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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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 40.71
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 38.09
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 101.69
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.59
€ 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
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 50.84
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.75
€ 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
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Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 31.50
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 50.84