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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Georgian London evokes images of elegant buildings and fine art, but it was also a city where prostitution was rife. Examining the nature of the sex trade, this title offers an insight into the impact of prostitution to give a vivid portraits of some of the women who became involved in its world. Num Pages: 672 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 44. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Cornerstone
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527961
ISBN
9780099527961
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.59

Hardback. Argues that Islam's cultural stasis is not due to the Muslim faith itself, but to the nature of the sacred it is infused with and that penetrates every aspect of life - spiritual and material. This book shows how the sacred in Islam suspends the acceleration of social time, hinders change, and circumvents secularization and modernity. Translator(s): Rendall, Steven. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 1QFM; HBJF; HBLL; HBLW; JFSR2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 165 x 241 x 280. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129112
ISBN
9780691129112
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.92

Paperback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 143 x 14. Weight in Grams: 306.
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184494
ISBN
9780226184494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.94

Hardcover. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 237 x 28. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184388
ISBN
9780226184388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.24
€ 45.88

Hardback. What was the Enlightenment? Seeking to recover where, when, and how the concept of 'the Enlightenment' first emerged, this title departs from genealogies that trace it back to political and philosophical developments in England and the Dutch Republic. Num Pages: 184 pages, 1 table. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBJD; HBLL; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226184470
ISBN
9780226184470
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 94.64
€ 79.04

paperback. Argues that the revolutionaries of eighteenth-century France used the natural right concept of the 'enemy of the human race' - an individual who has transgressed the laws of nature and must be executed without judicial formalities - to authorize three-quarters of the deaths during the Terror. Num Pages: 350 pages, 6 halftones, 2 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTV2; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 2. Weight in Grams: 528.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226184395
ISBN
9780226184395
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 28.09

Hardback. La Vraie Cronicque D'Escoce, The Scottis Originale, The Chronicle of the Scots, The Ynglis Chronicle, Nomina Omnium Regum Scotorum, The Brevis Chronica, The St Andrews Chronicle. Series: Medieval Chronicles S. 408 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Embree, Dan; Kennedy, Edward Donald; Daly, Kathleen. Edition, with facing translation, of chronicles from the late medieval/early modern period, concerning the history of Scotland. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBJD1; HBLC1. Dimension: 161 x 242 x 32. Weight: 844.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837459
ISBN
9781843837459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.69

Paperback. A riveting story about the murder that changed a nation: the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPR; HBJF1; HBLW3; JPHL; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 208 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393353242
ISBN
9780393353242
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

hardcover. A riveting story about the murder that changed a nation: the assassination of the Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16 pages of illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBH; 3JJPR; 3JM; HBJF1; HBLW3; HBLX; JPWL1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 245 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 604. Fine in fine dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear, remains very fine
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
Used, Like New
SKU
KSG0031718
ISBN
9780393242096
Hardback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 6.49

Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages, 150+ b/w photos & line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1020.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764301469
ISBN
9780764301469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 35.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 204 x 47. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062375124
ISBN
9780062375124
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.63

Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; HBJK; HBLX; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 48. Weight in Grams: 736.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062262097
ISBN
9780062262097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.70

Paperback. Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, 'Summer of Blood' breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381. Num Pages: 288 pages, (16pp B/W plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 206.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007213931
ISBN
9780007213931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.96

Paperback. The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule. This book tells a history of these turbulent times. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 32. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571288083
ISBN
9780571288083
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. A vivid, in-the-round portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp colour illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Head of Zeus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781858837
ISBN
9781781858837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.14

Paperback. This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets - their story is the story of Britain. Num Pages: 672 pages, (16pp B/W plates). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 43. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
SKU
9780007213948
ISBN
9780007213948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 11.39

Paperback. Suitable for those who have read the American Sniper, this title takes you right into the heart of the Iraq war. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 page colour inset. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141029016
ISBN
9780141029016
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Hardback. When Hitler assumed the German Chancellorship in January 1933, 34 per cent of Germany's work force was unemployed. By 1936, most of the jobless had disappeared from official unemployment statistics. Dan Silverman explores how the Nazis put Germany back to work, and asks: was the recovery genuine? Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; KCFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 671.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674740716
ISBN
9780674740716
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.50
€ 90.52

Paperback. Explores an unusual and neglected aspect of World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 28 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JPSN1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533076
ISBN
9781784533076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 29.89

Hardback. Dan Stone presents a global history of concentration camps, and considers the importance of these institutions to modern consciousness and identity. Tracing camps from their origins in in early-twentieth century colonial warfare, he discusses their evolution throughout the last century, and the complex questions their use raises. Num Pages: 176 pages, 10 black and white images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBT; HBTZ1; HBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 204 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198790709
ISBN
9780198790709
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.84

Paperback. The compelling story of a key turning point in WWI: the British Navy's failed attempt to capture Constantinople and secure a sea route to Russia in 1915. Num Pages: 240 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w insert. BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 128 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236. Winston Churchill's Greatest Failure. 240 pages, 1 x 8pp b/w insert. The compelling story of a key turning point in WWI: the British Navy's failed attempt to capture Constantinople and secure a sea route to Russia in 1915. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVT; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBJF1; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Dimension: 193 x 128 x 20. Weight: 236.
Publisher
Duckworth Overlook
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780715637791
ISBN
9780715637791
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.00
€ 12.18

Hardcover. The Northwest Territory sparked heated debates over race and civil rights in the nascent United States from the moment of its founding. Part of the "Early American Places" series, this book contributes to the study of slavery and social activism in nineteenth-century America. Series: Early American Places. Num Pages: 325 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBTS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Number of pages
325
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875804576
ISBN
9780875804576
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.86

Paperback. Tracing the proliferation of forms of mourning and memorial across a century increasingly concerned with their historical and temporal significance, this work offers a different view of the aesthetic, social, and political implications of emotion. Series: Sexual Cultures. Num Pages: 345 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBJK; HBLL; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 481.
Publisher
New York University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814752234
ISBN
9780814752234
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.83

Paperback. While European commerce in race was substantial, the colonial trade in ideas of race was profitable as well. Looking at official propaganda and commercial representations in France during the Third Republic, this book explores the way the French increased the value of their identity at home at the expense of their colonized brothers and sisters. Num Pages: 232 pages, 20 b&w photos, 1 figures. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; JFD; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 18. Weight in Grams: 401.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253218995
ISBN
9780253218995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.36

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