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Paperback. This volume brings together essays from leading thinkers to examine what role Asian traditions of knowledge played in the rise of modern science in Europe, the implications this has for the epistemology of science, and whether pre-modern Asian traditions can provide resources for advancing scientific knowledge in future. Editor(s): Bala, A. Num Pages: 291 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBJF; HBL; HBTB; HPC; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 291
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349440832
- ISBN
- 9781349440832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.86
€ 63.86
Paperback. The Canadian Society for Coptic Studies is a Toronto-based nonprofit organization whose purpose is to bring together individuals interested in Coptic studies and to promote the dissemination of scholarly information on Coptic Studies through the organization of meetings and conferences and through the preparation of scholarly works for publication. Editor(s): Boutros, Ramez; Dijkstra, Jitse; Moussa, Helene. Series: Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies. Num Pages: 109 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 278 x 217 x 8. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Lockwood Press United States
- Number of pages
- 109
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781937040338
- ISBN
- 9781937040338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.44
€ 53.44
Hardcover. Editor(s): Hartle, Ann; O'Connor-Ambrose, Sheila. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRA; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 625.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University of South Carolina Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570039935
- ISBN
- 9781570039935
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 880 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1361.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804793858
- ISBN
- 9780804793858
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.02
€ 52.02
Paperback. Editor(s): Farmer, Sharon A.; Pasternack, Carol Braun (both of University of California, USA). Series: Medieval Cultures S. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HBG; HBLC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 21. Weight in Grams: 512.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816638949
- ISBN
- 9780816638949
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 27.13
€ 29.99
€ 27.13
Hardback. This is a study of the rise of two-party competition in South Carolina. During the two decades covered, the interplay between two clear factions shaped the growth of the party. In this text, the author demonstrates the implications of these developments for the rightward shift in national politics. Series: Studies in Modern American History. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739102428
- ISBN
- 9780739102428
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 141.16
€ 141.16
Paperback. Seen as the end of an exclusively repressive approach, the Consolidation of Labour Laws (CLT) was long hailed as one of the world's most advanced bodies of social legislation. John D. French examines the juridical origins of the CLT and the role it played in the cultural and political formation of the Brazilian working class. Num Pages: 224 pages, 24 illustrations, 1 table, notes. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBTB; LNH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780807855270
- ISBN
- 9780807855270
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.40€ 58.88
€ 64.40
€ 58.88
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "New Era For Trade". 6 p. 44 cm. Original broadsheet. good clean copy, folded." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1966
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0098460
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Series: Columbia Studies in International and Global History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; KCBM; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231152525
- ISBN
- 9780231152525
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.63€ 61.09
€ 79.63
€ 61.09
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBLA1; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 276
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602042
- ISBN
- 9780691602042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 35.54
€ 49.99
€ 35.54
Hardback. This title explores the case for and against female rule by examining the arguments made by theorists from Sir John Fortescue (1461) through to Bishop Bossuet (1680) interweaving their arguments with references to the most well-known early modern queens. Series: Queenship and Power. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; 3J; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 322
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312213411
- ISBN
- 9780312213411
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.59
€ 123.59
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- White Mane Pub
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0006771
- ISBN
- 9780942597813
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801444128
- ISBN
- 9780801444128
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.01
€ 75.01
Hardback. Most of us today know little about the conditions under which people travelled in early modern Europe. Travellers' accounts from the period generally omit detailed descriptions of the state of roads, the discomfort of a carriage or a coach, or the harshness of a landscape, even though these formed the everyday reality of travel for most people. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 709.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780745608402
- ISBN
- 9780745608402
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.41
€ 77.41
Paperback. Discusses Alexander's violent suppression of the Theban rebellion, his defeat of Persia and campaigns through Egypt and Babylon - establishing new cities and destroying others in his path. This title presents an objective portrait of a man of boundless ambition, who was exposed to the temptations of power. Translator(s): De Selincourt, Aubrey. Num Pages: 432 pages, maps, bibliog , index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised & Enlarged Edition
- SKU
- 9780140442533
- ISBN
- 9780140442533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. A work that traces the storied past of the author's hometown, from the explorations of Joliet and Marquette in 1673 to the new wave of urban pioneers today. It gives voice to the city's steelyard workers and kill floor operators, and maps the neighborhoods distinguished not by Louis Sullivan masterworks but by bungalows and corner taverns. Editor(s): Pacyga, Dominic A. Num Pages: 464 pages, 145 halftones, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 31. Weight in Grams: 986.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226644288
- ISBN
- 9780226644288
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.55
€ 26.99
€ 21.55
Hardcover. The Rise and Fall of Radical Westminster, 1780-1890 explores a critical chapter in the story of Britain's transition to democracy. Utilising the remarkably rich documentation generated by Westminster elections, Baer reveals how the most radical political space in the age of oligarchy became the most conservative and tranquil in an age of democracy. Series: Studies in Modern History. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 137 x 26. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1ST
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230349315
- ISBN
- 9780230349315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.56
€ 123.56
Hardcover. The book brings together original, state-of-the-art historical research from several continents and examines how mainly local peasant societies responded to colonial pressures to produce a range of different commodities. It offers new directions in the study of African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American societies. Editor(s): Hazareesingh, Sandip; Maat, Harro. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381095
- ISBN
- 9781137381095
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.13
€ 112.13
Investigates how US presidents in the nineteenth century communicated with their publics, both congressional and popular. This book examines administrations, policies, and events. It includes an afterword that raises eight challenges to the original formulation of the rhetorical presidency and in so doing sets forth an agenda for future studies. Editor(s): Medhurst, Martin J. Series: Presidential Rhetoric Series. Num Pages: 356 pages, 4 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Texas A & M University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781603440714
- ISBN
- 9781603440714
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.49€ 53.91
€ 58.49
€ 53.91
Hardcover. For much of the Middle Ages, the Lara family was among the most powerful aristocratic lineages in Spain. This book explores the causes of change in the dynamics of power, and narrates the dramatic story of the events that overtook the Lara family. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 15 maps, 1 genealogy chart. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674006065
- ISBN
- 9780674006065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 79.64
€ 88.93
€ 79.64
Hardcover. Combining interdisciplinary scholarship, political reportage, and personal reflection, this daring book measures the current celebrations of 1960s-era civil rights anniversaries against the realization of a black American presidency, and the stark social and economic conditions of contemporary Black America. Series: Class: Culture. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780472072668
- ISBN
- 9780472072668
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.57€ 59.89
€ 65.57
€ 59.89
Paperback. Philip Goldstein explains the socio-historical context of the diverse interpretive practices which make up the humanities in the USA in the 21st century. He considers the rise of college-educated women, minority readers, the increased influence of the Universities, the media and the dominance of the Universities by the sciences. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; HBTB; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 251.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2009
- Number of pages
- 181
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349377022
- ISBN
- 9781349377022
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.31
€ 64.31
Paperback. The French Foreign Legion has built a reputation as one the world's most formidable and colourful military institutions. This book explores how the Legion selects its recruits, their native lands, and why these warriors seek a life full of hardship and danger. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781628737387
- ISBN
- 9781628737387
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.58
€ 17.99
€ 16.58
Hardcover. This volume offers a cultural, aesthetic, and critical reappraisal of German 'rubble films' produced in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War and constructs their meaning in a historical context. Editor(s): Wilms, Wilfried; Rasch, William. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 230 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 218 x 149 x 17. Weight in Grams: 356.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230608252
- ISBN
- 9780230608252
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.26
€ 64.26