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Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JB; HBJF; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781442205864
- ISBN
- 9781442205864
Condition: New
€ 127.32
€ 127.32
Paperback. Cohen charts the course of cultural, intellectual, economic, and political developments in East Asia-particularly China and Japan-from the beginning of recorded time to the present day and examines such events as the rise and fall of key dynasties, the ascendance of the British empire, and the development of democracy in Asia. Num Pages: 528 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FP; GTB; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 27. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 528
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231101097
- ISBN
- 9780231101097
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.14
€ 32.99
€ 29.14
Hardback. The American fixation with marriage owes much of its intensity to a small group of reformers who introduced Americans to marriage counseling in the 1930s. This book tells the American story of a culture gripped with the hope that, with enough effort and the right guidance, more perfect marital unions are within our reach. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRLM5; JFSJ; JHBK; JKS; JPQB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674047969
- ISBN
- 9780674047969
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.48
€ 46.99
€ 38.48
Paperback. The struggle for freedom in South Africa goes back a long way. In 1909, a remarkable interracial delegation of South Africans traveled to London to lobby for a non-racialized constitution and franchise for all. Among their allies was Mahatma Gandhi, who later encapsulated lessons from the experience in his most important book, Hind Swaraj. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821422762
- ISBN
- 9780821422762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 32.66
€ 36.99
€ 32.66
Paperback. A challenge to the whole basis of thinking on the subject of classical civilization. The author argues that it has its roots in Afroasiatic cultures, and that these influences have been systematically ignored, suppressed or denied since the 18th century. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099887805
- ISBN
- 9780099887805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 12.71
€ 18.99
€ 12.71
hardcover. This book examines National Socialist perpetrators who expelled Jews from their homelands to ghettos, concentration camps and killing centers in Eastern Europe. Translator(s): Stargardt, Ute. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 59.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- First English Language Edition
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521851565
- ISBN
- 9780521851565
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.03€ 70.06
€ 77.03
€ 70.06
Hardcover. How the smile and fortitude of a child actress revived a nation. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; APB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- WW Norton & Co United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393240795
- ISBN
- 9780393240795
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.53
€ 48.99
€ 40.53
Hardcover. Reveals the history of the anti-war movement in the UK from the outbreak of the First World War to present-day conflicts in the Middle East. This is a story of conscientious objectors and others who have been engaged in protest over the past century. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170. Weight in Grams: 890.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Thames and Hudson Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780500519158
- ISBN
- 9780500519158
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 4.99
€ 29.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. An oral history of the Japanese American saga. It details the lives of first- and second-generation Japanese Americans before World War II with images drawn from interviews, songs, novels and newspaper articles. The heart of the story is the tragedy that followed the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Series: Pacific Formations: Global Relations in Asian & Pacific Perspectives. Num Pages: 432 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742518520
- ISBN
- 9780742518520
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 76.39
€ 76.39
Paperback. For 30 years Arthur Clery commented on Irish life in the "Leader", and some of his most engaging pieces were reprinted in "The Idea of a Nation" in 1907. For this edition they are supplemented by other pieces, including an early review of James Joyce's "Chamber Music". Editor(s): Maume, Patrick (Research Fellow in Politics, Queen's University of Belfast). Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; DN; HBJD1; HBLW; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 123 x 185 x 12. Weight in Grams: 130.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University College Dublin Press Dublin
- Edition
- Facsimile edition
- Number of pages
- 120
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900621809
- ISBN
- 9781900621809
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 16.87
€ 18.99
€ 16.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845195748
- ISBN
- 9781845195748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.55
€ 32.99
€ 29.55
Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Turner Publishing Company United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471482048
- ISBN
- 9780471482048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
Hardback. Presents overviews and approaches to the problems of world history. This book offers radical postmodern and postcolonial critiques of holism, identity, and Western "scientific" history in favor of a different kind of universalism. It is suitable for those interested in teaching history courses attuned to the global era in which we live. Editor(s): Pomper, Philip; Elphick, Richard H.; Vann, Richard T. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631208983
- ISBN
- 9780631208983
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.43
€ 132.43
Hardback. Series: Cold War International History Project. Num Pages: 936 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1338.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 936
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778848
- ISBN
- 9780804778848
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.20
€ 62.20
Paperback. Presents results of Danish field research archaeology in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean and research in this area by Danish as well as international scholars. Editor(s): Dietz, Soren; Isager, Signe. Series: Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens. Num Pages: 411 pages, b/w photos & tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 210 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1616.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 411
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772887227
- ISBN
- 9788772887227
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.07
€ 22.07
Paperback. Num Pages: 110 pages, colour illus. BIC Classification: 1FPK; GM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 281 x 10. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Kit Pub
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789460223594
- ISBN
- 9789460223594
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.28
€ 54.28
Hardcover. How skirting the law once defined America's relation to the world. Num Pages: 384 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 263 x 249 x 34. Weight in Grams: 766.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393065336
- ISBN
- 9780393065336
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.84
€ 29.99
€ 24.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780345308238
- ISBN
- 9780345308238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.33
€ 19.99
€ 18.33
Paperback. In the popular stereotype of post-World War II America, women abandoned their wartime jobs and contentedly retreated to the home. This work unveils the diversity of postwar women, showing how far women departed from this one-dimensional image. Series: Critical Perspectives on the Past Series. Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 45. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Edition
- First Edition (US) First Printing
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566391719
- ISBN
- 9781566391719
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 37.06
€ 41.99
€ 37.06
Paperback. The gripping account of World War Two's legendary heroine, who risked her life to save her country and her lover. Num Pages: 432 pages, 1 x 8pp b&w. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781444724622
- ISBN
- 9781444724622
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.54
€ 11.54
The Limits of Loyalty. Imperial Symbolism, Popular Allegiances, and St...
. Ed(S): Unowsky, Daniel L.; Cole, Laurence A...
Hardback. A historical text on the late Habsburg monarchy, it concentrates on attempts by imperial government to generate a dynastic-oriented patriotism in multinational state. It examines those forces in state and society which tended toward the promotion of state unity and loyalty towards the ruling house. Editor(s): Unowsky, Daniel L.; Cole, Laurence A. Series: Austrian Habsburg Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1QDU; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 524.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845452025
- ISBN
- 9781845452025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 156.56
€ 156.56
Hardcover. Keywords: Africa. 479 pp. DJ slightly scuffed around edges but o/w like new
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1963
- Publisher
- Hart Pub. Co New York
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KNW0002082
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Soon after Alexander Gardner's "Photographic Sketch Book" was published, in 1866, it became the Civil War's best-known visual record and helped define how viewers would come to know the war. This study of a pivotal American historical document, approaching it from the perspective of visual studies as well as American literature and history. Series: Defining Moments in American Photography. Num Pages: 128 pages, 27 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; AJCR; HBAH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 49.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520253315
- ISBN
- 9780520253315
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 24.01
€ 32.99
€ 24.01
Hardback. Study of progressivism's influence on the creation of the US Air Force and its use of precision bombing to end wars more quickly Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803233980
- ISBN
- 9780803233980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.67
€ 68.67