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History: earliest times to present day

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History: earliest times to present day

Paperback. Challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. This title examines the political, social and economic changes that transformed Britain. It looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare, shaped society and explores such areas as architecture, sport and popular culture. Num Pages: 512 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Penguin Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
2Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141011752
ISBN
9780141011752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KBBN; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 21.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762784868
ISBN
9780762784868
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 15.20

Hardback. Fully exposes the extraordinary invasion of US citizens' privacy perpetrated on a historic scale by an institution tasked with protecting American life. What Hoover's War on Gays reveals is the FBI's distinctly unethical, off-the-books long-term targeting of gay men and women and their organisations under cover of "official" rationale. Num Pages: 480 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFSK2; JKVF1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 169 x 38. Weight in Grams: 896.
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700621194
ISBN
9780700621194
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.14

Hardcover. The story of Hoover's numerous wartime battles against Axis, American, and British adversaries, and how they transformed the FBI's culture and intelligence gathering capabilities, helps us understand why the Bureau occupies its powerful position in the national security apparatus today. Num Pages: 349 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700619528
ISBN
9780700619528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.61

Paperback. Examines various aspects of childhood delinquency, from hooliganism, teenage gangs and vandalism to juvenile crime and classroom anarchy. This book argues that far from being simply the product of society, the rebellion of under-privileged children and youth has a long and compelling history. It is intended for those interested in oral history. Num Pages: 288 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; JFF; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 460.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631199847
ISBN
9780631199847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 50.57

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Shepheard-Walwyn (Publishers) Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780856832826
ISBN
9780856832826
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.40

Paperback. Honouring the Contract provides a novel perspective on the distinctive foundations of New Zealand's welfare state. It raises issues concerning modern-day concepts of citizenship as the welfare state comes under challenge. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBN; HBJM; HBLW; HBLX; JKS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Victoria University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780864736345
ISBN
9780864736345
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.51

Hardback. The House of Lords presented the stage on which some of the critical confrontations in English and British constitutional and political history were played out in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Published for the History of Parliament Trust. Editor(s): Paley, Ruth; Seaward, Paul. Num Pages: 416 pages, 180, 180 colour. BIC Classification: HBLL; JPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 189 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1266. 416 pages, 180, 180 colour. Editor(s): Paley, Ruth; Seaward, Paul. The House of Lords presented the stage on which some of the critical confrontations in English and British constitutional and political history were played out in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century. Published for the History of Parliament Trust. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: HBLL; JPQ. Dimension: 249 x 189 x 29. Weight: 1272.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843835769
ISBN
9781843835769
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801479915
ISBN
9780801479915
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 9 black & white halftones, 1 maps. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBLC1; HBTB; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 485.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453465
ISBN
9780801453465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.33

Paperback. The 'honorable men' who ruled the Old South had a language that comprised apparently outlandish features, yet revealed much about the lives of masters and the nature of slavery. This book demonstrates the language of honor that embraced a system of phrases, gestures, and behaviors centered on values, asserting authority and maintaining respect. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; HBTS; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 28.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691017198
ISBN
9780691017198
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.48
€ 42.35

Paperback. This historical study traces unrest and social transformation in Hong Kong and explores how merchants, the intelligentsia and labourers played important roles in China's social and political movements from the mid-19th century until the first years of the Chinese Republic. Num Pages: 375 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 544. Good with minimal shelf and reading wear
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCD0008827
ISBN
9780231079334
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. This volume explores the days of handover through the words of leading Hong Kong citizens. The author utilizes transcribed interviews to tell the story of one of the important events of our generation: the taking over of a political entity through a 99-year-old treaty. Num Pages: 240 pages, glossary. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; HBJF; HBLW3; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780739101353
ISBN
9780739101353
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.81

Hardcover. In 1997 the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to China, ending the city's status as one of the last remnants of the British Empire and initiating a new phase for it as both a modern city and a hub for global migrations. This book presents a tour of Hong Kong city's post colonial urban landscape. Num Pages: 320 pages, 101 halftones, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCH; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJF; HBLX; HBTR; JFSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 839.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780226448565
ISBN
9780226448565
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.07
€ 78.69

Paperback. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Num Pages: 575 pages, 35 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight in Grams: 922. A Sourcebook of Basic Documents. 558 pages, b/w illus. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; JFSK2. Dimension: 227 x 156 x 36. Weight: 832.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
558
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Printing Writing In Book
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520234307
ISBN
9780520234307
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 34.41

In the latter field, it challenges the traditional account of the development of rhetoric, probing the boundaries that currently demarcate its origins, history, and relationship to poetry. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 464.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421412269
ISBN
9781421412269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.43

Paperback. An invitation to discover the two most enduring and exciting stories ever to have been told Series: Beginner's Guides. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DSBB; DSC; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780742298
ISBN
9781780742298
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.09

Hardcover. Despite the massive influx of Hollywood movies and films from other European countries after World War II, Austrian film continued to be hugely popular with Austrian and German audiences. By examining the decisive role that popular cinema played in the turbulent post-war era, this book provides unique insights into the reconstruction of a society. Series: Film Europa. Num Pages: 272 pages, 10 ills. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJPG; APFA; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 237 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857459459
ISBN
9780857459459
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.55

Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBLW3; HBW; JFFN; JPFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801441585
ISBN
9780801441585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.25

Paperback. Explores the first nine thousand years of life in Britain, from the retreat of the glaciers to the Romans departure. This book traces the settlement of domestic communities, and shows how archaeology enables us to reconstruct the evolution of habits, traditions and customs. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3B; HBJD1; HBLA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Classic
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241955888
ISBN
9780241955888
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

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