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Paperback. One form of the new manly culture practised by American men in the late 19th century, developed out of the Protestant churches, was known as muscular Christianity. This study details how Protestant leaders promoted competitive sports and physical education to create an ideal of Christian manliness. Num Pages: 310 pages, 16 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HRCC9; JFSJ2; WS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 550.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674011250
ISBN
9780674011250
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.81

Hardcover. Axel Bundgaard has produced a work exploring the introduction and nature of sport in the controlled environment of the American boarding school. Using archival material from several eastern boarding schools founded in the 18th and 19th centuries, Bundgaard traces this process from its beginnings in the boarding schools of Victorian England. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 240 pages, 22 photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; HBT; JNLP; WSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
1St Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815630821
ISBN
9780815630821
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.46

Paperback. Muhammad Musaddiq was the first of the great charismatic anti-colonial campaigners of the post-war world. As Prime Minister of Iran between 1951 and 1953 he nationalised the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and led the nation's defiant attempt to run its oil industry independently during an economic blockade. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW3; JFSR2; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 139 x 23. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860642906
ISBN
9781860642906
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.64

In March 1961, America's most prominent journalist, Edward R. Murrow, ended a quarter-century career with the Columbia Broadcasting System to join the administration of John F. Kennedy as director of the United States Information Agency (USIA). Num Pages: 424 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 722.
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
424
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612347714
ISBN
9781612347714
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.96

Hardcover. New.
Publisher
Old House
Number of pages
376
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Facsimile
Condition
New
SKU
9781873590294
ISBN
9781873590294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.76

Paperback. The human stories behind disease, plagues and epidemics and their deadly impact through history. Num Pages: 608 pages, Colour plate section. BIC Classification: HBTB; MBX; PDX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
Quercus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782069430
ISBN
9781782069430
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. Despite the frequency with which criminals were sentenced to death, crime was still on the rise in England in the mid-1700s. Men were thrown in jail daily for everything from associating with gypsies to cutting down fruit trees and stealing sheep. This collection features the stories of the crimes committed and the subsequent punishments assigned. Num Pages: 176 pages, 55 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JKV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 529.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781626360440
ISBN
9781626360440
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.15

Hardback. A dazzling history of Victorian London's theatre scene involving a larger than life cast of actors, tricksters, impresarios, prostitutes, comedians and more Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780766348
ISBN
9781780766348
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.07
€ 48.87

paperback. Between 1868 and 1935, four killings in the state of Virginia attracted extensive press coverage and led to the press itself playing a role in the construction of the killings and the reporting of them. This text explores the interplay of national media and culture with Southern law and values. Series: American South Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB; JFD; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780813922089
ISBN
9780813922089
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.19

Paperback. Translator(s): Freeman, Kathleen. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; L. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 11. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203068
ISBN
9780872203068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.61

Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 37, 37 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJC; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 168 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801451454
ISBN
9780801451454
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.18

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107136649
ISBN
9781107136649
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 273 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 294 x 224 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1071.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bucknell University Press United States
Number of pages
273
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611482065
ISBN
9781611482065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HBJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 148 x 26. Weight in Grams: 30.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781599214955
ISBN
9781599214955
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 17.37

Paperback. Series: American Crime Stories. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; BTC; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Regnery Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781621573210
ISBN
9781621573210
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 222 x 19. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781681772318
ISBN
9781681772318
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.91

Paperback. Illustrated with more than fifty photographs and drawing upon a variety of sources including court records and newspaper reports, this collection of true-crime stories provides an introduction to the darker side of Kingston-upon-Hull's past. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYK; BTC; HBT; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 164 x 7. Weight in Grams: 226.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446622
ISBN
9780752446622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.54

Hardcover. This is an annotated translation of a Dutch account book recording trade with Native Americans in Ulster County, New York from 1712 to 1732. It documents and analyses 2,000 exchanges in intercultural commercial dealings in the mid-Hudson River Valley. Includes profiles of 40 named and identified Native Americans. Editor(s): Smith, Michael; Waterman, Kees-Jan. Translator(s): Waterman, Kees-Jan. Num Pages: 226 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLH; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815633167
ISBN
9780815633167
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.14

hardcover. 8vo A somewhat worn copy History of India in the twentieth century.The Commomwealth.Indian Literature.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Distributors: Jain Bros.]
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1971
SKU
KEX0269980
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 45.00

Paperback. An unique book which shows - with grim humour - how Hitler's Nazi's imposed themselves on a City long associated with pleasure. Num Pages: 224 pages, 83 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 234 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781554548
ISBN
9781781554548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.76

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