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Paperback. This book explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and the risings and settings of the sun and moon. Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 72 pages, 45 col & 8 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 164.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
Publisher
Shire Publications
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747806141
ISBN
9780747806141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.99

Paperback. A sweeping chronicle of women's battles for reproductive freedom throughout American history, Pregnancy and Power explores the many forces-social, racial, economic, and political-that have shaped women's reproductive lives in the United States. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 256 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814798287
ISBN
9780814798287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Translator(s): Salemson, Harold. Num Pages: 240 pages, illus & map. BIC Classification: HBJH; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 13. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
A Cappella Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Seventh Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781556520884
ISBN
9781556520884
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.82

Hardback. Introduces and investigates the novel concept of doulology, the discourse of slavery, in the homilies of John Chrysostom, the late fourth-century priest and bishop. This book explores the impact of doulology, brings to light the pervasive fissures between ancient Roman slave holding and early Christianity. Num Pages: 331 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS; HRCC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520286214
ISBN
9780520286214
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 6452. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274338
ISBN
9780823274338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Hardback. Series: Critical Studies in Italian America. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBTQ; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 4522 x 6452. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823274321
ISBN
9780823274321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.13

Paperback. A lively introduction to how society functioned prior to the Industrial Revolution Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780747415
ISBN
9781780747415
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. A rich and definitive history of the gay rights movement's West Coast origins Num Pages: 280 pages, 1 line drawing, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252076411
ISBN
9780252076411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.35

Sheet map. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402417
ISBN
9781908402417
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 5.28

Sheet map. As flight evolved from a new weapon of warfare into a hobby of the wealthy enthusiast, aerodromes were established all over Europe and the public was enthralled by the air races. First published in 1930 for the Pratt's Fuel Co, this map illustrates the impact of one of the most dramatic technological advances of history. Series: Old House. Num Pages: colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBTP1; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 149 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112. New.
Publisher
Old House
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402332
ISBN
9781908402332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

Hardcover. Profiling the most notorious mischief makers from the 1600s to the present day, this book explores how "pranks" are part of a long tradition of speaking truth to power and social critique. Num Pages: 364 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
NYU Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814796290
ISBN
9780814796290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.73

Paperback. This book argues that many schoolgirls intervened rhetorically in national and international discourses on class, race, education, immigration, racism, and imperialism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the U. S. and confronted the gender politics that denigrated young women and often deprived them of positions of authority. " Series: Studies in Rhetorics and Feminisms. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 825.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809334421
ISBN
9780809334421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.10

Paperback. The extraordinary story of the British aristocracy's encounter with American frontier life in the 19th century. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 pages of illustrations; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 139 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393347081
ISBN
9780393347081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. Series: Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633945
ISBN
9780815633945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.11

Paperback. Breaking new ground in ritual studies and cultural history, Practicing Protestants offers a distinctive history of American Protestant practice. Editor(s): Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F.; Schmidt, Leigh Eric; Valeri, Mark. Series: Lived Religions. Num Pages: 376 pages, 23, 23 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HRCC2; HRCC9. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801883620
ISBN
9780801883620
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.57

Paperback. Paperback, white cover. Cover is slightly stained, stamp on first page. 48pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
RYA/ Thomas Reed Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KON0819508
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback, orange cover. Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover. 48pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
Royal Yachting Association Hampshire
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1983
SKU
KON0819343
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 8.99
€ 5.49

Paperback. Paperback,blue cover. Cover is worn, Ex-Libris, sticker on inside front cover. 48pp
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
RYA/ Thomas Reed Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1977
SKU
KON0819342
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. This is the first instalment of a multi-volume edition of Poyln, the first English translation to be published. Here begins a story of the beauty and pathos of the world of Polish Jewry, a world that was almost totally destroyed by the Nazis. Editor(s): Wrobel, Piotr J.; Shapiro, Robert Moses. Translator(s): Clarke, Anna. Num Pages: 182 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 15. Weight in Grams: 298.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781487520656
ISBN
9781487520656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

paperback. A portrait and revisionist study of the famous Native leader Powhatan and his realm, which encompassed the Tidewater area of Virginia from the James River to the Potomac River. This work illuminates alternative conceptions of power and cosmology that force reconsideration of important components of Powhatan society. Num Pages: 12 figures, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 31. Weight in Grams: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780803260375
ISBN
9780803260375
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

paperback. Num Pages: 768 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APB; BM; HBTB; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Custom House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062441386
ISBN
9780062441386
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Hardcover. This study examines the realignment of the Chinese social order that took place over the course of the Sung dynasty. From the perspective of specific Sung families, it uses data on two groups of Sung elites - the grand councilors who led the bureaucracy, and locally prominent gentlemen in Wu-chou. Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 8 figures. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3F; 3H; HBJF; HBLC; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 720.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Edition
Annotated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674695924
ISBN
9780674695924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.41

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

€ 41.17

Hardback. This brisk history traces City Light's origins to 1889 and follows its story through the national energy crisis of 2000-2001 up to the present. Num Pages: 128 pages, 158 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWS; HBTK; KNBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 290 x 261 x 17. Weight in Grams: 976.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295985763
ISBN
9780295985763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.08

Paperback. Series: Studies in Critical Social Sciences. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBTQ; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467129
ISBN
9781608467129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.78

Paperback. A fresh introductory study of late medieval Scotland. Includes: expert assessment of the period arranged in thematic chapters; fresh insights into the period that draw on a wide range of sources; extensive further reading lists. Series: New History of Scotland. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 Maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748645862
ISBN
9780748645862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.75

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 460 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWC; HBJK; HBTB; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 799.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
460
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648897
ISBN
9780691648897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 212.24

Paperback. Widely regarded as one of the classics of post--war historical writing, this book shows how central the role of poverty has been throughout the history of Europe. * A history of poverty in Europe covering over 1000 years. * Translated into Italian, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. Translator(s): Kolakowska, Agnreszka. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3J; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631205296
ISBN
9780631205296
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.26

Hardback. This book charts the growth of the university settlement movement, a fundamental influence in the shaping of the welfare state, from 1918 to Margaret Thatcher's election in 1979. It looks at the complex relationships between charities, the welfare state and individuals and the ways in which change was negotiated over the twentieth century. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 166 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078750
ISBN
9780719078750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.17

Paperback. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. This work gives an account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into the politics, institutions, ideologies, and social science that shaped poverty research and policy. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFCX; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780691102559
ISBN
9780691102559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardback. This comprehensive volume demonstrates that the question of how to care for the poor has had significant implications for German history throughout the modern era. Here, eight leading historians provide essential case studies and syntheses of current research into German welfare, from the Holy Roman Empire to the present day. Editor(s): Raphael, Lutz. Series: New German Historical Perspectives. Num Pages: 326 pages, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3J; HBJD; HBTB; JKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785333569
ISBN
9781785333569
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.20

Hardback. An account of poor relief in Guernsey from the Reformation to the twenty-first century, incorporating a detailed case-study of the St Peter Port workhouse and an outline of the development of Guernsey's modern social security system. Num Pages: 356 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKX; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270408
ISBN
9781783270408
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.61

Paperback. First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Series: Seminar Studies. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 193 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Edition
2nd
SKU
V9780582355088
ISBN
9780582355088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.75

Hardback. What was it like to be poor in the Middle Ages? In the past, the answer to this question came only from institutions and individuals who gave relief to the less fortunate. This book studies poverty in a premodern Jewish community - from the viewpoint of both the poor and those who provided for them. Series: Jews, Christians and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3H; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092720
ISBN
9780691092720
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.41

Paperback. Painstakingly researched, utterly true, hilariously entertaining book documenting the unusual, hilarious, silly and downright ridiculous names that have existed in Britain in the last millennium Num Pages: 336 pages, Line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 145 x 25. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2008th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755316557
ISBN
9780755316557
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

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

Hardback. Investigates how postmodern techniques are used to create works that embody contemporary contradictions. The author proposes a poststructuralist/postmodern film theory which enhances the analysis of this type of film. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; APF; HBT; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810840980
ISBN
9780810840980
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 130.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTQ; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405120944
ISBN
9781405120944
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.36

Paperback. An innovative and lively account of both the history and key debates in postcolonialism. Robert Young situates it in a wide cultural context, discussing its importance as an historical condition, and as a means of changing the way that we think about the world. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HBTR; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 118 x 11. Weight in Grams: 146. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KKD0006138
ISBN
9780192801821
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95