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Paperback. This is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the history of theatre, ranging from Ancient Egyptian festivals to contemporary performance arts. Lavishly illustrated in black and white and colour throughout, this is the perfect book for theatre goer and student alike Editor(s): Brown, John Russell. Series: Oxford Illustrated History. Num Pages: 592 pages, numerous halftones. BIC Classification: AN; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 190 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780192854421
ISBN
9780192854421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 26.75

Hardcover. Amsterdam's Atlantic puts Dutch Brazil back on the front pages and argues that the way the Amsterdam media constructed Atlantic events was a key element in the transformation of public opinion in Europe. Series: The Early Modern Americas. Num Pages: 272 pages, 51 illus. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 238 x 30. Weight in Grams: 582.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812248661
ISBN
9780812248661
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.61

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Donnell, Ruan. Num Pages: 215 pages, 20 black and white photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBTV; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 225 x 19. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
9781785370663
ISBN
9781785370663
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Hardback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199782376
ISBN
9780199782376
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 32.08

Paperback. .
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822363194
ISBN
9780822363194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. 'From Moscow to Cuba and Beyond' vividly evokes the joys as well as the difficulties of life as an expatriate and diplomat under Stalin, Tito and Castro, as well as of the particular demands of diplomatic life in the USA. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 bw integrated illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854741
ISBN
9781848854741
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.09
€ 53.60

Hardback. A new collection of twelve sad but true stories documenting the hardship of World War 1. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 452.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910745137
ISBN
9781910745137
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover. These two volumes document the topography, monuments, inscriptions, and sighted coins of the north-eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, looking in detail at strategic roads, bridges, forts, watch and signalling systems, and interpreting the literary and epigraphic evidence for the frontier and its garrisons. Num Pages: 736 pages, Two colour plates sections, including 28 maps, and 310 black and white in-text figures. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLA1; HBTQ; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 276 x 219. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198725176
ISBN
9780198725176
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 472.13

Paperback. What makes for war or for a stable international system? Are there general principles that should govern foreign policy? This title explores how historical work can throw light on these questions. It deals with specific problems - with such matters as nuclear strategy and US-European relations. Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; HBTW; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 233 x 20. Weight in Grams: 474.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691152035
ISBN
9780691152035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.45

Hardback. A fascinating history of Tudor food and drink, from swan-neck soup to roasted-alive goose. Num Pages: 368 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBTB; JFCV; WBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445648743
ISBN
9781445648743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.91

Paperback. Recounts the opposition to British and French rule practised both by Africans living on the continent and by European anticolonialists and members of the Black Diaspora. This book covers campaigns waged by an early incarnation of the ANC and other groups in South Africa who fought against legal and other aspects of white minority rule. Num Pages: 494 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1H; 3JJG; HBJH; HBLW; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 142 x 24. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Hurst & Co.
Number of pages
494
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850659365
ISBN
9781850659365
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.35

Hardback. Annamaboe - largest slave trading port on the Gold Coast - was home to African merchants whose partnerships with Europeans made the town an integral part of Atlantic webs of exchange. The author recreates the outpost's feverish bustle and brutality, tracing the entrepreneurs, black and white, who thrived on a lucrative traffic in human beings. Num Pages: 310 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; 3JF; HBJH; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 174 x 30. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674724877
ISBN
9780674724877
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.64

Paperback. Writing letters to powerful people to win their favour and garner rewards such as political office, tax relief, and recommendations was an institution in Renaissance Florence. This title presents the study of political and social patronage in 15th-century Florence. Series: Politics, History, & Culture. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 figures, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 435.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822341178
ISBN
9780822341178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.95

Paperback. Series: Columbia Studies in Middle East Politics. Num Pages: 352 pages, B&W Illus.: 1,. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1HB; 3JM; GTJ; HBJF1; HBTV; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231165136
ISBN
9780231165136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.31

Hardback. Series: Macmillan Collector's Library. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; FC; FJH; HBTV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 93. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509835744
ISBN
9781509835744
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; HBTV; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHBD; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Second Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674447271
ISBN
9780674447271
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705700
ISBN
9781501705700
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.63

Hardback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 472 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBJK; HBTB; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 168 x 245 x 36. Weight in Grams: 832.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691157566
ISBN
9780691157566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages, 27. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JJ; DSB; HBTB; JFSJ; JFSL1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801482496
ISBN
9780801482496
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 39.64

Hardcover. Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrible dilemmas confronting Jews under Nazi occupation. Num Pages: 310 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 150 x 31. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674281387
ISBN
9780674281387
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.27

Paperback. An original, authoritative look at the social history of the 20th century, brilliantly retold through the eyes of the household servants. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 144 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408842706
ISBN
9781408842706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.99

Paperback. To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian. This book reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, since its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser'. Num Pages: 1072 pages, Illustrations, col. map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBT; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 52. Weight in Grams: 784.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141023304
ISBN
9780141023304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.70

Paperback. Exclusive first-hand accounts, views and analyses from personal author interviews with individuals who either served or lived in Malaya during the troubles Num Pages: 136 pages, 80 b/w & 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526707864
ISBN
9781526707864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.70

paperback. From the number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JH; BJ; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0014534
ISBN
9781408831243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.47

Hardcover. After 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their rights as citizens. None had to fight harder than the nation s seamen, whose labor took them deep into the Atlantic world. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal tells the story of how their efforts created the first national, racially inclusive model of U.S. citizenship." Num Pages: 340 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTM; HBWF; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 147 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674286153
ISBN
9780674286153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.82

Paperback. Takes us on a tour of the Western holiday world and shows how two centuries of 'learning to be a tourist' have shaped our own ways of vacationing. This title shows how fashions in destinations have changed through the years, with popular images teaching the tourist what to look for and how to experience it. Series: California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Num Pages: 334 pages, 33 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: HBT; JHM; KNSG; RGC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 536.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
334
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234642
ISBN
9780520234642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. Paper is older than the printing press, and even in its unprinted state it was the great network medium behind the emergence of modern civilization. In the shape of bills, banknotes and accounting books it was indispensible to the economy. As forms and files it was essential to bureaucracy. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GTC; HBTB; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745672540
ISBN
9780745672540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; AMKL; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 203 x 23. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062414793
ISBN
9780062414793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.20

Hardback. In Beastly Possessions, Sarah Amato chronicles the unusual ways in which Victorians of every social class brought animals into their daily lives. Num Pages: 320 pages, 41. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 163 x 239 x 29. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442648746
ISBN
9781442648746
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.97

Paperback. Describes the conquest of Paraguay and the River Plate, of the Yucatan in Mexico, the only partial conquest of Chile, and battles with the French over Florida, and then, in the 1580s, the extraordinary projection of Spanish power across the Pacific to conquer the Philippines. This is book deals withe the history of the Spanish Empire. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16 pp colour. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JB; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 247 x 26. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034478
ISBN
9780141034478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.64

Hardback. The sea and its relation to human life has always been a subject of fascination for historians. For the first time, this book looks at the field of Maritime History through the prism of identity - imperial, national, regional, gender and religious - from maritime great powers such as Britain, Germany and Japan, to smaller players. Editor(s): Redford, Duncan. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 336 pages, 20 bw integrated, 12 maps. BIC Classification: HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780763293
ISBN
9781780763293
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.04
€ 132.69

Paperback. The City: A World History depicts the rise of urban centers from the middle of the fourth century BCE to the early twenty-first century. It begins in the ancient Near East, and traces urban growth and its effects throughout Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 160 pages, 23 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 236 x 12. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199859542
ISBN
9780199859542
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.81

Paperback. In Alien Capital Iyko Day retheorizes the history and logic of settler colonialism by examining its intersection with Asian racialization and capitalism, showing how the conflation of Asian immigrants to Canada and the United states with the abstract dimensions of capital became settler colonialism's defining feature. Num Pages: 256 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DS; HBTB; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822360933
ISBN
9780822360933
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.07

Hardcover. New.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590294
ISBN
9781873590294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 22 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816660988
ISBN
9780816660988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.80

Paperback. A leading observer of Chinese literature, society, and politics lifts the veil on the culture wars that have raged between officials and dissidents in the period before and after the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Num Pages: 512 pages, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBTB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231106153
ISBN
9780231106153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Paperback. Featuring road signs, direction, warning, boundary, and advisory, this book covers various aspects of traffic signage and signs. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 203 x 3. Weight in Grams: 96.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780747805311
ISBN
9780747805311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138639997
ISBN
9781138639997
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 79.72

Sheet map, folded. Series: Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Yorkshire. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; 3JJC; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 101 x 206 x 2. Weight in Grams: 26.
Publisher
Alan Godfrey Maps
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847845665
ISBN
9781847845665
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.92

Hardback. Profusely illustrated history of German ocean liners and cruise ships. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 180 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1158.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445604749
ISBN
9781445604749
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.47