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Paperback. 32pp
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
ticktock Media Ltd London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KON0819308
ISBN
9781860070648
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 5.49

Hardback. Charles Withers explains how the choice of Greenwich to mark 0degree longitude solved problems of global measurement that had engaged geographers, astronomers, and mariners since ancient times. This history is a testament to the power of maps, the challenges of global measurement, and the role of scientific authority in creating the modern world. Num Pages: 336 pages, maps. BIC Classification: HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 23 x 15. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674088818
ISBN
9780674088818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.08

Paperback. Whether it was 'the batille', 'the spike', 'the work'us' or simply 'the house', the Victorian workhouse was the cause of dread and shame for thousands of men, women and children. This book looks at the principles that lay beind the New Poor Law of 1834, at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them. Series: Shire Album S. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; 3JJ; AMG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 109 x 4. Weight in Grams: 96. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9780747803553
ISBN
9780747803553
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.59

Paperback. Berlin is a comprehensive short history and portrait of the German capital today. Series: CityScopes. Num Pages: 280 pages, 100 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 120. .
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780237190
ISBN
9781780237190
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.78

Paperback. The Colosseum was Imperial Rome's monument to warfare. The author tells the story of Rome's greatest arena: how it was built; the gladiatorial and other games that were held there; the training of the gladiators; the audiences who revelled in the games, and the emperors who staged them and the critics. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 186.
Publisher
Profile
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846684708
ISBN
9781846684708
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 10.69

Paperback. An insider's view of one of the events that shaped the modern world. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; 3JJPL; HBJF1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848540675
ISBN
9781848540675
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover. An in-depth history of modern Algeria through the lens of postcolonial legacies. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBA; HBJF1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 30. Weight in Grams: 528.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533700
ISBN
9781784533700
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.71
€ 134.38

Paperback. Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history. Translator(s): Scott-Kilvert, Ian. Num Pages: 368 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; DNF; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441581
ISBN
9780140441581
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback. There are 27 million slaves alive today - more than at any point in history Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JM; HBTS; JFF; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851688159
ISBN
9781851688159
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.02

Hardcover. The essays in the book compare the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the breakup of Czechoslovakia in 1993. The papers deal with the causes of the divorce and discuss the political, economic and social developments in the new countries. Editor(s): Stolarik, Mark. Num Pages: 370 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVKC; 1DVKS; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJD; JHB; JPH; KCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 636.
Publisher
Central European University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9789633861530
ISBN
9789633861530
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.34

Hardback. Translator(s): Ancker, Janice W. Series: Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 260 pages, 23 black & white photographs, 6 maps, 11 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWA; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 236 x 21. Weight in Grams: 506.
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813167381
ISBN
9780813167381
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.93

Hardback. .
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781107181625
ISBN
9781107181625
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 105.72
€ 98.42

Paperback. Contributors, including C. Ernest Dawn, Mahmoud Haddad, Reeva Simon, and Beth Baron, provide a broad survey of the Arab world at the turn of the century, permitting a comparison of developments in a variety of settings from Syria and Egypt to the Hijaz, Libya, and Iraq. Editor(s): Khalidi, Rashid; Anderson, Lisa; Muslih, Muhammad Y.; Simon, Reeva S. Num Pages: 325 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; JFSR2; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 482.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231074353
ISBN
9780231074353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 30.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 232.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199795703
ISBN
9780199795703
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.22

Hardback. For nearly a century, it has been a commonplace of Central European history that there were no Jews in medieval Prussia. This groundbreaking historical investigation demonstrates the very weak foundations upon which that assumption rests, tracing it to the ideologically compromised work of a single Nazi-era historian who badly mishandled evidence. Num Pages: 364 pages, 1 map, 1 table. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3H; HBAH; HBLC1; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785334924
ISBN
9781785334924
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 164.27

Paperback. Joseph 'Tommy' Lapid (1931-2008) survived the horrors of the Holocaust to become Israel's notorious yet beloved 'big mouth': a journalist, playwright, TV star, and finally deputy prime minister and leader of the anti-Orthodox movement. His is a very personal story as well as the breathtaking saga of a nation that emerged from the ashes. Translator(s): Fallenberg, Evan. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; HBLW; HBTZ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908739445
ISBN
9781908739445
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.73

Paperback. Newton's contributions to an understanding of the heavens and the earth are considered to be unparalleled. This very short introduction explains his scientific theories, and uses Newton's unpublished writings to paint a picture of an extremely complex man whose beliefs had a huge impact on Europe's political, intellectual, and religious landscape. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, numerous line drawings and halftones. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 201 x 113 x 10. Weight in Grams: 124.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199298037
ISBN
9780199298037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.83

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 14. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750956642
ISBN
9780750956642
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. Presents the author's recollection of his childhood in an upper-middle-class Jewish home in Berlin's West End. This book focuses not on persons or events but on places and things, all seen from the perspective of a child, a collector, flaneur, and allegorist in one. It tells about the parks, streets, schoolrooms, and interiors of the metropolis. Translator(s): Eiland, Howard. Num Pages: 208 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 2ACG; 3JJC; DSBH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 246.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674022225
ISBN
9780674022225
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 22.64

Paperback. * The classic account of the great Irish rebellion of 1798 Num Pages: 432 pages, Section: 16, B&W. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 284.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
paperback / softback
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349112527
ISBN
9780349112527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardback. Editor(s): Kelly-Gangi, Carol. Series: Quotable Wisdom. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; GBCQ; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 183 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 227.
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
9781454911173
ISBN
9781454911173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. This fun, fact-filled handbook covers a range of essential topics, filling in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge of this fair isle and making more responsible and better-informed citizens of all of us. It is inspired by the UK citizenship test and features some of the best political gaffes of recent years. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 20. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782434313
ISBN
9781782434313
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFCA; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 277 x 20. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Trine Day
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240994
ISBN
9781634240994
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.01

Paperback. This is a modern day Bravo Two Zero meets 3 Para with all the emotion and heartbreak of Midnight Express Num Pages: 320 pages, 1 x 8pp colour. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF; HBLX; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Edition
Illustrated
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780755362479
ISBN
9780755362479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 4.99

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