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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 252. Good copy with light shelf wear. Light spotting. Light nicks & creases, remains good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KCW0019659
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

paperback. Brian Keenan's release from captivity was the first ray of hope for those hostages held in the Middle East. He describes the plight of his fellow hostages with first-hand knowledge. The language he uses reflects his past efforts as a poet in describing the pain and claustrophobia of imprisonment. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBL; BG; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 292. Already read but good clean copy
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Vintage London
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KDK0017348
ISBN
9780099990307
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Migration - people moving in as immigrants, around as migrants, and out as emigrants - is a major theme of Irish history. This is the first book to offer both a survey of the last four centuries and an integrated analysis of migration, reflecting a more inclusive definition of the 'people of Ireland'. Num Pages: 423 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HBJD1; HBLH; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 706.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan Basingstoke, UK
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230222564
ISBN
9780230222564
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 136.52

Paperback. The remarkable Battle of Britain experiences of Spitfire pilot Brian Lane, DFC. Num Pages: 192 pages, 44 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 11. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848683549
ISBN
9781848683549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Tan, Darren. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages, 30 b/w; 40 col. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472820549
ISBN
9781472820549
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Until the Industrial Revolution Cardiff was a sleepy little town, but the coming of the Glamorganshire Canal and the development of the first Cardiff dock in 1839 changed all that. With the aid of over 300 photographs, this work tells the tale of Cardiff's docks, focusing on the people who worked here. Num Pages: 144 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 2. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750944243
ISBN
9780750944243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The Wolfenden Report of 1957 has long been recognized as a landmark in moves towards gay law reform. Less well known are the testimonials and statements of witnesses before the Wolfenden Committee, which provide the most complete and extensive array of perspectives we have on how homosexuality was understood in mid-twentieth century Britain. Series: Genders and Sexualities in History. Num Pages: 336 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPG; HBJD1; HBLW3; JFSJ; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137321480
ISBN
9781137321480
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.25

Hardback. This book seeks to enrich our understanding of middle-class life in England during the Industrial Revolution. It compares and contrasts three Lancashire milltowns and surrounding parishes in the early phase of textile industrialization--when the urbanizing process was at its most rapid and dysfunctional, and class relations were most fraught. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 38. Weight in Grams: 962.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804741743
ISBN
9780804741743
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 141.49

Paperback. Num Pages: 478 pages, 8 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 3B; HBG; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 319 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
9th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138190320
ISBN
9781138190320
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 160.48

Hardback. When the Army drafted Elvis in 1958, it set about transforming the King of Rock and Roll from a rebellious teen idol into a clean-cut GI trained for nuclear warfare. Brian Linn traces the origins, evolution, and ultimate failure of the army's attempt to reinvent itself for the Atomic Age, and reveals the experiences of its forgotten soldiers. Num Pages: 392 pages, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBTW; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 165 x 38. Weight in Grams: 860.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674737686
ISBN
9780674737686
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.96

Hardback. A surprising work of narrative history and detection that illuminates one of the most daring-and long-forgotten-heroes of the Civil War. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 150 x 25. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781631491290
ISBN
9781631491290
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 24.56

Hardback. The untold story of how one sensational trial propelled a self-taught lawyer and a future president into the national spotlight. Num Pages: 272 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155. Weight in Grams: 666.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W W Norton & Co Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780871407849
ISBN
9780871407849
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 25.46

Hardcover. The Hurricane served in every theatre during the Second World War as a fighter, night fighter, ground attack aircraft and even on board ship guarding vital convoys. This book offers first-hand accounts of these gallant pilots form not only a history of the aircraft, but also a tribute to the many friends they lost in combat. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 588.
Publisher
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780233004549
ISBN
9780233004549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.24

Hardcover. Presents the life of Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924), from his early years during the American Civil War, through his academic and political career and US' involvement in the First World War, to Wilson's role at Versailles, including the construction of his 14 Points, his principles for the reformation of Europe, and the consequences of Versailles. Series Editor(s): Sharp, Alan. Series: Makers of the Modern World. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 tables, 3 black & white halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781905791620
ISBN
9781905791620
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War II. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, maps (some col.), ports. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 3JJH; BGH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 30. Weight in Grams: 308.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849162081
ISBN
9781849162081
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. * A reissue of the vivid, compellingly researched biography of one of history's most celebrated martyrs - translator of the Bible William Tyndale, published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Bible Num Pages: 448 pages, 8pp of int b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 26. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Digital original
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349123226
ISBN
9780349123226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Paperback. Num Pages: 324 pages, 5 black & white tables, 16 black & white halftones, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 232 x 16. Weight in Grams: 548.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
4th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138808102
ISBN
9781138808102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.56

Paperback. A collection of essays from leading scholars in the field that collectively study the rise and fall of witchcraft prosecutions in the various kingdoms and territories of Europe and in English, Spanish, and Portuguese colonies in the Americas. Editor(s): Levack, Brian P. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 644 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; 3JB; HBJD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRQX5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 172 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1136.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198723639
ISBN
9780198723639
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.33

Paperback. Argues that an understanding of clerks and clerking makes sense of the culture of capitalism in 19th Century America Series: American History and Culture Series. Num Pages: 287 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JHBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 149 x 18. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
New York University Press
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814753101
ISBN
9780814753101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.61

Paperback. Empire of Law shows how seventeenth-century Indian claimants, by litigating and petitioning before Mexico City tribunals, became full participants in an early modern cosmopolitan legality that gave rise to a colonial politics of justice that struggled, with some success, against the utter degradation of subject peoples. Num Pages: 392 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLH; HBLL; HBTQ; LAZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804776622
ISBN
9780804776622
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.10

Paperback. Num Pages: 648 pages. BIC Classification: 3F; 3H; HBLC1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 160 x 39. Weight in Grams: 890.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801476723
ISBN
9780801476723
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780271027067
ISBN
9780271027067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 38.89

Hardcover. After overthrowing the Tokugawa government in 1868, the new Meiji leaders devised a plan for a compulsory educational system modelled after those in Europe and America. However, many people resisted this new system and their efforts ultimately led to the growth of a new educational system, one with the imprint of local demands. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 325 pages, 4 illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JF; 3JH; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780674013964
ISBN
9780674013964
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.03

Paperback. In this lively overview of Poland's modern history, Brian Porter-Szucs sets the country in a broader context of Europe, using the events of Poland's past to illustrate and illuminate the global forces that have transformed the world over the last century. Series: New History of Modern Europe. Num Pages: 390 pages, black & white halftones, figures. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 151 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444332193
ISBN
9781444332193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 29.99

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