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Hardcover. The most important historical and journalistic portrait to date of a nation whose destiny will determine the fate of a continent. Num Pages: 608 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 234 x 39. Weight in Grams: 996.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Liveright
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 598
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780871404787
- ISBN
- 9780871404787
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 30.65
€ 36.99
€ 30.65
Paperback. A guide to the definitive sporting mega-event Olympics and the wider phenomenon it represents - Olympism. It addresses the key questions in modern Olympism, including: What does studying Olympism entail? How do historical accounts create and challenge Olympic myths? And how can the principles and practices of Olympism be sustained in the future? Editor(s): Parry, Jim; Girginov, Vassil. Num Pages: 464 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSBB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 174 x 28. Weight in Grams: 834.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415445368
- ISBN
- 9780415445368
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 78.19
€ 78.19
Paperback. Martin Luther King Junior's adaptation of Gandhi's doctrine of non-violent resistance is the most visible example of the rich history of ties between African Americans and India. This title provides the history of the relationship between African Americans and Indians in the period leading up to Indian independence in 1947. Num Pages: 274 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1H; 1K; GTB; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Temple University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781592139002
- ISBN
- 9781592139002
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.76
€ 36.99
€ 32.76
Paperback. Examining Queen Victoria's own contributions to Victorian writing and art, this text looks at the cultural mechanisms through which her influence was felt. It explores the variability of Victoria's agency and of its representations using a wide array of literary, historical and visual sources. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 272 pages, 47 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; DSBF; HBJD1; HBLL; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226351148
- ISBN
- 9780226351148
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 28.58
€ 36.99
€ 28.58
Paperback. Challenging the view that Aboriginal medicine was helpless to deal with European disease, Lux argues that the diseases killing the Plains people were not contagious epidemics but grinding poverty, malnutrition, and overcrowding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 288 pages, 12 halftones, 6 graphs, 19 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBC; HBJK; HBLW; JFSL9; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780802082954
- ISBN
- 9780802082954
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 40.07
€ 45.99
€ 40.07
Paperback. Paperback, in very good condition.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First English Language Edition
- SKU
- KRF0011751
- ISBN
- 9780813523378
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Depicts Hawai'i's press against the continent, endowing America's story with fresh meaning. This book reveals Hawaiians fighting in the Civil War, sailing on nineteenth-century New England ships, and living in pre-gold rush California. It revises the way we think about islands, oceans, and continents. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 328 pages, 57 b/w photographs, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1MKPH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 438.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520261679
- ISBN
- 9780520261679
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 23.94
€ 32.99
€ 23.94
Hardback. Offers an innovative study of early radio technologies and the Mexican Revolution, examining the foundational relationship between electronic wireless technologies, single-party rule, and authoritarian practices in Mexican media. J. Justin Castro bridges the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution, discussing technological continuities and change. Series: The Mexican Experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 images, 1 map, 4 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; APW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803268449
- ISBN
- 9780803268449
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.08
€ 79.08
Paperback. A history of the US M3 halftrack, one of the most successful infantry vehicles in the history of armoured warfare, which came to symbolize the Allied armed forces of World War II, which also saw service in the post-war era. The book describes its development and combat history since the 1960s. Illustrator(s): Sarson, Peter. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, b&w photographs, colour illustrations, b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBWQ; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 249 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855324671
- ISBN
- 9781855324671
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.94
€ 16.99
€ 15.94
Hardback. Examines the crafts of jewelry making, needlework, quilting, weaving, pottery, and metalwork, identifying the history and development of each craft through time, and the tools, techniques, and people who have made their contributions to the craft from different places of the globe. Series: Handicrafts Through World History Series. Num Pages: 177 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313336546
- ISBN
- 9780313336546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 55.95
€ 55.95
Paperback. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2JN; CJB; HBJK; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873658171
- ISBN
- 9780873658171
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 44.37
€ 53.99
€ 44.37
paperback. Mystery surrounds the parentage of Alexander, the prince born to Queen Olympias. Is his father Philip, King of Macedonia, or Nectanebo, the mysterious sorcerer who seduced the queen by trickery? One thing is certain: the boy is destined to conquer the known world. He grows up to fulfil this prophecy, building a mighty empire. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF; HBG; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 160.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780140445602
- ISBN
- 9780140445602
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 12.03
€ 19.99
€ 12.03
Paperback. Keywords: Subjects
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Moscow : Novosti Press Agency Pub. House (1971)
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KHS0055156
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. First printed October, 1931, reprinted November 1931." Commissioning organisation: [by] J.H. Oldham . and B.D. Gibson. 185 p. 22 cm. Associated Names: Gibson, B. D.,. Paperback. Clean copy, with some foxing, slightly bumped corners and small tea". Keywords: "Education , Missions"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1931
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, H. Milf
- Condition
- Used, Good
- SKU
- KEX0036866
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 120.09€ 5.12
€ 120.09
€ 5.12
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156733
- ISBN
- 9781844156733
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 34.76
€ 42.99
€ 34.76
Num Pages: 112 pages, 500+ color photos, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ; YFB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 286 x 224 x 16. Weight in Grams: 930.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 112
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764302589
- ISBN
- 9780764302589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.10
€ 42.99
€ 36.10
Paperback. This volume, which brings together articles by scholars and activists in China, Japan, Canada and the US in multiple disciplines, seeks to illuminate the problems and possibilities involved in translating feminism from the metropolitan 'West' to a locale rife with its own ideas about gender, class, body and sexuality. Editor(s): Ko, Dorothy; Zheng, Wang. Series: Gender and History Special Issues. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 13. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405161701
- ISBN
- 9781405161701
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.28
€ 28.28
Hardback. Central to the Enlightenment is the ideal of the Secular City, in militant reply to the Civitas Dei of St Augustine. The essays in this volume illustrate the elaboration of that vision, both in the planning and depiction of actual cities and in the speculation on social justice to which Voltaire in particular devoted himself. Editor(s): Hemming, T. D.; Freeman, Ted; Meakin, David. Num Pages: 259 pages, 6 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLL; HRAB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 259
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780859894166
- ISBN
- 9780859894166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.90
€ 139.90
Hardcover. A lively chronicle of the 1960s through the surprisingly close and incredibly contentious friendship of its two most colorful characters. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 169 x 35. Weight in Grams: 738.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393088717
- ISBN
- 9780393088717
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 28.43
€ 31.99
€ 28.43
Hardback. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Canadian national identity underwent a transformation. This book surveys Canada's national history through a British lens. In a series of essays focusing on discrete aspects of Canadian identity, it reveals the complex relationship between Canada and the larger British world. Editor(s): Buckner, Phillip A.; Francis, R. Douglas. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; JFC; JFFN; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774813051
- ISBN
- 9780774813051
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.43
€ 116.43
Hardback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSL3; JPVH1; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781493026180
- ISBN
- 9781493026180
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Originally published in 1991, this classic work has now been revised and updated with additional photos, many of them in colour. It is the story of how, in Vietnam, an elite group of Air Force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 0-2 and OV-10 Bronco prop planes - flying as low as they could get. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Casemate Books United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612002200
- ISBN
- 9781612002200
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 32.72
€ 42.99
€ 32.72
Hardcover. Num Pages: 336 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3JJP; BGX; HBJK; HRCX7; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 206 x 35. Weight in Grams: 588.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nation Books
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781568585734
- ISBN
- 9781568585734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 19.73
€ 29.99
€ 19.73
Paperback. In this book, Norman Hampson follows through certain dominant themes in the Enlightenment, and describes the contemporary social and political climate, in which ideas could travel from the salons of Paris to the court of Catherine the Great - but less easily from a master to his servant. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. Clean copy with minor shelf wear and yellowing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KOG0007778
- ISBN
- 9780140137453
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99