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Paperback. How Food Made History offers a wide-ranging overview of 5,000 years of global history, a period dominated by agriculture and urbanization. It traces the changing patterns of food production and consumption that have molded economic and social life and contributed fundamentally to the development of government and complex societies. Num Pages: 280 pages, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
280
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405189477
ISBN
9781405189477
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.62

Hardcover. At the cutting edge of 'the new social and demographic history', this book provides a detailed picture of the most comprehensive system of poor relief operated by any Elizabethan town. Series: Studies in Regional and Local History. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 181 x 16. Weight in Grams: 570.
Publisher
University of Hertfordshire Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907396915
ISBN
9781907396915
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 38.03

Paperback.
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781416502937
ISBN
9781416502937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.71

Paperback. This book explores the wide-ranging consequences of Germany's short-lived colonial project for the nation, and European and global history. Translator(s): O'Hagan, Sorcha. Num Pages: 246 pages, 52 b/w illus. 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 153 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
246
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107400474
ISBN
9781107400474
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.66

Paperback. Illustrated with some 250 photgraphs together with detailed captions and accompanying text, this is a pictorial record of the death camp at Auschwitz. The images show how people lived, worked and died there. The book also looks at the men who conceived and constructed the camp, and at its role as a source of labour. Num Pages: 128 pages, 250 Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 189 x 9. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848840720
ISBN
9781848840720
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.87

Paperback. Is sectarian bigotry confined to the west of Scotland and is it the only prejudice needing addressed in relation to Scottish football? What should be the response of government, legislation, football authorities, clubs, football supporters and other institutions and organisations in Scotland? This book attempts to answer these questions. Editor(s): Flint, John; Kelly, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBTB; JHBS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748670376
ISBN
9780748670376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 30.17

Paperback. Providing a history of the British B film, this book traces the development of the low-budget supporting feature from the 1927 Films Act to the age of television, when B film producers channelled their energies into making TV programmes. It also addresses leading producers and studios, B film stars, distributors, the genres and themes, and more. Num Pages: 329 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: 1DB; APF; HBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 174 x 18. Weight in Grams: 644.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
329
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844571550
ISBN
9781844571550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.24

Paperback. An account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. It argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. It depicts a whole range of life: from the blast furnace workers who labored in the iron and steel plant, to the families who struggled with the shortage of housing and services. Num Pages: 728 pages, 73 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJG; HBJD; HBTB; JFSG; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
728
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520208230
ISBN
9780520208230
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.07

Paperback. This work traces the yearning for contact not only through philosophy and literature but also by exploring the cultural reception of communication technologies from the telegraph to the radio. It is an account of a complex concept that has both shaped us and been shaped by us. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226662770
ISBN
9780226662770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.92

Paperback. During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against a background of contemporary reports. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Num Pages: 180 pages, 300 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 205 x 11. Weight in Grams: 524. 180 pages, 300 illustrations. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against a background of contemporary reports. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; WTHR. Dimension: 204 x 210 x 12. Weight: 526.
Publisher
After the Battle
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781870067430
ISBN
9781870067430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.33

Paperback. An entertaining tour of the wilder shores of the British legal system Num Pages: 272 pages, integrated line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; HBTB; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749954154
ISBN
9780749954154
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. Drawing on a vast range of sources, this is a study of how war wounds men's minds and of medicine's efforts to heal the damage done. At once a historical narrative and intellectual detective story, it tells the full story of "shell-shock", explaining the aftermath of wars such as Vietnam. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; HBG; HBLW; HBT; JWT; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 64. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712667838
ISBN
9780712667838
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.83

Paperback. 'Moving - at times almost unbearably so - and fascinating' Antonia Fraser A family's story of human tenacity, faith and a race for survival in the face of unspeakable horror and cruelty perpetrated by the Nazi regime against the Jewish people. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780008158064
ISBN
9780008158064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Hardcover. The First World War touched every family in the country. 'The Country House at War' presents a history of the war, as seen through the houses and estates maintained by the National Trust. Num Pages: 224 pages, 200. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 998.
Publisher
National Trust
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907892776
ISBN
9781907892776
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.93

paperback. The early 1970s were the age of gloom and glam. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the headlines were dominated by social unrest, fuel shortages, unemployment and inflation. This book tells the history of the gaudy, schizophrenic atmosphere of the early Seventies. Num Pages: 768 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 197 x 35. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
Penguin
Number of pages
768
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141032153
ISBN
9780141032153
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.94

Sheet map, folded. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLA; HBTP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 241 x 16. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Ordnance Survey
Publication date
2016
Edition
February 2016 ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780319263259
ISBN
9780319263259
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.71

Paperback. A witty and entertaining journey through time from the bestselling author of Just My Type and On the Map Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; PDZ; PGZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782113218
ISBN
9781782113218
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.32

Hardback. The bloody events of the Paris Commune in 1871 traumatized France. In this study of cultural memory, the author draws on a range of sources to understand the resonating questions about the terrible year. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 22. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Fordham University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823226030
ISBN
9780823226030
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 85.37

Paperback. Sabotage and seduction behind German lines with Geoffrey Gordon-Creed, DSO, MC Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 x 8pp black and white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; BGHA; HBJD1; HBTB; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 196 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444706352
ISBN
9781444706352
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Series: Studies in Sensory History. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBTB; JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 229 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252082184
ISBN
9780252082184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.93

Paperback. Describes the annual hop. This title is suitable for those who were involved in hop picking and those who would like to learn more. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESK; 1DBKESX; HBTB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 8. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752447773
ISBN
9780752447773
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.66

Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrated in full colour. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; BG; HBTB; JFC; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Primavera Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955789205
ISBN
9780955789205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Brings history, politics, and research to the author's study of four resettlement communities, including refugee centers in Palawan and Bataan, the early refugee community in New Jersey, and the largest of all Vietnamese communities Little Saigon, in southern California's Orange County. This title looks at diasporic Vietnamese in each location. Num Pages: 218 pages, 12 b&w illustrations, 3 tables, 6 figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGH; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFFD; JFFN; JHBT; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 141 x 25. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Temple University Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566396868
ISBN
9781566396868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 140 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
140
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780853036364
ISBN
9780853036364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.94

Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; HBJF; HBTB; HRG; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Publisher
OUP India
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199474295
ISBN
9780199474295
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.16

Paperback. Jean M. Humez offers a biographical overview based on extensive new research and a compilation of the complete texts of the stories Harriet Tubman told about her life - a virtual autobiography culled by Humez from rare early publications and manuscript sources. Editor(s): Andrews, William. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Autobiography. Num Pages: 488 pages, 26 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 656.
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press United States
Number of pages
488
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299191245
ISBN
9780299191245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.36

Hardback. Egypt's democratic experiment has been derailed, but will her people remain committed to progressive change, and at what cost? Hellyer's first-hand knowledge of the country suggests the price will be high. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JMG; HBJH; HBLX; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849046848
ISBN
9781849046848
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mercier Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KNW0008578
ISBN
9781856355001
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. This study focuses upon how service in China changed Alabama missionaries, and the respect they gained for this ancient culture. The emphasis moves away from the failure of Christianity to change China and towards a new synthesis, neither entirely Southern nor Chinese, as the two cultures blended. Num Pages: 384 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; HRCX7; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 921. Fine copy
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KST0010470
ISBN
9780817308339
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 5.49

paperback. The pub has been at the centre of Irish life for centuries. It has played many roles: funeral home, restaurant, grocery shop, music venue, job centre and meeting place for everyone from poets to revolutionaries. Often plain and unpretentious, it is a neutral ground, a leveller - a home away from home. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTB; WBXD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 328.
Publisher
The Collins Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848892750
ISBN
9781848892750
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.15

Paperback. Everything you ever wanted to know about London's rock 'n' roll venues. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; AMGC; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445658193
ISBN
9781445658193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.99

Paperback. The story of Hanford and the Tri-Cities of Richland, Pasco, and Kennewick illuminates the history of the modern American West Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography. Num Pages: 384 pages, 34 illustrations, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLW; HBTK; KNBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
10897th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295990972
ISBN
9780295990972
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.06

Hardcover. Editor(s): Mandler, Peter; Cesarani, David. Num Pages: 200 pages, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JKSN1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 166 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Publisher
Vallentine Mitchell
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910383193
ISBN
9781910383193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.52

Paperback. An unusual collection of diverse works on the many legends of London. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473620247
ISBN
9781473620247
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.25

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, TBD. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBTV; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 544.
Publisher
INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610396097
ISBN
9781610396097
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 20.56

Paperback. Shows that during the Third Reich, the Institute became the most important propaganda organ of German Protestantism, exerting a widespread influence and producing a nazified Christianity that placed anti-Semitism at its theological center. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTZ1; HRAX; HRCC2; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 540.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691148052
ISBN
9780691148052
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.81

Paperback. This collection of essays evaluates Agamben's work from a postcolonial perspective. Svirsky and Bignall assemble leading figures to explore the rich philosophical linkages and the political concerns shared by Agamben and postcolonial theory. Editor(s): Svirsky, Dr. Marcelo; Bignall, Simone. Series: Critical Connections. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBTQ; HPS; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748643936
ISBN
9780748643936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 37.74

Paperback. In this illustrated history, Alastair Cameron explores the history and heritage of the slate mining industry in the Lake District. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKENM; HBJD1; HBTK; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445651309
ISBN
9781445651309
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.49

Paperback. Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job of running the Royal Mint. And then, Newton became drawn into a battle with William Chaloner, the most skilful of counterfeiters, a man who got away with faking His Majesty's coins, and was trying to take over the Mint itself. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 23. Weight in Grams: 270.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571229932
ISBN
9780571229932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.83

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199679256
ISBN
9780199679256
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.25

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