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Paperback. Why has the West developed and modernized, while the Muslim world has lagged behind? Why has democracy not found a hospitable home in much of the Muslim world? And why have the opponents of innovation found their message so resonant with ordinary Muslims? This volume offers analyses of the history, causes, and consequences to innovation in Islam. Editor(s): Kamrava, Mehran. Num Pages: 264 pages, 14 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520266957
ISBN
9780520266957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Paperback. The national government that ran Britain during the 1930s has always received a very bad press. The author of this text argues that the national government has been woefully misunderstood by historians who have allowed themselves to be too influenced by its collapse. Series: British Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333691311
ISBN
9780333691311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 40.71

Paperback. This volume brings together the varied artistic, critical and cultural productions by women scholars, critics and artists between 1790-1900. It looks at women working outside conventional canons, and are shown how they negotiated relationships with canonical forms of artistic production. Editor(s): Bellamy, Joan; Laurence, Anne; Perry, Gillian. Num Pages: 264 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; JFSJ1. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719057205
ISBN
9780719057205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.43

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 149 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
East European Monographs United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780880335461
ISBN
9780880335461
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 38.09

Paperback. This book traces the decline of landed power in England between 1815 and 1939, primarily in political, but also in economic and social terms. The essays, by leading authors in the field, examine different aspects of the decline of landed power. Editor(s): Wordie, J. R. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBL; HBTB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349410361
ISBN
9781349410361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 101.69

Hardcover. Empowered by new wealth and by their faith, early modern Londoners began to use philanthropy to assert their cultural authority in distant parts of the nation. Culture, Faith, and Philanthropy analyzes how disputes between London and provincial authorities over such benefactions demonstrated the often tense relations between center and periphery. Series: Early Modern Cultural Studies Series. Num Pages: 228 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 220 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312293864
ISBN
9780312293864
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.31

Paperback. Editor(s): Pruitt, Bernadette; Kossie-Chernyshev, Karen; Pitre, Merline. Num Pages: 192 pages, 35 illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 198 x 11. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Canada Ltd Canada
Edition
Volume I
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781881089339
ISBN
9781881089339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 19.59

Paperback. In Shanghai, China's largest industrial centre prior to 1949, cotton was king and the majority of mill workers were women. This book presents detailed information on all aspects of the life of this group of urban workers. Num Pages: 316 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 381.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804720120
ISBN
9780804720120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 39.25

Paperback. Whisnant argues that the period after Nazism was more important for the history of homosexuality in Germany than is generally recognized. Gay scenes resurfaced; a more masculine view of homosexuality also became prominent. Above all, a public debate about homosexuality emerged, constituting a critical debate within the Sexual Revolution. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JFSJ; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349346813
ISBN
9781349346813
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

paperback. The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled. Witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English and American sources, many hitherto neglected, Ronald Ridley has compiled an endlessly vivid and thought-provoking collage-portrait of Rome through the centuries. Num Pages: 330 pages, 60 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3J; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; DQ; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 141. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Pallas Athene United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843681403
ISBN
9781843681403
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Is the United States "overstretched" in its international commitments? This book examines differing responses to overstretch in modern history, focusing mostly on military and economic policies in the U.S. and Britain over the past century. Num Pages: 350 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPA; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231113274
ISBN
9780231113274
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.50

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9781596980259
ISBN
9781596980259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Mercier Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KLN0015166
ISBN
9781856354905
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

Hardback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780774829199
ISBN
9780774829199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.54

Hardcover. Chronicles doctrinal battles of early modern Catholicism. This book presents a study of the radical Augustinian philosophy developed by abbesses during decades of persecution by Louis XIV and his ecclesiastical allies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HRAX; HRCC7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268022969
ISBN
9780268022969
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.55

Paperback. * The book is written by a "legend" (Hahn) in the field of industrial statistics. The content is based on a combined 75 years of work and academic experience. * Chapters conclude with a summary of "major take-aways" and a series of discussion and/or technical questions to stimulate further thought and creativity. Num Pages: 358 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFM; HBJF1; KCLT; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 518.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470404416
ISBN
9780470404416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.87

Paperback. This illustrated book describes the uniforms, insignia, weaponry, campaigns and military practices of the White Army in the Russian Civil War of 1917-26, who fought in opposition to the Bolshevik revolution as well as German forces, during the last years of World War One. Illustrator(s): Karachtchouk, Andrei. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, colour and b&w photographs, b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD; JWM; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 4. Weight in Grams: 176.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326569
ISBN
9781855326569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.04

Hardback. Explains how internal displacement and efforts to engineer resettlement are conceived and practiced by policy makers and practitioners. This book considers the origins and parameters of internal displacement and resettlement policy and practice and proposes an explanation for why it often fails. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HBJF; HBLW; JFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 138. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9781848130456
ISBN
9781848130456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.46

Hardback. Very good copy in original cloth covers. Light wear to cover, remains very good
Publication date
1940
Publisher
G. Allen and Unwin ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KCW0007935
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. In The Crusades and the Christian World of the East, Christopher MacEvitt marshals an impressive array of literary, legal, artistic, and archeological evidence to demonstrate how crusader ideology and religious difference gave rise to a mode of coexistence he calls "rough tolerance." Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 3 illus. BIC Classification: HBWC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812220834
ISBN
9780812220834
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.65

Paperback. The Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the British Empire. This narrative places events in Ireland in the wider context of a world in turmoil after the ending of a global war: one that saw the collapse of empires and the rise of fascist Italy and communist Russia. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 35. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
New
SKU
9780571243013
ISBN
9780571243013
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.34

Hardback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 14, 14 charts. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JPH; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451508
ISBN
9780801451508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.26

Hardback. 44pp, slightly worn - Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR,
Publication date
1932
Publisher
Co-operative Publishing Society of Foreign Workers in the USSR
Number of pages
44
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KTK0102374
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GTJ; HBW; HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2011
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349298266
ISBN
9781349298266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

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