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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

€ 91.77
€ 76.88

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
€ 14.68

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
€ 10.44

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

€ 15.00
€ 13.77

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

€ 21.52

Hardcover. In Ice Cream: A Global History, Laura B. Weiss takes us on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 176 pages, 60 colour illustrations, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFCV; WBVQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 378.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897923
ISBN
9781861897923
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

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

€ 53.99
€ 38.74

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
€ 12.72

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

€ 40.99
€ 36.45

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

€ 26.75

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

€ 45.99
€ 32.73

Paperback. A factory was built at Broughton to construct Wellington Bombers for the RAF's expansion and wartime needs. Situated near Chester, the factory has remained part of the British aviation industry while older, traditional sites have come and gone. This book deals with the phenomenal success of this Welsh factory. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKWN; HBTK; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 11. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752441849
ISBN
9780752441849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.17

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

€ 24.99
€ 21.82

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
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
444
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226675268
ISBN
9780226675268
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 40.05

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
€ 16.41

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

€ 18.99
€ 17.02

Paperback. A concise and accessible introduction to the gender histories of eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in the twentieth century. These essays juxtapose established topics in gender history such as motherhood, masculinities, work and activism with newer areas, such as the history of imprisonment and the transnational history of sexuality. Editor(s): Baker, Catherine. Series: Gender and History. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 160 x 337 x 15. Weight in Grams: 438.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137528025
ISBN
9781137528025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 35.23

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

€ 40.99
€ 31.73

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