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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

€ 24.99
€ 22.50

Paperback. Series: Research in Maritime History. Num Pages: 555 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 230 x 34. Weight in Grams: 996.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780968128893
ISBN
9780968128893
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.18

Hardback. Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny ability to capture the imaginations of executives, engineers, advertisers, car collectors, suburbanites, hippies, and everyday drivers across nations and cultures. Num Pages: 384 pages, 28 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; HBLW; HBTB; JFC; KNDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 144 x 32. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050914
ISBN
9780674050914
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.86

Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KCA; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691175867
ISBN
9780691175867
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 21.76

Hardcover. Offers an account of life as a concentration camp prisoner. This title describes the author's deportation to Poland and the twenty months he spend working in Auschwitz. It covers his long journey to Italy at the end of the war through Russia and Central Europe. Levi never raises his voice, complains or attributes blame. Translator(s): Woolf, S. J. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 568.
Publisher
Everyman
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857152227
ISBN
9781857152227
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.02

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
€ 15.62

Hardback. Napoleon famously observed that "history is a set of lies agreed upon," and Steers investigates six of the most amazing frauds ever to gain wide acceptance in this engrossing book. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 27. Weight in Grams: 566.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9780813141596
ISBN
9780813141596
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 6.23

Paperback. Tracing the history of the Sicilian mafia to its 19th-century roots, this text examines its late-20th-century involvement in urban real estate and construction as well as drugs. Based on research in the regional capital of Palermo, the book suggests lessons regarding secretive organized crime. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b/w illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DSTC; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBT; JKVM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 161 x 22. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520236097
ISBN
9780520236097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.58

Paperback. An epic modern-day quest across the Sahara and a unique insight into the nomadic communities that surround the legendary city, by award-winning travel writer Nicholas Jubber. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDM; HBJH; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473655447
ISBN
9781473655447
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.52

Hardcover. The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of which can still be seen in its urban and social landscapes. This title includes an introduction to the historical context. Num Pages: 288 pages, 200 illustrations, 100 in colour. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJH; HBLW; HBTP1; HBWQ; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 377 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2902.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500518250
ISBN
9780500518250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.41
€ 61.30

Paperback. A sumptuously illustrated history of the Titanic, her sinking and its aftermath. Num Pages: 464 pages, 300. BIC Classification: 3JJC; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 174 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1172.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445647012
ISBN
9781445647012
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 27.79

Paperback. An illustrated study of the Soviet Navy s most powerful surface combatants of the Cold War. Will appeal to all those interested in the Soviet armed forces and Cold War technology." Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b/w; 7 col. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 5. Weight in Grams: 166.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817402
ISBN
9781472817402
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Hardcover. Editor(s): Dickson, David; Pyz, Justyna; Shepard, Christopher C. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; HBTQ; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 170 x 23. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Four Courts Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846823497
ISBN
9781846823497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 55.00
€ 46.19

Paperback. Traces popular beliefs about witches to their origins, and shows how the great witch-hunt erupted, when thousands of innocent people were tortured and burned alive in the 16th and 17th centuries. Norman Cohn is the author of "The Pursuit of the Millennium" and "Warrant for Genocide". Num Pages: 288 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1D; HBTB; HRQX5; HRQX9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 20. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712657570
ISBN
9780712657570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 171 x 211 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Five Leaves Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910170069
ISBN
9781910170069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.23

Paperback. Gary Y. Okihiro presents the intellectual history of the core ideas, concepts, methods, and theories of Third World studies-an academic field first proposed in 1968 that never existed-in order to provide tools for understanding power and ending oppression. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 photographs. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HBG; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 5. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362319
ISBN
9780822362319
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback. Concerns social and ecological change in rural Ireland, and the end results of structural and policy decisions made in Brussels or Dublin. Of interest to those working in rural development, food production and conservation, this work addresses themes such as: global social forces shaping Irish society; social inequality; and more. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBTB; KNAC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
The Lilliput Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843510819
ISBN
9781843510819
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.69

Paperback. An evocative guide to the New York docks in the days of On the Waterfront by 'Mr Ocean Liner' William Miller. Num Pages: 128 pages, 160. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 246. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445654089
ISBN
9781445654089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.55

Paperback. A compelling and dramatic account of the sinking of the Titanic as seen through the eyes of those who survived Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp b-w plates. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BTP; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847398826
ISBN
9781847398826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

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

€ 23.17

Paperback. This book is a major reassessment of the place of racism in pre-modern European thought. Editor(s): Eliav-Feldon, Miriam; Isaac, Benjamin H.; Ziegler, Joseph. Num Pages: 348 pages, 42 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
348
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107687264
ISBN
9781107687264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.74

Paperback. Dimension: 154 x 231 x 40. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442613744
ISBN
9781442613744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 44.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 29. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253022141
ISBN
9780253022141
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.59

Paperback. Series: Beginnings. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 27. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719078583
ISBN
9780719078583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, 100 in full colour. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBTB; WBN; WBTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 650.
Publisher
Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781432305659
ISBN
9781432305659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 3JJG; HBJF; HBTB; HBTQ; JFSP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Dexter Haven
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781903660201
ISBN
9781903660201
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. A model of clarity.. It provides absolutely essential reference material for the dress historian and archaeologist, for the early textile specialist, and those interested in the tools and equipment used. TOOL AND TRADES HISTORY SOCIETY NEWSLETTER (Linda Woolley, curator of early and medieval textiles and dress, V&A Museum) Series: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London. Num Pages: 252 pages, 239, 16 colour, 132 black and white, 91 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; KCZ; KNDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 184 x 17. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
252
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843832393
ISBN
9781843832393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 785.
Publisher
Basic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780465049660
ISBN
9780465049660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.78

Paperback. This profusely illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the social and cultural history of Aborigines from the origins to the present. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illus; 100 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500301142
ISBN
9780500301142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.95

Paperback. In Jew Town in India's Cochin, two small communities descended from 'a lost tribe of Israel' are living side by side, on the brink of extinction. When their last two members of child-bearing age refuse to marry, their fate is sealed. This book presents their story. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
Portobello Books London
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846270994
ISBN
9781846270994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.18

Hardback. Num Pages: 318 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Sentient Publications United States
Number of pages
318
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591810322
ISBN
9781591810322
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.26

Paperback. Editor(s): Fejfer, Jane; Moltesen, Mette; Rathje, Annette. Num Pages: 480 pages, 85 colour plates, 45 b/w plates, 22 maps & 10 tables. BIC Classification: HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 247 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763542586
ISBN
9788763542586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.61
€ 53.75

Paperback. .
Publisher
Jollies Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780995466005
ISBN
9780995466005
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Features a survivor's account of the greatest maritime disaster in history. This work provides details of those final moments, including names of passengers pulled from the ocean and of those men who, in a panic, jumped into lifeboats as they were being lowered, causing injury and further danger to life. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSAN; 3JJC; BGHA; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 16. Weight in Grams: 224.
Edition
New Edition
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750947022
ISBN
9780750947022
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.17

Hardcover. In 2013, Great Britain's National Theatre is 50 years old. Published in collaboration, this book is the only authorised biography of this British institution. Featuring interviews with Artistic Directors and stars of the stage, this book is packed with photographs and exclusive insights into British theatrical history. Num Pages: 800 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 198 x 72. Weight in Grams: 1774.
Publisher
Oberon Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
800
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
hardcover
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840027686
ISBN
9781840027686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.21
€ 48.31

Hardback. Searching for a job has been an everyday affair in both modern and past societies, and employment a concern for both individuals and institutions. The case studies in this volume investigate job search and placement practices in European countries, Australia, and India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Editor(s): Wadauer, Sigrid; Buchner, Thomas; Mejstrik, Alexander. Series: International Studies in Social History. Num Pages: 456 pages, 30 illustrations, 10 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 758.
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782385509
ISBN
9781782385509
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.54

Hardback. Introduces academics, students and political analysts to some of the trends in the study and state of culture and international history: modernity, NGOs, internationalism, cultural violence, the "Romance of Resistance," and the culture of diplomacy. This book features two case studies for each subsection. Series: Explorations in Culture and International History. Num Pages: 17 ills, bibliog., index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845452056
ISBN
9781845452056
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 166.15

paperback. In 1638, the ruler of Japan ordered a crusade against his own subjects, a holocaust upon the men, women and children of a doomsday cult. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JD; HBJF; HBLH; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137418
ISBN
9781472137418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Hardcover. Confessions of the Shtetl explores Jewish conversions to a variety of Christian confessions in the Russian empire, with special attention to the relations of trust and attraction between Jews and Christians that facilitated religious conversions in the provincial heartland of Jewish Eastern Europe. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBTB; HRJP; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 25. Weight in Grams: 612.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798280
ISBN
9780804798280
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 21. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Arcadia Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905147571
ISBN
9781905147571
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Hardcover. Internationally renowned academics look at memories of slavery in the Francophone world, reflecting upon contemporary commemorative practices that relate to the history of slavery and the slave trade, and questioning how they function in relationship to other, less memorialized histories of exploitation, such as indentured and forced labour. Editor(s): Frith, Nicola; Hodgson, Kate. Series: Francophone Postcolonial Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: DSBH5; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 21. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781381595
ISBN
9781781381595
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 169.64

Paperback. By the mid-nineteenth century, the most prominent British and French liberal thinkers vigorously supported the conquest of non-European people. This work explains that this reflected a rise in civilizational self-confidence, as theories of human progress became more triumphalist, less nuanced, and less tolerant of cultural difference. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBTQ; HBTR; HPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691127910
ISBN
9780691127910
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.58

Paperback. A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 80 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 138. A Manual for Volunteers in the Women's Land Army. 160 pages, 80 photographs. A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ; WQN. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 12. Weight: 168.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Amberley Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445602790
ISBN
9781445602790
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.36

Paperback. A history of Stroud Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; HBTD; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 238 x 9. Weight in Grams: 304.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752434377
ISBN
9780752434377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.54

Paperback. HUNTER KILLER: a submarine designed to pursue and attack enemy submarines and surface ships using torpedoes. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBLW3; HBTW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 30. Weight in Grams: 396.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409139010
ISBN
9781409139010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.71

Paperback. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This book is about reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Num Pages: 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight in Grams: 366. Names * Greetings * Insults * Sayings. 64 pages, 50 colour illustrations. The Egyptians believed that the creator god Ptah brought the world into being by naming everything in it. Names had great power, and kings often over-wrote their own names on the monuments of earlier rulers. This is an illustrated guide to reading, writing and understanding ancient Egyptian names, epithets, titles and phrases. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2CXG; CFL; HBTG. Dimension: 259 x 202 x 10. Weight: 366.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119762
ISBN
9780714119762
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.12

Paperback. A Tudor voyage of exploration - an extraordinary story of daring, discovery, tragedy and pioneering achievement. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 136 x 25. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780221021
ISBN
9781780221021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. Leading scholars discuss the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. Num Pages: 680 pages, 39 b/w illus. 5 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1096. Series: The Cambridge History of the Cold War. 680 pages, 39 b/w illus. 5 maps. Editor(s): Leffler, Melvyn P.; Westad, Odd Arne. Leading scholars discuss the developments that made the Cold War into a long-lasting international system during the 1960s and 1970s. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBG; HBLW3; HBTW. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 30. Weight: 1050.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
680
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107602304
ISBN
9781107602304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.30

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Yard to the Mile. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 121 x 209 x 3. Weight in Grams: 24. Liverpool Sheet 20. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps - Yard to the Mile. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; HBTP1; WQH. Dimension: 134 x 212 x 1. Weight: 24.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847841094
ISBN
9781847841094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.96

Hardback. The latest book in Birlinn's bestselling Mapping the City series, this time mapping Oxford. Num Pages: 272 pages, Colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; HBJD1; HBTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 316 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1770.
Publisher
Birlinn General
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780274003
ISBN
9781780274003
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.15

Paperback. "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama."--Amazon.com. Num Pages: 416 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 25. Weight in Grams: 312.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062439666
ISBN
9780062439666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.48

Paperback. A pioneering study of South African theatre under Apartheid, exploring the ways in which the stage became an arena for the battle against oppression. Series: African Culture Collection. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; AN; HBJH; HBTB; JFC; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
New Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783609802
ISBN
9781783609802
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.22

Paperback. The author and her husband moved to a little house in the mountains of northern Italy in 1999. She arrived as a stranger but a series of events brought her close to the old people of the village and they began to tell her their stories. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549420
ISBN
9780099549420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.57

Hardcover. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; HBTB; JNMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 190 x 130. . Good copy in dustwrapper. DW with some nicks and tears.
Condition
Used, Good
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
University of Wales Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1953
SKU
KTG0001600
ISBN
9780708300824
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. "Hitler and the Final Solution". Translator(s): Porter, James. Num Pages: 219 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JPFQ; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 147 x 19. Weight in Grams: 416.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
219
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520060227
ISBN
9780520060227
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.20

Paperback. The first international English-language publication of Hampate Ba's acclaimed novel. Translator(s): Taylor, Aina Pavolini. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 2ADF; FA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253212269
ISBN
9780253212269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 20. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Profile Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846686160
ISBN
9781846686160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.41

Paperback. An overview of the trans-Atlantic slave trade from its sixteenth century beginnings until its final absolution in the nineteenth century. It covers the main countries involved and explains the inner workings of the trade and the developments that made it easier and more profitable as the centuries passed. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 151 x 5. Weight in Grams: 148. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Original
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807087
ISBN
9780747807087
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child, Elie Wiesel was sent to the Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. This title presents an account of that atrocity: the ever-increasing horrors he endured, the loss of his family and his struggle to survive in a world that stripped him of humanity, dignity and faith. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 9. Weight in Grams: 106.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141038995
ISBN
9780141038995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.93

Paperback. * A riveting account of the passions behind the fight for female suffrage: both a story of social and sexual revolutionary upheaval and a fascinating battle of ideals that continues apace today. Num Pages: 384 pages, Section: 16, b/w. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBTB; JFSJ1; JPVH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 127 x 28. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349116600
ISBN
9780349116600
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.66

Paperback. .
Publisher
Central European University Press Hungary
Number of pages
550
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9786155053399
ISBN
9786155053399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 51.73

Paperback. Reveals that traditional societies around the world offer an extraordinary window into how our ancestors lived for the majority of human history in evolutionary terms. This book explores how tribal people approach essential human problems, from health and diet to conflict resolution and language. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 132 x 25. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141024486
ISBN
9780141024486
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 268 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; 3JM; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 469.
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
268
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9781859183236
ISBN
9781859183236
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.00
€ 24.15

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 308 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691628301
ISBN
9780691628301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 454 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 219 x 139 x 37. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138778467
ISBN
9781138778467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Hardcover. Editor(s): Jorgensen, Caspar; Pedersen, Morten. Num Pages: 285 pages. BIC Classification: HBLL; HBTB; JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 179 x 27. Weight in Grams: 968.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9788771241082
ISBN
9788771241082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.86

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction presents Martin Luther as historians now see him. Instead of singling him out as a modern hero, the book emphasizes the context in which Luther worked, the colleagues who supported him, and the opponents who adamantly opposed his agenda for change. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, Approx 18 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; HBJD; HBTB; HRAX; HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 112 x 8. Weight in Grams: 120.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199574339
ISBN
9780199574339
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. This book outlines the history of theatres and music halls from the late 16th century to the present time, noting changing fashions in entertainment and evolving official attitudes to safety that have, at various times, influenced the architectural characters of the buildings. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: 1DBK; AN; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 168. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806271
ISBN
9780747806271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Publisher
Family Tree Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440348808
ISBN
9781440348808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.34

Paperback. Elie Wiesel was fifteen years old when he and his family were deported by the Nazis to Auschwitz. After the war, Wiesel studied in Paris and later became a journalist. During an interview with the distinguished French writer, Francois Mauriac, he was persuaded to write about his experiences in the death camps. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: BGA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 3. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140189896
ISBN
9780140189896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.98

Paperback. This book critiques existing literature on the response of Western states to asylum seeking 'others' and outlines an alternative perspective to acknowledge the colonial histories that have shaped the contemporary response of states to movements of refugees. Series: Kilombo: International Relations and Colonial Questions. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBTR; JFFN; JPH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783486168
ISBN
9781783486168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.04

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 2. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408886359
ISBN
9781408886359
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 5HC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 188 x 19. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241267738
ISBN
9780241267738
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.27

Paperback. Bad food has a history. Swindled tells it. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VF; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567766
ISBN
9780719567766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.85

Paperback. Shows how the collective purposes and meanings that had framed social debate became unhinged and uncertain. This title offers a reinterpretation of the ways in which the decades surrounding the 1980s changed America. It explains how structures of power came to seem less important than market choice and fluid selves. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674064362
ISBN
9780674064362
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.68

Paperback. Scholars in the history of medicine, nursing, and public policy, those interested in the intersections of identity, work, gender, education, and race, and nurses will find this a provocative book. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1; MQCW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801895654
ISBN
9780801895654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.76

Hardcover. Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert historian. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTP1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 277 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1544.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008136581
ISBN
9780008136581
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612057323
ISBN
9781612057323
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.61
€ 61.79

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

€ 20.99
€ 5.28

Paperback. The Civil War thrust millions of men and women rich and poor, soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free onto the roads of the South. During four years of war, Southerners lived on the move. In the hands of Sternhell, movement becomes a radically new means to perceive the full trajectory of the Confederacy s rise, struggle, and ultimate defeat." Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088177
ISBN
9780674088177
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.13

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