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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBJK; HBTB; JFFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781493028740
ISBN
9781493028740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.11

Hardback. This book, the first to study women's historical involvement in postwar reconciliation, examines how patriarchy and the international relations system operated simultaneously to ensure postwar male privilege. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Transnational History Series. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
2008th Edition
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230602816
ISBN
9780230602816
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.18
€ 73.99

Paperback. Offering the history of skiing from its earliest origins to the outbreak of World War II, this book places emphasis on the impact of culture on the development of skiing, from the influence of Norwegian nationalism to the role of the military in countries as far removed as Austria, India, and Japan. Num Pages: 384 pages, 57 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WSWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558496019
ISBN
9781558496019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. Sheds light on the process of learning to read and write in colonial America. Ranging throughout the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia, this work examines the instruction of girls and boys, Native Americans and enslaved Africans, the privileged and the poor, revealing the wrenching impact of literacy acquisition on the lives of learners. Series: Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book. Num Pages: 504 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; CFC; HBTB; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558495814
ISBN
9781558495814
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.81

Paperback. This work traces the scientific, administrative, and political strategies that enabled the foundation of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle. It argues that agriculture and animal breeding rank alongside classification and collections in explaining why natural history was important for French rulers. Num Pages: 304 pages, 15 halftones, 3 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768632
ISBN
9780226768632
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.73

Hardback. Offers a perspective on the history of food, looking at writings about cuisine, diet, and food chemistry as a key to larger debates over the state of the nation in Old Regime France. This title demonstrates how public discussions of eating and drinking were used to articulate concerns about the state of civilization versus that of nature and more. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBTB; JFCV; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226768861
ISBN
9780226768861
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Hardcover. Hardcover, black spine. Foxing on page edges and some pages, coffee stain on ffep. 163pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Thomas Nelson And Sons Ltd London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1959
SKU
KON0819570
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 158 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764331497
ISBN
9780764331497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.88

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, 324 colour & 25 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AG; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 427 x 227 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349225
ISBN
9780764349225
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 27.85

Paperback. This is a history of the Huns in Europe from their first attacks on the Goths north of the Black Sea to the collapse of their central European empire after the death of the legendary Attila. Series: Peoples of Europe. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631214434
ISBN
9780631214434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 49.84

Hardback. The censuses from the first half of the nineteenth century provided invaluable information about English economy and society. This new edition corrects earlier errors and omissions, in particular to make good the failure to record men in the armed forces and at sea. An accompanying CD contains the largest data tables. Editor(s): Wrigley, E. A. Series: Records of Social and Economic History New Series. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBTB; JHBD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 27. Weight in Grams: 760.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9780197264799
ISBN
9780197264799
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.91

Paperback. True accounts of Western Pirates, that inspire the fiction today. This book provides information on handful of West Country pirates of the past and also those who voyaged from the West to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Num Pages: 160 pages, c. 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKEW; HBTM; JKVM; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752443775
ISBN
9780752443775
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.27

Paperback. Num Pages: 188 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTQ; JFSL9; JPVH; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Aboriginal Studies Press Australia
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780855756628
ISBN
9780855756628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 25.92

Hardcover. A stunning showcase of contemporary tattoo art from around the world Num Pages: 192 pages, Full-colour throughout. BIC Classification: AFY; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 239 x 20. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
Instituto Monsa de Ediciones
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9788416500277
ISBN
9788416500277
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 32.77

Paperback. Describes Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline from the temporary dominance of the pioneer, its rather special relationship with the rest of the world (notably the underdeveloped countries) and the effects of all these on the life of the British people. Num Pages: 432 pages, diagrams, further reading, index. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; JFC; KJK; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140257885
ISBN
9780140257885
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Canada
Edition
New
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781552665824
ISBN
9781552665824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.91

Paperback. Around the year 1215, female mystics and their sacramental devotion were among orthodoxy's sophisticated weapons in the fight against heresy. While studies of sanctity and heresy tend to be undertaken separately, this book brings these two avenues of inquiry together. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; HBTB; HRAM7; HRLK2; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691118604
ISBN
9780691118604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Black literary production during the 19th century was dominated by the issues of slavery, racial subjugation, abolitionist politics and liberation. This book examines how those authors bore witness to the experiences they described. Num Pages: 207 pages, 1 halftone (about the author). BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
207
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814756058
ISBN
9780814756058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Num Pages: 164 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; HBL; HBTQ; JFSJ; JFSR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
164
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349268870
ISBN
9781349268870
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.81

Hardback. Over 100 tractors, stretching back over 100 years - from the first steam engines on wheels produced by ingenious engineers in the garden shed, to the mighty multinational John Deere. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WGCT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 144 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752461984
ISBN
9780752461984
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.32

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1FMT; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTV; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 399.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801474996
ISBN
9780801474996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.33

Hardcover. Hardcover, cream spine. 240pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hart-Davis, MacGibbon London
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1976
SKU
KON0819862
ISBN
9780246109187
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardback. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JPA; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691138787
ISBN
9780691138787
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.70

Paperback. Tales of Hardship, Love and Happiness in Tate & Lyle's East End Factories Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; 3JJPG; BT; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007448470
ISBN
9780007448470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.20

Paperback. In a meticulous account of this period, Professor Duncan disentangles the power struggles during the 'Great Cause' between the Balliols and the Bruces, and of the actions, motives and decisive interventions of Edward I. Series: Edinburgh Classic Editions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3F; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 276 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781474415446
ISBN
9781474415446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.90

Paperback. To understand the European royal line of succession, there are certain principles that must be observed. Num Pages: 34 pages, col.Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 170 x 3. Weight in Grams: 160.
Publisher
Pitkin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853729389
ISBN
9780853729389
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.99
€ 7.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBTB; TVH; WBA; WSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 210 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Blue Bike Books Canada
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926700465
ISBN
9781926700465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. First published in 1903, this eloquent collection of essays exposed the magnitude of racism in our society. The book endures today as a classic document of American social and political history: a manifesto that has influenced generations with its transcendent vision for change. Editor(s): Gates, Henry Louis, Jr. Num Pages: 274 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 263 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199387434
ISBN
9780199387434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.15

Paperback. Based on the premise that people shape their ideas of what is permissible, define boundaries of right and wrong, and imagine sexual worlds through the discourses available, this book explores the Ottoman sexual thought and practices. It deals with the history of the Ottoman Empire, the history of sexuality and gender, and the Islamic Middle East. Series: Studies on the History of Society & Culture. Num Pages: 242 pages, 6 b/w photographs, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QDT; 3J; HBTB; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520245631
ISBN
9780520245631
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Hardcover. On 18 July 1943, one-hundred and twenty Jews were transported from the concentration camp at Drancy to the Levitan furniture store building in the middle of Paris. These were the first detainees of three satellite camps (Levitan, Austerlitz, Bassano) in Paris. Translator(s): Hensher, Jonathan. Num Pages: 180 pages, 20 ills. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Edition
First English Language Edition
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857451392
ISBN
9780857451392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.36

Paperback. Presents the history of black colleges and universities in America. This work tells the story of educational institutions that offer African Americans an opportunity to transcend the legacy of slavery while also bearing its burden. It offers a portrait of the distinctive place black colleges and universities have occupied in American history. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 tables. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBT; JFSL3; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691116327
ISBN
9780691116327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Family Tree Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440345036
ISBN
9781440345036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.88

paperback. A funny yet thought-provoking play about identity politics. Cast of 4 men and 1 woman. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DD; HBTB; JFSL9; JHMC; WHP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 171.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Talonbooks Canada
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226630
ISBN
9780889226630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.43

Paperback. Exotic postcards from playwright, novelist and screenwriter Drew Hayden Taylor's globetrotting adventures, with news about aboriginal peoples around the world. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; CBV; HBTB; JFSL9; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 385.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Talon Books,Canada Canada
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780889226432
ISBN
9780889226432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.48

Paperback. Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; APF; HBTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 868.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405188289
ISBN
9781405188289
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.41

Hardback. Post-War Hollywood Cinema is an accessible and comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946 to 1962. Drew Casper chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 33. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
484
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150743
ISBN
9781405150743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.20

Paperback. Post-War Hollywood Cinema is an accessible and comprehensive history of the American film industry, from 1946 to 1962. Drew Casper chronicles the restructuring of Hollywood cinema against the backdrop of the major political, economic, and social changes taking place after World War II. Num Pages: 484 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; APF; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 173 x 28. Weight in Grams: 852.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
484
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405150750
ISBN
9781405150750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.41

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Edition
Har/DVD
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816524648
ISBN
9780816524648
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardback. In nineteenth-century Britain, learned societies and clubs became contested sites in which a new kind of identity was created: the charisma and persona of the scholar, of the intellectual. Num Pages: 325 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270460
ISBN
9781783270460
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.90

Hardback. A groundbreaking reassessment of the crucial but unrecognized roles Germany's Jews played at home and at the front during World War I Num Pages: 304 pages, 26 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300192049
ISBN
9780300192049
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.52