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Hardback. Beginning in 2003, this intimate narrative includes the experiential accounts of approximately 70 Iraqi civilians, politicians, former dissidents, and present insurgents, enhanced by Kukis's compelling individual portraits. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1FBQ; HBJF1; HBWS5; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231156929
ISBN
9780231156929
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.63

Paperback. They are a mythical people, almost an imagined people, writes Kurlansky. Signs of their civilization exist well before the arrival of the Romans in 218BC. Their forbidden tongue is equally mysterious, it is related to no other, but today the Basques are enjoying what may be the most important cultural renaissance in their long existence. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBG; HBJD; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 374.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099284130
ISBN
9780099284130
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.35

Paperback. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, the author introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with the prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He shows how the most profitable fish in history is faced with extinction. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; WBT; WNCS1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099268703
ISBN
9780099268703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.43

Paperback. When Peter Minuit bought Manhattan for $24 in 1626, he showed his shrewdness by also buying the oyster beds off tiny, nearby Oyster Island, renamed Ellis Island in 1770. From the Minuit purchase until pollution finally destroyed the beds in the 1920s, New York was a city known for its oysters. This book presents the story of this city. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; HBTB; WB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099477594
ISBN
9780099477594
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.52

Paperback. From the The New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353709
ISBN
9780393353709
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Hardcover. From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world. Num Pages: 416 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393239614
ISBN
9780393239614
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 28.80

Paperback. Homer called it a divine substance. Plato described it as especially dear to the gods. From the rural Sichuan province where the last home-made soya sauce is made to the Cheshire brine springs that supplied salt around the globe, the author blends political, commercial, scientific, religious and culinary records into a tale. Num Pages: 496 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTB; RNF; WB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 348 320pp
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage London
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
496
Condition
New
SKU
9780099281993
ISBN
9780099281993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.37

Paperback. Examining the many regime changes that took place in occupied Ukraine during WWI. This book traces the similarities among the various occupying forces as well as the important differences that shaped the individual regimes. It also provides historical background to events in Ukraine, and offers lessons on the problems faced by occupying powers. Series: Donald W. Treadgold Studies on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DVUK; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 188.
Publisher
University of Washington Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780295987538
ISBN
9780295987538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.89

Hardcover. Considers how ceramic vessels in Greece and the rest of the Eastern Mediterranean were made, used and stayed in use serving various secondary purposes, before finally being discarded. This title focuses on evidence from Roman Italy, which raises the question of the impact of similar cultural forces on pottery from other periods and places. Editor(s): Lawall, Mark L.; Lund, John. Num Pages: 168 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; WCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 232 x 14. Weight in Grams: 822.
Publisher
Aarhus University Press Denmark
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9788779345874
ISBN
9788779345874
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.80

Hardback. Drawing on scholarly literature, three decades of fieldwork, and ample historical documents-most of which have never before been made accessible to English-speaking readers-this is the first book to offer a comprehensive look at this unlikely linguistic success story. Series: Young Center Books in Anabaptist and Pietist Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages, 32, 13 black & white halftones, 17 black & white line drawings, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 2ACD; CFB; HBJK; HBTB; HRCC93. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421418285
ISBN
9781421418285
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.99

Hardcover. An investigation into the politics of consumerism in East Germany during the years between the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49 and the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961, Dictatorship and Demand shows how the issue of consumption constituted a crucial battleground in the larger Cold War struggle. Series: Harvard Historical Studies. Num Pages: 310 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFGE; 3JJPG; HBJD; HBLW3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674016989
ISBN
9780674016989
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.34
€ 66.22

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 b/w; 30 col. BIC Classification: HB; HBLH; HBWJ; JW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472819826
ISBN
9781472819826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.79

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472813787
ISBN
9781472813787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.59

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472812919
ISBN
9781472812919
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.76

Paperback. The Roman Empire rules the civilised world with an iron fist, seemingly all-powerful. And yet, the power of Rome is secured not by its mighty legions, but by small bands of warriors fighting a secret war. They seek out artefacts hidden by the gods themselves, hunt creatures of myth and face enemies that would use dark magic against the empire. Illustrator(s): Lathwell, Alan. Series: Osprey Wargames. Num Pages: 64 pages, 40 col. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HBW; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472815132
ISBN
9781472815132
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.28

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190468811
ISBN
9780190468811
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.67

Paperback. A dual biography of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, two larger-than-life figures from the American West who are inextricably linked - neither would become the stuff of legend without the other. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780061368295
ISBN
9780061368295
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.01

Paperback. A nostalgic look back at the docks of London the 1960s. Num Pages: 128 pages, 220. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPK; HBTM; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165. .
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445665849
ISBN
9781445665849
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.67

Hardback. What do archaeological excavations in Annapolis, Maryland, reveal about daily life in the city's history? Interpreting the results of one of the most innovative projects in American archaeology, this title speaks powerfully to the struggle for liberty among African Americans and the poor. Num Pages: 320 pages, 32 b/w photographs, 17 line illustrations, 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; HBJK; HBLH; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 656.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520244504
ISBN
9780520244504
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 64.38
€ 51.30

Hardcover. The role of massacre in history has been given little focused attention either by historians or academics in related fields. This is surprising as its prevalence and persistence surely demands that it should be a subject of serious and systematic exploration. What exactly is a massacre? When - and why - does it happen? Editor(s): Levene, Mark; Roberts, Penny. Series: War and Genocide. Num Pages: 320 pages, 6 half-tones, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220. Weight in Grams: 516.
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571819345
ISBN
9781571819345
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.68

Paperback. A kaleidoscopic collection of some of the most exuberant and imaginative fiction being written in this country today. Num Pages: 214 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 295. Nice copy, with some shelfwear. Good to very good
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Fiction Collective Inc.,U.S.
Number of pages
214
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
First
SKU
KST0026901
ISBN
9780914590996
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FKN; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; KNSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 30. .
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226428802
ISBN
9780226428802
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 106.52
€ 90.00

Paperback. These speeches exemplify how this remarkable woman affected Alberta's history and social policy. Editor(s): Lisac, Mark. Series: University of Alberta Centennial Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBCL; 3JJ; DNF; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Alberta Press Canada
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888644886
ISBN
9780888644886
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 22.39

Paperback.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
New Island Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
SKU
KST0007064
ISBN
9781904301523
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 17.95

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