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paperback. Num Pages: 608 pages, 2 black and white photos; some black and white lines drawings. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 204 x 43. Weight in Grams: 574.
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804847551
ISBN
9780804847551
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Presents the story of how the three chief architects of an influential ideology struggled with the implications of their own creation. This book offers historical context for contemporary debates about weapons of mass destruction and the post-Cold War international order. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231123488
ISBN
9780231123488
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 122.80

Paperback. 'You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy.' This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds at the Massacre of Glencoe. This book describes the terrible events at Glencoe. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 228. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1968
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSS0010072
ISBN
9780140028973
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

The transformation of slavery and free labour in the Upper South Series: Working Class in American History. Num Pages: 296 pages, 2 black and white photographs, 1 map, 4 charts, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780252036521
ISBN
9780252036521
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 143.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 5AQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 128 x 9. Weight in Grams: 86.
Publisher
Wooden Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904263197
ISBN
9781904263197
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.24

Paperback. Offers the reader an insight to Glasgow at the Millennium, covering the most recent scholarship and opinion, and looking to the future of Glasgow in the coming century. Num Pages: 264 pages, 170 illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; AM; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 24. Weight in Grams: 731.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748612000
ISBN
9780748612000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.32
€ 62.35

Paperback. This new and extensively illustrated history explores the reality behind stereotypical views of Glasgow. Series: Town and City Histories. Num Pages: 256 pages, 50 photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 173 x 18. Weight in Grams: 642.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853312243
ISBN
9781853312243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.90

hardcover. Depardon grasps the light of Scotland as never before and sublimes the end of a working world Num Pages: 112 pages, 68 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKSC; 3JJPN; AJC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 298 x 48. Weight in Grams: 774.
Publisher
Seuil
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9782021303629
ISBN
9782021303629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 24.14

Paperback. Editor(s): Gifford, James J. Num Pages: 388 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 5S; DQ; DSB; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Broadview Press Ltd
Edition
illustrated edition
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
SKU
V9781551117287
ISBN
9781551117287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 67.77
€ 52.60

Paperback. This title explores the gladiators of Ancient Rome. Some were prisoners of war and criminals, but others volunteered for the profession. The author relates how they were recruited and trained, and how they fought. Many types of gladiator are covered, from Retiarius to Myrmilo. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Warrior S. Num Pages: 64 pages, 8 colour, 50 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; ASZ; HBJD; HBLA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841762999
ISBN
9781841762999
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.82

Hardcover. Analyzes Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator" from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. This book examines the film's presentation of Roman history and culture. It considers its cinematic origins and traditions. It draws out the film's modern social and political overtones. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APFA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405110433
ISBN
9781405110433
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 173.82

Paperback. Analyzes Ridley Scott's film "Gladiator" from historical, cultural, and cinematic perspectives. This work examines the film's presentation of Roman history and culture. It considers its cinematic origins and traditions. It draws out the film's modern social and political overtones. It also includes relevant ancient sources in translation. Editor(s): Winkler, Martin M. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; APFA; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 19. Weight in Grams: 392.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405110426
ISBN
9781405110426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.33

Hardback. Series: Icons. Num Pages: 112 pages, colour illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBW; AJC; HBJK; WTH; WTHH1; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 183 x 15. Weight in Grams: 23.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762770007
ISBN
9780762770007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. From the author hailed as 'America's greatest prose comedian' Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBXK; 3JJPR; HBG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 170. Good clean copy showing light shelfwear to covers and page edges, remains in good condition
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Picador
Edition
Reprints
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KSG0009457
ISBN
9780330325363
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Girls in Khaki reveals their extraordinary achievements, romances, heartbreaks and determination through their own words and never-before published photographs. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 10. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463506
ISBN
9780752463506
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.71

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300094510
ISBN
9780300094510
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.35

Paperback. A colourful and fascinating history of our favourite spirit told through the life and times of our capital city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472215345
ISBN
9781472215345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.62

hardcover. Taking the reader through the lives of our monarchs, this book tells a tale of bastardy, courage, conquest, brutality, vanity, vulgarity, corruption, anarchy, absenteeism, piety, nobility, divorce, execution, civil war, madness, magnificence, profligacy, frugality, philately, abdication, dutifulness, family breakdown and family recovery. Num Pages: 256 pages, B&W integrated by Martin Rowson. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3J; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 224 x 23. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Square Peg
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224101196
ISBN
9780224101196
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.31

Hardback. This sequel to "The Voyage of the Frolic" uses the "Frolic"'s ill-fated first, and final, cargo to San Francisco to tell the broader story of the beginnings of direct commerce between China and California. It also explores the potential of contextual archaeology. Num Pages: 272 pages, 64 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBBWF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 531.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741750
ISBN
9780804741750
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.38

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 496 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBTB; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 857.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691648118
ISBN
9780691648118
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.48

Hardback. Tells the story of an American Indian community in the Housatonic Valley of northwestern Connecticut. Editor(s): Starna, William A. Translator(s): Dally-Starna, Corinna. Series: The Iroquoians & Their World. Num Pages: 4 photos, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEC; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HRCX7; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1157.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803224278
ISBN
9780803224278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 192.07

Paperback. Series: Scottish Clan Mini-book. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 103 x 143 x 3. Weight in Grams: 40.
Publisher
Lang Syne Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781852173678
ISBN
9781852173678
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 6.64

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845196134
ISBN
9781845196134
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.11

Hardback. Decided in 1824, Gibbons v Ogden arose out of litigation between owners of rival steamboat lines over passenger and freight routes between the neighboring states of New York and New Jersey. This title examines a landmark decision in American jurisprudence, the first Supreme Court case to deal with the thorny legal issue of interstate commerce. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LAQ; LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821418451
ISBN
9780821418451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.58

Paperback. An inspiring account of the Ovitz family & their time in Auschwitz. Num Pages: 304 pages, Photos. BIC Classification: 1DVWR; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBTZ1; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Biteback Publishing London
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849546539
ISBN
9781849546539
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.53

Hardcover. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809330553
ISBN
9780809330553
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 40.23

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Histoire and Collections
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9782352503989
ISBN
9782352503989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 36.86

Paperback. The Sunday Times bestseller From the bestselling authors of The Sugar Girls, G.I. Brides weaves together the real-life stories of four women who crossed the ocean for love, providing a moving true tale of romance and resilience. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; 3JJH; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358. 8vo. Good copy
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KTK0090533
ISBN
9780007501441
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Paperback edition of the highly praised in-depth study of the most famous documentary film of the Great War Num Pages: 224 pages, 200 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; 3JJF; APFR; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 300 x 16. Weight in Grams: 546.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473878211
ISBN
9781473878211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 23.47

Paperback. Editor(s): Jory, Patrick. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMT; HBAH; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
EUROSPAN
Condition
New
SKU
V9789971696351
ISBN
9789971696351
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.12

Paperback. Series: Southeast Asia: Politics, Meaning and Memory. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1FM; HBJF; JHB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780824839710
ISBN
9780824839710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.74

Hardback. In this first-person memoir, Shahla Talebi remembers her years as a political prisoner in Iran. Num Pages: 264 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; BM; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 22. Weight in Grams: 413.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804772013
ISBN
9780804772013
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.76

Paperback. Deals with central problem in modern Spanish history-- why did civil war break out in 1936-- arguing that cultural representations of earlier revolution helped trigger the war through focus on social tensions around religion and gender. Num Pages: 256 pages, 8 illustrations, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DSE; GTB; HBJD; HBLW; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 16. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Duke University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822339434
ISBN
9780822339434
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.34

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847010728
ISBN
9781847010728
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.20

Num Pages: 228 pages, 298 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 288 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1392.
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
228
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764347566
ISBN
9780764347566
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.31
€ 45.30

Paperback. The definitive study of the wars in Afghanistan by the veteran reporter who has had exclusive access to all the key players over the last 30 years there from Gorbachev to WikiLeaks. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 308.
Publisher
Portobello Books
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846274312
ISBN
9781846274312
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.51

paperback. This study examines medieval religious culture and the significance of the widespread belief in ghosts, revealing the ways in which the dead and the living related to each other during the Middle Ages. It discusses Augustine's influence on medieval authors, and monastic visions and folklore. Translator(s): Fagan, Teresa Lavender. Num Pages: 290 pages, 28 colour plates, 3 halftones, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HRAC; JFHF; VXQG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226738888
ISBN
9780226738888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.69

Hardback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361190
ISBN
9780822361190
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 149.07

Paperback. In Ghostly Desires Arnika Fuhrmann examines post-1997 Thai cinema and video art to show how vernacular Buddhist values, stories, and images combine with sexual politics in figuring in current struggles over gender, sexuality, personhood, and collective life. Num Pages: 272 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMT; APFA; HBJF; JFSK2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 404.
Publisher
Duke University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822361558
ISBN
9780822361558
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.77

Paperback. Tombstone, Bodie, St Elmo, Silver City: these are some of the most famous of the Old West ghost towns and mining camps that dot America's landscape and provide hints to the country's history. This title describes various types of ghost towns, explains their histories, and outlines ongoing research and archaeological study into decaying towns. Series: Shire Library USA. Num Pages: 64 pages, 80 col. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 207 x 4. Weight in Grams: 148.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747810858
ISBN
9780747810858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 13.03