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Paperback. The NCI is a voluntary body with a mission to reopen, develop and maintain a visual watch from the coastguard stations abandoned by HM Coastguard after extensive reorganisation in the 1970s. This book explains the history and development of the NCI, key figures, dates, incidents and the training and day to day work of the coastal agencies. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 166 x 10. Weight in Grams: 322.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752449296
- ISBN
- 9780752449296
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.60
€ 19.99
€ 18.60
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 492
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Edition
- 2nd Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719038006
- ISBN
- 9780719038006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.88
€ 26.99
€ 26.88
Paperback. Conceptions of nationalism as a historical and contemporary phenomenon remain fragmentary in the late-1990s. This text analyzes the contraditions inherent in the general understanding of nationalism in order to fashion a new intellectual synthesis. Num Pages: 447 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JFSL; JPFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 164 x 25. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
- Number of pages
- 447
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850654100
- ISBN
- 9781850654100
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.22
€ 25.99
€ 24.22
Paperback. Natural Disasters in a Global Environment is a transnational, global and environmental history of natural and man-made disasters. Detailed case studies of past and present events are presented in a historical narrative, making use of the most recent scholarship. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118252338
- ISBN
- 9781118252338
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18
€ 55.18
Hardback. This collection of essay explores two traditions of interpreting and manipulating nature in the early- modern and nineteenth-century Iberian world: one instrumental and imperial, the other patriotic and national. Num Pages: 248 pages, 43 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755436
- ISBN
- 9780804755436
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.23
€ 139.23
Hardcover. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: D; HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 17. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- American Traveler Press United States
- Number of pages
- 162
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780939650316
- ISBN
- 9780939650316
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.20
€ 18.99
€ 14.20
paperback. Studies the relationship between the environment and human history. This book examines world civilizations from Sumeria to ancient Egypt, from Easter Island to the Roman Empire and it argues that human beings have repeatedly built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources. Num Pages: 464 pages, app 20 integrated maps and drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 194 x 131 x 28. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780099516682
- ISBN
- 9780099516682
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.34
€ 17.99
€ 13.34
Paperback. This text examines the causes and consequences of India and Pakistani nuclear tests. The book provides a framework for understanding the global context of these tests, and looks at approaches for nuclear abolition in Asia and the West. Num Pages: 340 pages, index, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FKP; GTJ; HBG; HBLW3; JPSF; JWMN. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 156. Weight in Grams: 510.
- Publisher
- Signal Books
- Number of pages
- 340
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902669250
- ISBN
- 9781902669250
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.47
€ 17.99
€ 17.47
Paperback. This study of exploration during the Renaissance shows how the evidence of the New World shook the foundations of the old, upsetting the authority of the ancient texts that had guided Europeans so far afield. This text was awarded the "Los Angeles Times" Book Prize in 1993. Num Pages: 296 pages, 75 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLH; RGR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 205 x 17. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
- Edition
- First
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674618763
- ISBN
- 9780674618763
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 43.22
€ 51.99
€ 43.22
paperback. Drawing on official records, contemporary writing and oral history, the author examines the myth and reality of women's "experience of war" and argues that the effect of war-work has changed but not improved their working lives. Series: Social and Cultural History Today. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris United Kingdom
- Edition
- New
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860644771
- ISBN
- 9781860644771
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.05
€ 38.05
paperback. The tragic, compelling story of the last Tsar and his family Num Pages: 624 pages, 16pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; BGR; HBG; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; HBTG; HBTV; JPWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 126 x 41. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Publisher
- W&N
- Number of pages
- 624
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780575400061
- ISBN
- 9780575400061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.96
€ 19.99
€ 14.96
Paperback. Num Pages: 600 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2024
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780007350612
- ISBN
- 9780007350612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 15.94
€ 24.99
€ 15.94
paperback. This work is a local study of wartime France under the Vichy regime that considers resistance and collaboration within the context of everyday life. Concentrating on the city of Nimes, it examines wartime reports, official departmental documents, local secular and religious newspapers and letters. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBJD; HBTB; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780271013275
- ISBN
- 9780271013275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 6.49
€ 19.99
€ 6.49
Paperback. Offers an account of two second-generation Japanese Americans who were demonized as threats to national security during World War II. This book follows their lives before, during, and after the war. It leads through the half century of uncertainty and trauma endured by the family before it was able to confront issues central to its existence. Series: The Scott & Laurie Oki Series in Asian American Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 20 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; 1K; BGH; GTB; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Washington Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780295985855
- ISBN
- 9780295985855
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.73
€ 32.99
€ 29.73
Paperback. The 1914-18 conflict narrated through the voices of the men whose combat was in the air. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753828137
- ISBN
- 9780753828137
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.04
€ 13.99
€ 11.04
Paperback. Series: The Lawrence Stone Lectures. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCX; JPSN1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691157955
- ISBN
- 9780691157955
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 18.73
€ 24.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. Num Pages: 420 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 32 black & white plates. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 608.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- New ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956666
- ISBN
- 9780750956666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.91
€ 33.99
€ 28.91
Hardback. No Place of Rest pursues the literary traces of the traumatic expulsion of Jews from France in 1306. Through careful readings of liturgical, philosophical, memorial, and medical texts, Susan Einbinder reveals how medieval Jews asserted their identity in exile. Series: The Middle Ages Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, 2 illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; JFSR1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812241150
- ISBN
- 9780812241150
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 76.58
€ 76.58
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764347887
- ISBN
- 9780764347887
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.20
€ 25.99
€ 18.20
Paperback. Editor(s): Koenker, Diane P. Translator(s): Smith, S. A. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 328
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Printing
- SKU
- V9780252062773
- ISBN
- 9780252062773
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.18
€ 25.99
€ 24.18
Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone Ed
- SKU
- KRF0000025
- ISBN
- 9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Perfectly timed to explore society's changing sensibility about patriotism, "Hardball" host and Washington insider Matthews gives Bill O'Reilly a run for his money with this straight-up account of what it really means to be an American. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; HBG; HBLW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 304. Clean copy with some light shelfwear.Good to very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Free Press
- Edition
- 1st Touchstone Ed
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KRF0000133
- ISBN
- 9780684862354
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Jonathan Vance examines Canada's role in the formation of an important aspect of international law, traces the growth and activities of a number of national and local philanthropic agencies, and recounts the efforts of ex-prisoners to secure compensation for the long-term effects of captivity. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBG; HBLW; JWT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 4217. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780774805049
- ISBN
- 9780774805049
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.88
€ 101.88
Paperback. Helps students succeed in History. This book contains activities to build the skills required, and is tailored to the specification and OCR's support materials. It features Exam Cafe that provides students with a way to prepare for their exams. Series: OCR A Level History A. Num Pages: 168 pages, full colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 3H; 4KL; HBG; HBLC; HBWC. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 279 x 219 x 9. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780435312695
- ISBN
- 9780435312695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.07
€ 41.07