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Paperback. Editor(s): Daybell, Professor James; Norrhem, Svante. Num Pages: 258 pages, 3 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 159 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138667426
ISBN
9781138667426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 60.79

Hardcover. Num Pages: 208 pages, Black and white and colour photography and illustration. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBTB; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 282 x 219 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840334975
ISBN
9781840334975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.08

Paperback. Offers both legal scholars and historians a much-needed framework for analysing the complex and fluid legal politics of empires. Editor(s): Benton, Lauren. Num Pages: 323 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 149 x 20. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
323
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814708361
ISBN
9780814708361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.19

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688340
ISBN
9780199688340
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.05

Paperback. "The Architect" was one of the first books in 50 years to survey the role of the profession from its beginnings in ancient Egypt to the present. In this edition Dana Cuff considers the continuing relevence of the book and evaluates changes in architectural practice and the profession since 1965. Editor(s): Kostof, Spiro. Num Pages: 405 pages, 75 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
405
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520226043
ISBN
9780520226043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

Paperback. The kitchen garden was once a key part of every large country home, and they are now popular destinations for visitors. This is the history of the British kitchen garden and those who tended it. Series: Britain's Heritage Series. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445668840
ISBN
9781445668840
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.29

Hardback. What can we learn about modern Chinese history by reading a marginalized set of materials from a widely neglected period? This book captures the ingenuity of a journal that captures the chaotic potentialities within China's early Republic and its global twentieth century. Series: Asia: Local Studies/ Global Themes. Num Pages: 384 pages, 84 black and white, 8 color. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBTV; JPH; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 654.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520284364
ISBN
9780520284364
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.02

Hardcover. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784535728
ISBN
9781784535728
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.33

Hardcover. Hardcover, green spine. 388pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hollis & Carter
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1967
SKU
KON0819905
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 60.00

Paperback. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Num Pages: 360 pages, 53 b/w photographs, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 596. A Revisionist History of Footbinding. 360 pages, Illustrations, map. Footbinding originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, this work debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and its eventual end. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBTB; JFCK. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight: 566.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520253902
ISBN
9780520253902
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.86

Paperback. Here, now fully updated for the twenty-first century, is the complex and fascinating history of the formation of the British Women Police. Full of drama, intrigue and humour, it also captures, through well-authenticated primary material, the colour and manner of the times. Num Pages: 256 pages, Approx. 15 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JFSJ1; JKSW1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 217 x 19. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
NAG Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719814228
ISBN
9780719814228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.18

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

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408245637
ISBN
9781408245637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.21

Paperback. The definitive biography of one of the great heroes of the Second World War Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
Publisher
MacLehose Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848665965
ISBN
9781848665965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.33

Hardcover. The Man who thought he was Napoleon is built around a bizarre historical event and an off-hand challenge. The event? In December 1840, nearly twenty years after his death, the remains of Napoleon were returned to Paris for burial - and the next day, the director of a Paris hospital for the insane admitted fourteen men who claimed to be Napoleon. Num Pages: 304 pages, 35 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; MBX; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 236 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226025735
ISBN
9780226025735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 63.23

Paperback. Revealing the story of Germany through the inhabitants of one small wooden building: a nobleman farmer, a Jewish family, a renowned Nazi composer, a widow and her children, a Stasi informant, this book moves from the late nineteenth century to the present day, from the devastation of two world wars to the dividing and reuniting of a nation. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 37. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099592044
ISBN
9780099592044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.66

Paperback. The first major regional study of poverty and its relief in the seventeenth century: the first century of welfare. Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History. Num Pages: 335 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBTB; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843839569
ISBN
9781843839569
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.74

Hardcover. Texas shows its best moves in dance halls that dot its landscape. Wherever they've found fiddlers and dance floors, Texans have been tickled into motion. And for a century and a half, they've been kicking up dust in dance halls across the state. This title celebrates how these halls bring people together and foster joy. Series: Voice in the American West. Num Pages: 212 pages, 132 duotone photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; ASD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 210 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780896726031
ISBN
9780896726031
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.63

Paperback. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 20ill. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBTB; JHBK; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XO) Open University set text. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 352.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801842009
ISBN
9780801842009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.45

Paperback. From galleries to clubs, pubs to Tube stations, crap weather to pigeon crap, this title presents an anthology of personal and subjective readings of the capital since the late 1970s. Editor(s): Kerr, Joe; Gibson, Andrew. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230498
ISBN
9781780230498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.97

Paperback. Includes some never previously seen before images to serve as a unique social document on the dispute that changed the face of Britain. The coal miners' strike of 1984/5 was the longest national strike in British history Num Pages: 224 pages, 160 b&w images integrated. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCF; KNXB1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 189 x 245 x 14. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783463664
ISBN
9781783463664
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. Boxed paperback, red spine. 454pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macmillan London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1984
Edition
Main Market
SKU
KON0819453
ISBN
9780333365441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 17.95

Hardcover. 'When the Nazi power was broken, I asked myself what was the best advice I could give to my fellow citizens here in this island and across the channel in our ravaged continent. There was no difficulty in answering the question. My counsel to Europe can be given in a single word: Unite!' Sir Winston Churchill in 1947 Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DBK; 3JJP; GTJ; HBTB; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784538132
ISBN
9781784538132
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.18
€ 48.31

Paperback. Trolls are everywhere. They lurk on the internet; they fill the pages of popular fantasy literature; they are hunted in Norwegian film. From the Vikings to the Moomins, the Brothers Grimm and the Three Billy Goats Gruff, this book explores the panoply of trolls and their history and their continuing presence today. Num Pages: 144 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; VXQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 13. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780235653
ISBN
9781780235653
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.94

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 129 colour illus. BIC Classification: AKTH; HBTB; JFCK; JHBZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350005082
ISBN
9781350005082
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 23.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Desan, Suzanne; Hunt, Lynn; Nelson, William Max. Num Pages: 240 pages, 9, 3 black & white halftones, 2 tables, 2 charts, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801478680
ISBN
9780801478680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 35.50

Hardback. An fascinating exploration of the history and nature of commuting. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 294 x 33. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781854068
ISBN
9781781854068
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.00

Hardback. The first study ever published to closely examine all of Adams's political writings, from his youth to his long retirement, John Adams's Republic should appeal to everyone who seeks to know more about America's first major political theorist. Num Pages: 576 pages, 1, 1 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 263 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1208.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421419220
ISBN
9781421419220
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.64

Paperback. In Spill poet, independent scholar, and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs presents a commanding collection of poetry inspired by Black feminist literary critic Hortense Spillers depicting scenes of fugitive Black women and girls seeking freedom from gendered violence and racism. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSC; HBTB; JFFK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 10. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822362722
ISBN
9780822362722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 25.68

Paperback. Translator(s): Mackintosh-Smith, Tim. Series: Library of Arabic Literature. Num Pages: 124 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; 1QSN; 3F; DQ; HBTM; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5334 x 3556. .
Publisher
NYU Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479830596
ISBN
9781479830596
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Hardcover. Cutting through 160 years of mythmaking, best-selling historian Michael Wallis presents the ultimate cautionary tale of America's westward expansion. Num Pages: 320 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407696
ISBN
9780871407696
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.25

Paperback. An eyewitness account of the exceptional, non-sovereign, politics that developed during the occupation of Tahrir Square Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 213 x 24. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042659
ISBN
9781849042659
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 36.19

Hardcover. Serves as a riposte to those who use the phrase "the love of literature" as if its meaning were transparent, its essence happy and healthy. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 halftones. BIC Classification: DSB; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
y First edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226183701
ISBN
9780226183701
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. Alasdair Hutton recalls his time as the voice of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo from when he first started in 1992. The book compiles his personal memories and pays tribute to the talented host of people he worked with along the way.

Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; ASZP; BM; HBTB; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 202 x 14. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745694
ISBN
9781910745694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.55

Paperback. Using interviews, anecdotes, and research, this title depicts the relationships that made Black Mountain College what it was. It documents the college's tenure, from its most brilliant moments of self-reinvention to its lowest moments of petty infighting. It records the financial difficulties that beleaguered the community in its existence. Num Pages: 614 pages, 27 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBFN; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 140 x 36. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810125940
ISBN
9780810125940
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.40

Paperback. 'How do we know that what we remember is the truth?' By mapping her family's stories onto the history of the Irish State, this reveals the mixed messages of Felicity's youth. Examines the consequences when memories are manipulated or obliterated, intentionally or by chance. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJ; BM; HBJD1; HBTB; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 278. Singed by the author
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
9781848892521
ISBN
9781848892521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.27

Paperback. Power-hungry seductress.. religious revolutionary.. innocent victim.. traitor - who was the real Anne Boleyn? Num Pages: 368 pages, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780745251
ISBN
9781780745251
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.00

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719070136
ISBN
9780719070136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.08

Paperback. Traces the development of the Greek hierarchical view of life that continues to permeate Western society Series: Women & Culture S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 8pp photographs. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 152 x 229 x 13. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472081530
ISBN
9780472081530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.92

Paperback. The most significant conquest of the twentieth century may well have been the triumph of American consumer society over Europe's bourgeois civilization. This book gives an account of how the American standard of living defeated the European way of life and achieved the global cultural hegemony that is both its great strength and its key weakness. Num Pages: 608 pages, 45 halftones. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022348
ISBN
9780674022348
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.94

Paperback. Extending historical approaches to Greece, this work contains essays that map a social history of Greece in the 1940s and 1950s, a period in which the country grappled - bloodily - with foreign occupation and intense civil conflict. It explores how war and civil war affected the family, the law, and the state. Editor(s): Mazower, Mark. Series: Princeton Modern Greek Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages, 1 table, 1 map, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691058429
ISBN
9780691058429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.92

Paperback. Revolutions have shaped world politics for the last three hundred years. This volume shows why revolutions occur, how they unfold, and where they created democracies and dictatorships. Jack A. Goldstone presents the history of revolutions from America and France to the collapse of the Soviet Union, 'People Power' revolutions, and the Arab revolts. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 168 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 112 x 171 x 9. Weight in Grams: 156.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199858507
ISBN
9780199858507
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.84

Paperback. In the medieval Castilian village of Guzman (population: 80), villagers have gathered for centuries in the 'telling room' to share stories and drink the local wine. This book deals with this topic. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; DN; HBTB; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782112792
ISBN
9781782112792
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. An account of Japanese society during the modern era, from 1600 to 2000. This book analyzes the making of the modern state, a time which saw three periods of major social change: the imposition of hegemonic order on feudal society; the opening of Japanese ports; and defeat in World War II. Num Pages: 936 pages, 53 halftones, 9 maps, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3J; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 162 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1278.
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Number of pages
936
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674009912
ISBN
9780674009912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.61

Paperback. This book gives a radically new reading of Russia s cultural history. Alexander Etkind traces how the Russian Empire conquered foreign territories and domesticated its own heartlands, thereby colonizing many peoples, Russians included. Num Pages: 264 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 2AGR; DSB; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745651309
ISBN
9780745651309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.31

Paperback. How to Survive the English Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 111 x 19. Weight in Grams: 162.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder Paperbacks
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
SKU
KNW0010254
ISBN
9780719568473
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardback. The entire story of Qaddafi's corrupt and repressive regime, the details of its downfall, and what Libya's future may hold in store Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; 3JJP; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30. Weight in Grams: 668.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300139327
ISBN
9780300139327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Hardcover. Paul Patton was reared in Rix Mills, Ohio, a small village in Muskingum County surrounded by family farms and criss-crossed by gravel roads. This work presents 100 of the more than 500 paintings of Rix Mills by Paul Patton. He describes the scenes he painted, recalling the mill, and blacksmith shop Num Pages: 224 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNH; AFC; AFTB; AGB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 305 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1175.
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873387538
ISBN
9780873387538
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.31

perfect. .
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840335293
ISBN
9781840335293
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 21.35

Paperback. Discover Britain's culinary history through the kitchenware that created it Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; WB; WC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445657516
ISBN
9781445657516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 20.65

paperback. Showing the epistemological conditions that have made modern, social and economic knowledge possible, this text explores questions such as, "how did fact become modernity's most favoured unit of knowledge?". Num Pages: 444 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; 3JH; HBG; HBTB; HPK; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675268
ISBN
9780226675268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Paperback. 'Secret City of Durham' goes behind the facades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the town's fascinating past. Series: Secret. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; AMX; HBTB; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 17. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445646961
ISBN
9781445646961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.46

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD; HBTZ1; HPQ; HRJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Schocken Books
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
Revised and Expanded Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805210606
ISBN
9780805210606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.67

Paperback. Has China's modernization over the last 100 years depended on turning to the West? What new problems has growing prosperity created for China? This sourcebook tells the momentous history of China since 1919 mainly from the viewpoints of participants. Editor(s): Lawrance, Alan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 175 x 19. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415251426
ISBN
9780415251426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.98

Paperback. Tropical Africa was one of the last regions of the world to experience formal European colonialism, a process that coincided with the advent of a range of scientific specialties and research methods. This title studies the thorny relationship between imperialism and the role of scientific expertise in the colonization of British Africa. Num Pages: 528 pages, 8 colour plates, 2 halftones, 8 line drawings, 48 tables. BIC Classification: 1H; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLL; HBTQ; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226803470
ISBN
9780226803470
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.90

Hardback. Munich 1919 is a vivid portrayal of the chaos that followed World War I and the collapse of the Munich Council Republic by one of the most perceptive chroniclers of German history. Translator(s): Spengler, Jessica. Num Pages: 220 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; BJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509510580
ISBN
9781509510580
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Hamilton, Keith; Salmon, Patrick. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTS; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845195731
ISBN
9781845195731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.47

Paperback. Drawing on a plethora of sources, including decades of contact with senior Soviet figures, Raymond Garthoff offers the most authoritative assessment to date of how Soviet leaders and intelligence chiefs understood -- and misunderstood -- the United States during the Cold War. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 tables, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1KBB; HBTW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 242 x 19. Weight in Grams: 198.
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626162297
ISBN
9781626162297
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.29

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Cheshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKENC; 3JJC; HBTP1; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 208 x 116 x 4. Weight in Grams: 28.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847843654
ISBN
9781847843654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.95

Paperback. A study of the political and cultural ramifications of international sports competitions in the decades before World War II. Focusing on the United States, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, it examines the transformation of events like the Olympic Games and the World Cup. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBTB; JPS; WSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674725706
ISBN
9780674725706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.01

Paperback. Details the life of the author from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838: how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and drivers, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGHA; HBTS; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 201 x 16. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Updated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143107309
ISBN
9780143107309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.05

Paperback. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJG; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
NeWest Press Canada
Number of pages
278
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897126820
ISBN
9781897126820
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.18

Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527961
ISBN
9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.07

Paperback. A glimpse into the arts of southwestern tribes and a shimmering portrait of the desert's oldest miracle. Num Pages: 144 pages, 160 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 215 x 10. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Museum of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780890133446
ISBN
9780890133446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.28

Paperback. In this exciting new book, Helen Dingwall introduces the history of Scottish medicine from earliest times to the present day. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 424.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748608652
ISBN
9780748608652
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.74

Hardcover. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBT; JFCX; JN; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 694.
Publisher
Liberty Fund Inc United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780865973091
ISBN
9780865973091
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 18.17

Paperback. Who first coined the word "alcohol"? Spirits and drink historians Anistatia Miller and Jared Brown know. They have been on a spirituous journey since they first launched their website Shaken Not Stirred: A Celebration of the Martini. Fifteen years of travel around the world, a few worn out library cards later, they hav Series: The Food Lovers' Library. Num Pages: 160 pages, Black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBT; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 181 x 9. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Clearview
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908337092
ISBN
9781908337092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardcover. These two volumes, which have been published separately, present a collection of Richard Gem's archaeological and architectural assessments of individual buildings written over the last 25 years which, together, form an overview of the development of English church architecture from the 7th to the 12th century. Num Pages: 416 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; AM; HBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. .
Publisher
Pindar Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781899828456
ISBN
9781899828456
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 145.17

Paperback. Stalin's reign of terror in the Soviet Union has been called 'the other Holocaust'. During the Stalin years, it is thought that more innocent men, women and children perished than in Hitler's destruction of the European Jews. This book tells the story of the survivors. Num Pages: 224 pages, 89 bw integrated in 38pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 212 x 17. Weight in Grams: 248.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780761374
ISBN
9781780761374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.22

Paperback. This work explores the role played by party politics in US trade policy. The author offers detailed case studies of almost all of the major trade issues of the Reagan, Bush and Clinton eras, including administrative and legislative efforts to curb auto, steel and other imports. Num Pages: 344 pages, 5 figures, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBT; JPL; JPQB; KCLT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 585.
Publisher
University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
KEX0227924
ISBN
9780807849750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408270509
ISBN
9781408270509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.33

Hardback. Explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Series: California Studies in Food and Culture. Num Pages: 248 pages, 11 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBTB; JFCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 237 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520277502
ISBN
9780520277502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.37

Paperback. In 1630s, the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as history would have it, folly. The author lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. Num Pages: 446 pages, 13 colour plates, 69 halftones, 3 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226301266
ISBN
9780226301266
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 44.67

Paperback. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Num Pages: 182 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194. Weaving the Dream. 182 pages, illustrations. A world-renowned Pomo basket weaver and medicine woman, Mabel McKay expressed her genius through her celebrated baskets, her Dreams, and stories with which she kept her culture alive. This title demonstrates how a woman who worked most of her life in a cannery could become a great healer and an artist whose baskets were collected by Smithsonian. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSL9. Dimension: 203 x 127 x 11. Weight: 194.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
182
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520275881
ISBN
9780520275881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.67

Hardcover. Num Pages: 192 pages, More than 120 full colour maps and charts. BIC Classification: HBTM; HBTP; RGS; TRLN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 307. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844863143
ISBN
9781844863143
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.14

Paperback. Explore the fascinating history of the vessels of the Manchester Ship Canal. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 456.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651941
ISBN
9781445651941
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JJ; GTB; HBTB; JFSC; JPFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 222 x 31. Weight in Grams: 388.
Publisher
AK Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849352253
ISBN
9781849352253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.20

Paperback. Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, the author blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a tale. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNF; WB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Vintage London
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099281993
ISBN
9780099281993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.21

Hardcover.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Wayne State Univ Pr
Number of pages
543
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Edition
1st ed
SKU
KEX0212656
ISBN
9780814319338
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 17.95

Paperback. Series: The History of England. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509811472
ISBN
9781509811472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.13

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