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Paperback. Starting from the assumption that the human story has to be seen in the round, this history examines the evolution of humans, their lives as hunters and gatherers and their eventual adoption of agriculture, before looking at the emergence of civilization across the globe. Num Pages: 944 pages, maps, charts. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1400.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
944
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712665728
ISBN
9780712665728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.09

Hardcover. This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters. Num Pages: 112 pages, 95 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 197 x 15. Weight in Grams: 478. 112 pages, 95 colour illustrations. This book celebrates the greatest of English novelists by illustrating his abiding preoccupations. It reproduces extracts from the novels alongside a selection of the original covers, their illustrations and all the paraphernalia of nineteenth-century advertising, breathing life into the vibrant world of Dickens and his characters. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; DSBF; HBTB. Dimension: 195 x 197 x 15. Weight: 478.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243846
ISBN
9781851243846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.49

Paperback. In The Great British Bobby, Clive Emsley traces the development of Britain's forces of law and order from the earliest watchmen and constables of the pre-modern period to the police service of today. Num Pages: 336 pages, 24 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849161978
ISBN
9781849161978
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.12

Hardcover. Presents a history of the struggle for independence after East Timor was invaded by Indonesia in 1975. This book addresses such multi-dimensional perspectives as: Indonesian, US and Australian diplomacy; Indonesian military operations and activities against the populace; East Timorese resistance at various social levels; and, human rights abuses. Num Pages: 261 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; HBTQ; HBTR; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845194284
ISBN
9781845194284
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.45

Paperback. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: 1K; BM; HBJK; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 289 x 29. Weight in Grams: 330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
AK Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352505
ISBN
9781849352505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.42

Paperback. Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day. This book tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. It raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live among different cultures. Num Pages: 248 pages, 32 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HBTQ; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147963
ISBN
9780691147963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Hardback. A colorful social and cultural history of the often-overlooked independent radio stations of the 1920s, which played an integral role in shaping the American broadcast system through innovative commercial practices, all the while incurring the wrath of the large corporate stations trying to fulfill radio's utopian cultural potential. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; KNTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812238716
ISBN
9780812238716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.37

Paperback. Accessible introduction to the most 'dangerous' and subversive figure of the French revolution and a popular, radical journalist. Series: Revolutionary Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 6 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 11. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745331935
ISBN
9780745331935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Paperback. .
Publisher
Frith Book Company Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
Rev Pbk ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859371985
ISBN
9781859371985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Series: Photographic Memories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AJCP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
Publisher
Frith Book Company Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859372340
ISBN
9781859372340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

Hardcover. Bringing together essays from experts who analyze how the landscapes, images, and economies of the industrial city have changed through boom and bust, this title covers a range of subjects, from car cities to steel towns, from visualization of industrial cities in avant-garde art to the role of industrial heritage in urban regeneration. Editor(s): Zimmermann, Clemens. Series: Interdisciplinary Urban Research. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSG; RGC; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 149 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Campus Verlag Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783593399140
ISBN
9783593399140
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.64

Paperback. Comprehensive and accessible, The Colonial Era: A Documentary Reader offers a clear and original framework for studying the important issues in colonial American history. . Editor(s): Clemens, Paul G. E. Series: Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 160 x 12. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405156622
ISBN
9781405156622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.48

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHBD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674447271
ISBN
9780674447271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

hardcover. Adopting the metaphor of foxes and hedgehogs that Isaiah Berlin used to describe opposite types of thinkers, this title provides an original approach to understanding the development of English and Spanish America over the past 500 years. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1K; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ; HBTR; JHM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520083165
ISBN
9780520083165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.42

Paperback. Focusing on five generations from 1780 to 1920, this book fluidly illustrates how Indians disowned their black relatives to survive in the shadow of the expanding American republic. Interludes in the text illuminatehow this issuehas continued to be a politically explosive one for modern-day Indians. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 maps, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195313109
ISBN
9780195313109
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.60

Paperback. Challenging the conventional assumptions about Hitler, Koonz locates the source of his charisma not in his summons to hate, but in his appeal to the collective virtue of his people, the "Volk." 62 halftones. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674018426
ISBN
9780674018426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 30.10

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the co-evolution of educational attainment and the wage structure in the United States through the twentieth century. This book proposes that the twentieth century was not only the American Century but also the Human Capital Century. Num Pages: 496 pages, 51 line illustrations, 42 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JN; JPHV; KCZ; KJMV3; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
6390th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674035300
ISBN
9780674035300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.43

paperback. Translator(s): Moyon, Angela. Num Pages: 32 pages, 26col.ill.5col.d. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 143 x 2. Weight in Grams: 90. Good clean copy with minor age & shelf wear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Editions Ouest-France
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0039086
ISBN
9782737317095
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.70

Paperback. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 29. Weight in Grams: 712.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251448
ISBN
9780226251448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.20

Hardcover. Our nation began with the simple phrase 'We the People.' But who were and are 'We'? This title draws on historical, psychological, and social research to answer that question by tracking the evolution of American character and culture over three centuries. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 33. Weight in Grams: 834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
First printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226251431
ISBN
9780226251431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.46

Paperback. * New in paperback* This is the first comprehensive history of syphilis from the fifteenth century to the present day* The hardback was extremely well reviewed and sold very well indeed. . Translator(s): Braddock, Judith; Pike, Brian. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JMU; MBP; MJCJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745610306
ISBN
9780745610306
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.60

Paperback. This text is the memoir of a French girl whose mother was taken by the SS in 1944 and interned in Aushwitz. On her return at the end of the war, the mother's health was irreparably damaged, but she wanted to talk. Unwilling to put her story in writing herself, the task was left to her daughter. Translator(s): Wainhouse, Austryn. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Marlboro Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810160774
ISBN
9780810160774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. In these five lectures originally prepared for the CBC, Claude Levi-Strauss, one of the world's greatest living thinkers, offers the insights of a lifetime spent interpreting myths and trying to discover their significance for human understanding. Series: Heritage. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HBTB; HPC; JFHF; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 4. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1978
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780802063489
ISBN
9780802063489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.09

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBTR; HBTV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Baraka Books Canada
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
SKU
V9781771860390
ISBN
9781771860390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.46

Hardcover. The first issue of the Pittsburgh Gazette was published on Saturday, August 12, 1786. Nearly 220 years later, it lives on as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. By focusing on what stories were reported -and how - this book adds a to the history of Pittsburgh and its people. Num Pages: 352 pages, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; HBTB; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 934.
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822942481
ISBN
9780822942481
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 44.27

Paperback. On February 13, 1982, the Guatemalan army stormed into the remote northern Guatemala village of Santa Maria Tzeja. This book describes the experiences of the survivors - both those who stayed behind in conditions of savage repression and those who fled to Mexico where they learned to organize and defend their rights. Num Pages: 228 pages, 1 figure, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFFD; JFSF; JFSL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5182 x 3226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396226
ISBN
9781566396226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.04

paperback. An updated version of McGinn's practical approach to running a Burns Supper, complete with illustrations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WBN; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd. United Kingdom
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745229
ISBN
9781910745229
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. Tells the story of England's Queen Elizabeth as handed down by history. This volume describes Elizabeth's relationship with her father, Henry VIII, and the manoeuvring that led to her eventual coronation upon the death of her half-sister Mary Tudor in 1558. It contains over one hundred photographs of books and artefacts dating from her reign. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 5817 x 330. Weight in Grams: 748.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780252071614
ISBN
9780252071614
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.87

Hardback. Examines attempts by the Conservative party in the interwar years to capture the 'brains' of the new electorate and create a counter-culture to what they saw as the intellectual hegemony of the Left. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEST; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJPG; HBTB; JPL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719086496
ISBN
9780719086496
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 10 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBF; HBJK; HBLW; HBT; JN; JPQB; KNXB2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780231152686
ISBN
9780231152686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.99

hardcover. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a fresh account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085661
ISBN
9780226085661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.55

Paperback. For centuries, people have been thinking and writing - and fiercely debating - about the meaning of marriage. This book offers a new account of marriage as it appeared in fiction, journalism, legal decisions, scholarly work, and private correspondence at the start of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 256 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JJC; DSBH; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226085838
ISBN
9780226085838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.21

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Third Millennium Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
1st Ed.
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903942666
ISBN
9781903942666
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.63
€ 36.67

Paperback. Editor(s): Lees, Clare. Series: Mediaeval Cultures S. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; 3JB; HBTB; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816624263
ISBN
9780816624263
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Foner, Phillip S. Num Pages: 210 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 200 x 17. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608463909
ISBN
9781608463909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.21

Paperback. On 21 July, 1942, the Nazis took control of the small Polish town of Zolkiew, life for Jewish 15-year-old Clara Kramer was never to be the same again. While those around her were either slaughtered or transported, Clara and her family hid perilously in a hand-dug bunker. Living in the house above and protecting them were the Becks. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780091924416
ISBN
9780091924416
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Family Tree Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440348808
ISBN
9781440348808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Of the countries that remained neutral during the Second World War, none was more controversial than Ireland. This title unearths the motivations of those thousands who left Ireland to fight in the British forces. It shows how ordinary people tried to make sense of the Nazi threat through the lens of antagonism towards Britain. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221066
ISBN
9780571221066
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.37

paperback. BIC Classification: HBTB. Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141974972
ISBN
9780141974972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. From unthinkable hardship to dreams of fur trade profits, this fascinating exploration sheds new light on France and its imperial venture into the Great Lakes. Series: Regional Perspectives on Early America. Num Pages: 224 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 144 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801888380
ISBN
9780801888380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.14