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Paperback. A fascinating look at some of the methods and instruments used for punishment and interrogation - not for the faint-hearted! Num Pages: 24 pages, 66ill.(43col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; JKVP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 2. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Pitkin Guides
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
6th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853729143
ISBN
9780853729143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.99

Paperback. The story of how 700 small privately-owned vessels helped to save 338,226 British and French soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DDF; 3JJH; HBTM; HBWQ; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647500
ISBN
9781445647500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.39

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 172 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1931
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9789401183543
ISBN
9789401183543
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.92

Paperback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 29. Weight in Grams: 652.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362678
ISBN
9780822362678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.19

Hardback. In Duress Ann Laura Stoler traces how imperial formations and colonialism's presence shape current inequities around the globe by examining Israel's colonial practices, the United State's imperial practices, the recent rise of the French right wing, and affect's importance to governance. Series: A John Hope Franklin Center Book. Num Pages: 448 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 772.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780822362524
ISBN
9780822362524
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 135.00

Paperback. A collection of old photographs and memorabilia relating to Durham city. It focuses on the city's inhabitants at work and play, between the 1860s and the 1960s. It includes over two hundred photographs that create a record of trades, transport, festivities, military matters, street scenes, royal visits, sport and leisure. Series: Britain in Old Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBTB; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750907088
ISBN
9780750907088
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

Paperback. The 2009 quadricentennial celebrations commemorating the discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson will also spotlight one of our deepest and most enduring national legacies. This book takes needed stock of the remarkable past created by the settlers of New Netherlands. Editor(s): Panetta, Roger. Num Pages: 450 pages, 2 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3J; HBJK; HBTB; JFC; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 181 x 253 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1104.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
450
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823230402
ISBN
9780823230402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.96
€ 61.21

Paperback. An engaging and definitive study of the secrets of the vast commercial success of the Dutch East India Company Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 220 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789053565179
ISBN
9789053565179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 45.84

Paperback. Goodpaster. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801862939
ISBN
9780801862939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.30

Hardcover. The first book to provide a detailed analysis of the body-trafficking networks of the dead poor that underpinned the expansion of medical education from Victorian times. With an even-handed approach to the business of anatomy, Hurren uses remarkable case histories which still echo a vibrant body-business on the internet today in a biomedical age. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBTB; MBX; MFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 145 x 28. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230219663
ISBN
9780230219663
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 123.74

Paperback. The first book to provide a detailed analysis of the body-trafficking networks of the dead poor that underpinned the expansion of medical education from Victorian times. With an even-handed approach to the business of anatomy, Hurren uses remarkable case histories which still echo a vibrant body-business on the internet today in a biomedical age. Num Pages: 400 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 11 figures, 15 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 218 x 22. Weight in Grams: 480.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137405890
ISBN
9781137405890
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 122.96

Hardback. This book focuses on the neglected cultural front of the Cold War in Asia to explore the mindsets of Asian actors and untangle the complex cultural alliances that undergirded the security blocs on this continent. Editor(s): Vu, Tuong; Wongsurawat, Wasana. Num Pages: 247 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230621947
ISBN
9780230621947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.31

Hardcover. Photographs of discarded items such as toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters and children's dolls present an alternative portrait of residents of 'The Jungle' refugee camp in Calais, France. Num Pages: 80 pages, 40 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AJB; AJC; HBTB; JFFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 225. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
GOST Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910401156
ISBN
9781910401156
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.32

Paperback. This work examines the musical influences of a Malaysia's Portuguese community, whose roots lie in the conquest of Malacca in 1511 by the Portuguese seafarer Afonse D'Albuquerque. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 234 pages, 18 halftones, 2 maps, 12 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DSP; 1FMM; AS; AVGH; AVGW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226734996
ISBN
9780226734996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 31.01

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBTB; HPCD1; HRQA5; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 857.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691644394
ISBN
9780691644394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.57
€ 113.88

Hardback. In "Howards End", Forster remarks that the imperialist "hopes to inherit the earth" and with the strong temptation he has to acclaim it "as a superyeoman, who carries his country's virtue overseas". This volume explores the realm of Forster' politics and imperialism. Translator(s): Beer, J. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; DSK; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333741368
ISBN
9780333741368
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.21

Image archivist and transportation historian Jim Harter follows his work, Early Farm Tractors, with an even larger collection of images from advertising line art from 1880 to 1930, this time focused on Early Automobiles. Nearly 250 entrancing illustrations are gems of the art of commercial engraving. Num Pages: 234 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 305 x 229 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1066.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Wings Press United States
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9781609404895
ISBN
9781609404895
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.25

Paperback. In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming - and one of the first on any modern sport. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a pioneer of the history of sport. The book opens with a history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby's life and work. Num Pages: 228 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3D; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBTB; WSSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 302.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859891349
ISBN
9780859891349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.41

Paperback. "Early Eighteenth-century Britain: 1700-1729". Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 182. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780747808374
ISBN
9780747808374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Campbell, Gwyn. Series: Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies. Num Pages: 378 pages, 33 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1FK; 1H; HBJF; HBJH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 642.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
378
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319338217
ISBN
9783319338217
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.43

Hardcover. This volume redefines the origins of the 19th-century women's rights campaigns in Britain, demonstrating that a vibrant feminist network existed during the 1830s and 1840s. Their pioneering work is shown to have fed directly into the women's rights movement of the subsequent decades. Series: Studies in Gender History. Num Pages: 274 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1995th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333633823
ISBN
9780333633823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.50

Paperback. .
Publisher
Blue Dome Press United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935295839
ISBN
9781935295839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.62

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138925755
ISBN
9781138925755
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. Offers a history of the early modern Jewish experience. From Krakow and Venice to Amsterdam and Smyrna, this title examines the historical and cultural factors unique to Jewish communities throughout Europe, and how these distinctions played out amidst the rest of society. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 maps. BIC Classification: HBLH; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152882
ISBN
9780691152882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 21.75

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