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Paperback. This is an account of the roles of local and national movements, and of memory and regret in the destruction or preservation of the architectural, artistic, and historic legacy of Europe in which the author examines what is cultural heritage and why it matters. Num Pages: 282 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBTB; JF; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
282
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349371624
ISBN
9781349371624
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; HBWQ; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 239 x 25. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd Australia
Edition
Australian e.
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780730376996
ISBN
9780730376996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.71

This book traces the history of post-war France by tracking the Comite Regional d'Action Viticole (CRAV), a militant collective of winegrowers who have used protest and violence to push back against attempts to modernise the French economy and state and the wider impacts of globalisation. Series Editor(s): Cross, Maire. Series: Studies in Modern French History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 maps, 10 black & white illustrations, 5 tables, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBTB; JPWQ; KNAC; TVSW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 273 x 27. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784994358
ISBN
9781784994358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.19
€ 82.78

Hardback. Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801891304
ISBN
9780801891304
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.19
€ 54.92

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691610948
ISBN
9780691610948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.74

Paperback. Explaining crime by reference to abnormalities of the brain is just one example of how the human and social sciences have influenced the approach to social problems in Western societies since 1880. Focusing on applications such as penal policy, therapy, and marketing, this volume examines how these sciences have become embedded in society. Editor(s): Schumann, D.; Ziemann, Benjamin. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBL; HBTB; JHB; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349326808
ISBN
9781349326808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.84

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
KEX0094034
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JF; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 25. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231124010
ISBN
9780231124010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. In the 19th-century debate over whether the United States should be an explicitly Christian nation, California emerged as a central battleground. This book sheds light on reconstruction's impact on Indians and Asian Americans by illustrating how groups fought for a political voice, refuting racist assumptions with their lives, words, and faith. Series: Western Histories. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HRC; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2020
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520289055
ISBN
9780520289055
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.05
€ 62.38

Hardcover. Examining the social and political history of workers and entrepreneurs engaged in constructing the French capital from 1763-1815, this book argues that Paris construction was a core sector in which 'archaic' and 'innovative' practices were symbiotically used by guilds, the state, and enterprises to launch the commercial revolution in France. Num Pages: 362 pages, 46 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 25. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230574717
ISBN
9780230574717
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.69
€ 55.10

This book tells the often-unrecognized, but important, story of how African religions have shaped faith in America. Mary Ann Clark explores the cultures of three African kingdoms that contributed significant numbers of their population to the Atlantic slave trade, then examines how each may have influenced contemporary American beliefs and culture. Num Pages: 242 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KBB; HBJH; HRAC; HRKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442208797
ISBN
9781442208797
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.78
€ 27.61

Paperback. Editor(s): Ridgway, Christopher. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Four Courts Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KLJ0015401
ISBN
9781846824067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.72

Hardback. This comprehensive introduction to the study of war and genocide presents a disturbing case that the potential for slaughter is deeply rooted in the political, economic, social and ideological relations of the modern world. Most accounts of war and genocide treat them as separate phenomena. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 3JJ; 3JM; HBG; HBLW; HBTZ; JFFE; JHBA; JPA; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619064
ISBN
9780745619064
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.88

Hardcover. Introducing radical counter-visions of race and slavery, this title focuses on Chinese labourers who worked side by side with African slaves in Cuba. This title presents an examination of writings by Chinese coolies that raises theoretical and methodological questions regarding freedom, race, diaspora, trans-nationalism, and globalization. Series: Asian American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 6 tables, 2 illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: 1KJC; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781592135813
ISBN
9781592135813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 69.51

Paperback. This collection of essays applies the most current thinking in literature and urban studies to an examination of visual culture of 19th century France - painting, caricature, illustrated magazines, posters - resulting in a subtle map of the gendered topography of Parisian modernity, the stomping ground of the flaneur. Editor(s): D'Souza, Aruna; McDonough, Tom. Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; ACV; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 12. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719079429
ISBN
9780719079429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. Using transaction cost analysis and public choice theory, this book explores the growth of the federal bureaucracy and the political and economic obstacles to reforming it. It examines the political and economic forces that have shaped the civil service from the Pendleton Act of 1883 to today. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research - Long Term Factors in Economic Development. Num Pages: 240 pages, 5 line drawings, 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPQ; KCZ; KFFD; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 14. Weight in Grams: 339.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226401713
ISBN
9780226401713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 32.17

Hardback. This book begins with two fatal duels, as the most apt introduction to a literary period best defined by its antagonisms. Exploring three publishing phenomena of the age; the novels of Walter Scott, Byron's Don Juan, and the new literary magazines, it attempts a radical reconfiguration of our understanding of literary culture after Waterloo. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSBF; FC; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1648. Good clean copy in fine dustwrapper with minor shelf wear
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KAC0004409
ISBN
9780199582532
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Why and how did Japan Table Tennis Association President Goto Koji invite China to participate in the World Table Tennis Championships in Nagoya, Japan, in 1971 (the Nagoya World's)? Against strong opposition at home and abroad, Goto Koji created a stage for Premier Zhou Enlai to launch Ping-Pong Diplomacy, which changed world history forever Num Pages: 244 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 146 x 20. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230118133
ISBN
9780230118133
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.45
€ 43.83

Paperback. BIC Classification: BGH; HBT; JM; PSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Buckingham Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908684660
ISBN
9781908684660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.53

Paperback. A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages, 44 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 486. 288 pages, 44 b/w illus. A concise, illustrated history of the University of Cambridge from its origins up to the present day. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; JNM. Dimension: 229 x 158 x 14. Weight: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521439787
ISBN
9780521439787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.18

Paperback. Your guest at dinner kisses you. What does it mean? Where does it lead? Does kissing necessarily imply more, and if so how much? These and similar questions of amorous ethics and erotic disquisition are central to our everyday intimate public lives and they are the lost object of the law of love, the lex amatoria collated and presented here. Series: Language, Discourse, Society. Num Pages: 246 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CBX; DSBB; HBTB; JFSJ; LAB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349283118
ISBN
9781349283118
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 120.18

Paperback. Reveals the American showman P T Barnum as, by turns, a moral reformer, a habitual hoaxer, an insightful critic, a savvy puffer, a master of images, a sparkling writer, a relentless provocateur, and an early advocate of family entertainments. This title tracks the shifting personas of the great showman and his representational choices. Editor(s): Cook, James W. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBJK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 16. Weight in Grams: 553.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252072956
ISBN
9780252072956
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 22.26

Hardcover. Num Pages: 286 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403939234
ISBN
9781403939234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.19

Hardback. Unfolding a panoramic history of medieval Valencia, this title presents a set of documents from the registers of Jaume the Conqueror at the Crown Archives in Barcelona. It focuses on 500 government charters covering the years 1264 to 1270, and the culmination of the king's warrior fame in Christendom. Num Pages: 592 pages, 7 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 43. Weight in Grams: 942.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
648
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691054759
ISBN
9780691054759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 174.77
€ 132.43

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