- 9781402018015
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.73
€ 122.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages, 24 pages half-tones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141043326
- ISBN
- 9780141043326
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 9.60
€ 13.99
€ 9.60
Hardback. This second of three volumes focuses on the period from c.1090-1212. The volume explores the lives, scholarly resources and contributions of a wide sample of people who either took part in the creation of the scholastic system of thought or gave practical effect to it in public life. Num Pages: 240 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HPCB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 19. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631191124
- ISBN
- 9780631191124
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.45
€ 140.45
Paperback. An indictment of the architect of New Labour, Gordon Brown. It shows how Brown came to preside over a bankrupt country on the brink of economic and political breakdown. Taking us on a tour of Britain, it explores the ever-widening disparity between rich and poor, and how manufacturing was replaced by 'retail, entertainment and recreation'. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Verso Books United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844674398
- ISBN
- 9781844674398
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.10
€ 12.10
Hardcover. Very good copy in very good dustwrappers
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Four Courts Press Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0016663
- ISBN
- 9781851828814
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. A Companion to South Asia in the Past provides the definitive overview of research and knowledge about South Asia s past, from the Pleistocene to the historic era in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal, provided by a truly global team of experts. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Anthropology. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3B; HBJF; HBLA; HDDA; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119055488
- ISBN
- 9781119055488
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.47
€ 212.47
With 30 historiographical essays by established and rising scholars, this Companion is a comprehensive picture of the presidencies and legacies of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. Editor(s): Kaufman, Scott. Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to American History. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150. .
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781444349948
- ISBN
- 9781444349948
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 216.23
€ 216.23
Hardback. The Irish Civil War and Society sheds new light on the social currents shaping the Irish Civil War, from the 'politics of respectability' behind animosities and discourses; to the intersection of social conflicts with political violence; to the social dimensions of the war's messy aftermath. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 315
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137425683
- ISBN
- 9781137425683
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.59
€ 123.59
Paperback. Following a brief historical background, this book provides a chronological series of perspectives and observations on the evolving nature of Czech theatre production during the 20th century, in relation to their similarly evolving social and political contexts. Series: Studies in Theatre History and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 49 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJ; AN; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 417.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University Of Iowa Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780877457220
- ISBN
- 9780877457220
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.43
€ 33.99
€ 28.43
Hardcover. Moving through five historic periods, this book presents the story of New Mexico's book artists and their dedication to a timeless craft. It profiles 29 presses and artists including Gustave Baumann, Willard Clark, and Linnea Gentry. It is a companion to 'Lasting Impressions' exhibition on display at the Palace of the Governors. Num Pages: 224 pages, illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWX; AGB; HBTB; KNTP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 273 x 211 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1224.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Museum of New Mexico Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780890134795
- ISBN
- 9780890134795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.09
€ 47.99
€ 34.09
Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 6. Weight in Grams: 132.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1926
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783662335239
- ISBN
- 9783662335239
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 67.57
€ 67.57
Paperback. Jim Robenalt transports the reader to 1937, for a magical road trip with his direct ancestor, a real-life magician and politician. His book is one part magic history, one part American history and one part family history. Here we meet presidents, candidates, conjurers and Civil War soldiers. Num Pages: 336 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ASZG; BGH; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 530.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press oh
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873388085
- ISBN
- 9780873388085
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.54
€ 35.99
€ 30.54
Hardback. The book explores the Christian interest in and engagement with the Yiddish language and literature in early modern Germany (ca. 1500--1750). Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804781930
- ISBN
- 9780804781930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 86.17
€ 86.17
Paperback. EXCERPT: "The half century between the War of 1812 and the Civil War was above all an age of expansiveness in America. Whether measured in terms of population, territory, urbanization, economic growth, technological development, democratization, or nationalism, American society was transformed quantitatively and qualitatively at a spectacular rate. Series: The American History Series. Num Pages: 158 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1982
- Publisher
- Harlan Davidson
- Edition
- 2 Sub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780882958095
- ISBN
- 9780882958095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.32
€ 41.32
paperback. Collects diverse accounts and histories from Louisiana citizens who endured Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Culled from hundreds of manuscripts, audio recordings and interviews housed at the University of New Orleans Library, this title provides a record for the understanding and study of collapse and reorganization, disaster and recovery. Num Pages: 475 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 30. Weight in Grams: 601.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New Orleans Press United States
- Number of pages
- 475
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780970619082
- ISBN
- 9780970619082
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 24.70
€ 26.99
€ 24.70
Paperback. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ Tennessee Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781572338418
- ISBN
- 9781572338418
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.29€ 46.67
€ 50.29
€ 46.67
Paperback. This work follows the course of the state's history through the turbulent years of the Civil War and Reconstruction. In addition to the political events of the period, the social and economic conditions of the state immediately before, during and after the war are covered here. Num Pages: 352 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBNU; 3JH; GTB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 503.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Missouri
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826213761
- ISBN
- 9780826213761
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.66
€ 45.99
€ 38.66
Hardcover. Brings together several opposing perspectives on the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. This book uses different official documents, speeches, articles, poetry, songs, and personal recollections - to offer contrasting voices supportive of the revolution against those opposed. Series: Fighting Words. Num Pages: 256 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 650. Fighting Words. Series: Fighting Words. 256 pages, map. Brings together several opposing perspectives on the Cuban Revolution and its aftermath. This book uses different official documents, speeches, articles, poetry, songs, and personal recollections - to offer contrasting voices supportive of the revolution against those opposed. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KJC; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTV. Dimension: 235 x 153 x 24. Weight: 650.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Greenwood
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846450235
- ISBN
- 9781846450235
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.04€ 50.42
€ 55.04
€ 50.42
Hardcover. While Marco Polo's writings would go on to inspire the likes of Christopher Columbus, scholars have long debated their veracity. Now, there's new evidence: a collection of fourteen little-known maps and related documents said to have belonged to the family of Marco Polo himself. The author offers an analysis of these artifacts. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 colour plates, 23 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; PDX; RGV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226149820
- ISBN
- 9780226149820
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 50.99€ 39.09
€ 50.99
€ 39.09
Paperback. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 292 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349519781
- ISBN
- 9781349519781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 122.43
€ 122.43
Hardcover. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 179 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781560729631
- ISBN
- 9781560729631
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.05€ 48.52
€ 62.05
€ 48.52