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paperback. At the heart of historic Los Angeles, the Plaza represents a quintessential public space where real and imagined narratives overlap and provide as many questions as answers about the development of the city and what it means to be an Angeleno. This book explores the complex history and modern-day relevance of the Los Angeles Plaza. Num Pages: 373 pages, 53 halftones, 7 maps, 1 chart. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK; HBTB; JFSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 624.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
373
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292717558
ISBN
9780292717558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.16

Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 256 pages, 107 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 255 x 204 x 14. Weight in Grams: 672.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195337945
ISBN
9780195337945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.90

paperback. A biography of the city of London. It takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Num Pages: 688 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 199 x 46. Weight in Grams: 572.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099570387
ISBN
9780099570387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.68

paperback. Life in mid-19 century New York was tough, and violence and corruption were rife. Two gangs, the Dead Rabbits and the Native Americans, were locked in an endless battle for supremacy. Amsterdam Vallon, son of the Rabbits' murdered leader, is seeking vengeance for his father's death at the hands of Bill 'The Butcher'. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; JKVM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 132 x 26. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Arrow
Condition
New
SKU
9780099436744
ISBN
9780099436744
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

hardcover. J.C. Van Leur attacked the views on the character and significance of the 18th century in Asian history. His denial of European pre-eminence in Asian waters represents an attack on colonial historiography. These essays provide studies of what this period meant in the history of South and East Asia. Num Pages: 328 pages, Includes 21 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840146103
ISBN
9781840146103
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.19

Paperback. Series: Modern Jewish History. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSP1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Edition
Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815610588
ISBN
9780815610588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.51

Hardcover. To help the world overcome its diffidence towards solo sex, Mels van Driel has written With the Hand. Van Driel covers a great number of topics, from the physical, to the mythical, to the mythological, to the artistic, in order to explore masturbation in all its astonishing variety. Translator(s): Vincent, Paul. Num Pages: 256 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JHBK5; JMU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 146 x 19. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Tra
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899194
ISBN
9781861899194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardcover. Historian G. H. Bennett pieces together the forgotten story of a wartime German road-building project, which exterminated numerous Jewish and other lives. A moving and sometimes horrifying chronicle of suffering and deprivation, this book retells an important episode in the history of World War II. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 24. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899095
ISBN
9781861899095
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.57

Hardcover. Lords of the Sea is an engrossing tale of piracy, maritime conquest, slavery and exploration that details the history of the Barbary corsairs. Jamieson artfully explains how these Muslim corsairs from the Ottoman Turkish empire captured Christian ships for centuries. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3J; HBJH; HBLH; HBTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 221 x 146 x 26. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899071
ISBN
9781861899071
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.78

Paperback. Presenting results from many scientific disciplines, including geology, anthropology and sociology, The End is Nigh explores the global history of natural disasters whilst investigating how these tragedies have changed us, the way that we live and how we think. Num Pages: 224 pages, 13 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 138 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Rep Tra
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898982
ISBN
9781861898982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.84

Paperback. In this fascinating history of the aquarium, Bernd Brunner tells a compelling story of obsession, beauty, discovery and delight, from the aquarium's humble origins as a tool for scientific observation to the Victorian era's elaborately decorated containers of oceanic curiosity, to the great public aquaria of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 160 pages, 30 colour illustrations, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WNGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 235 x 12. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Edition
Expanded
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861898166
ISBN
9781861898166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.45

Hardcover. Featuring beautiful images, and many classic and contemporary recipes, Lobster: A Global History is the first book to describe the social history of lobster consumption around the world. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 144 pages, 40 colour illustrations, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; WBTF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 204 x 16. Weight in Grams: 326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861897947
ISBN
9781861897947
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 22.91

Hardback. Looks at the cultural and social role of animals from 1800 to the present at the way in which visual images and myths captured the popular imagination and encouraged sympathy for animals and outrage at their exploitation. Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; JFFZ; JPWD; JPWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890146
ISBN
9781861890146
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Hardback. Examines the significance of the female body, beauty and culture. This title shows how the female body is constantly being changed, and by various sometimes punishing means made to fit in with feminine physical ideals. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 232 pages, 185 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; AC; HBTB; JFCK; JFCX; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 714.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861890047
ISBN
9781861890047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Hardcover. From Persepolis to Beijing's Forbidden City, Power in Stone explores cities built as symbols of military, political and economic power. Num Pages: 224 pages, 42. BIC Classification: HBTQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 439.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780232867
ISBN
9781780232867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231105
ISBN
9781780231105
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.48

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780230863
ISBN
9781780230863
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFD; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781625340702
ISBN
9781625340702
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.85

Paperback. A magical book that turns one modest square mile of exurban land into the most remarkably fascinating place Num Pages: 256 pages, 14 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBE; HBJK; HBTB; JFSL9; PSAF; WN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of New England United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611684889
ISBN
9781611684889
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.60

hardcover. The biography of the first female Supreme Court Justice of South Carolina Editor(s): Lewis, Burke W., Jr.; Assey, Joan P. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 colour and 38 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBF; B; HBTB; JFSJ1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611176926
ISBN
9781611176926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.17

Paperback. On a frigid, stormy day in February of 1686, a small French sailing ship lost control and ran aground in Matagorda Bay. More than 300 years later, Texas Historical Commission archeologists discovered La Belle's resting place. This title tells a tale of nautical adventure in the seventeenth century. Num Pages: 176 pages, 126 colour, 13 b&w photos, bib, index. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1KBBSX; 3JD; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 735.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781585444311
ISBN
9781585444311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.23

Hardcover. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 28. Weight in Grams: 653.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Texas State Historical Assn
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780876111451
ISBN
9780876111451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.88

Paperback. In 1536, Henry VIII faced risings throughout northern England; these posed the greatest threat to any Tudor monarch. The Pilgrimage of Grace has traditionally been assumed to have been a spontaneous protest against the Dissolution of the Monasteries, but this study aims to reveal the full story. Num Pages: 504 pages, 4 maps and 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 722.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199259069
ISBN
9780199259069
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.20

paperback. A compelling exploration of the lives of individual men and women from all levels of sixteenth-century life that gives a vivid feel for the reality of Elizabethan society Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Robinson
Condition
New
SKU
9781472102331
ISBN
9781472102331
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 7.49