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This book presents a detailed survey of language attitudes, conflicts and policies over the period from 1830, when the French occupied Algeria, up to 2012, the year this country celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence. It traces the evolution of language planning policies and reactions to them in both the colonial and post-colonial eras. Series: Multilingual Matters. Num Pages: 216 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBA; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; CFB; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 214 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847699640
- ISBN
- 9781847699640
Condition: New
€ 150.28
€ 150.28
Paperback. Editor(s): Snyder, C. Arnold; Hecht, Linda A. Huebert. Num Pages: 464 pages, b/w maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCM; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889202771
- ISBN
- 9780889202771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.66
€ 51.66
Hardback. Discusses the origin of the emerald, its peculiar structure, and its strange allure. This story weaves across several continents and thousands of years. It is a tale of conquistadors, treachery, shipwrecks, and alchemy. It also discusses the modern art of making synthetic emeralds. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; PNV; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275991234
- ISBN
- 9780275991234
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.04
€ 62.04
Paperback. After Christopher Columbus, Bartolome de las Casas is the single most important figure in the period of the Encounter, a time of conflict between Europeans and the people of the Americas following Columbus's voyages. Here Clayton provides a history of the age as told through the life of Las Casas. Editor(s): Clayton, Lawrence A. Series: Viewpoints/Puntos de Vista. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1K; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405194280
- ISBN
- 9781405194280
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.52
€ 28.52
Paperback. The dramatic story of the rise of women's sports over the last century in a series of original narratives focusing on the great female athletes whose success has changed the game and paved the way for the women and girls of today. Photos throughout. Num Pages: 352 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSJ1; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871137616
- ISBN
- 9780871137616
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.41
€ 18.41
Paperback. The second edition of Popular Culture in American History updates the text for a contemporary readership and explores academic developments in this area of study over the last decade. Its compact, classroom-friendly format makes it an ideal text for courses in media studies, popular culture, or American history. Editor(s): Cullen, Jim. Series: Wiley Blackwell Readers in American Social and Cultural History. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 380.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470673652
- ISBN
- 9780470673652
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 49.99€ 49.26
€ 49.99
€ 49.26
Hardback. This book documents the religious beliefs and cultural practices that helped sustain and lend meaning to Chinese bachelors in smaller towns and cities of Manitoba. Series: Asian Religions and Society Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, facsims., music, ports. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774819152
- ISBN
- 9780774819152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.78
€ 116.78
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Dundurn Group Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781554884247
- ISBN
- 9781554884247
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.65
€ 26.99
€ 23.65
Hardcover. Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Editor(s): Uekotter, Frank; Lubken, Uwe. Series: The Environment in History: International Perspectives. Num Pages: 212 pages, 1 ill. BIC Classification: HBG; RNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 232 x 19. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782382522
- ISBN
- 9781782382522
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 155.76
€ 155.76
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 provocative and historical reading of the relations between Victorian liberalism and aestheticism that challenges critical assumptions concerning liberal agency and aesthetic experience more generally. Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illus. BIC Classification: 1DB; 2AB; 3JH; DSBF; HBTB; JFC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 238 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812237542
- ISBN
- 9780812237542
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.08
€ 79.08
Hardback. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813570709
- ISBN
- 9780813570709
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.64
€ 164.64
Hardback. The American Civil War helped to isolate Catholics further from the rest of American society. The service of Catholic soldiers in the Union Army did not eradicate nativism or anti-Catholicism because so many other Catholic northerners prominently opposed the war and emancipation. Series: The North's Civil War. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823267538
- ISBN
- 9780823267538
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.37
€ 139.37
Paperback. A Balliett & Fitzgerald book." Includes index. Commissioning organisation: [Dominique Herman, Kristy Apostolides, Lauren Koch.]. xxiv, 726 p. maps (some col.) 22 cm. Associated Names: Apostolides, Kristy. Associated Names: Koch, Lauren. ". Keywords: "Subjects - Travel & Holiday - Countries & Regions - United Kingdom - General - England,Subjects - Travel & Holiday - Countries & Regions - United Kingdom - General - United Kingdom,Travel - Travel Gui"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0164121
- ISBN
- 9780764562464
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Suitable for not only historians and sociologists but also to those working with or studying voluntary organizations. Series: Women in American History. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252063206
- ISBN
- 9780252063206
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 556.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691602974
- ISBN
- 9780691602974
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.54€ 44.71
€ 57.54
€ 44.71
Hardback. Explores a new area of Cromwellian studies that has not been fully explored before and covers a wide range of both domestic and international research. Its wide chronological and geographical range make it attractive to those interested in the history of other periods and countries, as well as to students of early modern Britain. Editor(s): Mills, Jane A. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 239 x 162 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719080890
- ISBN
- 9780719080890
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 162.99
€ 162.99
Paperback. Taking into account wars waged by virtually all civilizations since the beginning of recorded history, the author finds that despite enormous cultural differences, war was conducted in distinctly similar ways right up to the Military Revolution and the pursuit of technological warfare in the nineteenth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBW; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 35. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780300197174
- ISBN
- 9780300197174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 6.23
€ 24.99
€ 6.23
Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13, 11 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801452444
- ISBN
- 9780801452444
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 49.10
€ 49.10
Paperback. The village existed before capitalism and before the state. It has its own culture which owes little to urban influence. It took the Buddhism that came from outside and subordinated it to local beliefs. This book states that the Thai rural economy was a subsistence economy and remained so much longer than is commonly thought. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 10. Weight in Grams: 205.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Silkworm Books / Trasvin Publications LP Thailand
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789747551099
- ISBN
- 9789747551099
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 32.66
€ 35.99
€ 32.66
Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only. Front headline "Africa and the October revolution". 6 p. 44 cm. Original printed broadsheet. Good clean copy with very slightly dust dulled edges." Keywords: "Periodicals , Socialism , Pamphlet"
- Publication date
- 1964
- Publisher
- The Spark publications
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Format
- Hardback
- SKU
- KEX0094055
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 20.99€ 4.99
€ 20.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. Fine clean copy in original cloth covers. Title in tilt to spine and cover. In German
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1939
- Publisher
- P. Zsolnay
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KCW0003299
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Four Roads Publications
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KMK0021755
- ISBN
- 9780993116414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. Num Pages: 259 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK. Category: (ES) Secondary; (G) General (US: Trade); (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1986
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873511964
- ISBN
- 9780873511964
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.59
€ 19.99
€ 19.59