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Paperback. As a result of immigration from Asia in the wake of the passage of the 1965 Hart-Celler Immigration Act, the fastest-growing religions in America - faster than Christian groups combined - are Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. This book asks how these faiths have changed or have been changed by the pluralist face of American civil society. Series: American Lectures on the History of Religions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 4 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTB; HRAX; JFSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 145 x 14. Weight in Grams: 288.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231115216
ISBN
9780231115216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. Challenging the prevailing notion that white workers were the main source of resistance to racial equality in the Jim Crow South, the author explores the forces that brought the black and white miners of Birmingham, Alabama, together during the hard-fought strikes of 1908 and 1920. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252069338
ISBN
9780252069338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.25

Hardcover. This book traces the Eisenhower administration's enthusiastic pursuit of the profoundly destabilizing technology of nuclear weapons, and its significance for the course of the Cold War. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Science and Technology. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBJK; HBLW3; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230623408
ISBN
9780230623408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.58

Paperback. A magisterial history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the present. It also includes a chapter chronicling the first presidential term of Mbeki and ending with the celebrations of the centenary of South Africa's ruling African National Congress in January 2012. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white halftones, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152 x 34. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300189353
ISBN
9780300189353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. The fascinating story of The History of the Rus', one of the most influential historical texts of the modern era. Series: New Studies in European History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 13 b/w illus. 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1DVUK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107449039
ISBN
9781107449039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJF; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349425303
ISBN
9781349425303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 121.81

Hardback. This book explores the creation of imperial identities in Britain and several of its colonies_South Africa, India, Australia, and Wales_and the ways in which the Victorian press around the world shaped and reflected these identities. Editor(s): Codell, Professor Julie F. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611472523
ISBN
9781611472523
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 283 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AMVD; HB; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
283
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401503884
ISBN
9789401503884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.22

Paperback. This text examines the connection between the decline of the orphanage and the rise of welfare. Matthew Crenson argues that the prehistory of the welfare system was played out not on the stage of national politics or class conflict but in the micropolitics of institutional management. Num Pages: 400 pages, 10 halftones, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; JKSB1; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 25. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674005549
ISBN
9780674005549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 43.16

paperback. Series: Contributions to Global Historical Archaeology. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HD; PSXE. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer/Sci-Tech/Trade United States
Edition
2002nd Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441933218
ISBN
9781441933218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 124.57

Hardcover. Sound experimentation by avant-garde theatre artists of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries is an important but ignored aspect of theatre history. Curtin explores how artists engaged with the sonic conditions of modernity through dramatic form, characterization, staging, technology, performance style, and other forms of interaction. Series: Avant-Gardes in Performance. Num Pages: 274 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ANF; ANH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137324788
ISBN
9781137324788
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.13
€ 45.20

Hardback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629131
ISBN
9780745629131
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845198305
ISBN
9781845198305
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.51

Paperback. Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare. Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History. Num Pages: 281 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
281
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349361366
ISBN
9781349361366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.91

Paperback. This lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear. Num Pages: 192 pages, 175 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426204562
ISBN
9781426204562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.58

Paperback / so. Series: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Forschung Des Landes Nordrhein-Westf. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBLA; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 7. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1963
Publisher
VS Verlag f?r Sozialwissenschaften United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663005667
ISBN
9783663005667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801485527
ISBN
9780801485527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 40.79

Paperback. This text challenges the assumptions that the theory of relativity in physics sprang in its essence from the genius of Albert Einstein, and that scientific relativity is unconnected to ethical, cultural or epistemological relativisms. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 443.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
318
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226327334
ISBN
9780226327334
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 29.15

Paperback. A study of Irish-Catholic Sisters' work in founding charitable organizations in New York City from the famine through the early 20th century. It argues that it was these nuns' championing of the rights of the poor - especially poor women - that resulted in an explosion of state-supported services and programs. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRCC7; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Illinois Press Illinois
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252072826
ISBN
9780252072826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.49

Hardcover. This book explores the world of religious thinking on imprisonment, and how images of imprisonment were used in monastic thought, the cult of saints, the early inquisitions, preaching and hagiographical literature and the world of the crusades to describe a conception of inclusion and freedom that was especially meaningful to medieval Christians. Num Pages: 203 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; HRCS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 141 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230242487
ISBN
9780230242487
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Muhlberger, Steven. Translator(s): Muhlberger, Steven. Series: Deeds of Arms Series. Num Pages: 110 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 255 x 179 x 12. Weight in Grams: 258.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press United States
Number of pages
110
Condition
New
SKU
V9781937439170
ISBN
9781937439170
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.83

Hardback. An investigation of recent developments and trends within the Yugoslav successor states since the signing of the Dayton Agreements in Autumn 1995. This book offers a distinctive and desirable perspective on the seven successor states, their cultures, politics and identities by providing an internal perspective on the region and its developments. Editor(s): Hudson, Robert; Bowman, Glenn. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD; HBLW3; HBLX; JPB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230201316
ISBN
9780230201316
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.53

Paperback. New in paperback. Addressing as it does aspects of the Northern Troubles, inter-church and church-state relations, Rendering to God and Caesar will appeal to a number of audiences with an interest in twentieth century Irish history across the globe. Num Pages: 292 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 1DBR; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; HRCC7; HRCC91. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413 288pp. Keywords: "Post-war Period, 1946-Present, Archaeology, Social & Economic History, General, Catholic, Anglicanism, Education Studies, English, Paperback"
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press Manchester
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
9780719073472
ISBN
9780719073472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.04

Paperback. The horrors of the Great Famine (1315-1322), one of the severest catastrophes ever to strike northern Europe. This work provides a comprehensive inquiry into the Famine from Ireland to western Poland, from Scandinavia to central France and western Germany. Num Pages: 328 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058917
ISBN
9780691058917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 37.05

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