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History
Paperback. Offers an account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address - to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. Part civics primer, part cultural history, this title excavates the origins of everything from the paper ballot and the Constitution to the I O U and the dictionary. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 213 x 146 x 27. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691159591
- ISBN
- 9780691159591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.54
€ 24.99
€ 18.54
Hardback. Investigates American origin stories - from John Smith's account of the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to Barack Obama's 2009 inaugural address - to show how American democracy is bound up with the history of print. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBAH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 38. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691153995
- ISBN
- 9780691153995
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.87
€ 29.99
€ 21.87
Hardcover. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing some light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1961
- Publisher
- Bodley Head
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KMK0007681
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. This book is an English translation of the Norwegian memoirs of Herman Sachnowitz of Larvik, Norway, Auschwitz prisoner #79235. Out of the 780 Norwegian Jews imprisoned in Auschwitz, only 9, including Sachnowitz, returned home alive. Translator(s): Hall, Thor. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761822981
- ISBN
- 9780761822981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 107.67
€ 107.67
Hardcover. This is a lively, narrative history of the world's great weather tragedies - the greatest storms in history - and the epic quest by pioneering scientists to figure out how to accurately predict the weather. It tells the story of the development of meterology from the time of Aristotle up to current-day breakthroughs in weather prediction. Num Pages: 252 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: HBT; RBP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 252
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471381082
- ISBN
- 9780471381082
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.45
€ 38.99
€ 30.45
Hardcover. 197pp
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KCBK000025
- ISBN
- 9780716526162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.00
€ 15.00
Hardcover. First edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper with some minor shelf wear
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Irish Academic Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- SKU
- KAK0009033
- ISBN
- 9780716526162
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 12.00
€ 12.00
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061228605
- ISBN
- 9780061228605
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.70
€ 23.99
€ 22.70
Paperback. The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Axis lose? And could they, with a different strategy, have won? This book tells the story of the war - and those who fought it. Num Pages: 768 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 570.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Number of pages
- 768
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029283
- ISBN
- 9780141029283
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.09
€ 25.99
€ 18.09
Paperback. Num Pages: 143 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Baraka Books
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782921114837
- ISBN
- 9782921114837
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.71
€ 35.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. Num Pages: 196 pages, colour & b/w photos & illus. BIC Classification: 1QDA; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 301 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1178.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Aarhus Univ Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788788415803
- ISBN
- 9788788415803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 16.97
€ 16.97
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages, 356 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JJH; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 241 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1402.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764343391
- ISBN
- 9780764343391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 32.06
€ 48.99
€ 32.06
Paperback. At twenty-three years old, forensic archaeologist Courtney Brkic joined a UN-contracted team excavating mass grave sites in eastern Bosnia. She was drawn there by her family history- her father is Croatian - and she was fluent in the language. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 21. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Granta Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- New ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781862077973
- ISBN
- 9781862077973
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.99€ 9.95
€ 11.99
€ 9.95
Paperback. Over 25,000 years ago, people left handprints on the wall of a cave. Discover the clues Stone-Age people left behind, and find out what life was like thousands of years ago. Series: Collins Big Cat. Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: 4KHJ; HBLA; YQCR. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780008163808
- ISBN
- 9780008163808
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 12.40
€ 12.40
Paperback. Extensively researched from a wide range of sources so that theoretical concepts are illuminated with the men's own accounts of lived experience. Series: Cultural History of Modern War. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 143 x 216 x 21. Weight in Grams: 394.
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719099878
- ISBN
- 9780719099878
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.65
€ 26.99
€ 26.65
Paperback. In 1631 Barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of Baltimore, West Cork in a daring night time raid. Only two of them ever returned. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of Algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Num Pages: 488 pages, 12 black & white halftones, 4 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 134 x 31. Weight in Grams: 366 477pp
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- O'Brien Press
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781847171047
- ISBN
- 9781847171047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 13.02
€ 14.99
€ 13.02
Hardcover. This set of four volumes on the steel industry includes: the structure of the early iron industry; the development of mass steel production; technological developments; economic and political issues caused by world competition; and the steel industry as both a nationalized and privatized industry. Editor(s): Boynes, Trevor. Series: Tauris Industrial Histories. Num Pages: 1650 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBTB; KCC; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3289.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 1650
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860640711
- ISBN
- 9781860640711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 966.89
€ 966.89
Paperback. In the mid 1800s, a group of High Anglicans formed the Universities Mission to Central Africa, bringing education, medical care and the Church to rural Africans. This work traces the mission's history and its lasting impact on public health care in South Central Africa. Series: University of Chicago Geography Research Papers S. Num Pages: 440 pages, 26 halftones, 12 line drawings, 23 tables. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; HBJH; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 676.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 440
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226302829
- ISBN
- 9780226302829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 37.99
€ 48.99
€ 37.99
Hardback. Now in its 152nd edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: . Num Pages: 1564 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMG; GBCY; HBG; JPA; KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 206 x 256 x 66. Weight in Grams: 2396.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 152nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137439987
- ISBN
- 9781137439987
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 577.17
€ 577.17
Hardcover. Now in its 147th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is an essential resource. Editor(s): Turner, Barry. Num Pages: 1608 pages, col. Illustrations, maps (some col.). BIC Classification: G; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 206 x 70. Weight in Grams: 2414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 147th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230206038
- ISBN
- 9780230206038
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 392.49
€ 392.49
Paperback. In The State vs. Nelson Mandela, Joel Joffe, the Instructing Attorney of the defendants at the time, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPK; HBJH; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 24. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780745800
- ISBN
- 9781780745800
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.25
€ 14.99
€ 12.25
Paperback. A revised and updated edition of this introduction to social welfare in contemporary Britain. It considers the central questions which have emerged from the break-up of the post-war political consensus around the welfare state and explores the different political and theoretical issues involved. Editor(s): Loney, Martin; Bocock, Robert; Clarke, John H.; Cochrane, Allan Douglas; Graham, Peggotty A. M.; Wilson, Michael J. Series: Published in Association with the Open University. Num Pages: 368 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBTB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431. "Includes bibliographical references and index. Commissioning organisation: edited by Martin Loney . [et al.]. 360 p. ill. 23 cm. Associated Names: Loney, Martin,. Associated Dates: 1944-. Paperback. As new. 2nd ed." Keywords: "Business, Finance & Law - Careers - Community Services,History - Social & Economic History - Health & Welfare,Subjects - Business, Finan"
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Edition
- Second
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KEX0161869
- ISBN
- 9780803986428
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Traces the dynamics of state-building in Juba, Southern Sudan 2005-2011, revealing how underlying ties of ethnicity and land dominated the actions of the various parties in post-conflict reconstruction and how these may continue to influence power and resource-sharing in the newly independent state of South Sudan. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 3JM; GTJ; HBJH; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 162 x 19. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- James Currey
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847010940
- ISBN
- 9781847010940
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 97.58
€ 97.58
Hardcover. "Translation of Frankreichs Uhren gehen anders. Commissioning organisation: Translated from the German by Eric Mosbacher. 476 p. 23 cm. Original cloth. Good, clean copy, spine cocked, brightly gilt titled spine, in edge worn dw with fraying at top of spine." Keywords: Subjects
- Condition
- Used, Good
- Publisher
- Secker & Warburg
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1955
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- KEX0051709
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good
€ 41.99€ 4.99
€ 41.99
€ 4.99