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Paperback. Documents an alternative tradition of American protest by linking working-class political movements to grassroots religious revivals. This book reveals how ordinary rural citizens in the south used the resources and their shared faith to defend their agrarian livelihoods amid the political and economic upheaval of the first half of 20th century. Series: The Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 b&w, 4 Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; HRCX7. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252077036
ISBN
9780252077036
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like a real-life Downton Abbey, as the loves, hatreds and many times of grief of his chosen cast illuminate the grand events of history. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; BGH; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 196 x 36. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007335503
ISBN
9780007335503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138898875
ISBN
9781138898875
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20

Hardback. An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature. Num Pages: 200 pages, 20 black & white illustrations, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
200
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837589
ISBN
9781843837589
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 86.08

Paperback. Editor(s): Myhre, Jan Eivind; Fink, Jorgen; Ericsson, Tom. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Oslo Academic Press Norway
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9788274771369
ISBN
9788274771369
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, 20 colour, 20 black and white. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAX; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 132 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780231877
ISBN
9781780231877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.42

Paperback. This book examines the problems of public health provision in historical perspective. It outlines the development of public health in Britain from the ancient world, through the medieval and early modern periods to the modern state. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBTB; JKSW; MBP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415200363
ISBN
9780415200363
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.39

Paperback. Traces the development of medical practice from the Industrial Revolution to the twentieth century. Drawing on a wide range of source material, it charts the changing relationship between patient and practitioner. Num Pages: 256 pages, 10 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415200387
ISBN
9780415200387
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.42

Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBTB; KC; RGCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 25. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Duke University Press Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822315377
ISBN
9780822315377
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 432 pages, B&W illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTS; JNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 31. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608194025
ISBN
9781608194025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.92

Paperback. Translator(s): Whiteside, Shaun. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTB; HBWQ; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141983165
ISBN
9780141983165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.26

Paperback. Paperback, grey spine. 32pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
G Philip London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Edition
Rev e.
SKU
KON0819292
ISBN
9780540011124
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Paperback. Traces the development of the omnibus through the horse-drawn era to that of mechanical propulsion, when, after experiments with steam and electric battery units, the petrol engine reigned supreme until just before the Second World War. Series: Shire album. Num Pages: 56 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBT; WGCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 5. Weight in Grams: 134. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
56
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806509
ISBN
9780747806509
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Few sources reveal the life of the ancient Romans as vividly as do the houses preserved by the eruption of Vesuvius. Wealthy Romans lavished resources on shaping their surroundings to impress their crowds of visitors. This book explores the rich potential of the houses of Pompeii and Herculaneum to offer insights into Roman social life. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 color plates 122 figs. 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 253 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691029092
ISBN
9780691029092
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Garcia Loaeza, Pablo (Associate Professor of Spanish, West Virginia University Associate Professor of Spanish American Literature and Culture, West Virginia University Associate Professor of Spanish, West Virginia University West Virginia University West Virginia University); Garrett, Victoria L (West Virginia University). Series: Latin American Originals. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: 1H; 1KLS; 3JB; HBJK; HBLH; HBTP; RGR; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271065489
ISBN
9780271065489
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.65

Hardback. A sophisticated analysis of changing views of political virtue in the 18th century and the origins of the modern dilemma over probity and suitability for high public office Series: The Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-century Culture & History. Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300208450
ISBN
9780300208450
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.98

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, over 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 466.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848845732
ISBN
9781848845732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. Covers every major accident on British railways between 1840 and 1957 which resulted in a change in railway working practice. This book reveals the evolution of safety devices and methods which came to make the British railway carriage one of the safest modes of transport in the world. Num Pages: 231 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
231
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752451060
ISBN
9780752451060
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.47

Paperback. A historic Holocaust survivor's story: Two young brothers orphaned and separated by the Shoah. Translator(s): Berman, Shulamit. Series: Holocaust Remembrance Series. Num Pages: 240 pages, 28. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJ; BM; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 124 x 19. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658797
ISBN
9781445658797
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.56

Paperback. This book strips away modern myths about the Druids Num Pages: 272 pages, 60 b&w illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBTB; HRKP2; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 13. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752425764
ISBN
9780752425764
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Birlinn Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843410690
ISBN
9781843410690
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.49

Paperback. Editor(s): Brunsman, Denver; Silverman, David J. Series: Routledge Readers in History. Num Pages: 472 pages, 6 black & white tables, 1 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBWF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 179 x 24. Weight in Grams: 810.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415537575
ISBN
9780415537575
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 99.38

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; ACBP; HBJF; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804798112
ISBN
9780804798112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.68

Paperback. Features reviews on book pages of national newspapers, and in history magazines. The author chronicles her five-year legal battle with David Irving that culminated in a sensational trial in 2000. In her acclaimed 1993 book "Denying the Holocaust", she called David Irving, "one of the most dangerous spokespersons for Holocaust denial". Series: P.S. Num Pages: 400 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DBKW; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFFJ; JFSL; JFSR1; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 320.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780060593773
ISBN
9780060593773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.60

Paperback. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, thousands of women confessed to being witches and were put to death. This book presents an account of the pursuit, interrogation, torture, and burning of witches, particularly in Germany, as well as a deeper exploration of the psychology of witch-hunting in modern culture. Num Pages: 376 pages, 70 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 594.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300119831
ISBN
9780300119831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.47

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993498
ISBN
9781784993498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.59

Hardback. From antiquity to the Middle Ages, the bear's centrality in cults and mythologies left traces in European languages, literatures, and legends. Michel Pastoureau considers how this once venerated creature was deposed by Christianity and continued to sink lower in the symbolic bestiary before rising again in Pyrrhic triumph as the teddy bear. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 384 pages, 36 color illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HRAX; JFCA; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 710.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674047822
ISBN
9780674047822
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.07

Paperback. Provides important clues to the need to protect and maintain windmills, the continued survival of which allows an insight into the historic use of renewable energy, the development of engineering, and the processing of grain, for flour and bread, as well as other essential products. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTK; TGBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 5. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806530
ISBN
9780747806530
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. This volume introduces the reader to every important aspect of the society of Sparta, the dominant power in southern Greece from the seventh century BC and the great rival of democratic Athens in the fifth and fourth centuries. Series: Edinburgh Readings on the Ancient World. Num Pages: 276 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBTB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612932
ISBN
9780748612932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.50

Hardcover. Richard Foss chronicles the evolution of rum from a raw spirit concocted for slaves five hundred years ago, to a beverage savoured by connoisseurs. Rum: A Global History features recipes for sweet and savoury rum dishes, obscure but delicious rum drinks, and many unusual illustrations of rum memorabilia. Series: Edible. Num Pages: 128 pages, 34 colour illustrations, 53 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV; WBXD3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 205 x 126 x 10. Weight in Grams: 332.
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861899262
ISBN
9781861899262
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.03

Hardback. A detailed study of the domestic life of the early modern, non-elite household Series: Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History. Num Pages: 324 pages, 98 black & white illustrations, 40 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3J; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270415
ISBN
9781783270415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.40

Hardcover. An incisive and startling international review of the evolution of dentistry from the Bronze Age to the present day, presented in a gorgeous package Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; HPN; MBX; MMD; WJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500519110
ISBN
9780500519110
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 23.91

Paperback. In the first half of the 19th century, the safeguarding of the health of the enslaved workers became a central concern for plantation owners and colonial administrators in the Danish West Indies. This title explores the health conditions of the enslaved workers and the health policies initiated by planters and the colonial government. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 238 x 26. Weight in Grams: 738.
Publisher
Museum Tusculanum Press Denmark
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788763531719
ISBN
9788763531719
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.96
€ 52.05

Hardback. The Easter Rebellion 1916 was one of the first comprehensively documented political rebellions in the 20th century. A generation of revolutionaries left iconic photographs, manuscripts, personal notebooks, letters and political cartoons. This material is gathered together in a riveting exploration of this violent and tragic event. Num Pages: 264 pages, Colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 23. Weight in Grams: 936.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892590
ISBN
9781848892590
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.62

Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; AJC; HBTB; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 269 x 19. Weight in Grams: 768.
Publisher
Halsgrove
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857042637
ISBN
9780857042637
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.29

Hardback. A handbook to the events and locations of the Easter 1916 Rising. This '1916 bible' will be invaluable to anyone with an interest in recent Irish history who wants to separate the facts from the fiction. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130. .
Publisher
O´Brien Press Ltd Ireland
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847175991
ISBN
9781847175991
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.21

Hardback. This first comprehensive, illustrated history of the banjo in its many forms. Num Pages: 256 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: AVRL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 290 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1304.
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9781495011245
ISBN
9781495011245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 34.55

Paperback. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HBTR; JHB; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 137 x 28. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784537364
ISBN
9781784537364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 35.43

Paperback. Until 1893, Mary Kingsley lived the typical life of a single Victorian woman, tending to sick relatives and keeping house for her brother. However, on the death of her parents, she undertook an extraordinary decision: with no prior knowledge of the region, she set out alone to West Africa to pursue her anthropological interests. Editor(s): Turner, Lynnette. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFD; HBJH; HBTQ; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 37. Weight in Grams: 498.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141439426
ISBN
9780141439426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Billy Bray was a hard-drinking Cornish miner who was touched by the Christian gospel and became a memorable Methodist preacher, church planter and enthusiastic worship leader. Author Chris Wright has transcribed his private journal and added notes and other material to reveal a surprisingly witty slice of Cornish mining and social history. Num Pages: 288 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; BG; HBTB; HRCC95. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 133 x 20. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Highland Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781897913734
ISBN
9781897913734
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.01

Paperback. Global warming and the future of the climate is one of the greatest challenges of our time, but what do we know about climate variations 500 years ago, or 5000 years ago? This book introduces us to the historical research on the development of the earth's climate. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures, charts, graphs. BIC Classification: HBTB; WNWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745645292
ISBN
9780745645292
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 23.85

Paperback. The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445652429
ISBN
9781445652429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Hardback. 'Never at Sea' was the motto of the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) in its two-stage life from 1917-1919 and 1939-1994. Yet most of its members - commonly known as Wrens - wanted to serve on the ocean wave. This book considers the history and identity of the Wrens and shows how they developed into fully-fledged members of the naval service. Series: A History of the Royal Navy. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 bw integ, 16 in 8pp colour plates, 2-3 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBTM; HBW; JFSJ1; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 134 x 25. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780767567
ISBN
9781780767567
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.74
€ 48.56

Hardcover. Pidcock's was just one of a number of commercial menagerists who plied their trade in London in this period the predecessors to the zoological societies of the Victorian era. This book introduces the tales of exotic animals in London. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 bw integrated, 8pp colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 146 x 28. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784530846
ISBN
9781784530846
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.95

Hardcover. Stuyvesant Bound is an innovative, compelling reassessment of the last Director-General of New Netherland. Donna Merwick employs a multidisciplinary approach to examine the layers of culture within which Peter Stuyvesant forged his career and performed his identity. Series: Early American Studies. Num Pages: 248 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812245035
ISBN
9780812245035
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.36

Paperback. Discusses areas in which the colonial impact has generally been overlooked. This book contains essays, which form an exploration of the ways in which the British discovery, collection, and codification of information about Indian society contributed to colonial cultural hegemony and political control. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBTQ; HBTR; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691000435
ISBN
9780691000435
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.85

Paperback. Taste 5,000 years of brewing history as a time-travelling home-brewer rediscovers and re-creates the great beers of the past. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; WBXD2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 295 x 25. Weight in Grams: 244.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393351996
ISBN
9780393351996
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.11

Paperback. Every Thursday morning in a living room in Iran, over tea and pastries, the author and other women meet in secret to discuss forbidden works of Western literature. This book tells how they lose themselves in the worlds of Lolita, and share their own stories, dreams with each other, and, for a few hours, taste freedom. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BM; HBTV; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 258 x 24. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241246238
ISBN
9780241246238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. After The Second World War, the author was exiled for many years from his home country of Poland. In this book, he evokes that homeland and his years away from it; how it nurtured him and how its divisions and destruction shaped a generation. Translator(s): Leach, Catherine S. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 1DVUF; BGLA; HBTW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141392288
ISBN
9780141392288
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.33

Hardback. This is a history of the trees, woodlands and forests of Scotland and of the people who used them. Editor(s): Smout, T. C. Num Pages: 288 pages, 89 black & white illustrations, 89 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBT; PST; RGBL; RGC; WNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 177 x 25. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748617005
ISBN
9780748617005
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 146.30
€ 137.30

Paperback. Smuggled out of Europe after the collapse of Germany, Eichmann managed to live a peaceful and active exile in Argentina for years before his capture by the Mossad. Though once widely known by nicknames such as 'Manager of the Holocaust', he was able to portray himself, from the defendant's box in Jerusalem in 1960. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784700010
ISBN
9781784700010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.73

Paperback. A study of the Holocaust, evaluating accepted views of its history and meaning. Yehuda Bauer offers his own interpretation of why the Holocaust occurred and how another can be prevented. He also examines topics such as the relationship between the Holocaust and the establishment of Israel. Series: Yale Nota Bene. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300093001
ISBN
9780300093001
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.09

Hardcover. Series: Monographs in German History. Num Pages: 6 charts and 8 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW; HBTB; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571812711
ISBN
9781571812711
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 147.76

Paperback. Set against the backdrop of women's work experiences, friendships, and communities during World War I, this title draws on a substantial body of new archival material to expose the roadblocks still present in current practices and imagine new alternatives. It clarifies the ethical value and political purpose of identity history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 14 halftones, 4 line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBTB; JFSJ1; JFSK1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 19. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226001616
ISBN
9780226001616
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.38

Paperback. Series Editor(s): Umland, Andreas. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HBTM. Dimension: 153 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382.
Publisher
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9783838206660
ISBN
9783838206660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.47

Paperback. This compelling history explores the conflict that defined world politics for decades. Focusing on European actors and events, Gilbert emphasizes the Cold War's central role in the postwar development of the continent. Fast-paced and readable, this political, intellectual, and social history illuminates a conflict that continues to resonate. Num Pages: 338 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJP; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTW. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 226 x 16. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442219854
ISBN
9781442219854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.22

Paperback. Separates myth from truth and describes the development of the society from its origins amongst the masons working upon the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HBT; JFSV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Robinson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9781845296780
ISBN
9781845296780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 6.00

Paperback. Features selections of photographs and tribal stories recorded and preserved by the author in his 20-volume masterpiece, "The North American Indian", offering the reader a bridge through time to the last generation of Indians from the Buffalo Days of pre-reservation life. Editor(s): Hausman, Gerald; Kapoun, Robert W.; Crow, Joe Medicine. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJ; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 204 x 15. Weight in Grams: 676.
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781933316703
ISBN
9781933316703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 24.39

Hardback. Drawing on a wealth of untapped archival resources, this book brings to life the educational, medical, and social reformists who lived and worked in Victorian Bloomsbury and who led crusades for education, emancipation, and health for all. Num Pages: 320 pages, 45 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 38. Weight in Grams: 848.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300154474
ISBN
9780300154474
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.60

Paperback. Mining in Cornwall and Devon is an economic history of mines, mineral ownership, and mine management in the South West of England. The work brings together material from a variety of hard-to-find sources on the thousands of mines that operated in Cornwall and Devon from the late 1790s to the present day. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWC; 1DBKEWD; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 162 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Pap/Com
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898898
ISBN
9780859898898
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, Illustrations, facsims. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBTB; WB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 26. Weight in Grams: 564.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
408
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Subsequent
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252064906
ISBN
9780252064906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.05

Paperback. In 1944, at the age of fifteen, Marceline Loridan-Ivens was arrested in occupied France, along with her father. They were sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau, and forcibly separated. Though he managed to smuggle one last note to her, Marceline never spoke to her father again. This memoir offers a deeply moving message from a daughter to a father. Translator(s): Smith, Sandra. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: BGHA; BM; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 13. Weight in Grams: 94.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571328024
ISBN
9780571328024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.40

Hardcover. Editor(s): Balina, Marina; Dobrenko, Evgeny. Series: Anthem Series on Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Num Pages: 334 pages, 36+ images. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 32. Weight in Grams: 702.
Publisher
Anthem Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843313106
ISBN
9781843313106
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.62

Hardback. This fascinating and unique study of essential utilities in the early modern period will interest business historians and historians of science and technology alike. Num Pages: 336 pages, 55, 34 black & white illustrations, 10 maps, 11 graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTK; KNBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422046
ISBN
9781421422046
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.86

Paperback. Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In this title, the author shows violence within and between societies - both murder and warfare. Num Pages: 1056 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFFE; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 47. Weight in Grams: 720.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
1056
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141034645
ISBN
9780141034645
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. Once the social and commercial core of the rural community, the village shop has become as much the victim of the accelerating pace of social and economic change as the parish school and pub, and has now almost entirely disappeared from everyday life. This book charts the development and history of the village shop and it's slow demise. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTB; HBTK; KNPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 5. Weight in Grams: 132. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
9780747806752
ISBN
9780747806752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.21

Paperback. In September 1940, Walter Benjamin committed suicide in Port Bou on the Spanish-French border when it appeared that he and his travelling partners would be denied passage into Spain in their attempt to escape the Nazis. This is an essay about his cemetery, eyewitness accounts of Benjamin's border travails, and the circumstances of his demise. Num Pages: 248 pages, 40 halftones, 5 line drawings. BIC Classification: DNF; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 228 x 16. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226790046
ISBN
9780226790046
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.63

Paperback. The official government advice on surviving an atomic attack provides a chilling insight into the realities of the Cold War for the general population. Editor(s): Christopher, John. Num Pages: 96 pages, 57. BIC Classification: 3JJPG; HBTW; JWMN; VFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445639970
ISBN
9781445639970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.84

Paperback. Num Pages: 368 pages, 20 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520282186
ISBN
9780520282186
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.36

Paperback. Chronicles more than forty years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the 'Summer of Love' to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 346. 448 pages. This volume chronicles more than 40 years of black music, from the refrains of the Freedom Movement to Motown. It looks at the place black music occupies in social history, its battle for the desegregation of popular music and its contribution to social change outside the recording studio. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVG; HBTB; JFSL3. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 29. Weight: 346.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841952963
ISBN
9781841952963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1QMP; BGA; HBJQ; HBTP; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781927051818
ISBN
9781927051818
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. An engaging and definitive study of the secrets of the vast commercial success of the Dutch East India Company Series: Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Num Pages: 220 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1F; HBTM; KNGS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 293 x 211 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9789053565179
ISBN
9789053565179
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.75

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500252130
ISBN
9780500252130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.15

Paperback. A haunting and delicately observed description of the last days of Mandarin culture before the revolution. This book is a testimony to a way of life, a culture, an aesthetic and a civilisation which has since completely disappeared. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JJC; HBJF; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 16. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
Eland Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906011000
ISBN
9781906011000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.54

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 306 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1036.
Publisher
Halsgrove
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857041272
ISBN
9780857041272
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.34

Paperback.
Publisher
New Press, The
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781565844407
ISBN
9781565844407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 879.
Publisher
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Edition
Anniversary
Condition
New
SKU
V9780789212061
ISBN
9780789212061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.22

Paperback. The 1960s was a defining decade for Great Britain. This book offers an account of life in the 1960s which explores the impact of these political and cultural trends on the ordinary people of Britain. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 210 x 6. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
9780747812852
ISBN
9780747812852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.55

Paperback. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
illustrated edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719040658
ISBN
9780719040658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.21

Paperback. Mid-Georgian Britain was a period of elegance and desperation. As the middle and upper classes enjoyed their wealth with various consumer goods, the poor endured debtor's prison and an increasing number of crimes with the death penalty. This title looks at the importance of London as a capital city where the rich and poor rubbed shoulders. Series: Shire Living Histories. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 7. Weight in Grams: 180. New.
Publisher
Shire
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
9780747807995
ISBN
9780747807995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.57