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Hardback. This book aims to explore the designed landscapes associated with factories and corporations in the UK and US created since the industrial revolution. It is largely historical, focusing on the period between 1890 and 1930 but it comes right up to date with initiatives such as secret gardens and vegetable allotments at the London Google offices. Series Editor(s): Breward, Christopher. Series: Studies in Design and Material Culture. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 colour illustrations, 60 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AMG; HBG; HBTK; KJW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 248 x 29. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784993009
ISBN
9781784993009
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 151.69

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 3 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781350027367
ISBN
9781350027367
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.40
€ 126.76

Paperback. Papers presented at an international conference entitled "Perspectives on cross-cultural history," held at Saint Louis University, Saint. Louis, Mo., in March 2010. Editor(s): Rozbicki, Michal Jan; Ndege, George O. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st ed. 2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349342501
ISBN
9781349342501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.63

Hardback. A vivid exploration of the history of a very powerful and long lasting idea: building European worlds outside of Europe. Veracini outlines how the founding of new societies was envisaged and practiced and explores the specific ways in which settler colonial projects tried to establish ideal and regenerated political bodies. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 189 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 332. A Theoretical Overview. 192 pages, 6 figures. A vivid exploration of the history of a very powerful and long lasting idea: building European worlds outside of Europe. Veracini outlines how the founding of new societies was envisaged and practiced and explores the specific ways in which settler colonial projects tried to establish ideal and regenerated political bodies. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBG; HBTQ. Dimension: 222 x 142 x 15. Weight: 332.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230220973
ISBN
9780230220973
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.66

Paperback. Investigates how women's roles differed, how their roles changed over time, and how their histories can illuminate the structures of power and societies in which they lived. It also helps understand how royal courts, created to project the authority of male rulers, maintained themselves through the reproductive and productive powers of women. Editor(s): Walthall, Anne. Series: California World History Library. Num Pages: 400 pages, 26 b/w photographs, 11 line illustrations, 8 maps, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 646.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520254442
ISBN
9780520254442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.15

Hardback. This work plumbs opened archives in the former Soviet bloc to reveal the actual, practical accomplishments of Communism around the world: terror, torture, famine, mass deportations and massacres. The book catalogues and analyzes the crimes of Communism over 70 years. Editor(s): Kramer, Mark. Translator(s): Murphy, Jonathan. Num Pages: 912 pages, 78 halftones, 6 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; JPFC; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 174 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1384.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
912
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674076082
ISBN
9780674076082
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.51
€ 68.52

Paperback.

This volume, the first of its kind by western scholars, describes the development amongst the diverse inhabitants of the immense landmass between Carpathians and Urals of a political, economic and social nexus out of which would emerge the future Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Series: Longman History of Russia. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3F; 3H; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780582490918
ISBN
9780582490918
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.58

Paperback. Emphasizing moral rather than economic or technological explanations for the rise and fall of Euro-American imperialism, this concise, comprehensive book is required reading for anyone seeking to understand the character of contemporary conflict. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 153 x 228 x 12. Weight in Grams: 222.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421420691
ISBN
9781421420691
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.12

Hardcover. The most fascinating stories behind quests for the world's lost fortunes are recounted here in this fully-illustrated volume that includes detailed maps, charts, and spine-chilling tales of shipwrecks and battles. 250 photos, 175 in color. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour and b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: GBC; HBG; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 287 x 238 x 19. . Good clean copy in dustwrapper. Some minor shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Carlton Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
SKU
KRA0003598
ISBN
9781842220641
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 1FMP; HBG; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 101 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 331. Good clean copy showing light shelf wear, remains a nice copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Dell
Publication date
2002
SKU
KSG0014268
ISBN
9780440236955
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Tells how it was in the Mediterranean world of the tenth through the thirteenth century. This book draws a portrait of the individual - a social person who mingled within the community; addressed the challenges of poverty, illness, aging, and death; possessed friends, enemies, and lovers; and prayed and responded within a religious community. Series: Near Eastern Center, UCLA. Num Pages: 687 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1QSM; 3H; HBG; HBJF; HBLC; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 210 x 49. Weight in Grams: 970.
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
687
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520221628
ISBN
9780520221628
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages, 15 bw illus. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 244 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472530332
ISBN
9781472530332
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.20
€ 48.19

Hardcover. The murkier side of eighteenth-century politics is vividly revealed in the letters edited here. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 21 x 13 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Publisher
Surtees Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780854440764
ISBN
9780854440764
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 62.16

Hardcover. This study examines the writings of Nizari Quhistani, one of the Ismaili authors who survived the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The evidence of his writings demonstrate that while the Ismaili community was impaired, its organizational structure and internal coherence continued to operate. Series: Ismaili Heritage Series. Num Pages: 150 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBG; HBLC; HRH; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 25. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
150
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860644320
ISBN
9781860644320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.21

Paperback. Addresses the techniques and mechanisms by which official agencies certify individual identity, from passports and identity cards to labor registration and alien documentation, from fingerprinting to much-debated contemporary issues such as DNA-typing, body surveillance, and more. Editor(s): Caplan, Jane; Torpey, John C. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 tables, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HBG; JH; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 660.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009124
ISBN
9780691009124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.00

Hardback. Keith Kyle was 'the epitome of the intellectual journalist' and the foremost historian of the Suez War. This autobiography takes the reader on a journey through the political history of the later 20th century, to the heart of world-shaking international crises. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 integrated bw illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848850002
ISBN
9781848850002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 54.65

Paperback. This beautifully presented volume, which includes over 80 photographs, paintings, and illustrations, shines a light on the compelling personalities inside the stories, and explores the motivations behind some of the most ambitiously dishonest acts known to humankind. Num Pages: 256 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 187 x 18. Weight in Grams: 662.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752457710
ISBN
9780752457710
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Hardback. Compares the distinctive collective narratives that emerged within Britain and the Dominions in response to World War I. This book illuminates the differences as well as the similarities between different memories of war and offers insights into what this reveals about developing concepts of national identity in the aftermath of World War I. Series: International Library of War Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 169 x 23. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845118839
ISBN
9781845118839
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.40
€ 126.76

Hardback. Examines the experiences of seven national leaders during the First World War including Adolf Hitler, Charles de Gaulle, Benito Mussolini, Gustav Mannerheim, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Harold Macmillan and Herbert Hoover. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBWN; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Nonsuch Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845886349
ISBN
9781845886349
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.57

Hardcover. Faber joined the British Foreign Service in 1950, retiring in 1981. He served in seven embassies, from Baghdad, at the time of King Faisal's coronation, to The Hague, as the UK sought to join the European Community. This is a colourful chronicle of policies and places during some crucial times. Num Pages: 225 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPSD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 431.
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
225
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860645945
ISBN
9781860645945
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 54.16

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