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Paperback. An introduction to a key period in the history of Europe - the transition from medieval to Renaissance Europe. In this updated edition, Professor Holmes reveals the interactions between politics, society and ideas that contributed to the problems and changes of this period. Series: Blackwell Classic Histories of Europe S. Num Pages: 296 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631213826
ISBN
9780631213826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.28

Paperback. In 1968, Mexico prepared to host the Olympic games amid growing civil unrest. In this study of the afterlives of the '68 Movement, the author explores how urban spaces - material but also literary, photographic, and cinematic - became an archive of 1968, providing a framework for de facto modes of justice for years to come. Num Pages: 336 pages, 28 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520291072
ISBN
9780520291072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

paperback. Pioneering book of oral history, The Pattern Under the Plough shows that even in modern societies, governed by science and technology, there are still traces of a civilisation whose beliefs were bound to the soil and whose reliance on the seasons was a matter of life or death. Illustrator(s): Gentleman, David. Series: Nature Classics Library. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBTD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Little Toller Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908213099
ISBN
9781908213099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.58

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1; HBTB; HRAX; HRC; HRLB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268026219
ISBN
9780268026219
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.11

Hardback. Editor(s): Hemphill, Pamela. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 828.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Edition
Abridged
SKU
V9780691639734
ISBN
9780691639734
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.29

Hardback. This intriguing book identifies the imaginative use of wild animals in early western society and shows how attitudes to wild animals changed according to subsistence and economic needs and how wildlife helped to determine social relations among people. Num Pages: 216 pages, 20 b&w photographs, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFFZ; JHMC; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774809627
ISBN
9780774809627
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.13

Hardback. George Ciccariello-Maher brings the work of Georges Sorel, Frantz Fanon, and Enrique Dussel together with contemporary Venezuelan politics to formulate a decolonized dialectics that is suited to the struggle against the legacies of slavery and colonialism while also breaking the impasse between dialectics and postcolonial theory. Series: Radical Americas. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSV; 3JM; HBTQ; HBTS; HPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 20. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362234
ISBN
9780822362234
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 187.11

Sheet map, folded. Series: George Bradshaw Railway Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJC; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Historical Images Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918058
ISBN
9781844918058
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Sheet map. At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world - the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This title shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: HBTP1; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2011
Edition
Facsimile map
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402134
ISBN
9781908402134
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Middleton Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908174130
ISBN
9781908174130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.63

paperback. George Bird Grinnell was a zoologist by training. He accompanied Custer's Black Hills expedition as a naturalist in 1874 and from that time until his death in 1938 was closely associated with the Cheyennes and other Plains tribes. In this title, he looks at its warmaking and warrior societies, healing practices and responses to European diseases. Num Pages: 478 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 31. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Bison Books
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KAC0004493
ISBN
9780803257726
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.12

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 25. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750961899
ISBN
9780750961899
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. During the Civil War, Americans from homefront to battlefront played baseball as never before. This work gives us a commentary of the growth and transformation of baseball. It shows that the game was a vital part of the lives of many a soldier and civilian - and that baseball's popularity had everything to do with surging American nationalism. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691130439
ISBN
9780691130439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.89

Hardback. A guide to Victorian domestic life. Packed with pithy advices, it covers everything from entertaining and etiquette to household management, and takes in consideration discussion of such matters as how singing might prevent consumption, which ointments removes freckles, and why chess should on no account ever be played at a ball. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB; WJX; WKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9781847945846
ISBN
9781847945846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 5.70

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 227.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226412306
ISBN
9780226412306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.96

Hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 760.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764352393
ISBN
9780764352393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 24.43

The contributors to this comprehensive anthology critique sociology's disciplinary engagement with colonialism in varied settings, while also highlighting the field's significant contributions to the theory and history of imperialism. Editor(s): Steinmetz, George. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 632 pages, 5 photos, 3 tables, 2 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 177 x 41. Weight in Grams: 990.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822352587
ISBN
9780822352587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 188.76

Paperback. A series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, class consciousness, and the substantiation and consciousness of the Proletariat. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd
Edition
MIT Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262620208
ISBN
9780262620208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.57

Paperback. Translator(s): Livingstone, R. Num Pages: 397 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
The Merlin Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
397
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1975
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850361971
ISBN
9780850361971
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.09

Paperback. Composed at the height of the Hundred Years War by Geoffroi de Charny, one of the most respected knights of his age, A Knight's Own Book of Chivalry is an invaluable guide to fourteenth-century knighthood. Translator(s): Kennedy, Elspeth. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
124
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812219098
ISBN
9780812219098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.56

This edition of the treatise - which includes an introduction by Geoffrey W. Symcox on the intellectual context within which it was conceived - is a must-read for anyone interested in the life of cities both historical and contemporary. Series: Lorenzo da Ponte Italian Library. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JB; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442645073
ISBN
9781442645073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.57

Paperback. Tells the story of East Timor, a half-island that suffered genocide after Indonesia invaded in 1975, and which was again laid to waste after the population voted for independence from Indonesia in 1999. This title provides a first-person account of the violence, as well as an assessment of the politics and history behind it. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 344 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FMNT; HBTZ; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691150178
ISBN
9780691150178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. Geoffrey Robertson QC tackles the difficult debate surrounding the Armenian Genocide. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849548977
ISBN
9781849548977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.37

paperback. Features Stalin's leadership from the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 to his death in 1953. This book challenges a long list of standard perceptions of Stalin: his qualities as a leader; his relationships with his own generals and with other great world leaders; his foreign policy; and his role in instigating the Cold War. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBLW; HBTW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 43. Weight in Grams: 740.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300136227
ISBN
9780300136227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 39.18

Hardcover. From Persepolis to Beijing's Forbidden City, Power in Stone explores cities built as symbols of military, political and economic power. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232867
ISBN
9781780232867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747803249
ISBN
9780747803249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Hardcover. Num Pages: 305 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 209 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1154.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870335112
ISBN
9780870335112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 31.52

Paperback. This Handbook shows that Business History is a wide-ranging and dynamic area of study, producing compelling empirical data, which has sometimes confirmed and sometimes contested widely-held views in management and the social sciences. A key reference work for scholars of Business History, and a fascinating resource for social scientists in general. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Business and Management C. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HBT; KJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
736
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199573950
ISBN
9780199573950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.77

Paperback. A study of the evolution of an English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance. Covering 12 centuries, this is a one-volume history of the English nation, from its origins to the present. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 264 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631196068
ISBN
9780631196068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardcover. Series: Dedalus Concept Books. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28 black and whilte illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 135 x 24. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Dedalus Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907650048
ISBN
9781907650048
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.98

hardcover. Ranging from discussions of the natural world, livelihoods, and religious and intellectual encounters to language play, crime and punishment, and gender, this book replays the themes of enduring hybridity and "creolization" of cultures dating from the first great encounter between Europe and Asia. Series: World Social Change. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations, glossary. BIC Classification: 1D; 1F; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 594.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742526617
ISBN
9780742526617
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 184.62

Paperback. The oboe is an instrument with a long and rich history. In this book two distinguished oboist-musicologists trace that history from its beginnings to the 21st century, discussing how and why the oboe evolved, what music was written for it, and which players were prominent. Series: Yale Musical Instrument Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations, 20 colour plates, Discography. BIC Classification: AVRN; HBT. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 249 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300100532
ISBN
9780300100532
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBTV; JFSC; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 291 x 23. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
9780745336602
ISBN
9780745336602
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 22.99
€ 19.61

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 192 x 17. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Harbour Books (East) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905128303
ISBN
9781905128303
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.12

Paperback. Offers an account of how Nike became the world's largest sports and fitness company. This book provides a glimpse into the first 33 years of Nike - from its humble beginnings to its modern guise as a global giant. Num Pages: 300 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KND; KNSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 26. Weight in Grams: 942.
Publisher
Meyer & Meyer Germany
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841262345
ISBN
9781841262345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.43

Hardcover. This book is a detailed insight into the Thor weapon system. Diagrams and previously unseen photography support full descriptions of the missile, its UK bases and ground equipment. Simple explanations of gyroscopes and ballistics aid an understanding of missile navigation, whilst the launch countdown is presented in easily followed flow charts. Num Pages: 208 pages, 42 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 263 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555682
ISBN
9781781555682
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.20

Paperback. A first-hand account of the genealogy of the discipline, and of the rise of a new era of social history. Geoff Eley tracks the evolution of historical understanding in our time from social history through the so-called "cultural turn," and back again to a broad history of society. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069040
ISBN
9780472069040
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.23

Paperback. Analyses the conflict that followed historians' "cultural turn" by examining the use of class, and demonstrates how practitioners in multiple, sometimes conflicting fields can work collaboratively to produce the highest quality scholarship. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 381.
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472069644
ISBN
9780472069644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.82

Hardcover. This title charts the evolution and history of one of Britain's principal commercial vehicle manufacturers. Commer underwent several name changes as it acquired, and was acquired by, several other companies. whilst creating some of the world's most innovative commercial vehicles. Num Pages: 232 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; KNDR; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 196 x 19. Weight in Grams: 834.
Publisher
Crowood
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861264916
ISBN
9781861264916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.00

Hardback. This book examines the activities of William Blundell, a seventeenth-century Catholic gentleman, and using the approaches of the history of reading provides a detailed analysis of his mindset. The findings of the study challenge a historical determinism which removes Catholics from the mainstream of early-modern society. Series Editor(s): Lake, Peter; Milton, Anthony; Peacey, Jason; Gajda, Alexandra. Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, black & white|Tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719080241
ISBN
9780719080241
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.19