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Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282186
ISBN
9780520282186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.36

Paperback. 1531 - after years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a "Half-negro" maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099586944
ISBN
9780099586944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Hardback.
Publisher
University Press of Florida Dublin, Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813011745
ISBN
9780813011745
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 B/W photos throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTV; JPL; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Nation Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568585550
ISBN
9781568585550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.11

Paperback. The Black Hole of Auschwitz brings together Levi's writings on the Holocaust and his experiences of the concentration camp, as well as those on his own accidental status as a writer and his chosen profession of chemist. Editor(s): Belpoliti, Marco. Translator(s): Wood, Sharon. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: DN; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 290 x 17. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745632414
ISBN
9780745632414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.39

Paperback. How the people of a typical English village lived and died in the worst epidemic in history. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753823071
ISBN
9780753823071
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306817922
ISBN
9780306817922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.33

Paperback. The Black Death is considered by many to be the great watershed in medieval history, as it ravaged a continent, killed millions and decimated economies. The author sees in this catastrophe the birth of technologically advanced societies, struggling to create labour-saving devices. Editor(s): Cohn Jr., Samuel K. Series: European history series. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; JFC; MBN; MBX; TB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 144 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674076136
ISBN
9780674076136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.34

paperback. Traces the impact of the Black Death in Europe, with an emphasis on its spread in England from 1348 to 1349. The work examines in turn narrative accounts of the plague in Europe and Britain; explanations for and responses to the plague; and social, psychological and economic consequences of it. Series: Manchester Medieval Sources. Num Pages: 380 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB; KCZ; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 143 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 502.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719034985
ISBN
9780719034985
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.12

Paperback. A concise but revealing history of the bicycle over 200 years Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGC; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648828
ISBN
9781445648828
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.15

Hardback. Award-winning photographer Carol Peachee takes readers on an unforgettable tour of lost distilleries as well as facilities undergoing renewal. This beautiful book also includes spaces that well-known brands, including Maker's Mark, Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, and Buffalo Trace, have preserved as a homage to their rich histories. Num Pages: 238 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; HBTK; KNDF; TDCT1; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 825.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813165547
ISBN
9780813165547
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.66

Paperback. Translator(s): Burchell, Graham. Series: Michel Foucault: Lectures at the College De France. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPS; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403986559
ISBN
9781403986559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.12

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 484 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFMA; JHB; MBNH4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691640815
ISBN
9780691640815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 231.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 323 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 204 x 19. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307338785
ISBN
9780307338785
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. Study of one of the most influential aristocratic families of medieval England. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; 3H; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270095
ISBN
9781783270095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.54

Hardback. Documents the work of America's first major film company, Vitagraph, from its beginnings in the 1890s through its sale to Warner Bros. in 1925. Num Pages: 356 pages, Illustrations plans transparencies :Bibliography: p124-133. - Includes index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 143 x 24. Weight in Grams: 567.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Edition
New and Revised Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810820302
ISBN
9780810820302
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.13

Hardback. The Big Show looks at the role played by cinema in British cultural life during World War One. Hammond shows how the British film industry and British audiences responded to the traumatic effects of the War, and contends that the War's significant effect was to expedite the cultural acceptance of cinema into the fabric of British social life. Series: Exeter Studies in Film History. Num Pages: 316 pages, 20 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; APFA; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859897587
ISBN
9780859897587
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.59

Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477594
ISBN
9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.81

Paperback. The highly praised biography of an archetypal great house and the family who lived there for over 250 years. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007107100
ISBN
9780007107100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardback. On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. Examining the Canal's influence on Panama, the United States, and the world, this title chronicles the economic and political history of the Canal. Num Pages: 440 pages, 1 halftone. 30 line illus. 48 tables. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCPC; HBT; KCZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 768.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147383
ISBN
9780691147383
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Paperback. For millennia, mankind has devised ingenious and diabolical means of inflicting pain on fellow human beings. This deplorable but seemingly universal trait has eaten away at mankind's very claim to civilisation. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 17. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459479
ISBN
9780752459479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.05

Paperback. Celebrating 200 years of the humble bicycles, in stunning photographs Num Pages: 144 pages, 104 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: AJC; HBT; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 170. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750980050
ISBN
9780750980050
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In this title, the author shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare. Num Pages: 1056 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034645
ISBN
9780141034645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. A collection of Kipper Williams' favourite and most memorable cartoons Num Pages: 96 pages, 92. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445662879
ISBN
9781445662879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.56

Paperback. A comprehensive overview of the Berber-speaking peoples. From the first appearance of humans in the Maghreb, through the rise of the formidable Berber kingdoms of Numidia and Mauretania, the book traces the origins of the distinct characteristics of these disparate and segmented people. Series: Peoples of Africa S. Num Pages: 368 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1HB; HBJH; HBTB; JFSL; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631207672
ISBN
9780631207672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.16

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 108 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Germany
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838208664
ISBN
9783838208664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.73

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; AVRJ; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 971.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691639260
ISBN
9780691639260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.32

Hardback. The Belated Witness examines major works by Art Spiegelman, Cynthia Ozick, Christa Wolf, and Paul Celan, focusing specifically on the unsettling configuration of birth-as-death trauma around which these texts are organized. Series: Cultural Memory in the Present. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 figures. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804730808
ISBN
9780804730808
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.48

hardcover. Leikin draws on his own translations of trial transcripts (found in the personal library of his father, who served as chief rabbi in the town of Kazan, Russia) to chronicle a 1911 trial in Kiev that was trumped up to launch a vicious anti-Jewish campaign. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portla Editor(s): Leikin, Ezekiel. Num Pages: 241 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Jason Aronson, Inc. United States
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Edition
First Edition
SKU
V9780876681794
ISBN
9780876681794
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 120.98

Paperback. Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rome's beginnings and rise in a comprehensive text that will be the standard work on the subject. Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World. Num Pages: 528 pages, 30ill. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 36. Weight in Grams: 780.
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415015967
ISBN
9780415015967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 42.87

Paperback. From autobiographical writings, this book reconstructs the extraordinary life of Thomas Platter and the lives of his sons. It expands the historical contexts of these accounts and, in the process, brings to life the customs, perceptions and character of an age on the threshold of modernity. Translator(s): Goldhammer, Arthur. Num Pages: 418 pages, 26 halftones, 5 maps, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1D; BGH; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 151 x 27. Weight in Grams: 610.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
418
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226473246
ISBN
9780226473246
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.86

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659005
ISBN
9780199659005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.42

Paperback. Examines the historiography of The Beatles, exploring the four major narratives that have developed over time: the semi-whitewashed "Fab Four" account, the acrimonious breakup-era Lennon Remembers version, the biased "Shout!" narrative in the wake of John Lennon's murder, and the current Mark Lewisohn orthodoxy. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; HBTB; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 258 x 20. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781476662664
ISBN
9781476662664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.15

Hardback. In 2001, "The Guinness Book of Records" declared Liverpool City of Pop, the city that has produced more hit records than anywhere else. This title presents an account of popular music in Liverpool which explores the contextual, creative and geographical factors that have contributed to the city's status as a major centre of creativity. Editor(s): Leonard, Marion; Strachan, Rob. Series: National Museums Liverpool. Num Pages: 193 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; AVGP; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 495.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
193
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846311895
ISBN
9781846311895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.81

Hardback. Memoirs of Wenner-Gren Foundation anthropological conferences by the former president of the foundation. Series: Society for Economic Anthropology Monograph Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, references, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780759102392
ISBN
9780759102392
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.38

Hardback. From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear's centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends. Michel Pastoureau considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by Christianity and continued to sink lower in the symbolic bestiary before rising again in Pyrrhic triumph as the teddy bear. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047822
ISBN
9780674047822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.07

Paperback. A fantastic volume for modellers and naval enthusiasts alike. Num Pages: 28 pages, , colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 296 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 232.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Kagero Publishing
Edition
Pap/Chrt
Number of pages
28
Condition
New
SKU
V9788362878598
ISBN
9788362878598
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.55

Hardcover. The short history of this great battleship is presented in this volume. Many never before published photographs chart its most infamous history. Num Pages: 160 pages, 200 b/w photos & drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 300 x 217 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1224.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887402210
ISBN
9780887402210
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 33.60

Paperback. It has become known to many as the moment when the US Supreme Court kicked God out of the public schools, supposedly paving the way for a decline in educational quality and a dramatic rise in delinquency and immorality. This book helps readers understand why Americans remain divided on how divided church and state should be. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBTB; HRAM9; JNKC; LAZ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700615261
ISBN
9780700615261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

Hardcover. Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 figures, 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBTM; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 504.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253343796
ISBN
9780253343796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.00