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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. An exploration of why innumerable boys were castrated for singing between the mid-sixteenth and late-nineteenth centuries. It shows that the entire foundation of Western classical singing, culminating in bel canto, was birthed from an unlikely and historically unique set of desires, public and private, aesthetic, economic, and political. Series: Ernest Bloch Lectures. Num Pages: 496 pages, 45 musical examples, 75 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3J; AVGC; HBJD; HBLH; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520292444
ISBN
9780520292444
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.08

Paperback. The Black and Tans and Auxiliaries are the most notorious police forces in the history of the British Isles, and were the focus of bitter controversy. Based on extensive archival research, this is the first serious study of the forces and the part they played in the Irish War of Independence. Num Pages: 320 pages, Two maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199658824
ISBN
9780199658824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.79

Paperback. The first ever personal account of the family at the heart of the Profumo Affair Num Pages: 304 pages, 24pp b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719566097
ISBN
9780719566097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. Translator(s): Lattimore, Steven. Num Pages: 530 pages, M. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBG; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 129 x 37. Weight in Grams: 622.
Publisher
Hackett Pub Co Inc
Number of pages
530
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872203945
ISBN
9780872203945
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.18

Paperback. Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf offers a new interpretation of the role of the Vikings in Irish affairs and explains how Brian emerged from obscurity to attain the high-kingship of Ireland because of his exploitation of the Viking presence. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 29. Weight in Grams: 500.
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780717162079
ISBN
9780717162079
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.80

Hardback. The first ever systematic and authoritative compilation of Napoleon's thinking on war, this is as close as we will ever get to the great book on war that Napoleon contemplated but never had the time or the will to complete in his last years in exile on Saint-Helena. Editor(s): Colson, Bruno. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 33. Weight in Grams: 900.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199685561
ISBN
9780199685561
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.13

Hardback. Follows the incredible migrations of the Vandals through the Roman Empire from Germany to Spain, then over to North Africa, then by sea back across Mediterranean to Sack Rome. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBTB; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 241 x 25. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473837706
ISBN
9781473837706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.65

Hardcover. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Num Pages: 440 pages, 10. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 822. From Earliest Times to the Present. 440 pages, 10. A biography of Britain's centre of power and royal ceremony, evoking place, people and time. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBL. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 28. Weight: 822.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780826423801
ISBN
9780826423801
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.80
€ 45.09

Paperback. Richard III and Henry Tudor's legendary battle: one that changed the course of English history. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 29. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Phoenix
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753828946
ISBN
9780753828946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.31

Paperback. A fascinating glimpse of real life for a London family in the early 19th century Num Pages: 112 pages, 80 colour illustrations, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 11. Weight in Grams: 276.
Publisher
Pimpernel Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781910258446
ISBN
9781910258446
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.19

Paperback. Num Pages: 648 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLA1; HD; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 145 x 230 x 40. Weight in Grams: 902.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674416772
ISBN
9780674416772
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.21

Paperback. The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives. Editor(s): Bates, David; Liddiard, Robert. Num Pages: 363 pages, 84 black & white illustrations, 22 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEA; 1QSF; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 174 x 243 x 32. Weight in Grams: 914.
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781783270361
ISBN
9781783270361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 32.58

Paperback. Following the story of the Port Said orphan scandal, this book uncovers hidden links between Protestant evangelicals and the growth of Islamist groups in Egypt. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 3JJ; HBJH; HBLW; HRCX7; HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804791380
ISBN
9780804791380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.14

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVH; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 247 x 2. Weight in Grams: 732.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752466316
ISBN
9780752466316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.46

Paperback. Series: I Love.. 400 Fantastic Facts. Num Pages: 160 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 180. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841656977
ISBN
9781841656977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.18

Hardback. By the summer of 1944, the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against the German enemy. Writing a study of operations on first the Western then Eastern Front, military analyst C.J. Dick offers rare insight into the strengths and weaknesses of generalship on both fronts. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 842.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700622931
ISBN
9780700622931
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.61

Paperback. Looks at the initial confrontation of the Manchu or Qing dynasty of China and the maritime empire of Great Britain from a historical perspective informed by the insights of contemporary postcolonial criticism and cultural studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JF; HBJF; HBLL; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Publisher
Duke University Press Duham, NC
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822316374
ISBN
9780822316374
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 30.22

Hardback. A fantastically readable biography of a 19th-century Parisian courtesan who harbours an incredible secret Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; JFMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 171 x 35. Weight in Grams: 640.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848319264
ISBN
9781848319264
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 17.92

Paperback. Classical Greece provides an analysis of the physical setting of and the archaic legacy to the classical city, its economy, its civic and religious institutions, the waging of war between cities, the occurrence and ancient analysis of conflict within the city, and the private life of the citizen. Editor(s): Osborne, Robin. Series: The Short Oxford History of Europe. Num Pages: 284 pages, 8 halftones, 3 line illustrations, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; 4KL; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 384.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198731535
ISBN
9780198731535
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.36

Paperback. The first day of the Somme has had more of a widespread emotional impact on the psyche of the British public than any other battle in history. Now, 100 years later, the author attempts to understand the carnage, using the voices of the British and German soldiers who lived through that awful day. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 126. Weight in Grams: 368.
Publisher
RH UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753555484
ISBN
9780753555484
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

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