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Paperback. To walk on remnants of the storied Appian Way, from Rome to Italy, is to walk in the footsteps of ghosts. In this book, the author is our guide to those ghosts - and the layers of history they represent. It takes us on a trek with him back in time, to the campaigns of Garibaldi, the revolt of Spartacus, and the glory days of Imperial Rome. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 136 pages, 24 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBLA1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226142999
ISBN
9780226142999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.44

Hardcover. The Roman poet Statius called the Via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today, the road is all but gone. This book deals with the author's adventures along this ancient highway. Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel. Num Pages: 144 pages, 24 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBLA1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226425719
ISBN
9780226425719
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.37

Hardback. Examines Colombian society's attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere's worst mid-century conflict and how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. In this book, the author reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial elites, and more. Series: Violence in Latin American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photos, 3 charts, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780520293922
ISBN
9780520293922
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.73

Paperback. Examines Colombian society's attempt to move beyond the Western Hemisphere's worst mid-century conflict and how that effort molded notions of belonging and understandings of the past. In this book, the author reconstructs encounters between government officials, rural peoples, provincial elites, and more. Series: Violence in Latin American History. Num Pages: 344 pages, 11 b/w photos, 3 charts, 9 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLSC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520293939
ISBN
9780520293939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. Tells what really happened in history rather than simply what obviously happened. Num Pages: 664 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 924. 664 pages, maps. Tells what really happened in history rather than simply what obviously happened. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTG. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 39. Weight: 922.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
664
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1980
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520042063
ISBN
9780520042063
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.12

hardcover. Jazz Age Barcelona focuses the lenses of cultural studies and urban studies on the avant-garde character of the city during the cosmopolitan Jazz Age, delving into the cultural forces that flourished in Europe between the late 1910s and early 1930s. Series: Studies in Book & Print Culture. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49. BIC Classification: 1DS; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780802099372
ISBN
9780802099372
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 93.49

Paperback. Provides a perspective on Kennedy's assassination from Johnson's viewpoint, and penetrates deep into what it was like for him to assume a position of such power at a time of national crisis. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; BGH; HBJK; HBLW3; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 40. Weight in Grams: 938.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847922953
ISBN
9781847922953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 25.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874177831
ISBN
9780874177831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.60

Paperback. Editor(s): Rosenstone, Robert A.; Parvulescu, Constantin. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: APFA; HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 171 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1010.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119169574
ISBN
9781119169574
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.34

Hardcover. 530p. good. D.W. Keywords: Social
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Rand McNally & Company, Chicago
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KON0702041
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 7.13

Hardback. Ancient Anatolia was a region where indigenous peoples mixed with conquerors and incomers: Persians, Greeks, Gauls, Romans, Jews. Names from all these sources intermingled, and it is by studying them that the cultural interactions and changes and resistances that occurred can be illuminated. Editor(s): Parker, Robert. Series: Proceedings of the British Academy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13 figures, including 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 2AHA; CFF; HBJ; HBLA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 586.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197265635
ISBN
9780197265635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.53

Paperback. Editor(s): Kuenster, Robert. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 7. Weight in Grams: 145.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566638630
ISBN
9781566638630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.22

Paperback. Series: The Modern American West. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816529599
ISBN
9780816529599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.30

Hardcover. "8vo. Indexed. Commissioning organisation: Laird, Robbin (Edited By) 224p. Fine copy in an equally fine dw. First Edition". Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - Arms Industry,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - Arms Industry - Arms Negotiations & C"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KON0757654
ISBN
9780822309550
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "8vo. Indexed. Commissioning organisation: Laird, Robbin (Edited By) 224p. Fine copy in an equally fine dw. First Edition". Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - Arms Industry,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - Arms Industry - Arms Negotiations & C"
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
KON0757237
ISBN
9780822309550
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. "8vo. Indexed. Commissioning organisation: Laird, Robbin (Edited By) 224p. Fine copy in an equally fine dw. First Edition". Keywords: "Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - Arms Industry,Subjects - Society, Politics & Philosophy - Warfare & Defence - Arms Industry - Arms Negotiations & C"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
SKU
KON0757248
ISBN
9780822309550
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Examines the shatter zone created in the colonial South through the interactions of American Indians and European colonists. This book assesses the shatter zone region as a whole and the varied ways in which Native peoples wrestled with an increasingly unstable world and worked to re-establish order. Editor(s): Ethridge, Robbie; Shuck-Hall, Sheri Marie. Num Pages: 536 pages, 1 photo, 15 maps, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. Weight in Grams: 717.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
536
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803217591
ISBN
9780803217591
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99

Hardback. The Weimar era in Germany is often characterized as a time of significant change. Such periods of rupture transform the way people envision the past, present, and future. This book traces the conceptions of time and history in the Germany of the early 20th century. Series: Making Sense of History. Num Pages: 268 pages, 4 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBAH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782387688
ISBN
9781782387688
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 150.55

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF; HBTB; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 140 x 25. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784536923
ISBN
9781784536923
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Exeter Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859896283
ISBN
9780859896283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.37

Hardback. Presents a collection of tintype cowboy photographs taken on ranches across fourteen states of the American West, as well as in British Columbia, Canada, and Coahuila, Mexico. This book features photographs that reveal the variety of people who are drawn to the cowboying life, women as well as men, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. Series: M.K. Brown Range Life Series. Num Pages: 232 pages, 144 b&w photos. BIC Classification: AJ; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 207 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1305.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292714380
ISBN
9780292714380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

paperback. The book covers the main themes, events and issues in the history of sport over the last 200 years. Written in an accessible style in short, themed chapters the book covers everything from bare-knuckle boxing to global mega-events like the FIFA World Cup. Num Pages: 800 pages, 8 page black and white plate section.photographs, illustrations and documents. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 56. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Featherstone Education
Condition
New
SKU
9781472922212
ISBN
9781472922212
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 155 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 236.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Univ Tennessee Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781572331846
ISBN
9781572331846
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.33

Hardback. "Schorman demonstrates in this readable study of 1890s U.S. society how fashion-which he defines as clothing everyone wears and the symbolic system connected to its choice-reflects the cultural dynamics caused by rapid social change and remnants of past attitudes."-Choice Num Pages: 224 pages, 45 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JH; KCZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780812237283
ISBN
9780812237283
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.08

Paperback. A timely and engaging look at the new China told through the stories of its ordinary people. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JMG; HBJF; HBLX; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444791082
ISBN
9781444791082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. For the men of the Army Air Corps in early World War II, the chance of surviving the obligatory twenty-five missions without death, injury, or imprisonment was one in three. This work features the stories of the air war from the men who lived and fought it. It tells about the Jewish aviators' experiences as POWs in German camps, and more. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Potomac Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Potomac Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574889994
ISBN
9781574889994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.07

Paperback. A unique collection that offers fresh and original perspectives on some of the most important themes in Frankish history Editor(s): Meens, Rob; Raaijmakers, Janneke. Num Pages: 584 pages, 8 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526118547
ISBN
9781526118547
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.99

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Tafelberg Publishers Ltd South Africa
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780624040682
ISBN
9780624040682
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.38

Hardcover. This book tells the story of the largest British bomber of World War 1 and the men who flew them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBLW; HBWN; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Fonthill Media United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781550809
ISBN
9781781550809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.41

Paperback. Explains and evaluates the historic and political roots of conflicts in South Asia in a systematic and thematic way. Series: Contemporary Worlds. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FK; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861892577
ISBN
9781861892577
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.71

Paperback. The Afghan Way of War provides the Afghan perspective on war, from the 1830s to the present day, and in doing so uncovers the cultural codes that colour the Afghan spirit in warfare. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 219 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849043762
ISBN
9781849043762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.97

Hardback. The story of the First World War in the Middle East - and how it swept away five hundred years of Ottoman rule to lay the foundations for the troubled Middle East that we know today. Num Pages: 384 pages, 24 black & whilte illustrations, 7 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBW; HBWN; JWD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 165 x 246 x 27. Weight in Grams: 698.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199683284
ISBN
9780199683284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.23

Hardback. Mercenaries, allies or collaborators? This book provides a history of colonial auxiliaries. It looks at the post-colonial legacy of local forces trained up under Western models. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBW; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. Weight in Grams: 750.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849044257
ISBN
9781849044257
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.57

Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298037
ISBN
9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 306 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Halsgrove
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857041272
ISBN
9780857041272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 210 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB; WSJA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 344.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Empire Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901746051
ISBN
9781901746051
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198354659
ISBN
9780198354659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.65

Paperback. London's forgotten scandals, secrets and personalities from the twentieth century, told by the writer of the popular blog Another Nickel in the Machine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651194
ISBN
9781445651194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 17.53

When Rob Amberg first met Dellie Norton, she was 76 years old and had lived most of her life in the mountain community of Sodom Laurel, North Carolina. This work traces the relationship between them, years marked by the seasons of raising and harvesting food and by the gatherings of family. Num Pages: 192 pages, 134 duotones. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJP; BG; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1170.
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807827420
ISBN
9780807827420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 49.31

Paperback. In 1938, the author was fresh out of school and bound for his first job in Africa, hoping to find adventure far from home. However, he got far more excitement than he bargained for when the outbreak of the Second World War led him to join the RAF. In this title, he gives an account of his experiences in Africa. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JJH; BM; DSBH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 17. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Michael Joseph
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955796
ISBN
9780241955796
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33