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Paperback. An examination of British and German processes of cultural transfer, as spearheaded by feminist reformists, from 1714 to 1837 Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472035946
ISBN
9780472035946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Paperback. In 1869, when five women enrolled at university for the first time in British history, the average female brain was thought to be 150 grams lighter than a man's. Doctors warned that if women studied too hard their wombs would wither and die. This title tells the story of the fight for female education in Britain. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp b/w photographic inset. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JH; HBTB; JFSJ1; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029719
ISBN
9780141029719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. A history of small craft used from the earliest times, when water was the only highway, to the 20th century's recreational use of motor boats on the waterways of the Adirondacks. Num Pages: 344 pages, 250 photographs, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; TRL; WSSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 210 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1234.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815603740
ISBN
9780815603740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.25

Paperback. The colorful story of California's official Gold Rush town available in an accessible new format Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Edition
New edition, New format
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780874178562
ISBN
9780874178562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.68

Hardcover. In the French Third Republic, nursing was an occupation caught in the crosscurrents of conflicting notions about the role of women. This deft political history shows how the turmoil and transformation of nursing during this period reflected the political and cultural tensions at work in the nation. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ; MQC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 599.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674004917
ISBN
9780674004917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.95

Paperback. This reader on world history emphasizes the centrality of raced, sexed, and classed bodies as sites on which imperial power was imagined and exercised, in order to examine the effects of global politics, capital and culture on everyday spaces and local cultural encounters Editor(s): Ballantyne, Tony; Burton, Antoinette. Num Pages: 464 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 653.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822334675
ISBN
9780822334675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.69

Paperback. This is the first book to provide serious scholarly insight into the methodological practices that shape lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer oral histories. Each of the fourteen chapters pairs an oral history excerpt with an original essay in which the oral historian addresses his or her methods and practices. Editor(s): Boyd, Nan Alamilla; RamIrez, Horacio N. Roque. Series: Oxford Oral History Series. Num Pages: 312 pages, 9 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBA; HBTD; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 526.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199742738
ISBN
9780199742738
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 81.97

Paperback. In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442614314
ISBN
9781442614314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.90

In this energetic new study, Wendy Mitchinson traces medical perspectives on the treatment of women in Canada in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 456 pages, 24. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 820.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
456
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442646261
ISBN
9781442646261
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.97

Paperback. Num Pages: 308 pages, 9 halftones, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1H; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 161 x 232 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
308
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226114231
ISBN
9780226114231
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.11

Paperback. It has been said that democratic populism is Scandinavia's gift to modern world. But the critical role that sports has played in development of this particular form of society has gone unremarked. This book analyses how the growth of physical culture in the region has both reflected and contributed to the parallel rise of Scandinavian nationalism. Editor(s): Nielsen, Niels Kayser. Num Pages: 180 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
180
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779341777
ISBN
9788779341777
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.94

Paperback. The story of the most controversial Test series in cricket's history. Num Pages: 480 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; WSJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 344. The Full Story of the Most Sensational Test Cricket Series: Australia V England 1932-33. 480 pages, b&w photographs. The story of the most controversial Test series in cricket's history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBT; WSJC. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Aurum Press Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854109316
ISBN
9781854109316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.89

Hardback. Explores the construction and emergence of 'Bohemia' in American literature and culture. This title presents a study that follows la vie boheme from its earliest expressions in the US until its explosion in Greenwich Village in the 1920s. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; DSBF; DSBH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804760836
ISBN
9780804760836
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.81

Hardcover. Boiotia in the Fourth Century B.C. works from the premise that the traditional picture of hegemony and great men tells only a partial story. The volume's essays present exciting new perspectives based on recent archaeological work and the discovery of new material evidence. Editor(s): Gartland, Samuel D. Num Pages: 248 pages, 38 illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248807
ISBN
9780812248807
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRCX4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 206 x 15. Weight in Grams: 199.
Publisher
Zondervan United States
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
SKU
V9780310532217
ISBN
9780310532217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.39

Paperback. Presents a social and cultural history of exploitation films. Analysing many films, such as "The Road to Ruin", "Modern Motherhood", and more, this book demonstrates that these films were more than simply 'bad' movies. It shows how they evolved during a period of forty years and how, during that time, they shaped public policies and attitudes. Num Pages: 488 pages, 59 b&w photographs, 7 figures. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; APF; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 796.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822323747
ISBN
9780822323747
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

paperback. Editor(s): Mendoza, Glen. Num Pages: 85 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSL; HBJK; HBTB; KCY; RNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 11. Weight in Grams: 184.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc United States
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634848862
ISBN
9781634848862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 115.36
€ 87.56

Paperback. .
Publisher
Willow Publishing,Timperley
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780946361465
ISBN
9780946361465
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.27

Num Pages: 176 pages, 100 b&w, 200 colour. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPQ; JWKW; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1186. How the U.S. Government Misled Itself and Its People into Believing They Could Survive a Nuclear Attack. 176 pages, 100 b&w, 200 colour. Lays bare the buried truths of America's family fallout shelter obsession. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; JPQ; JWKW; JWMN. Dimension: 264 x 235 x 24. Weight: 1186.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Pointed Leaf Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982358573
ISBN
9780982358573
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.45

Paperback. Rather than having spent the last 50 years coming to terms with the magnitude of evil of the Holocaust, this book is about a country that, according to the author, has largely ignored its participation and attempted to minimize its national memory of the event. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 141 x 16. Weight in Grams: 272.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815604037
ISBN
9780815604037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.11

Hardback. For the first time, this book provides the global history of labor in Central Eurasia, Russia, Europe, and the Indian Ocean between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries. It contests common views on free and unfree labor, and compares the latter to many Western countries where wage conditions resembled those of domestic servants. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBTS; KCF; KCY. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782382508
ISBN
9781782382508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 21 black & white illustrations, 5 figures. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBTS; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 434.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158497
ISBN
9780231158497
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.40

paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; 1KLC; 1KLS; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3810 x 26. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Reprint
SKU
V9780822313366
ISBN
9780822313366
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 24.73

Paperback. Notions of Christian love, or charity, strongly shaped the political thought of John Winthrop, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln as each presided over a foundational moment in the development of American democracy. This title examines how each figure interpreted and appropriated charity. Series: Religion and Politics Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRCX6; JKSN1; JPA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9781589011830
ISBN
9781589011830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.80

Paperback. Explores the manner in which Americans have discussed and practiced their patriotism. This volume examines the use of patriotic language and symbols in building unity in the early republic, rebuilding the nation after the Civil War, and sustaining loyalty in an increasingly diverse society. Editor(s): Bodnar, John. Num Pages: 360 pages, 9 halftones 1 line illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691043968
ISBN
9780691043968
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.80

Paperback. Illuminates the historical tensions between the legal paradigms of citizenship and contract, and in the emergence of free labour ideology in American culture Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBTS; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 446.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814771709
ISBN
9780814771709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.52

Paperback. BIC Classification: HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 93 x 6. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1989
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780929524351
ISBN
9780929524351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.05

Hardcover. An essay that focuses on reading in an e-reader world. Contending that our experience of reading belies naive generalizations about the future of books, it offers an elegantly argued and up-to-date tribute to the endurance of books in our ever-evolving digital world. Num Pages: 200 pages, 40 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB; JFD; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 149 x 21. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226669786
ISBN
9780226669786
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.82

Paperback. The beginning of the twentieth century was an important time in African-American history. Segregation and discrimination were on the rise. Two seminal African American figures - Booker T Washington and W E B Du Bois - began to debate on ways to combat racial problems. Series: The African American History Series. Num Pages: 194 pages, photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
V9780842029957
ISBN
9780842029957
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.27

Paperback. For more than 2,500 years, the book, in a wide range of forms, has been used to document, to educate and to entertain. This book explores the rich history of the book, one of the most efficient, influential and enduring technologies ever invented. Num Pages: 224 pages, 266 illustrations, 214 in colour. BIC Classification: GL; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 251 x 17. Weight in Grams: 846.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500291153
ISBN
9780500291153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.68

Paperback. Traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. This title discusses changes in the structure of the studio system - including the shift to independent production - and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period. Series: History of the American Cinema S. Num Pages: 582 pages, 164 b/w photographs, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBT; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 176 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1242. American Cinema in the 1940s. Series: History of the American Cinema S. 582 pages, 164 b&w photographs. Traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. This title discusses changes in the structure of the studio system - including the shift to independent production - and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBT; KNTC. Dimension: 252 x 176 x 37. Weight: 1228.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
582
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221307
ISBN
9780520221307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.89

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages, 25 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; HBTB; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138785854
ISBN
9781138785854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.26

Hardback. A gripping narrative non-fiction tale about the rise of the early drug culture in America, by the author of the acclaimed Can't Find My Way Home Num Pages: 448 pages, 16 pages black-&-white photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 40. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306824753
ISBN
9780306824753
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.72

Hardback. Organized around six key ideas-ecology, imaginary, in/visibility, palimpsest, sovereignty and waiting-the interlocking essays collected here provide theoretical starting points for an aesthetic understanding of borders. Editor(s): Schimanski, Johan. Series: Time and the World: Interdisciplinary Studies in Cultural Transformations. Num Pages: 208 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTP; HPN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334641
ISBN
9781785334641
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 148.52

Paperback. Arguing for the benefits of boredom, this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience. Num Pages: 224 pages, 26 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPX; JMQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 137 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181845
ISBN
9780300181845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198718741
ISBN
9780198718741
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.83

Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801894176
ISBN
9780801894176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 77.27

Paperback. Kennedy's systematic and thoughtful study distinguishes southern approaches to childbirth and motherhood from northern ones, showing how slavery and rural living contributed to a particularly southern experience. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; HBJK; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421405803
ISBN
9781421405803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.23

Paperback. An incredible, inspirational story of resilience, resourcefulness, and maternal courage, set against the background of the holocaust. Num Pages: 400 pages, Integrated throughout. BIC Classification: BGH; BK; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751557411
ISBN
9780751557411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

hardcover. From literary journalist Sara Mansfield Taber comes a deep and wondrous memoir of her exotic childhood as the daughter of a covert CIA operative. Born under an Assumed Name portrays the thrilling and confusing life of a girl growing up abroad in a world of secrecy and diplomacy - and the heavy toll it takes on her and her father. Num Pages: 396 pages, 64 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BM; HBJK; HBTM; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 716.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Potomac Books United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597976985
ISBN
9781597976985
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.11

Hardback. A critical revaluation of humanism, this book makes a case for the 20th-century as the "anticolonial century" by returning to the scientific Enlightenment and following a neglected intellectual tradition that led to what we today call Marxism. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804788328
ISBN
9780804788328
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.01

This work examines the "political bosses" or powerful men who were the urban "New South" counterparts to the rural "Old South" planter elite. Although villified by the media, these powerful individuals often cared deeply about their cities, and sought to improve the lives of their citizens. Num Pages: 224 pages, 29 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBSK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JPW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publication date
2000
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813121505
ISBN
9780813121505
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBES; 3JH; HBTB; WSBX; WSQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625340740
ISBN
9781625340740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.34

Hardcover. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJ; HBTB; JFSJ1; JHBT; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799553
ISBN
9780804799553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.71

Paperback. Bound for Australia Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JH; HBJM; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 172 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460185
ISBN
9780752460185
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 28.16

Hardback.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Verso Books
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781680780
ISBN
9781781680780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.20

Paperback. A facsimile reprint of the very first "Boy Scout Handbook", complete with the advertisements that accompanied the original 1911 edition. Num Pages: 448 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJC; HBTB; JFSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 15 x 128. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9781616081980
ISBN
9781616081980
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 17.07

hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNF; BTP; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062372130
ISBN
9780062372130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.63

Paperback. Translator(s): Bromfield, Andrew. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPN; DNJ; HBJF; HBTW; HBWS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 200 x 23. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241264119
ISBN
9780241264119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.53

Hardback. Offers a snapshot of Britain in the 1860s. This is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as "Bradshaw's Guide", that inspired the "Great British Railway Journeys" television series, and is possibly the only surviving example of the 1863 edition. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 177 x 44. Weight in Grams: 804.
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Old House Books
Number of pages
512
Publication date
2012
Edition
Premium ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908402486
ISBN
9781908402486
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 26.13

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; HBTK; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 330.
Publisher
Middleton Press United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908174130
ISBN
9781908174130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.15

Sheet map. At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world - the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This title shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: HBTP1; WGF; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 150 x 7. Weight in Grams: 124. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2011
Edition
Facsimile map
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402134
ISBN
9781908402134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.23

Sheet map, folded. Series: George Bradshaw Railway Maps Collection. Num Pages: 1 pages. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJC; HBTP1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 100.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Historical Images Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
1
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844918058
ISBN
9781844918058
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.22

Hardback. Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West. Num Pages: 240 pages, 14 halftones, 7 graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 608.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674971462
ISBN
9780674971462
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 60.89

Paperback. The sometimes shocking, always fascinating history of brainwashing, from the bestselling author of COCAINE Num Pages: 448 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: HBT; JMR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340831618
ISBN
9780340831618
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages, 236 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; AJCR; HBJK; HBTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 304. Weight in Grams: 1778.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764349300
ISBN
9780764349300
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.26

Sheet map. A map of the Elizabethan London. It offers an insight into the geography of the capital and lives of its inhabitants. It features the infamous Tower of London, a bear baiting arena, the Charterhouse monastery, the monument at Chary-ncros, Old St Paul's Cathedral and even local wildlife in the grassy fields north of Holborn. Series: Old House. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 475 x 140 x 40. Weight in Grams: 46. New.
Publisher
Old House Books
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781908402271
ISBN
9781908402271
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 5.28

Hardcover. An award-winning pastry chef's foolproof recipes and fresh take on the history of American desserts, from chocolate chip cookies to toaster pastries. Num Pages: 400 pages, 84 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFCV; WBN; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 216. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239867
ISBN
9780393239867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.41

Paperback. A sweeping survey of Brazilian representations--encompassing literature, art, propaganda, mass media, and other realms--across five centuries of evolving identity, brimming with powerful photographs. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 408 pages, 79 b&w illus, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 185 x 26. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292718579
ISBN
9780292718579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.28

Paperback. A fascinating history of sex and relationships. Breach of Promise was an archaic legal action brought about by a jilted lover (male or female) when their former intended broke off their engagement. This is the first ever non-academic book on the topic and reveals a fascinating romantic and legal underworld from the 1790s - 1960s. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 16. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783030361
ISBN
9781783030361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.58

paperback. This book tells the story of the education programme in the Transport and General Workers Union, from its foundation in 1922 until the end of the 20th century. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJ; HBT; KNG; KNXB2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 2. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Lawrence And Wishart Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905007073
ISBN
9781905007073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.98

Paperback. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; HBTB; JKSR; KNAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 24. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated, Expanded
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277540
ISBN
9780520277540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.25

Paperback. In 1969, an ice-breaking tanker, the SS Manhattan, was commissioned to transit the Northwest Passage in order to test the feasibility of an all-marine transportation system for Alaska North Slope crude oil. This title details this historic voyage. Num Pages: 300 pages, 25 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; 1MTN; 3JJPK; HBTM; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Alaska Press United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602231696
ISBN
9781602231696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.80

Paperback. The Regulator Rebellion of 1766-71 pitted thousands of farmers against political and economic elites who opposed the Regulators' proposed reforms. This work delves deeply into the world and ideology of free rural colonists, examining the rebellion's economic, religious and political roots. Num Pages: 304 pages, 11 illustrations, 2 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; JPW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780807849996
ISBN
9780807849996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.94

Hardback. Breaking the Codes is a cultural history of the fin-de-siecle that uses the "problem" of the criminal woman to examine both the debates around the appropriate place of women in French society and the ways in which issues of gender were central to the most important cultural transformations of the period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 598.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804716635
ISBN
9780804716635
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 124.79

Paperback. Breaking the Codes is a cultural history of the fin-de-siecle that uses the "problem" of the criminal woman to examine both the debates around the appropriate place of women in French society and the ways in which issues of gender were central to the most important cultural transformations of the period. Num Pages: 280 pages, 11 half-tones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; JKVQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804726931
ISBN
9780804726931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.29

Hardback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360230
ISBN
9780822360230
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.41

paperback. Providing heterogeneous accounts of the intersections between the fine art world with literature, jazz, film, and theater in New York, Paris, Milan, Brazil, and Cuba between 1959 and 1960, the contributors show this period to be pivotal in the culture and politics of Western Europe and the Americas. Editor(s): Guilbaut, Serge; O'Brian, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, 67 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1K; 3JJPG; ACXD; APFA; HBTB; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822360414
ISBN
9780822360414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.16

Bred for Perfection provides the historical context in which this system arose, adding to our understanding of how domestication works and how our welfare-since the dawn of time-has been intertwined with the lives of animals. Series: Animals, History, Culture. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBT; JFFZ; PDX; TVHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801873447
ISBN
9780801873447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.69

Hardcover. A compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them. Num Pages: 384 pages, 100 b&w illus. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 143 x 32. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing Plc
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847247766
ISBN
9781847247766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.80

Hardback. A subtle investigation of how fears of cultural dilution and violence have shaped Afrikaner identity historically and in the present day. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTR; JFSL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 237 x 29. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046817
ISBN
9781849046817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.87

Paperback. 'Bridges of Memory' tells of those in Chicago who left social, political, and economic oppression for political freedom and opportunity as had never been known - and of forms of prejudice and segregation. These recollections comprise a record of a neighbourhood, a city, a society, and a people undergoing unprecedented changes. Num Pages: 616 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBTB; HBTD; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810123151
ISBN
9780810123151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBTZ1; MMKB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813937953
ISBN
9780813937953
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.47

Paperback. The most comprehensive general guide to Islam available. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBTB; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 304.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Constable
Edition
First THUS
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845292744
ISBN
9781845292744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Presents the British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. This book includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, as well as an overview of the semi-legendary figures of pre-history and the Dark Ages. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781841195513
ISBN
9781841195513
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. From tea's first discovery in China to the present day, the story of a great world obsession Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 272 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCLT; WBXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845297473
ISBN
9781845297473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.78

Paperback. The real story behind the Industrial Revolution Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HBTK; TGBN1; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781845295530
ISBN
9781845295530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.23

Paperback. Uncovering one of the world's greatest civilisations Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 198.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
9781841197906
ISBN
9781841197906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.02

Paperback. Separates myth from truth and describes the development of the society from its origins amongst the masons working upon the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781845296780
ISBN
9781845296780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. Translator(s): Wilson, W. Donald. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; HBJK; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 177 x 18. Weight in Grams: 270.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
SKU
V9781554589500
ISBN
9781554589500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.62