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Hardback. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 528. Freak Shows and Modern British Culture. 288 pages, ill. In 1847, during the great age of the freak show, the British periodical Punch bemoaned the public's 'prevailing taste for deformity'. This work argues that far from being purely exploitative, displays of anomalous bodies served a deeper social purpose as they generated popular and scientific debates over the meanings attached to bodily difference. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; ASZW; HBTB. Dimension: 234 x 162 x 22. Weight: 528.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520257689
ISBN
9780520257689
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.40
€ 65.18

Paperback. China's Great Wall north of Beijing is one of the world's most famous sights. For 2,000 years, the Wall marked the border between China and nomadic peoples to the north and west. The author covers two millennia of history, from the country's first unification onwards, when the Great Wall, built and rebuilt over centuries of war. Num Pages: 464 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Bantam
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817683
ISBN
9780553817683
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.52

Paperback.
Publisher
Southwater
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844777457
ISBN
9781844777457
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.77

Paperback. Full-colour guide to the many places in Wales associated with this famous dynasty Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKW; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445617732
ISBN
9781445617732
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.87

Paperback. A history of the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Num Pages: 128 pages, 200 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 236 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
The History Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750908948
ISBN
9780750908948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.89

Paperback. .
Publisher
Froglets Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781872337654
ISBN
9781872337654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.96

Hardcover. Examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and freedom in the West between 1790 and 1820. This book demonstrates that local political contests and geopolitical realities were responsible for determining slavery's fate in the West. Series: Jeffersonian America. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JF; 3JH; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 862.
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
First Edition first Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813926698
ISBN
9780813926698
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 46.36

Paperback. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: DS; HBG; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781119249429
ISBN
9781119249429
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.33

Paperback. The Offaly war dead Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations, ports., facsims. BIC Classification: HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 624. 302pp
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
9781845889746
ISBN
9781845889746
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.00
€ 6.02

Paperback. Manorial records Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBTG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 186 x 10. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860772993
ISBN
9781860772993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.70

Paperback. .
Publisher
Verso
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781683002
ISBN
9781781683002
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KJC; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 616.
Publisher
Monthly Review Press,U.S.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781583674451
ISBN
9781583674451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.69

Hardcover. Introduces the history and people of West Papua, tracing the origins of the international conflict surrounding their struggle for self-determination following the Second World War. This title focuses on the sham referendum of 1969, which Indonesia dubbed 'The Act of Free Choice', an election rigged to legitimize Indonesian control over West Papua. Num Pages: 928 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 1MKLP; 3JJP; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLW; HBLX; HBTQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1520.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
928
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851687152
ISBN
9781851687152
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 162.73

Paperback. Offers an insight into a series of momentous political decisions that shaped course of Second World War. This title re-creates the ten critical decisions taken between May 1940, when Britain chose not to surrender, and December 1941, when Hitler decided to destroy Europe's Jews, showing how these choices would recast the entire course of history. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141014180
ISBN
9780141014180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child." Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 black and whtie illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMC; 1FMV; BGA; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393322101
ISBN
9780393322101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.52

Hardcover. This visually rich volume presents, for the first time, stories of deaf soldiers and civilians who lived during the Civil War. Num Pages: 248 pages, 160 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 279 x 216. .
Publisher
Gallaudet University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781563686801
ISBN
9781563686801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.81

Paperback. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, this updated version offers an unsurpassed history of the Revolutionary War and captures the profound and passionate struggle to found a free nation. Middlekauff undertakes the difficult task of separating the real from the mythic with great success. Series: Oxford History of the United States. Num Pages: 752 pages, 19 halftones, 20 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 49. Weight in Grams: 986.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
750
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Rev Exp
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315882
ISBN
9780195315882
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.24

Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, 100 b&w/colour. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBTD; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 180. .
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370939
ISBN
9781785370939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

Paperback. One of the most feared weapons of WWII, the Tiger gained an aura of invincibility that was shattered by the introduction of the Sherman Firefly. This book describes the design and development of these two opponents, while also analyzing their strengths and weaknesses, assessing their tactics, weaponry and training. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846031502
ISBN
9781846031502
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 15.62

Paperback. 'One of the first books that anyone should read in beginning to try to understand this war and this century' New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1018.
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781409102793
ISBN
9781409102793
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.98

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