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Paperback. Num Pages: 152 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBTZ; JFFN; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 203 x 25. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9781517901325
ISBN
9781517901325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.98

Paperback. Jet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. This book traces the history of jet and the Whitby jet industry. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBJD1; HBTK; WCP; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 150 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747807315
ISBN
9780747807315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.22

Paperback. Num Pages: 285 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTZ; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299296742
ISBN
9780299296742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.54

Hardback. Whiskey cocktails that go well beyond the Old-Fashioned Num Pages: 240 pages, 75 color photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WBX; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 178. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581573251
ISBN
9781581573251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.73

Hardcover. An informative, concise narration of the story of whiskey, from obscure medieval origins to the globally-traded product that we know today. Kevin R. Kosar explains what whiskey is, how it is made, and how the types of whiskey - Bourbon, Corn, Rye, Irish and Scotch - differ. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 144 pages, 27 colour illustrations, 28 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 334.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897800
ISBN
9781861897800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.17

Paperback. A classic essay on the distortions of history that occur when historians impose a rigid point of view on the study of the past. Num Pages: 144 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 134 x 197 x 10. Weight in Grams: 156.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Co.
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393003185
ISBN
9780393003185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.26

Paperback. Expanding on the ex-pat Scottish communities abroad, MacAskill and McLeish turns to organisations specifically designed around the Scottish culture in places such as Singapore, Tokyo, Java and Buenos Aires, as well as the United States, Canada and Australia. This book contains series of conducted interviews, and investigates varied personalities. Num Pages: 284 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 388.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905222681
ISBN
9781905222681
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.19

Paperback. Explains why the working class was largely missing from the 1989-90 revolution which led to the fall of socialism in Germany. This book documents workers' day-to-day experience of the labor process, workplace union politics, and class. It shows how three factors led most workers to withdraw from politics. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; HBTV; JFSC; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 534. Weight in Grams: 385.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252067518
ISBN
9780252067518
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 59.78
€ 58.93

Paperback. This lovely volume is both a fitting tribute and a stirring reminder of the values we Americans hold dear. Num Pages: 192 pages, 175 colour photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AMGD; HBJK; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 233 x 13. Weight in Grams: 916.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
National Geographic Society United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781426204562
ISBN
9781426204562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.77

Paperback. Paperback, blue spine. 160pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Barnacle Marine
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
SKU
KON0819589
ISBN
9780948788338
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. In his powerful memoir Where the Wind Dreams of Staying, Eric Dieterle captures the emotional storms of a boy, and then a man, who seeks meaning in a place, or a place with meaning. His restless search for purpose and identity in the American West moves through cycles of success and failure, love and loss. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 2AB; DNF; HBTB; WTL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oregon State University United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780870718656
ISBN
9780870718656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.67

Paperback. An examination of Sahtu Dene participation in the assessment of the Mackenzie Gas pipeline and other resource extraction projects, this book provides an in-depth account of the workings and effects of participatory environmental assessment in the Canadian North and its implications for the legitimization of resource co-management. Series: Nature | History | Society. Num Pages: 480 pages, 6 b&w photos, 2 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL9; JHMP; RND; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780774828468
ISBN
9780774828468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.89

Hardback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 15 black & white halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JPHL; RND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 245 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453618
ISBN
9780801453618
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.16

Hardback. Annamaboe - largest slave trading port on the Gold Coast - was home to African merchants whose partnerships with Europeans made the town an integral part of Atlantic webs of exchange. The author recreates the outpost's feverish bustle and brutality, tracing the entrepreneurs, black and white, who thrived on a lucrative traffic in human beings. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724877
ISBN
9780674724877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.76

Hardcover.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd Dublin
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780716530534
ISBN
9780716530534
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.82

Paperback. We know about the leaders of the 1916 Rising. But what about the men and women who fought on the streets of Dublin? What did they go through during those brutal days after the clock struck on 24 April 1916? For them, the conflict was a mix of bloody fighting and energy-sapping waiting. These are their stories. Num Pages: 344 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 488.
Publisher
Gill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892132
ISBN
9781848892132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.44

Paperback. A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of children evacuated during the Second World War and the families they left behind Num Pages: 368 pages, 8pp b-w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398765
ISBN
9781847398765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.42

Paperback. Latin revolutionaries tell their stories. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; HBJK; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Hoover Institution Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817998424
ISBN
9780817998424
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.22

hardcover. Long before the arrival of railroads, steamboats opened up the interior of Florida to tourists and to trade. As early as 1829, steamboats began to ply Florida's rivers and lakes, traveling upstream with relative ease. This book explores the stories of those who ran or established the steamboat routes along most of the major rivers in Florida. Num Pages: 192 pages, 24 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813032351
ISBN
9780813032351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.57

Hardback. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442253322
ISBN
9781442253322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 33.24

paperback. This study describes how two late 19th-century electronic technologies - the telephone and the electric light - were publicly envisaged both by specialized engineering trade journals and the popular media. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 pp halftone plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; THRS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 422. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSK0000529
ISBN
9780195063417
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 15.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 407 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBFW; 3JJG; HBTK; KNAT; KNBC; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
PM Press United States
Number of pages
407
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604863000
ISBN
9781604863000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.41

Paperback. Benjamin Franklin secretly loved London more than Philadelphia: it was simply the most exciting place to be in the British Empire. Offering a portrait of eighteenth-century London as the capital of America, this title recreates the famous city's heyday as the centre of an empire that encompassed North America and the West Indies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 36 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300178135
ISBN
9780300178135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.70

hardcover. Editor(s): Engel, Jeffrey A.; Knock, Thomas J. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JFFH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190650759
ISBN
9780190650759
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.04

paperback. This book focuses on middle-class urban women as participants in new forms of consumer culture. Abelson argues that in the interest of concealing the darker side of consumerism, women of the middle class, but not those of the working class, were allowed to shoplift and lead incapacitating illness--kleptomania. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHMC; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Oxford University Press USA United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195071429
ISBN
9780195071429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 96.39

Paperback. This social history of one remote corner of Spain's colonial American empire uses marriage as a window into intimate social relations, examining the Spanish conquest of America and its impact on a group of indigenous peoples, the Pueblo Indians, seen in large part from their point of view. Num Pages: 424 pages, tables, figures, bibliography, index, notes. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804718325
ISBN
9780804718325
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.95

Hardback. A collection of the personal life histories of four female St'at'imc elders: Beverley Frank, Gertrude (Gertie) Ned, Laura Thevarge, and Rose Agnes Whitley. Their stories are presented in the original St'at'imcets as well as in English translation. In addition, a morpheme-by-morpheme gloss is provided for the purposes of linguistic analysis. Editor(s): Matthewson, Lisa. Series: First Nations Language Series. Num Pages: 552 pages, 4 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBTD; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6452 x 4522. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
552
Condition
New
Edition
Annotated
SKU
V9780774810906
ISBN
9780774810906
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 181.41

Paperback. Goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. This title also takes a broader perspective, creating a detailed and evocative portrait of a way of life that is fast disappearing. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 28. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849901529
ISBN
9781849901529
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Paperback in good condition.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Amer Canal & Trans Ctr
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
SKU
KRF0040598
ISBN
9780933788435
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Global assessment of the rise of Western capitalism using Ireland as a key case study. Editor(s): Crotty, Raymond, Jr. Num Pages: 338 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759101586
ISBN
9780759101586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 70.49

Paperback. When Orange County, California, filed for Chapter 9 protection on December 6, 1994, it became the largest municipality in United States history to declare bankruptcy. Presenting an analysis of this momentous fiscal crisis, this title uncovers the many twists and turns from the dark days in December 1994 to the financial recovery of June 1996. Num Pages: 320 pages, 86 tables, 1 map, 1 line figure. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; HBTB; KCP; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520214866
ISBN
9780520214866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.74

Hardback. This intoxicating look at the history of drug regulation in Canada reveals how a variety of social and political forces converged at the turn of the twentieth century to transform both public attitudes toward, and access to, narcotics. Num Pages: 640 pages, 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780774829199
ISBN
9780774829199
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.97

Paperback. SeemanKing Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. MandellThe Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull HofferBloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 11. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403120
ISBN
9781421403120
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.34

SeemanKing Philip's War: Colonial Expansion, Native Resistance, and the End of Indian Sovereignty by Daniel R. MandellThe Caning of Charles Sumner: Honor, Idealism, and the Origins of the Civil War by Williamjames Hull HofferBloodshed at Little Bighorn: Sitting Bull, Custer, and the Destinies of Nations by Tim Lehman Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JFCX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421403113
ISBN
9781421403113
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.61

Hardback. The 1962 Cuban missile crisis had many possible outcomes. Positing an alternate history helps us better appreciate the dangers of that tense time. Such counterfactual speculation shows what the Cuban missile crisis could have wrought and how it was truly one of the most important moments of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 316 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 160 x 29. Weight in Grams: 614.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975179
ISBN
9781597975179
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.58

Hardcover. Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships. Num Pages: 416 pages, 16 pages of color and 83 black-and-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; HBJK; HBT; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 802.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Liveright
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871404336
ISBN
9780871404336
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.84

Paperback. A groundbreaking work that exposes the twisted origins of affirmative action. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 248.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393328516
ISBN
9780393328516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.85

Paperback. In What's in a Name? editors Richard Harris and Charlotte Vorms have gathered together experts from around the world in order to provide a truly global framework for the study of the urban periphery. Editor(s): Harris, Richard; Vorms, Charles. Series: Global Suburbanisms. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JPQB; RG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442626966
ISBN
9781442626966
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Paperback. This work takes a look at the changes that have taken place in Egyptian society since the 1950s, and considers the disruptions brought about by the surge in population. It discusses how runaway population growth has effects on aspects of society and also predictable effects on the economy. Translator(s): Wilmsen, David. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; 1HBE; 3JJP; GTB; HBTB; JHBD; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 126 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9789774248191
ISBN
9789774248191
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.08

Hardback. Moving beyond the more familiar stories of residential schools, two generations of Tsimshian students recall their experiences attending day and public schools in northwestern British Columbia. Num Pages: 448 pages, 34 photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; JNAM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774830195
ISBN
9780774830195
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.11

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFG; 3JH; HBTB; JFSL3; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820340647
ISBN
9780820340647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.93

Paperback. * A unique historical contribution to the origins of what we now think of as globalization . * Gruzinski shows us that the opening up of cultures to other worlds is not new and occurred at the dawn of the modern age. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647531
ISBN
9780745647531
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.35

Hardback. * A unique historical contribution to the origins of what we now think of as globalization . * Gruzinski shows us that the opening up of cultures to other worlds is not new and occurred at the dawn of the modern age. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QFM; HBJK; HBTB; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745647524
ISBN
9780745647524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.90

Hardback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1QFG; GTF; HBTS; JFMX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231181822
ISBN
9780231181822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.40

Paperback. Inspirational stories of what women achieved against the odds Num Pages: 224 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473882249
ISBN
9781473882249
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Paperback. Looks at an important aspect of southern memory: Reconstruction. The author examines what both white and black South Carolinians thought about the history of Reconstruction and how it shaped the way they lived their lives in the first half of the twentieth century. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813928777
ISBN
9780813928777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.27

Paperback. Fiercely intelligent, always provocative, Joanna Bourke turns to the subject of the human animal Num Pages: 480 pages, Integrated: 20, int photos. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 198 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844086450
ISBN
9781844086450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.32

Paperback. * This is a new addition to Polity s highly successful What is History series. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652696
ISBN
9780745652696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.90

Hardback. * This is a new addition to Polity s highly successful What is History series. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745652689
ISBN
9780745652689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.01

Paperback. This title explores the ideas of African American musicians, analyzing them on the context of meanings circulating around jazz. The text shows how much black musicians have struggled against the definations of racial authenticity and racism in the dominant culture. Series: Music of the African Diaspora. Num Pages: 425 pages, 16 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBT; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
425
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520232969
ISBN
9780520232969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Hardcover. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745669830
ISBN
9780745669830
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Paperback. What is the history of knowledge? This engaging and accessible introduction explains what is distinctive about the new field of the history of knowledge (or, as some scholars say, knowledges in the plural ) and how it differs from the history of science, intellectual history, the sociology of knowledge or from cultural history. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745669847
ISBN
9780745669847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.55

Hardcover. What is slavery? It seems a simple enough question. Despite the long history of the institution and its widespread use around the globe, many people still largely associate slavery, outside of the biblical references in the Old Testament, to the enslavement of Africans in America, particularly the United States. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 148 x 21. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780745671505
ISBN
9780745671505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.30

Paperback. The first full-length study of slave memory in the South African context, this examines the relevance and effects of slave memory for contemporary negotiations of South African gendered and racialised identities. It reads memory as one way of processing t Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 220 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781868145072
ISBN
9781868145072
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.09

Paperback. * What is Medical History? will be an invaluable textbook for all students of the history of medicine and science. * The second title in Polity's new series, 'What is History?', designed to be a key introductory textbook for students of the history of medicine and science. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 226.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632254
ISBN
9780745632254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Hardback. The field of the history of medicine and health has expanded spectacularly in recent times. In What is Medical History? John C. Burnham explores the reasons for this expansion, introducing medical history for those who know little of the subject. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632247
ISBN
9780745632247
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.62

Hardback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644929
ISBN
9780745644929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.62

Paperback. What is intellectual history? Those who practice intellectual history have described themselves as eavesdroppers upon the conversations of the past, explorers of alien ideological worlds, and translators between historic societies and our own, while their critics have often derided them as narrow-mindedly studying the ideas of dead white men. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 139 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745644936
ISBN
9780745644936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

Paperback. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 244.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660097
ISBN
9780745660097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Hardcover. Sociology began as a historical discipline, created by Marx, Weber and others, to explain the emergence and consequences of rational, capitalist society. Today, the best historical sociology combines precision in theory-construction with the careful selection of appropriate methodologies to address ongoing debates across a range of subfields. Series: What is Sociology?. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745660080
ISBN
9780745660080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.25

Hardcover. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687063
ISBN
9780745687063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.00

Paperback. This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw s classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide. In a thorough account of the idea s history, Shaw considers its origins and development and its relationships to concepts like ethnic cleansing and politicide. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: HBTZ; JPS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745687070
ISBN
9780745687070
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.26

Hardcover. What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 396.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Polity
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688428
ISBN
9780745688428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.77

Paperback. What is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J. Series: What is History Series. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 140 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Polity
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745688435
ISBN
9780745688435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.11

Paperback. 'Anyone interested in military history or indeed history in general will find it fascinating to read.' The Spectator Num Pages: 448 pages, 25 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3B; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBG; HBT; JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Pan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main Market
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330487245
ISBN
9780330487245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.30

Hardback. Num Pages: 315 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFA; JFFB; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 180. .
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634856027
ISBN
9781634856027
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 286.00
€ 212.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 101 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 118.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S. United States
Number of pages
101
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556435485
ISBN
9781556435485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.17

Paperback. Editor(s): Curthoys, Ann; Damousi, Joy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of New South Wales Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781742233918
ISBN
9781742233918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.48

Paperback. Did you know that the Cornish pasty was invented to protect tin miners from arsenic poisoning, or that the word salary comes from Roman soldiers being paid their wages in salt? Why do we eat goose (or turkey) at Christmas? This title tells the strange tales behind our favourite dishes and drinks and where they come from. Num Pages: 368 pages, 40 b/w. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141043449
ISBN
9780141043449
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. A fascinating examination of cricket in the nineteenth century by 'the most entertaining historian alive' (Spectator) Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; WSB; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 134.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408812082
ISBN
9781408812082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 12.36

Hardcover. Real-life adventures of 19th-century travel Series: Railroads Past & Present. Num Pages: 544 pages, 280 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTB; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 190 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1339.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253356963
ISBN
9780253356963
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 84.59

Hardback. Through the study of hundreds of criminal cases, Westward Bound explores how encounters between the courts and ordinary people on the Canadian Prairies contributed to the construction of race, class, and gender hierarchies in a settler society. Series: Law and Society. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780774818582
ISBN
9780774818582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 138.94

Paperback. Explores what Western women did, thought, and felt in and about the colonies in Africa and India, areas that have been presented, both at the time and in subsequent scholarship, as 'no place for a white woman'. This title analyzes Western women's complicity in the cultural values dominant during an imperialist era. Editor(s): Chaudhuri, Nupur; Strobel, Margaret. Series: A Midland Book. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 483.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253207050
ISBN
9780253207050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.89

Paperback. Documents the hitherto unrecorded contribution made by West Indian women in the British armed forces during the World War II and highlights the racism of government recruitment policies. Num Pages: 232 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 230.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Lawrence and Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853157434
ISBN
9780853157434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. This is a survey of the development and history of the societies and culture of West Africa until c. 1850. The accounts of the major empires of West Africa are set in their broad context, illuminated by the findings of cultural historians and anthropologists. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps, halftones, index. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTQ; HBTR; HBTS; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 418.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582318533
ISBN
9780582318533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.24

Hardcover. Hardcover, white spine. 176pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
DSV Hamburg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KON0819684
ISBN
9783881421959
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 5.49

Hardcover. Num Pages: 292 pages, 245. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTK; HDW; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1662.
Publisher
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Wales
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781871184518
ISBN
9781871184518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.04

Paperback. Bruce Durie provides an accessible guide to genealogy and family history in Wales. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 246 x 19. Weight in Grams: 754.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752465999
ISBN
9780752465999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.95

paperback. Henry Wells (1805-78) and William Fargo (1818-81) first worked together when they broke the Post Office monopoly on mail service along the Erie Canal in the 1840s. This title presents the story of Henry Wells and his drivers; his accountants; and, how they built a lasting empire in a business most entrepreneurs thought too risky to try. Num Pages: 186 pages, Illus., map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTK; KNG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 136 x 274 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803283039
ISBN
9780803283039
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.09

Paperback. This authoritative new book offers a panoramic overview on health and healthy living from classical Antiquity through to the mid-nineteenth century. Klaus Bergdolt offers the reader a thoroughly researched and a well exemplified examination of the numerous historical manifestations of 'dietetics'. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 30. Weight in Grams: 548.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745629148
ISBN
9780745629148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.48