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Paperback. Stephen R. Platt's Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom tells the dramatic and disastrous story of the Taiping Rebellion: the bloodiest civil war in history. Num Pages: 512 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w plates plus 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 46. Weight in Grams: 708.
Publisher
Atlantic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857897688
ISBN
9780857897688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.81

hardcover. Tells the story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics. Num Pages: 204 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 3 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of California Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780520254459
ISBN
9780520254459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 79.99
€ 61.58

Paperback. A work on Chinese concepts of the afterlife. It explores how Chinese authors, including Daoists and non-Buddhists, received and deployed ideas about rebirth from the third to the sixth centuries CE. In tracing the antecedents of these scriptures, it presents non-Buddhist accounts that provide detail on the realms of the dead. Num Pages: 234 pages, A Lillienthal title. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HRKN5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 362.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520259881
ISBN
9780520259881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.23

Paperback. 256 pages, 146 Illustrations. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during Pepys's time in the city (c.1650-1703). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight: 248.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445609805
ISBN
9781445609805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.53

Paperback. A fascinating insight into one of history's greatest catastrophes Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450254
ISBN
9780752450254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.41

Paperback. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Num Pages: 304 pages, 29 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 163 x 23. Weight in Grams: 442. Everyday Life in London 1580-1616. 304 pages, 128 illustrations, 29 in colour. Everyday life in the teeming metropolis during William Shakespeare's time in the city. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Dimension: 128 x 163 x 23. Weight: 310.
Publisher
Amberley
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848682009
ISBN
9781848682009
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.20

Hardback. Life in the Tudor metropolis for both commoner and king alike. Series: Everyday Life in .. Num Pages: 304 pages, 120. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 243 x 31. Weight in Grams: 630.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445645865
ISBN
9781445645865
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.64

Paperback. Fortress, palace & prison, the 1000-year story of the Tower Num Pages: 304 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643779
ISBN
9781445643779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.54

Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf and reading wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
SKU
KTG0010674
ISBN
9781847371096
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Rotographic Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
0th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780948964640
ISBN
9780948964640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.08

Hardback. Older than fourteen colleges and the Boat Race, the Cambridge Union has been an important part of university life at Cambridge since its foundation in 1815. This work charts the history of the Union from its nineteenth-century origins, focusing on the turbulent Second World War and post-war years. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16-page b/w photo section. BIC Classification: HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 191. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Icon Books
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848310612
ISBN
9781848310612
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 21.74

Hardback. This book examines the emergence of interest groups in post-communist society, an issue central to democratic transformation. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 tables. BIC Classification: JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 425. Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
210
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
SKU
KST0024719
ISBN
9780521651707
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. 162p. Rebound. Keywords: Subjects
Condition
Used, Acceptable
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1978
SKU
KON0704887
ISBN
9780669021653
Hardback
Condition: Used, Acceptable

€ 35.99
€ 7.13

Paperback. Tells the history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476. This title draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's "Satires" to archaeological finds. It concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature. Series: Brief Histories. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 197 x 31. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780330488
ISBN
9781780330488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.70

Paperback. A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. --Publishers Weekly Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780306813252
ISBN
9780306813252
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.34

Hardcover. The research for this book was undertaken at the Stanford Research Institute's Strategic Studies Center." Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-159) and index. Commissioning organisation: Stephen P. Gibert, contributing authors, Arthur A. Zuehl".
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Macdonald & Jane's
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1977
Edition
First Edition
SKU
KEX0051056
ISBN
9780354011204
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. 80pp. n.p. A report on the American Bar Association's " Just Solutions " conference and initiative
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The American Bar Association
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
SKU
KHS1005534
ISBN
9781570730337
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 4.99

paperback. The Cathars, a group of heretical Christians from all walks of society, high and low, flourished in what is now the Languedoc in Southern France. Their subversive beliefs brought down on them the wrath of Popes and monarchs and provoked a brutal 'Crusade' against them. Num Pages: 272 pages, illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HRAM7; HRAM9; HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Profile Books
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861973504
ISBN
9781861973504
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.45

Hardcover. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393246858
ISBN
9780393246858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.64

Paperback. Appalled by the numbers of destitute children on the streets of New York, Charles Loring Brace created the Children's Aid Society and organised a programme of adoption across the US. Between 1854 and 1929 some 250,000 children were found homes in the country. This is his story, and theirs. Num Pages: 362 pages, bibliographical references , index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 516.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226616674
ISBN
9780226616674
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.29

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